Rewatched...

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 1999)

With Episode 1 opening in Britain on July 16th I decided to take a wander down memory lane. Now I wished I hadn't. Mark Hammill has to be one of the worst actors ever!. I squirmed every time he gave a line - he ruins the entire film. The only redeeming factor is Harrison Ford who knows he's making a kids movie and manages to save face. Hell, even Chewbacca puts in a good performance. Another irritating aspect of this movie is those damn droids - if Lucas was taking the mickey out of the audience then he succeeded. Enough said about them the better. Dialogue is another aspect that really highlights the problems with Star Wars - at times you think Lucas is really making strides then bam - another 'Power convertors' line pops up.
I can remember as a young teenager thinking this movie was superb, but in order to enjoy the movie now would require accepting that mark hammill can act - something that can never really be done!
5/10.