The force is strong with this one!

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2001)

Simply put, this one is a classic (1977 version).
It was great when the re-mastered, re-released version came out a few years ago, to be seen once again on the big screen. Fine, that it may have been how George Lucas wanted the film to be originally seen, but in 1977 at only 6 years old, it was that version that knocked me for six.
I can't remember having seen anything at the cinema before that, so if it was the first ever film I'd seen, that fact, along with seeing the film on a huge screen, those opening credits, that fantastic music, the Star Destroyer sweeping overhead, and that was just the first few minutes.
No film will ever surpass the effect that Star Wars had on me. Star Wars was my childhood, It has been a big part of my life, and maybe the reason I like to go to see movies at the cinema rather than wait for a video/DVD release.
And to hear a few years back John Williams play the Star Wars theme at a concert in London, seemed just incredible.
Star Wars doesn't need to be justified for being a top movie. It just is.