STAR WARS  1977

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Star Wars Part IV  in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.

 

In a distant galaxy eons before the creation of the mythical planet known as Earth, vast civilizations have evolved, and ruling the galaxy is an interstellar Empire created from the ruins of an Old Republic that held sway for generations. It is a time of civil war, as solar systems have broken away from the Empire and are waging a war of rebellion. 

 

 

 

Princess Leia & Luke Skywalker

 

During a recent battle techical schematics for a gigantic space station, code named The Death Star, have been unearthed by Rebel spies, and a young woman who is a dissident member of the Imperial Senate, under the cover of a diplomatic mission to the planet Alderaan, is trying to smuggle these plans to the Rebellion. But her spacecraft is attacked by a vast warship of the Empire and seized. The dissident Senator is captured, but the plans for the Death Star are nowhere to be found. While soldiers of the Empire search the nearby planet Tatooine, a series of incidents sweeps up a young desert farmer with dreams of being a fighter pilot in the Rebellion, as he winds up with the Death Star plans and also the assistance of an elderly hermit who once served as a warrior of an ancient order whose chosen weapons were powerful energy swords known as light sabers. 

 

The pair recruit a cynical interstellar smuggler and his outsized alien copilot with an ancient freighter heavily modified for combat to help them reach Alderaan - but the planet is obliterated and now the foursome must rescue the young woman held prisoner by the Empire and lead an attack by the Rebellion against the Death Star before it can annihilate all hope of restoring freedom to the galaxy.

 

 

 

Harrisson Ford as Hans Solo

 

 

Directed and Written by George Lucas

Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi (more)

Tagline: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... (more)

Plot Outline: Luke Skywalker leaves his home planet, teams up with other rebels, and tries to save Princess Leia from the evil clutches of Darth Vader. (more) (view trailer)

User Comments: The film that changed the world (more)



Also Known As:


Adventures of the Starkiller: Episode 1 - The Star Wars (USA) (original script title)
Guerra de las estrellas, La (USA: Spanish title)
Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA) (video box title)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA) (reissue title (new title))
MPAA: Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language. (special edition, DVD version)


Runtime: 121 min / 125 min (special edition)


Country: USA


Language: English


Color: Color (Technicolor)


Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) / DTS 70 mm (special edition) (70 mm prints) (Europe) / DTS (special edition) / Dolby Digital (special edition) / Dolby (35 mm prints) / SDDS (special edition)


Certification: Argentina:Atp / Australia:PG / Canada:G (Quebec) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) / Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (special edition) / Chile:TE / Denmark:11 (special edition) / Denmark:12 / Finland:K-12 (original rating) / Finland:K-8 (special edition) / France:U / Germany:6 (special edition) / Hong Kong:I / Iceland:10 / Iceland:L (original rating) / Ireland:G / Mexico:AA / Netherlands:AL / New Zealand:PG / Norway:11 (special edition) / Norway:12 / Peru:PT / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG (special edition) / South Korea:12 / Spain:T / Sweden:11 / UK:U / USA:PG (certificate #24925) / West Germany:12 (original rating) / Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating)

Trivia: C-3PO was originally scripted as a "used car salesman" type, and designed after the robot from Metropolis (1927). (more)

Goofs: Continuity: On the way to the turbo lift to the detention area, the position of the rifle Han Solo (dressed as a stormtrooper) jumps from shot to shot. (more)

Quotes:  C-3PO: Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness.

Awards: Won 6 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 18 nominations (more)

 

 

 

Yoda - The Master

 

 

Comments:

 

34 out of 38 people found the following comment useful:-

Star wars made epic fantasy real. For a generation of people it has defined what the cinema experience is meant to be. Today it is probable that pc games will offer a deeper and more satisfying entertainment solution, but for pure visual and aural pleasure, mixed with basic emotional manipulation, there has never and will never be a better example of cinema than when star wars appeared over 25 years ago. When you think of star wars, you must remember what else was happening at the time. In America, the war in Vietnam had been lost. In the U.K economic disaster was occurring(a 3 day working week, and the army collecting rubbish). It was almost like the two most technically advanced countries in the world were going backwards. Star wars let everybody escape from that reality and reach for a future that was uncertain but ultimately good.

 

 

Cast overview, first billed only:

Mark Hamill

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Luke Skywalker

Harrison Ford

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Han Solo

Carrie Fisher

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Princess Leia Organa

Peter Cushing

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Grand Moff Tarkin

Alec Guinness

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Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi

Anthony Daniels

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C-3PO

Kenny Baker

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R2-D2

Peter Mayhew

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Chewbacca

David Prowse

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Darth Vader

James Earl Jones

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Darth Vader (voice)

Phil Brown

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Uncle Owen

Shelagh Fraser

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Aunt Beru

Jack Purvis

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Chief Jawa

Alex McCrindle

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General Dodonna

Eddie Byrne

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General Willard


 

 

Darth Vader

 

 

STAR WARS EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE 1999

 

This First Episode follows the young years of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). The friendship of Obi-wan Kenobi, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn are also central aspects. And the beginning of the rise to power of Senator Palpatine to Emperor.

 

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Star Wars - movie poster

 

 

STAR WARS EPISODE III  - REVENGE OF THE SITH 2005

 

Directed and Written by George Lucas

Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi (more)

Plot Outline: After three years of fighting in the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker concludes his journey towards the Dark Side of the Force, putting his friendship with Obi Wan Kenobi and his marriage at risk. (more) (view trailer)

User Comments: Story + Special Effects = Success! (more)


Also Known As:


Star Wars: Episode III (USA) (working title)
Star Wars: Episode III - Rise of the Empire (USA) (working title)
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense images.


Runtime: 140 min


Country: USA


Language: English


Color: Color


Sound Mix: DTS-ES / Dolby EX 6.1 / SDDS


Certification: Argentina:Atp / Australia:M / Canada:G (Quebec) / Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) / Chile:TE / Czech Republic:12 / Finland:K-11 / France:U / Germany:12 / Hong Kong:IIA / Iceland:10 / Ireland:PG / Italy:T / Japan:U / Mexico:B / Netherlands:12 / Norway:11 / Peru:PT / Philippines:G / Portugal:M/6 / Singapore:PG / South Korea:12 / Spain:T / Sweden:11 / Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) / UK:12A / USA:PG-13 / Brazil:10 / New Zealand:M

Trivia: The planet name "Utapau" appears in the early drafts of two previous Star Wars films. In Lucas's first draft of the very first movie, Utapau was the home planet of Kane, Anakin and Deak Starkiller. The planet's desert terrain eventually became the planet Tatooine. Utapau was also the original name for Naboo in the first draft of the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). (more)

Goofs: Continuity: When Mace Windu gets on the air transport and tells Anakin to stay behind, the shadow of the vehicle disappears in the shot when Anakin is seen alone, but reappears in the next shot when we see the vehicle take off. (more)

Quotes:
Senator Amidala: Obi-Wan? Is Anakin all right?
[Obi-Wan looks at her sadly and does not answer. He brushes her hair back. Padme drops back into unconsciousness.]
(more)

Awards: 3 nominations (more)

 

 

 

Carrie Fisher as the beautiful Princess Leia

 

 

Cast overview, first billed only:

Ewan McGregor

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

Natalie Portman

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Padmé

Hayden Christensen

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Anakin Skywalker

Ian McDiarmid

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Supreme Chancellor Palpatine

Samuel L. Jackson

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Mace Windu

Jimmy Smits

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Senator Bail Organa

Frank Oz

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Yoda (voice)

Anthony Daniels

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C-3PO

Christopher Lee

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Count Dooku

Keisha Castle-Hughes

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Queen of Naboo

Silas Carson

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Ki-Adi-Mundi & Nute Gunray

Jay Laga'aia

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Captain Typho

Bruce Spence

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Tion Medon

Wayne Pygram

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Governor Tarkin

Temuera Morrison

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Commander Cody

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments:

 

582 out of 808 people found the following comment useful:-


Story + Special Effects = Success!, 4 May 2005

From the opening 20th Century Fox logo, the movie hits the ground running, proving once again the CGI capabilities of ILM and the thrills they inspire. However, unlike the first two films, where spectacular effects were layered upon complicated, contrived and sometimes dramatically vacant scenes executed with some of the worst performances in memory, there is solid story telling here. And that's the difference.

The drama builds steadily in the first act before hitting light speed with a combination of excitement, dread, intrigue and pain. This strong dramatic spark ignites the entire cast, helping them turn in what are easily their best performances of the three films. When you have a script with this kind of thump and talented actors, the result is fun to watch. And for once, perhaps most importantly, the special effects serve the script, not the other way around.

Anakin's internal struggle, present from frame one, quickly consumes him, catapulting the film towards its inevitable conclusion. While its no surprise that the film ends on a desperate note, there does remain a glimmer of possibility as the story segues into the aptly titled classic "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope". It's thought provoking and inspiring.

It's also worth noting that as advertised the film is dark, makes no apologies, and is much less child friendly then the others.   The final result with "Revenge" is a complete film that you will never forget, a somewhat renewed perspective on what Lucas was going for with Episodes I and II.

 

 

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