A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, the Galactic Empire is ruling planets with an iron fist, though the plucky Rebels are fighting back. The Empire has built a powerful new battle station called the Death Star which can destroy an entire planet with one shot but the Rebels, led by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), have stolen the plans so they can find a weakness.
Darth Vader (David Prowse) captures Leia but the plans are sent away with some androids. These androids and the plans find themselves in the possession of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who teams up with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) to get the plans to the Rebels. However, first they need the help of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)...
But I'm sure most people already know the story!
This is the greatest of all films, to me anyway. Seeing it as a small boy truly did change my life. This is where my love of sci-fi and of technology came from. Maybe without this film this site wouldn't have ever existed, well you never know.
The story itself is quite basic, though not in a bad way, and is a series of action set pieces in the vein of a movie serial, as was George Lucas' intension. The original Star Wars has a magic which makes it endlessly re-watchable, i'm sure i've seen this film more than any other. Many other films and merchandise followed, some of it good, a lot of it not but that doesn't detract from this film which is the best of all.
Well thats it, the last review. I hope you have enjoyed them and watched some of the films i have mentioned. Many thanks for your views over the years.
