A Sci-Fi Classic!

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2012)

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guiness, Peter Mahew, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Cushing star in this 1977 sci-fi film directed by George Lucas. This begins in a far away galaxy where a starship is taken over by an imperial starship led by Darth Vader (David Prowse & voiced by James Earl Jones) and governor, Moff Tarkin (Cushing). Princess Leia Organa (Fisher) sends 2 robots, C-3P0 (Daniels) & R2-D2 (Baker) to deliver her message to rebel fighters on a desert planet, Tatooine informing them she's been kidnapped by the galactic empire. C-3P0 & R2-D2 land on Tatooine and become the property of farm boy, Luke Skywalker (Hamill) who discovers part of Princess Leia's message and about old Jedi wizard, Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi (Guiness). Luke and C-3P0 go after R2-D2 when he decides to go see Ben on his own. They meet Ben who saves them from death and hears Leia's whole message about her abduction and plans of the empire's powerful new weapon, the death star, a space station with enough power to destroy a planet. Ben tells Luke about his Jedi father, Anakin who was his apprentice and how he was betrayed & murdered by Vader. Ben convinces Luke to learn the ways of the force and they meet smuggler pilot, Han Solo (Ford) and his hairy sidekick, Chewbacca (Mayhew) who get more than they bargain for. Soon, they rescue the princess and join rebel fighters in an attack on the death star. I grew up watching this and enjoyed it since. The cast is great, the effects are good and John Williams' score is excellent. I recommend this sci-fi classic.