Greatest Light-hearted Sci-Fi Flick Of Them All.

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2006)

This movie was the the greatest light-hearted sci-fi flick of them all. It had an original plot, good acting, great casting, and it was just extremely fun to watch.
The special effects of this film (in its original form) still stand up to this day despite the antiquated technology used to create them.
The best thing about it was that the scenery and characters all seemed "lived-in" and "believable" as though although they didn't exist here on our world, they did exist somewhere. This is in stark contrast to the newer Star Wars prequals where the scenery and aliens are so colorful, squeaky clean and pastel-like that they actually look completely fake and you know that what you are looking at was cooked up on a computer.
And last but not least, the most memorable screen villain of all time, Darth Vader, who spawned at least a hundred knock-offs. To this day villains in films often borrow from ol' Darth.