A classic sci-fi adventure...

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2005)

It's tough to write a comment for this movie. What is there to say that hasn't been said before in countless other comments? From back in the days when great movies flowed from George Lucas like water, "Star Wars" has become a classic. Nearly everyone has seen this film and few people have I ever heard talk bad about it. Personally, I have absolutely nothing negative to say.
"Star Wars" is the story of young Luke Skywalker and his chance meeting with the Jedi (a man who once acted as a guardian of the galaxy, using a mystical power known as the Force) Obi-Wan Kenobi. This meeting leads to his eventual joining Kenobi on a quest to rescue a princess held prisoner aboard the Galactic Empire's powerful space station, the Death Star. The story is exciting, with characters that are forever memorable.
This movie goes to show that Lucas originally had a knack for great casting. When casting for this movie, Lucas says he looked for actors/actresses with great personalities (I won't ask why that changed for the prequel trilogy). Casting the relative unknowns Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher was one of the greatest moves ever made by Lucas. I could never picture anyone but Harrison Ford as Han Solo, the cocky smuggler and pilot of the Millennium Falcon.
While Lucas acts as if the low budget special effects are a weakness, I consider it a bonus. The planets in this movie have a gritty, lived in look. The space travel and starships look realistic enough to keep me engrossed.
Usually I recommend watching a movie I praise at the end of my comments, but this is "Star Wars". Who hasn't already seen it?