Impossible to watch with fresh eyes

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 2010)

It was a long time ago when I first saw Star Wars, I watched it as part of the trilogy in the early eighties, on TV and then as Lucas' CGI altered edits.
There's not much I can add that isn't already littered on the, internet, countless books and so on. It has become ingrained in popular culture and it is impossible for me to watch it with fresh eyes. It was great to see my son watch it for the first time and no doubt his children will enjoy it too.
The story is that dreamer Luke Skywalker must try to save Princess Leia from the evil clutches of Darth Vader. It could have been an awful b-movie but its strength is a great bold script, memorial characters, fantastic effects, costumes and John Williams timeless orchestral score. It has a princess, lasers, alien creatures, spaceships, and more. It's a good old fashioned tale of good versus evil and there really isn't much not to like.
It has inspired filmmakers and has been parodied, imitated in numerous films, books and games. It has changed the way Sci-fi is made and will remain a timeless charming classic.
If you only ever see five films in your lifetime, this is one of them.