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If someone says that they don't love this movie, they're a big, fat liar. No one doesn't
love this movie. It is a product of a more innocent time, a time before Jar Jar Binks, a
time before the inexplicable introduction of mitichlorians. In this, the first of the
Real Trilogy, Luke Skywalker joins up with a cadre of brethren, including Han Solo and Obi
Wan Kenobi, to rescue a princess from the clutches of an evil dictator. A timeless tale of
Good versus Evil, Star Wars added a whole slew of new phrases to our vocabulary. Lightsaber.
Death Star. Jedi Knight. Darth. What Luke didn't realize when setting out upon his quest
was that he would quickly become entangled in an interplanetary, interdimensional, and, as
it turns out, intergenerational battle to purge evil from the universe. Put that up with
some really cool space battles and you've got a fantastic movie.
I'll state it right here: I Freaking Love the Original Star Wars Trilogy. I grew up on
them. I had the action figures and, for some reason, a Y Wing. For years, they were my
favorite movies. I can't even count how many times I've seen them. No matter how much
The Phantom Menace and
Attack of the Clones suck, the first three
films will never be replaced in my heart, although I do admit that the
Lord of the Rings movies have overtaken
them toward the top of my favorite movie list. Hey, maybe knowing that the TIE in TIE
fighters stands for Twin Ion Engine is the reason I can't balance my checkbook.
Quality of the Hot Guys: 
sure Mark Hamill has the farm boy thing going, but really not much to work with here
Quality of the Bad Guys: 
Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin ruling the galaxy and whatnot
Quality of the Other Stuff: 
fairly cheesy storyline made cool through the addition of lightsabers
Overall Score: 
