A long time ago, but also somehow in the future...

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2015)

Watch the original theatrical version or don't bother at all. I'm not even a big fan of Star Wars, but even I can see that Lucas's "Special Editions" were a travesty.
Hard to overestimate the influence and impact of this film. The model work is stunning; John Williams' score, of course, is superb; the depth of the universe the film inhabits makes the whole film feel so much more believable
Credit where credit is due- despite an often ropy script, this is a classic, good-vs-evil, spaceships-and-laserbeams film for kids to enjoy. Whether it's a film for forty-odd year old men to get angry about at conventions is another matter.
Also, light sabres are really really cool.
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