Star Wars [VHS]

Star Wars [VHS]
by George Lucas

Star Wars [VHS]

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Actor: Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Peter Cushing
Director: George Lucas
Cinematographer: Gilbert Taylor
Editor: George Lucas
Producer: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
Editor: Marcia Lucas
Producer: Gary Kurtz
Producer: Rick McCallum
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 121 minutes
Release Date: 1995-08-29
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Etd
Studio: Etd

VHS Movie Reviews of Star Wars [VHS]

Movie Review: Primitive-Looking By Now, But A 'Must' To Set Up The Series
Summary: 3 Stars

After seeing all six episodes of the Star Wars saga several times apiece, I still think this initial entry is interesting but one of weaker ones in the series. (That may not be popular to say, but I'm being honest.) Perhaps that's because by now, the special-effects look primitive and also because it's a little slow in parts, slower than the other five films.

Sometimes, though, it's nice to have more lulls as these modern-day action films many times overdo the violence. This one, however, is just a bit too slow overall.

The first hour of this film sets up the second hour plus the two sequels that followed in the 1980s, showing how the principal characters were united, who they are fighting against and what mystical powers they have at their disposal.

Despite how old this film is, it's a "must" for this collection since it sets up so much of what is to follow. It's also kind of fun to look at this again and see how young everyone looks!

Movie Review: Don't Buy This Movie
Summary: 2 Stars

Not because it's not anamorphic or a copy of a crappy laser disc, don't buy Star Wars, a.k.a. the most overly hyped movie in recent history because it wasn't that good. You're all kidding yourselves if you think watching it after 30+ years it'll get better. To shell out anything over $10 for this particular movie, one you can watch for free on Spike, Science Fiction channel or Blockbuster, you all must be retarded. By the way how many of you really understand what anamorphic means? You people are worst than trekkies. I mean they at least had a series plus a number of movies, one of which is coming out in a month, to fall back on. A director that wasn't hated more than George Bush. What have you got? One, possibly two movies to talk about. A movie where the closest the main character got to getting laid was with his sister!! Yeah, that was revolutionary. Get over the whole anamorphic-anoia, watch the movie on its own merits and you'll see even if it comes out in pristine condition, you'll still watch it once or twice unless you're the kid who had to see it 50 times. By the way I liked Close Encounters of the Third Kind much more than this piece of crap. No this isn't a troll, I'm just pissed that after 5 PAGES!!! all you could say was "Oh, it's not anamorphic! It's no better than the laser disc!! It's not the original!! You know everyone of you are going to go out and buy a blu-ray player when this turd hits the shelves, you'll watch it 6 times over the weekend and come back here and bitch that Lucas screwed you again! I'd laugh at you too, $15!! ha-ha-ha! For the purposes of a review, it sucked. Wonder why Mark Hamill didn't do more? Watch this movie again. Had Han Solo been the main character, it would be a different story. Now take a drag or two on your inhaler before responding.

P.S. George Lucas blows.

Movie Review: An all time classic...
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a classic you don't want to miss. Digitally remastered makes this a worth while home experience. Don't miss out.

Movie Review: Everyone likes the old movie better!!
Summary: 2 Stars

It's true. Just about everyone likes the old movie better, back when it was just called "Star Wars." I hate how I can say "Star Wars" now and some people have to ask "Which Episode?" It's freaking STAR WARS!!! It's not "Episode IV: A New Hope," but STAR WARS, end title.

If and only if you own this DVD release or the 2004 release, I invite you to use your internets to google the word "Adywan." You will be pleasantly surprised.

Movie Review: An adventure story, replacing six-shooters or swords with laser guns and horses with rockers...
Summary: 4 Stars

The film turn on the endlessly renewed battle between good and evil, the former represented by the Jedi knights and the mystical Force which they are in touch with, and the latter by the Galactic Empire with its Nazi-like storm-troopers...

Luke Skywalker's simple farming life on a remote planet is dramatically changed when he intercepts a distress call from rebel leader Princess Leia Organa... The message leads him to Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi and with the two droids C3PO and R2D2, and later Chewbacca and Han Solo, their journey to release the princess from the evil Empire begins...

Now a quarter of a century old, Lucas' project has benefited from improvements in special effects technology, but his vision has remained the same: a naive, even childlike belief in absolute good and evil, a preference for action over character and spectacle over everything...

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Summary of Star Wars [VHS]

The 2006 limited-edition two-disc release of George Lucas's epic space fantasy Star Wars is not only the first time the movie has been officially available by itself on DVD. It marks the first-ever DVD release of Star Wars as it originally played in theaters in 1977. What does that mean exactly? Well, for starters, the initial title crawl proclaims that this is just Star Wars, not Episode IV, A New Hope. Second, the film is without the various "improvements" and enhancements Lucas added for the theatrical rerelease in 1997 as well as the DVD premiere in 2004. So no more critters and droids scurrying around the port of Mos Eisley when Luke and Obi-Wan Kenobi first arrive, no meetings between Han Solo and Jabba the Hut and between Luke and Biggs (extraneous scenes that were cut in 1977), no enhanced explosions during the final reel, and--most importantly to some fans--no more of Greedo shooting first in the bar. Instead Han is free to be the scoundrel and not even let Greedo squeeze off a shot.

What do you lose by watching the 1977 version? Dolby Digital 5.1 EX sound, for one thing (only 2.0 Surround here). Digital cleanup for another--Tatooine looks like it's been coated with an additional layer of sand cloud. Yes, it's true that fans who want better sound and picture can always watch the 2004 version of the movie also included in this set. But chances are good that they already picked up the trilogy edition of all three films, so their decision to buy the 2006 two-disc edition depends on how much they want the original film. The official LucasFilm stance is that this is an individual release of the 2004 version of Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope, and the 1977 version of the film is merely a "bonus feature." Common speculation is that the only reason the original versions are seeing the official light of day at all is to undercut the booming black market for the laserdisc version. Star Wars fans will have to decide for themselves if that's worth the purchase. --David Horiuchi

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