Rewatchable 70ties Cinema At Its Very Best!

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2008)

George Lucas created the Star Wars universe and wrote the script from this first movie over the course of two and a half years - and as Hollywood's second Golden Age featured great directors as Steven Spielberg, Francis Coppola, William Friedkin and Martin Scorsese coming through the surface, Lucas created a cosmic Western, writing with the spirit of ancient mythology. And the movie's timeless appeal lies in its easily identifying universe - whether it's R2-D2 delivering signature beeps, Darth Vader oozing through his mask and Harrison Ford dressed up as a space-pirate it's so iconic that cinema would never be the same again after this enormous hit in '77. And it's epic, fairy-tale nature is combined with memorable characters and enchanting thrills. STAR WARS is a movie as important as anything, and well - we all know that by now.