

Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), one of the leaders of the rebel forces, gets hold of the plans for the Death Star, which reveal its one weak point. The story is set “a long, long time ago in a galaxy not too far from here” where Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) rules the Galactic Empire from his Death Star, an enormous artificial planet managed by Imperial Storm Troopers.

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The result is spellbinding and totally captivating on all levels. Likeable heroes on noble missions and despicable villains capable of the most dastardly deeds are all wrapped up in some of the most spectacular special effects ever to illuminate a motion picture screen. Lucas combines excellent comedy and drama and progresses it with exciting action on tremendously effective space battles. The film, written and directed by George Lucas and produced by Gary Kurtz, is magnificent in scope, but the script and the engaging performances also add an effective human element to the totally believable technological aspects. In any event, it will be thrilling audiences of all ages for a long time to come. production for 20th Century-Fox, will undoubtedly emerge as one of the true classics in the genre of science fiction/fantasy films. Read the original Star Wars review below: That day, The Hollywood Reporter’s reviewer explained the basics of Jedi Knights, Lord Darth Vader and “a self-propelled computer” (R2-D2) to readers unfamiliar with a galaxy far, far away. On May 25, 1977, a sci-fi movie hit theaters.
