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In case you did not get notified or did not see it...George Lucas remastered the original trilogy in the late 1990s, and redid a lot of the effects w3ith CGI effects. The editions you watched are the Special Editions with all the stuff that Lucas changed and added in late 1990s.
Since you have this in the bag...You should react to the Star Wars parody called Hardware Wars from 1978. It was made by a College teacher and his film students. It was the highest grossing independent film (budget to gross) in the world until about around 2010ish I think. That's a 30 year run! George Lucas watched it at the time and loved it! Its a 10-12 minute trailer. Really low budget, really funny and fun! You will love it!
"he's gonna die fighting for Luke I just know it:" Mam, thats wedge antilles one of only two people to survive both death star attacks. Luke was the other. :-) glad you love it so far!
@@MGower4465 - Either that or the cat will time one of her attacks of the rips for Episode 5 and for the entire reaction we'll see her ricocheting around the room behind Erin.
Yes, release order is the best for the first time watch... this way, you'll discover the universe step by step (ex : the discussion between Luke and Ben about the Force, and you'll have better knowledge about the world this way) For your 1522243th watch, you'll watch in any order you want, it's ok :D
@@sebdudu1836 that's what I did back in the day (but no choice, because others were not made yet), but for my 2nd time, no more spoilers left, so I rewatched them in numerical order--to have a different feel of the story and to watch it from start to end.
It is impossible for anyone not sitting in that theater in 1977, to know how earth shattering the experience of seeing this film for the first time was. You just know that nothing would ever be the same again.
When it was first released in ‘77, there was no subtitle. The movie was just called “Star Wars”. It wasn’t in the opening crawl. Once it was a hit they decided to do a sequel, and the movie was re-released as “A New Hope”. But when I tell people Im going to watch Star Wars, I ALWAYS mean the first one because that is what it was called. This also has added CGI such as the “dinosaur” creatures etc. Its very difficult to get your hands on the original film as it was released, but there is a small group out there that got their hands on it and are cleaning it up to be seen as it originally was. But its an “underground” effort.
I have the original widescreen laserdisc release. Stripped of the CGI effects, it looks like the mid 70s film that it is. And of course, Han shot....well, you know. I love it and look forward to the day when Disney finally re-releases...Star Wars. (no Chapter IV).
Lucas planned for a 6 movie cycle and chose to begin with the second trilogy. Fox would not commit to more then one movie (primarily because Lucas ,at that time, had only one credit)It wasn't until the movie Star Wars (no subtitle) was a success that Fox would commit to the full trilogy
I'm just a regular dude, but was able to suss it out with a lot of time and effort (the correct way, no money changed hands). I now have Despecialized on bluray. If one were interested, one would start by googling for the instructions, and then proceed from there.
I was 12 in "77" when I saw this in the theater. NOTHING like this was ever experienced. Lines formed outside theaters and Star Wars fever struck the nation. I saw the movie 17 times in the theater that summer and yes the movie changed my childhood in the most positive way. It was truly an experience. I'm so glad you've enjoyed this.
So you remember the sound of the lasers in the original film then? I don’t know why but it bothers me that they changed them when they rereleased it in the 90’s.
I turned 10 on May 26th, and got to see Star Wars on the 2nd day of Release, then got to see the release of Smokey and the Bandit May 27th, the day after, what a time to be alive!!
What’s with so many reactors thinking the twin suns on Tatooine are moons?? I’ve heard it a bunch of times. Did anyone else who watched these for the first time think they were moons? I always thought that they were suns, since it’s a desert planet.
I've seen that, too. And also, there's usually not any big, bright orange moon rises at the end of the day.😀Though maybe people are more used to the idea of multiple moons?
In the novelization, the SUNS were referred to as G1 & G2 - Tatooine is part of a binary star system. Later Anderson novels named the stars Tatoo I & Tatoo II. ...honestly, I can't remember if Tatooine had moons, though.
It's just surprising to some seeing that. I saw the movie in 1977 so there's no way I can recall what I thought they were. If you can remember after 45 years .. more power to you😉
I've noticed that too. I knew, even as a kid of 11, that they were both primary stars in a binary system. Perhaps it was because I was heavy into science and astronomy, so I read or watched anything and everything astronomy/space related. I never even thought about it until I started seeing people mistake them for moons. I just assumed everyone knew they were Tatooine's twin stars.
I can't emphasize enough how mind blowing the effects were in 1977. Star Wars wasn't just an increment over what came before in Sci Fi movies, it was a quantum leap! The version you saw has some CGI that was added in the late 90's, but what was there in '77 was no less mind blowing. The Star Destroyer chasing the Rebel Ship over the viewer... Star Wars (or, "A New Hope" later...) was made as a one-off, even though George Lucas had a rough storyline in mind for more material... Once its box office returns blew past most of the highest grossing movies IN HISTORY the studio told him "make more, we don't care what it costs!"... and we got Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Compare the original Star Wars to the big summer hit that came out just a year earlier: Logan's Run (1976). The difference in special effects is like night and day. Even in 1976, the opening pan of the city in Logan's Run was obviously a model, but that was par for the course at the time so no one cared. Then came Star Wars, and suddenly that opening shot looked dated.
@@paulfeist the models and costumes and animatronic puppets and stuff in those movies are still incredibly impressive. Also, no one talks about the mat paintings, but those artists were phenomenally talented. Even modern audiences don't realize they are looking at paintings. All the behind the scenes stuff is incredible. Not just that they did this stuff 50 years ago, but that they could do it at all with what they had to that level of detail. You could tell the artists and craftsman were dedicated and inspired and loved what they were doing.
LucasFilms was a pioneer in computer effects. The Computer Animation division was sold off in the 80s and was renamed for the effects computer they had developed called the "Pixar."
Erin has no idea how lucky she is! At 23:16, when she says "A fight will begin", the cat perks up un the background. They're always ready to throw paws! Great video! 😹😹😹👍
In 1977, I, my younger brother and a couple of friends rode our bikes to the theater and watched this. Stayed in the theater and watched the next showing, too. That was pretty easy to do then. Luke for Halloween: Similar haircut, Karate Gi, belt with broomstick/electrical tape Lightsaber, masking tape leggings.
The force is strong in this one.... When you started singing an impromptu Luke Skywalker ballad @ 10:59, I saw a vision in the force and it was your purpose! Use the force Erin and write and compose Star Wars the musical! It is your destiny! And remember the force will be with you... always!
When originally released in 1977, it was a stand-alone movie called "Star Wars". It did not have an episode number or name... yet. Nobody knew if it would be a box office bomb, or hit. After it became the blockbuster hit of 1977, future sequels were planned. The sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back" was released in 1980, and was called "Star Wars - Episode V". When the original was re-released in 1981, the title crawl had been changed so now the movie was known as "Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope." Most people still refer to the first movie as "Star Wars"... you rarely hear of anyone referring to it as "A New Hope".
Carrie Fisher found the line about Tarkin’s “foul stench” hilarious, as the actor always smelled of lavender. You’ll also notice he is shot from the waist up after his first few scenes. This was because he wore slippers. The military boots played havoc with his feet.
Thanks for the video, Erin. I'm new to your channel and look forward to watching your many reactions. You are correct about the watch order for the Star Wars Saga. On your first viewing of Star Wars it is best to do so in release order. Once you've watched them, I recommend going back and watching them in chronological order. If you can manage to watch them one directly after the other, then so much the better---Star Wars is actually one long 13 1/2 hour movie split into 6 episodes. When watched in this fashion, all of the poignant moments have so much more impact. I saw "A New Hope" (or just "Star Wars", at the time) upon it's release here in Australia in December of 1977. I was six years old and it was the first time I'd been to the cinema. "Star Wars" blew me away and it has done ever since. I hope you enjoy your journey through that far away galaxy as much as I did and do. You've taken you first step into a larger world. Thanks, Erin.
When it first came out, it wasn't "episode 4" and it wasn't "A New Hope," it was just "Star Wars." George Lucas went back and changed a LOT of stuff in these movies. Many would argue that it was completely unnecessary.
No, Episode IV, A New Hope were not included originally. When The Empire Strikes Back was released there were a lot of people who were confused by it being Episode V. Later that same year the original movie was rereleased with the episode number and title added to the opening scrawl.
@@TedLittle-yp7uj no you are wrong You can find the original scrolling text on UA-cam, search for Star Wars 1977 original scrolling text, or original start, either should work
"The Dark Knight Rises is my favorite Star Wars episode." I'm not kidding at all; that might be my favorite answer ever. Don't let anyone give you any shit. That was great!
It got called Episode IV after its initial release, because back in 1977 nobody believed it would be popular enough for a sequel, much less eight more films...
Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) is legendary horror actor famous for his roles in Hammer Films. Two absolute masterpieces are "Horror of Dracula" where he plays vampire hunter Van Helsing, and "The Curse of Frankenstein" as Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
Here’s some fun, crucial history. Star Wars originated in the mind of George Lucas, an independent filmmaker who had scored a hit with American Graffiti for Twentieth Century Fox, I recall. He had connections with Steven Spielberg and Brian DePalma, amongst others. While working on Apocalypse Now, he thought about the recent Vietnam War. He also wanted to do a movie version of the Flash Gordon serials he had enjoyed growing up. So, he had a space adventure vision and some philosophical, societal issues. He also thought deeply about mythology and the lack of religion or spirituality in current culture. Losing rights to make a Flash Gordon movie, he drafted a long story. Eventually, this would have allusions to Nazi Germany and some of the structure from a Japanese film called The Hidden Fortress. His long story was then trimmed down to one movie, Star Wars. Making the special effects for this film required literally creating a whole new team called Lucasfilm Industrial Light and Magic. They revolutionized special effects when making this film and continue on creating effects. After the first film became a sleeper mega hit, Lucas then developed a second film, labeled as Episode V. The prior movie was re-released as Episode IV. Then came Episode VI. In 1997, during the 20th anniversary, all three films were re-released with cgi and surprising edits. This is called the Special Edition trilogy. Over the course of several years, there were further releases with more edits. He explained that in 1999, technology had developed finally to enable what he wanted to put into the prequel trilogy. That’s when Episode I was released. All three of the prequel was released. Some years later, after mixed reaction from fans and his general aging, he sold Lucasfilm to Disney with ideas for a sequel trilogy. Disney didn’t go with his ideas and made their own. They also released two extra films: Rogue One and Solo. Rogue One has received praise from Star Wars fans. It does tie directly into the trilogies.
I was 11 when this came out and I saw it in the theatre with my brother and some friends. It's fair to say that our tiny minds were collectively blown to smithereens; this was unlike ANYTHING we'd ever seen and beyond our wildest dreams of what could be done in a movie effects-wise (even without the later digital enhancements). It was a monumental shift in the possibilities presented to film makers and then some, and even an eleven-year old kid could understand that, at least at some level.
In that scene Harrison Ford (Han) walked behind Declan Mulholland (Jabba) as you saw in the updated scene, but because Ford was so close to Mulholland they ended up editing the scene so it looks like he stepped up onto and over Jabba's tail in the updated CGI version. The line "Jabba, you're a wonderful human being" is kind of funnier in the updated version. Lucas originally envisioned the Hutts as a multi-species cartel, not a separate species.
The journey the music takes you on is remarkable. The movie feels like it was set to the music. It’s ALL about the music! It’s a real fantasy. Very romantic (musically speaking).
Interesting note about that "iconic sound" of Darth Vader breathing ... Many young kids who see star wars, will freak out when encountering firefighters in their oxygen masks, because the breathing, sounds like vader. it is actually referred to as vader syndrome. When I was in training to join the local vol fire dept where I grew up, we had to learn to calmly announce to kids while in the mask, "Im a good guy, Im here to help". RIP James Earl Jones the voice of Vader
“I really wasn’t expecting a bar scene like this”. I accidentally spat out my morning coffee! Went and got a refill and settled in for a fun ride. YES!!!
George had to convince Carrie not to wear a Bra under her robes... She wanted to wear one, but George argued that "There's no Bras in Space". He won that discussion.
"Long...ago..." = The primary difference between primary franchises is Star Wars are in our distant past, & Star Trek are in our distant future. Lively reactions!🌒👍
This is an especially fun reaction to Star Wars. I love the little bit of snark. It certainly can be fun to see someone who at least SEEMS to be completely wide-eyed blown away by it all, without a trace of irony. It can also be nearly unwatchable when a reactor is completely sarcastic and unimpressed with the film -- though of course that's very rare. But impressed but also able to recognize the silliness of it is also a rare reaction, and that's what you get here, I think.
I saw this at the movie theater when it came out. Packed house. With our two little kids. They loved it! This was the first movie. I have only seen 1,2 and 3. I’m 70 years old. Probably won’t bother watching the rest. I love your kitteh!
*This movie is from 1977, but George Lucas updated the special effects for the 1997 re-release in theaters, for the original trilogy. That's where you see CGI. The original 1977 effects were blue-screen and practical effects. (And yes, DEFINITELY watch them in order of release.)* 😁 *My favorite Star Wars original sounds effects are:* *Wookie sounds are constructed out of clips of walruses, lions and other animal sounds.* *The screech of a TIE Fighter is a drastically stretched out elephant bellow.* *Darth Vader's breathing is a small mic inside of an old school scuba breather.* *The Lightsaber hum was blended the sounds of his TV set and an old 35 mm projector.*
Having only seen Episode 7, my last girlfriend's 5 year old daughter handed us a Princess Leia trading card, saying it was money. We asked what we could buy with the Leia card, and she promptly said "a blow'd up planet." 😂😂😂😂
To those of us who saw this in theaters, it's STAR WARS. Nobody called it A New Hope until fairly recently. This film changed how movies were made and how they were watched. In 1977 this was mind blowing. No one had ever even heard of anything like this.
Episode 4 was a reference to the Science Fiction serials of the 40s and 50s. There was no intention of it actually being a series until the blockbuster release.
Nobody knew. Except the attendees. They kept coming to the movies, watching Star Wars over and over. Demanding a sequel. My favorite parts were the audience participation, booing Darth Vader and cheering out heroes. I also liked that this world isn't shiny new. Everything is used and slightly beat up, especially the droids. In the opening scene, for instance, C3PO has a chrome leg on his gold body, and lots of dirt. I look forward, Erin, to watching the rest of these great movies with you.
@@adaddinsane You are right. But it made so much money because of word of mouth and re-watch. People were paying to see Star Wars over and over. The only other movie I experienced like this was, "Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Great reaction! I’m officially jealous you get to experience this for the first time! I was 4 in 1977 and remember watching this in the theater. Made me a fan for life. Can’t wait for you to watch Empire and Return of the Jedi. You’ll love it! Then on to the prequels!
There is a fun theory, that all these movies were actually told from r2-d2's perspective. Since droids really don't do much outside their programming, but r2 performs some very extraordinary feats.
I’m almost a week late to this but a bit of trivia for you: sometime after this film came out, there was a contest to select the designs for some grotesques to be added to the National Cathedral in Washington DC. “Darth Vader” was put forward as a suggestion and won one of the slots, so yes; there is a carving of Darth Vader’s head on the National Cathedral. It’s a bit small and kind of tucked up out of the way, but it’s there.
also you're watching an edited version of the original release, there's a lot of added cgi. the lizard things they were riding (called dewbacks) were either in the background or not really mobile in the original release for instance.
Anya is adorable. Yes, George Lucas has plans for prequels and sequels (sort of - very, very vague plans), but the real reason it's Episode IV is because it is inspired by old pulp sci fi serials that would be played before a full movie. As they were serials, it was possible, even likely, for the first one you saw to be in the middle of the story. Lucas loved these stories, and wanted to start his story in the middle of the action as well, to give the feeling that you were jumping into some huge, epic adventure. No one, Lucas included, expected it to be a huge smash hit like it was. This, along with movies like Jaws and The Godfather, were the birth of the "blockbuster."
Fun fact! Some times art imitates life. The SR-71 spy plane use to have an "R2-D2" stellar navigation droid. It resembed in rough proximity the shape of R2. It wasn't a real droid rather a stellar navigation unit. Before gps aircraft used inertial and stellar navigation for precise location and navigation. The R2 unit could track and see the stars in the sky at very high altitude where the SR use to fly. It sat behind the crew just like in Star Wars
As someone who saw this, the first, at 6 yro in theater '77, i, like many didnt care for the prequels. But is a must watch since tells original story. My first reason was because of all the high-tech &, to many of us older folk, abomination cgi!!!😅 But as the story goes it makes perfect sense, even if the aesthetic starts going bonkers. Younger folk should be just fine.😅 I quit after prequels, then my niece gave me tix to "The Force Awakens" for Christmas in '15 & i was absolutely done😅, but then heard "Rogue One" tells story between original trilogy & prequels so i had to watch & i was actually surpised it was pretty good. Back in the day i just remember comics & books told the origin stories & guess went beyond? This is "Star Wars"!!! Episode 4 added later, as im sure plenty will fill you in on. My personal faves were "4" & "5" a tie, even though "5" is obviously better as a sequel, then "6", "Rogue One", "3", "2", then "1" & done for this old curmudgeon!😅 May the "Source" be with you all! See ya. ✌️🌎❤️
3:08 When they do that closeup of the one rebel fighter in the beginning and he gets a look on his face of "This is it, boys." That always gets me. (Your video cuts away just as he's making the look I'm referring to.)
The first movie was not called episode four when it was first released, it was simply Star Wars. The second movie, the Empire strikes back was simply called Star Wars two among the fans. It wasn’t labeled episode four until he was ready to release the prequel. He also remastered the video and included new scenes that he wasn’t able to do when he originally released the movie.
It's usually lost on younger folks who are used to CGI and digital effects how round breaking this movie was. This was originally all practical effects
I saw Star Wars at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood in 1977 when it was first released. At the Chinese Theatre the film was 70 millimeters format and the sound was Dolby sound. It was mind blowing. A few years later a friend of mine who was the special effects supervisor for the film lent me his production copy of the script to read. That was also amazing.
There is a great short fan film, "Troops" that shows how Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru died. Also, all of the CGI was added when the original trilogy was re-released before the prequels. The originals were all done with practical effects, film matting, and in-camera tricks. The original deleted scene Jaba was a human. Also, Greedo never shot, Han straight up executed him. Lucas added Greedo shooting for some misguided reason that no one cares about. The outlaws in the bar that assaulted Luke make a cameo appearance in Rogue One. Wedge Antilles (X-Wing pilot that saved Luke) is Ewan McGregor's uncle. Ewan plays Obi Wan in the prequels.
Lucas wrote out the original trilogy (and then some) from the start, but after so many issues with his first couple films, he knew he probably wasn't going to make it all at once, if ever, so he specifically shopped around the first 3rd. It wasn't until it was successful he was able to get the rest made and retroactively make it a trilogy.
The music was composed and, I believe, conducted by John Williams. There’s a documentary about his life and career on Disney+ named “Music By John Williams.” He is a prolific composer. He has scored a huge amount of movies, which are frequently as famous for music as subject matter.
The golden man 😆 The actor who played Darth Vader only lived about 5mins from me and taught me and other kids at my old school how to ride bikes, that's my small claim to fame Darth Vader taught me how to ride a bike.
This was really fun. I like the way you add commentary very much. You're very good at the extemporaneous style. Quite funny. Keep posting them and I'll keep watching them. I request/recommend Sleepy Hollow at some point.
The writer (singular) did not have any notion of prequels or sequels when this was released. The initial sequel, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" by Alan Dean Foster was published, but was then disavowed by Lucas so he could do Empire'.
You want release order as your first viewing ALWAYS. 1) This is based on Epic Structure. Epics start in the middle of a crisis (Original Trilogy). Will go back and explain how got here (Prequels) and then return and resolve the crisis. 2) You're suppose to have the outcome in mind during the prequels. Spoilers to explain why. 3) For kids (most adults have this spoiled), the prequels are one big spoiler for a key reveal in the Original Trilogy.
Great reaction to one of my favorites from my childhood! As I recall, George Lucas wrote a long script with what was basically three books totaling nine acts (or episodes) altogether dealing with the rise and continuing stories of a small group of independent resistance fighters up against a militaristic empire. A lot of the concepts were based on old serials like Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon with some other elements from Japanese cinema and British WWII films, thus there was a tyrannical empire and stormtroopers and a mystical force. After his success with the movie American Graffiti Lucas was given a tentative go ahead to make a movie of his choice. Looking over his script he realized that his acts were each a movie in itself and the fourth act was the most compelling, complete and ready to shoot, thus when Star Wars entered production it was called Episode Four to represent its place in the overarching story he had written. "A New Hope" was added much later when a rerelease with so-called "improvements" came out. The "improved" version, which you saw, was more a downgrade in my opinion as its "improvements" were simply a bunch of unnecessary CGI elements added in to show off. Instead I feel that they clutter the scenes, like the Stormtroopers on the lizards in the first scene on Tatooine and all the additional unnecessary following and overhead shots of the four entering Mos Eisley before their meeting with Han and Chewie. The worst and idiotic one to me was the scene between Jabba and Han outside the Falcon. To me this scene is nonsensical because in the previous scene Greedo the bounty hunter has told Han that Jabba has put such a high price on Han's head that every bounty hunter would be looking to hunt him down. And then Jabba's just waiting like a ditched date outside Han's ride, wanting to talk to him? No effing way. Then Han talks smack to him and Jabba is somewhat placating and conciliatory? Heck no! These are not the actions of a powerful and ruthless gangster who has put a bounty out on Han. The scene doesn't work at all, which is why it was cut completely from the original movie. Also, in the original scene Jabba was a rotund human male who spoke in English and took all the smack talk Han gave him, but as they had advanced what they could do with CGI they overlaid the Jabba slug shape over him and added the talking in Jabba's own language. And Jabba originally being a standard man was why Han called him a great human being, which made no sense when said to the sluglike alien. I don't mind the extra 'splodey bits added in the destruction of Alderaan and the Death Star, but the planetside scene clutter added in on Tatooine was a waste of effort to me. I'm glad I still have the original "improved" version dvds that have the original release on one side and the "improved" on the other. It seems almost impossible to find the original edition these days... As for reaction to the movie, both Lucas and Spielberg expected it to be lucky if it made back its original budget, because scifi wasn't a successful entertainment niche, so they went off to Hawaii for the week of its release so they could relax and be far far away from any news of how badly the movie was doing. It took several days before someone was able to get ahold of them and let them know that the movie was having great returns, far beyond their wildest dreams! But they had been productive in a way during those days. As I recall as they sat on the beach Spielberg put forth an idea based on other movie serials of their childhoods. What if they did a movie where the hero was an adventuring archaeologist? A college professor in his everyday life, but someone who chased down antiquities as a hobby? And Indiana Jones started to take shape... To let you know how big of a hit this movie was, it stayed in movie theaters where I lived for around an entire year! No matter what new movies came out and in what quantities Star Wars was guaranteed to be onscreen. A friend of mine and his dad watched it in theaters every Saturday for ten months straight as I recall.
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In case you did not get notified or did not see it...George Lucas remastered the original trilogy in the late 1990s, and redid a lot of the effects w3ith CGI effects. The editions you watched are the Special Editions with all the stuff that Lucas changed and added in late 1990s.
Since you have this in the bag...You should react to the Star Wars parody called Hardware Wars from 1978. It was made by a College teacher and his film students. It was the highest grossing independent film (budget to gross) in the world until about around 2010ish I think. That's a 30 year run! George Lucas watched it at the time and loved it! Its a 10-12 minute trailer. Really low budget, really funny and fun! You will love it!
"he's gonna die fighting for Luke I just know it:"
Mam, thats wedge antilles one of only two people to survive both death star attacks. Luke was the other.
:-) glad you love it so far!
That cat's not going to have a clue what's going on in Episode 5 after having snoozed through the entirety of Episode 4.
Don't worry. The cat will fix that by sleeping through Episode V too.
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Kitty by episode 6: Jeez, I'm out of it for a little while, everyone gets delusions of grandeur!
Well, since cat's only have 9 lives, it will wake up glued to the screen in suspense when it reach Rogue One.
Yes, release order is the best way to watch Star Wars for a first time watch.
Yes, release order is the best for the first time watch... this way, you'll discover the universe step by step (ex : the discussion between Luke and Ben about the Force, and you'll have better knowledge about the world this way)
For your 1522243th watch, you'll watch in any order you want, it's ok :D
Only way.
@@sebdudu1836 that's what I did back in the day (but no choice, because others were not made yet), but for my 2nd time, no more spoilers left, so I rewatched them in numerical order--to have a different feel of the story and to watch it from start to end.
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Absolutely! 😎
Congratulations. You have now taken your first step into a larger world.
It is impossible for anyone not sitting in that theater in 1977, to know how earth shattering the experience of seeing this film for the first time was. You just know that nothing would ever be the same again.
When it was first released in ‘77, there was no subtitle. The movie was just called “Star Wars”. It wasn’t in the opening crawl. Once it was a hit they decided to do a sequel, and the movie was re-released as “A New Hope”. But when I tell people Im going to watch Star Wars, I ALWAYS mean the first one because that is what it was called. This also has added CGI such as the “dinosaur” creatures etc. Its very difficult to get your hands on the original film as it was released, but there is a small group out there that got their hands on it and are cleaning it up to be seen as it originally was. But its an “underground” effort.
I have the original widescreen laserdisc release. Stripped of the CGI effects, it looks like the mid 70s film that it is. And of course, Han shot....well, you know. I love it and look forward to the day when Disney finally re-releases...Star Wars. (no Chapter IV).
Lucas planned for a 6 movie cycle and chose to begin with the second trilogy. Fox would not commit to more then one movie (primarily because Lucas ,at that time, had only one credit)It wasn't until the movie Star Wars (no subtitle) was a success that Fox would commit to the full trilogy
my friends made me sit in front row, blew me away!
I remember a fried doing charades. I had no idea what movie he was doing as he was miming "Sounds like 'A Cue Soap'" and he meant Star Wars!
I'm just a regular dude, but was able to suss it out with a lot of time and effort (the correct way, no money changed hands). I now have Despecialized on bluray. If one were interested, one would start by googling for the instructions, and then proceed from there.
I was 12 in "77" when I saw this in the theater. NOTHING like this was ever experienced. Lines formed outside theaters and Star Wars fever struck the nation. I saw the movie 17 times in the theater that summer and yes the movie changed my childhood in the most positive way. It was truly an experience. I'm so glad you've enjoyed this.
So you remember the sound of the lasers in the original film then? I don’t know why but it bothers me that they changed them when they rereleased it in the 90’s.
I turned 10 on May 26th, and got to see Star Wars on the 2nd day of Release, then got to see the release of Smokey and the Bandit May 27th, the day after, what a time to be alive!!
@@Fmanzo10 I have the first release VHS tape of the original Star Wars. YES... the sound is different. Sometimes they need to leave things alone.
What’s with so many reactors thinking the twin suns on Tatooine are moons?? I’ve heard it a bunch of times. Did anyone else who watched these for the first time think they were moons? I always thought that they were suns, since it’s a desert planet.
I've seen that, too. And also, there's usually not any big, bright orange moon rises at the end of the day.😀Though maybe people are more used to the idea of multiple moons?
In the novelization, the SUNS were referred to
as G1 & G2 - Tatooine is part of a binary star system.
Later Anderson novels named the stars Tatoo I & Tatoo II.
...honestly, I can't remember if Tatooine had moons, though.
It's just surprising to some seeing that. I saw the movie in 1977 so there's no way I can recall what I thought they were. If you can remember after 45 years .. more power to you😉
I've noticed that too. I knew, even as a kid of 11, that they were both primary stars in a binary system. Perhaps it was because I was heavy into science and astronomy, so I read or watched anything and everything astronomy/space related. I never even thought about it until I started seeing people mistake them for moons. I just assumed everyone knew they were Tatooine's twin stars.
@@raybernal6829 I too saw it in 1977. And I thought they were suns.
For the love of all that is holy in the Star Wars universe, please watch them in release order.
41:05 “and they won the Star Wars” 😂😂😂
That made me laugh too. :)
It was originally called "The Star Wars" Watch the documentary on the making of.
I can't emphasize enough how mind blowing the effects were in 1977. Star Wars wasn't just an increment over what came before in Sci Fi movies, it was a quantum leap! The version you saw has some CGI that was added in the late 90's, but what was there in '77 was no less mind blowing. The Star Destroyer chasing the Rebel Ship over the viewer...
Star Wars (or, "A New Hope" later...) was made as a one-off, even though George Lucas had a rough storyline in mind for more material... Once its box office returns blew past most of the highest grossing movies IN HISTORY the studio told him "make more, we don't care what it costs!"... and we got Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
2001: A Space Odyssey enters the chat.
Compare the original Star Wars to the big summer hit that came out just a year earlier: Logan's Run (1976). The difference in special effects is like night and day. Even in 1976, the opening pan of the city in Logan's Run was obviously a model, but that was par for the course at the time so no one cared. Then came Star Wars, and suddenly that opening shot looked dated.
@@paulfeist the models and costumes and animatronic puppets and stuff in those movies are still incredibly impressive. Also, no one talks about the mat paintings, but those artists were phenomenally talented. Even modern audiences don't realize they are looking at paintings. All the behind the scenes stuff is incredible. Not just that they did this stuff 50 years ago, but that they could do it at all with what they had to that level of detail. You could tell the artists and craftsman were dedicated and inspired and loved what they were doing.
LucasFilms was a pioneer in computer effects. The Computer Animation division was sold off in the 80s and was renamed for the effects computer they had developed called the "Pixar."
FYI This is the Special Edition from 1997 that had extra CG visual effects added and a couple brief shots that weren't in the original 77 cut.
It's not, it's at least the 2011 Blu Ray version.
I think even a later version.
@@ThomasCostigan 2019 disney version.
Stop posting bullshit. Obviously not the special edition.
Erin has no idea how lucky she is! At 23:16, when she says "A fight will begin", the cat perks up un the background. They're always ready to throw paws! Great video! 😹😹😹👍
Welcome to the Star Wars Saga, Erin. We will be watching your career with great interest.
Thank you!!
@@ErinCaseyGamers You have no idea the Easter egg he just slipped past you right in front of your face... XD
"I used to think it was called a light saver."
Same. As a little kid, I knew what life savers were, but hadn't learned the word saber yet.
now that you mention it, pretty sure i did too
‘She has been so sleepy all day!’ Welcome to the world of cats!
Being Nature's perfect murder machine is exhausting.
When we saw this flick in 1977, the audience gave a standing ovation when the death star blew up. First and only time I've ever seen that for a film.
R.I.P. James Earl Jones was the voice of Darth Vader. We recently (September 9, 2024) lost him to the effects of type 2 diabetes.
In 1977, I, my younger brother and a couple of friends rode our bikes to the theater and watched this. Stayed in the theater and watched the next showing, too. That was pretty easy to do then.
Luke for Halloween: Similar haircut, Karate Gi, belt with broomstick/electrical tape Lightsaber, masking tape leggings.
The force is strong in this one....
When you started singing an impromptu Luke Skywalker ballad @ 10:59, I saw a vision in the force and it was your purpose!
Use the force Erin and write and compose Star Wars the musical!
It is your destiny!
And remember the force will be with you... always!
That's the cutest kitty, looks so much alike as my childhood cat, love them white socks.
When originally released in 1977, it was a stand-alone movie called "Star Wars". It did not have an episode number or name... yet. Nobody knew if it would be a box office bomb, or hit. After it became the blockbuster hit of 1977, future sequels were planned. The sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back" was released in 1980, and was called "Star Wars - Episode V". When the original was re-released in 1981, the title crawl had been changed so now the movie was known as "Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope." Most people still refer to the first movie as "Star Wars"... you rarely hear of anyone referring to it as "A New Hope".
Wrong. Most fans refer to the original as A New Hope. Everyone has gotten used to it by now.
Carrie Fisher found the line about Tarkin’s “foul stench” hilarious, as the actor always smelled of lavender.
You’ll also notice he is shot from the waist up after his first few scenes. This was because he wore slippers. The military boots played havoc with his feet.
I met Carrie's nephew in 2020, spent weeks hearing stories about her, usually her stoned... LOL
Thanks for the video, Erin. I'm new to your channel and look forward to watching your many reactions. You are correct about the watch order for the Star Wars Saga. On your first viewing of Star Wars it is best to do so in release order. Once you've watched them, I recommend going back and watching them in chronological order. If you can manage to watch them one directly after the other, then so much the better---Star Wars is actually one long 13 1/2 hour movie split into 6 episodes. When watched in this fashion, all of the poignant moments have so much more impact. I saw "A New Hope" (or just "Star Wars", at the time) upon it's release here in Australia in December of 1977. I was six years old and it was the first time I'd been to the cinema. "Star Wars" blew me away and it has done ever since. I hope you enjoy your journey through that far away galaxy as much as I did and do. You've taken you first step into a larger world. Thanks, Erin.
Thanks michael!
This movie was a phenomenal hit. Unlike anything that came before. Great reaction. Thank you.
That cute cat just loves being held like a baby.
Mark Hamill was 24 while Carrie Fisher was the kid of the cast at 19.
22:37 "Didn't he say 200 hours?". No,Hana said they'd arrive at "O200 hours",which is military parlance for 2:00 a.m.
When it first came out, it wasn't "episode 4" and it wasn't "A New Hope," it was just "Star Wars." George Lucas went back and changed a LOT of stuff in these movies. Many would argue that it was completely unnecessary.
The movie was, indeed, called Star Wars but the Chapter title, "Episode IV, A New Hope" and the scrolling prologue were part of the original film.
No, Episode IV, A New Hope were not included originally. When The Empire Strikes Back was released there were a lot of people who were confused by it being Episode V. Later that same year the original movie was rereleased with the episode number and title added to the opening scrawl.
@@TedLittle-yp7uj no you are wrong
You can find the original scrolling text on UA-cam, search for Star Wars 1977 original scrolling text, or original start, either should work
"The Dark Knight Rises is my favorite Star Wars episode." I'm not kidding at all; that might be my favorite answer ever. Don't let anyone give you any shit. That was great!
LOL I’m glad you were amused by this 😂
Lol, the earnestness of that response was adorable.
It got called Episode IV after its initial release, because back in 1977 nobody believed it would be popular enough for a sequel, much less eight more films...
Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) is legendary horror actor famous for his roles in Hammer Films. Two absolute masterpieces are "Horror of Dracula" where he plays vampire hunter Van Helsing, and "The Curse of Frankenstein" as Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
He hated the boots he had to wear so anytime you don't see his lower legs, he's wearing slippers.
Peter also plays The Doctor. Though he's a bit different than our typical Doctor.
Here’s some fun, crucial history. Star Wars originated in the mind of George Lucas, an independent filmmaker who had scored a hit with American Graffiti for Twentieth Century Fox, I recall. He had connections with Steven Spielberg and Brian DePalma, amongst others.
While working on Apocalypse Now, he thought about the recent Vietnam War. He also wanted to do a movie version of the Flash Gordon serials he had enjoyed growing up. So, he had a space adventure vision and some philosophical, societal issues. He also thought deeply about mythology and the lack of religion or spirituality in current culture.
Losing rights to make a Flash Gordon movie, he drafted a long story. Eventually, this would have allusions to Nazi Germany and some of the structure from a Japanese film called The Hidden Fortress.
His long story was then trimmed down to one movie, Star Wars. Making the special effects for this film required literally creating a whole new team called Lucasfilm Industrial Light and Magic. They revolutionized special effects when making this film and continue on creating effects.
After the first film became a sleeper mega hit, Lucas then developed a second film, labeled as Episode V. The prior movie was re-released as Episode IV.
Then came Episode VI.
In 1997, during the 20th anniversary, all three films were re-released with cgi and surprising edits. This is called the Special Edition trilogy. Over the course of several years, there were further releases with more edits.
He explained that in 1999, technology had developed finally to enable what he wanted to put into the prequel trilogy. That’s when Episode I was released. All three of the prequel was released.
Some years later, after mixed reaction from fans and his general aging, he sold Lucasfilm to Disney with ideas for a sequel trilogy. Disney didn’t go with his ideas and made their own. They also released two extra films: Rogue One and Solo.
Rogue One has received praise from Star Wars fans. It does tie directly into the trilogies.
I was 11 when this came out and I saw it in the theatre with my brother and some friends. It's fair to say that our tiny minds were collectively blown to smithereens; this was unlike ANYTHING we'd ever seen and beyond our wildest dreams of what could be done in a movie effects-wise (even without the later digital enhancements). It was a monumental shift in the possibilities presented to film makers and then some, and even an eleven-year old kid could understand that, at least at some level.
I was 11 also! 😎
When the star destroyer went over, right?
The Jabba scene wasn't in the original version, it was a deleted scene, and he was human in that scene
The man’s name was Declan Mulholland.
In that scene Harrison Ford (Han) walked behind Declan Mulholland (Jabba) as you saw in the updated scene, but because Ford was so close to Mulholland they ended up editing the scene so it looks like he stepped up onto and over Jabba's tail in the updated CGI version. The line "Jabba, you're a wonderful human being" is kind of funnier in the updated version.
Lucas originally envisioned the Hutts as a multi-species cartel, not a separate species.
This is where the fun begins. You’ve taken the first step in a larger world
Could listen to you for hours! Great work! Thank you!
“Are these little Yoda’s?” 😂… subscribed
No apostrophe needed, there.
The journey the music takes you on is remarkable. The movie feels like it was set to the music. It’s ALL about the music! It’s a real fantasy. Very romantic (musically speaking).
Interesting note about that "iconic sound" of Darth Vader breathing ... Many young kids who see star wars, will freak out when encountering firefighters in their oxygen masks, because the breathing, sounds like vader. it is actually referred to as vader syndrome. When I was in training to join the local vol fire dept where I grew up, we had to learn to calmly announce to kids while in the mask, "Im a good guy, Im here to help". RIP James Earl Jones the voice of Vader
You'll soon come to realize, C3PO and R2D2 are the old married couple romance, you didn't know you needed 😁
Also the only 2 characters in all 9 movies.
@@AppealToTheStoned 10 if i remember right, I think they both make a quick cameo in 'Rogue One' also
“May the force be with you girl”. Love it.
“I really wasn’t expecting a bar scene like this”. I accidentally spat out my morning coffee! Went and got a refill and settled in for a fun ride. YES!!!
George had to convince Carrie not to wear a Bra under her robes... She wanted to wear one, but George argued that "There's no Bras in Space". He won that discussion.
And every red blooded male is eternally grateful to him for it too😊
"Long...ago..." = The primary difference between primary franchises is Star Wars are in our distant past, & Star Trek are in our distant future. Lively reactions!🌒👍
"Long time ago in Galaxy far, far away" is meant to echo the classic fairy tale beginning "A long time ago in a land far, far away".
You may or may not know this yet, but Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru fought for their home. The empire earned every inch of that place. ❤
Star Wars tells the story of a brave little robot named R2-D2 who along with his new friends go on adventures and helps defeat the evil empire.
What a great reaction Erin! I will join you till the end, in this larger world! Very good to follow this order for a first time.
This is an especially fun reaction to Star Wars. I love the little bit of snark. It certainly can be fun to see someone who at least SEEMS to be completely wide-eyed blown away by it all, without a trace of irony. It can also be nearly unwatchable when a reactor is completely sarcastic and unimpressed with the film -- though of course that's very rare. But impressed but also able to recognize the silliness of it is also a rare reaction, and that's what you get here, I think.
I saw this at the movie theater when it came out. Packed house. With our two little kids. They loved it!
This was the first movie. I have only seen 1,2 and 3.
I’m 70 years old.
Probably won’t bother watching the rest.
I love your kitteh!
Good call. It really is only downhill from the original trilogy.
Great first time reaction beautiful ❤️ many here have already explained what you wondered about. Enjoy the ride ... This is where the fun begins 😊
Oh, you do not have to worry about any age gap between Like and Leia. They're the same age.
Omg your kitty!!!! I really enjoy your reactions.
I was sixteen when this came out and saw it on the big screen about six times. It was amazing and was all everyone was talking about.
Welcome youngling! You have joined the ranks of the force knowing people. Enjoy! And dont worry: The answears will come. 😇
*This movie is from 1977, but George Lucas updated the special effects for the 1997 re-release in theaters, for the original trilogy. That's where you see CGI. The original 1977 effects were blue-screen and practical effects. (And yes, DEFINITELY watch them in order of release.)* 😁
*My favorite Star Wars original sounds effects are:*
*Wookie sounds are constructed out of clips of walruses, lions and other animal sounds.*
*The screech of a TIE Fighter is a drastically stretched out elephant bellow.*
*Darth Vader's breathing is a small mic inside of an old school scuba breather.*
*The Lightsaber hum was blended the sounds of his TV set and an old 35 mm projector.*
and 2004, 2011... again for 2019.
28:40 the genuine shock on your face is priceless! 😂😮
In the theater in 1977, the place went absolutely nuts when Han Solo returned to save Luke. It was like a sporting event.
Having only seen Episode 7, my last girlfriend's 5 year old daughter handed us a Princess Leia trading card, saying it was money. We asked what we could buy with the Leia card, and she promptly said "a blow'd up planet." 😂😂😂😂
Actually, the joke about R2's beeps is that R2D2 had a horrible potty mouth. That's why they had to bleep everything out.
If you read the novel of a new hope the author tells you what R2 is saying. And he could make a sailor blush with his colorful language lol
I always enjoy a kitty in either the background or foreground.
One of those moments when everything came together so well. Excellent effects, awesome music, unforgettable characters...
To those of us who saw this in theaters, it's STAR WARS. Nobody called it A New Hope until fairly recently.
This film changed how movies were made and how they were watched. In 1977 this was mind blowing. No one had ever even heard of anything like this.
Episode 4 was a reference to the Science Fiction serials of the 40s and 50s. There was no intention of it actually being a series until the blockbuster release.
Nobody knew. Except the attendees. They kept coming to the movies, watching Star Wars over and over. Demanding a sequel. My favorite parts were the audience participation, booing Darth Vader and cheering out heroes. I also liked that this world isn't shiny new. Everything is used and slightly beat up, especially the droids. In the opening scene, for instance, C3PO has a chrome leg on his gold body, and lots of dirt. I look forward, Erin, to watching the rest of these great movies with you.
@@adaddinsane You are right. But it made so much money because of word of mouth and re-watch. People were paying to see Star Wars over and over. The only other movie I experienced like this was, "Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Having a cat with you make everything better!
Great reaction! I’m officially jealous you get to experience this for the first time! I was 4 in 1977 and remember watching this in the theater. Made me a fan for life. Can’t wait for you to watch Empire and Return of the Jedi. You’ll love it! Then on to the prequels!
There is a fun theory, that all these movies were actually told from r2-d2's perspective. Since droids really don't do much outside their programming, but r2 performs some very extraordinary feats.
Holy shit! Riven is literally my favorite game of all time. So pleasantly surprised that you mentioned the Myst games!! ❤️❤️
"The force is strong with this one".
Star Wars episode 6 returned of the Jedi my favourite movie
Anya Lasagne is going to be a right terror. An absolutely adorable terror.
"Like a huge lizard or something?" Heh, those are called "Dewbacks"
The light saber fight might seem tame, but you have to remember, it's a fight against an elderly man and a cripple.
I’m almost a week late to this but a bit of trivia for you: sometime after this film came out, there was a contest to select the designs for some grotesques to be added to the National Cathedral in Washington DC. “Darth Vader” was put forward as a suggestion and won one of the slots, so yes; there is a carving of Darth Vader’s head on the National Cathedral. It’s a bit small and kind of tucked up out of the way, but it’s there.
also you're watching an edited version of the original release, there's a lot of added cgi. the lizard things they were riding (called dewbacks) were either in the background or not really mobile in the original release for instance.
Anya is adorable. Yes, George Lucas has plans for prequels and sequels (sort of - very, very vague plans), but the real reason it's Episode IV is because it is inspired by old pulp sci fi serials that would be played before a full movie. As they were serials, it was possible, even likely, for the first one you saw to be in the middle of the story. Lucas loved these stories, and wanted to start his story in the middle of the action as well, to give the feeling that you were jumping into some huge, epic adventure. No one, Lucas included, expected it to be a huge smash hit like it was. This, along with movies like Jaws and The Godfather, were the birth of the "blockbuster."
Fun fact! Some times art imitates life. The SR-71 spy plane use to have an "R2-D2" stellar navigation droid. It resembed in rough proximity the shape of R2. It wasn't a real droid rather a stellar navigation unit. Before gps aircraft used inertial and stellar navigation for precise location and navigation. The R2 unit could track and see the stars in the sky at very high altitude where the SR use to fly. It sat behind the crew just like in Star Wars
'Ben's Death and The TIE-Fighter Attack' (or so) my favorite piece of the whole franchise.
As someone who saw this, the first, at 6 yro in theater '77, i, like many didnt care for the prequels. But is a must watch since tells original story. My first reason was because of all the high-tech &, to many of us older folk, abomination cgi!!!😅 But as the story goes it makes perfect sense, even if the aesthetic starts going bonkers. Younger folk should be just fine.😅 I quit after prequels, then my niece gave me tix to "The Force Awakens" for Christmas in '15 & i was absolutely done😅, but then heard "Rogue One" tells story between original trilogy & prequels so i had to watch & i was actually surpised it was pretty good. Back in the day i just remember comics & books told the origin stories & guess went beyond? This is "Star Wars"!!! Episode 4 added later, as im sure plenty will fill you in on. My personal faves were "4" & "5" a tie, even though "5" is obviously better as a sequel, then "6", "Rogue One", "3", "2", then "1" & done for this old curmudgeon!😅
May the "Source" be with you all!
See ya.
✌️🌎❤️
3:08 When they do that closeup of the one rebel fighter in the beginning and he gets a look on his face of "This is it, boys." That always gets me. (Your video cuts away just as he's making the look I'm referring to.)
The first movie was not called episode four when it was first released, it was simply Star Wars. The second movie, the Empire strikes back was simply called Star Wars two among the fans. It wasn’t labeled episode four until he was ready to release the prequel. He also remastered the video and included new scenes that he wasn’t able to do when he originally released the movie.
@ 22:30 ... 0200 hrs = 2:00am in military time. (Somehow, in a galaxy far, far away, their time system and language is the same as ours.)
As soon as I heard her say that I came straight to the comments looking for this.
I always assumed were hearing a translated version of their language, which is why their system & language would be like ours.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Very good answer.
Saw it when new seven times in a theater near me that had a gigantic screen. The POV Trench shots made you feel like you were flying.
It's usually lost on younger folks who are used to CGI and digital effects how round breaking this movie was. This was originally all practical effects
I saw Star Wars at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood in 1977 when it was first released. At the Chinese Theatre the film was 70 millimeters format and the sound was Dolby sound. It was mind blowing. A few years later a friend of mine who was the special effects supervisor for the film lent me his production copy of the script to read. That was also amazing.
There is a great short fan film, "Troops" that shows how Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru died. Also, all of the CGI was added when the original trilogy was re-released before the prequels. The originals were all done with practical effects, film matting, and in-camera tricks. The original deleted scene Jaba was a human. Also, Greedo never shot, Han straight up executed him. Lucas added Greedo shooting for some misguided reason that no one cares about. The outlaws in the bar that assaulted Luke make a cameo appearance in Rogue One. Wedge Antilles (X-Wing pilot that saved Luke) is Ewan McGregor's uncle. Ewan plays Obi Wan in the prequels.
Don't listen to the crazy people that tell you to watch the movies out of order.
The singular writer, George Lucas wrote these in the order they were released. That is how you should watch it all for the first time ever.
Lucas wrote out the original trilogy (and then some) from the start, but after so many issues with his first couple films, he knew he probably wasn't going to make it all at once, if ever, so he specifically shopped around the first 3rd. It wasn't until it was successful he was able to get the rest made and retroactively make it a trilogy.
The music was composed and, I believe, conducted by John Williams. There’s a documentary about his life and career on Disney+ named “Music By John Williams.” He is a prolific composer. He has scored a huge amount of movies, which are frequently as famous for music as subject matter.
The golden man 😆 The actor who played Darth Vader only lived about 5mins from me and taught me and other kids at my old school how to ride bikes, that's my small claim to fame Darth Vader taught me how to ride a bike.
David Prowse brought the Physicality to Darth Vader and James Earl Jones brought the voice. Both were an intregal part of the Character.
RIP to both. Dave Prowse's cousin played in our pub quiz team in Bristol.
This was really fun. I like the way you add commentary very much. You're very good at the extemporaneous style. Quite funny. Keep posting them and I'll keep watching them.
I request/recommend Sleepy Hollow at some point.
11:10 Look up "Princess Leia's Stolen Death Star Plans"
(And that's a PSA to everyone. Really do look it up, it's absolutely brilliant!)
14:26. This guy will always be a Chad for calling out his boss on his bullshit religion in the middle of a work meeting.
The writer (singular) did not have any notion of prequels or sequels when this was released. The initial sequel, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" by Alan Dean Foster was published, but was then disavowed by Lucas so he could do Empire'.
Now that you mention it The Dark Knight Rises could 100% be a Star Wars title.
You want release order as your first viewing ALWAYS.
1) This is based on Epic Structure. Epics start in the middle of a crisis (Original Trilogy). Will go back and explain how got here (Prequels) and then return and resolve the crisis.
2) You're suppose to have the outcome in mind during the prequels. Spoilers to explain why.
3) For kids (most adults have this spoiled), the prequels are one big spoiler for a key reveal in the Original Trilogy.
Great reaction to one of my favorites from my childhood!
As I recall, George Lucas wrote a long script with what was basically three books totaling nine acts (or episodes) altogether dealing with the rise and continuing stories of a small group of independent resistance fighters up against a militaristic empire. A lot of the concepts were based on old serials like Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon with some other elements from Japanese cinema and British WWII films, thus there was a tyrannical empire and stormtroopers and a mystical force. After his success with the movie American Graffiti Lucas was given a tentative go ahead to make a movie of his choice. Looking over his script he realized that his acts were each a movie in itself and the fourth act was the most compelling, complete and ready to shoot, thus when Star Wars entered production it was called Episode Four to represent its place in the overarching story he had written. "A New Hope" was added much later when a rerelease with so-called "improvements" came out.
The "improved" version, which you saw, was more a downgrade in my opinion as its "improvements" were simply a bunch of unnecessary CGI elements added in to show off. Instead I feel that they clutter the scenes, like the Stormtroopers on the lizards in the first scene on Tatooine and all the additional unnecessary following and overhead shots of the four entering Mos Eisley before their meeting with Han and Chewie. The worst and idiotic one to me was the scene between Jabba and Han outside the Falcon.
To me this scene is nonsensical because in the previous scene Greedo the bounty hunter has told Han that Jabba has put such a high price on Han's head that every bounty hunter would be looking to hunt him down. And then Jabba's just waiting like a ditched date outside Han's ride, wanting to talk to him? No effing way. Then Han talks smack to him and Jabba is somewhat placating and conciliatory? Heck no! These are not the actions of a powerful and ruthless gangster who has put a bounty out on Han. The scene doesn't work at all, which is why it was cut completely from the original movie.
Also, in the original scene Jabba was a rotund human male who spoke in English and took all the smack talk Han gave him, but as they had advanced what they could do with CGI they overlaid the Jabba slug shape over him and added the talking in Jabba's own language. And Jabba originally being a standard man was why Han called him a great human being, which made no sense when said to the sluglike alien.
I don't mind the extra 'splodey bits added in the destruction of Alderaan and the Death Star, but the planetside scene clutter added in on Tatooine was a waste of effort to me. I'm glad I still have the original "improved" version dvds that have the original release on one side and the "improved" on the other. It seems almost impossible to find the original edition these days...
As for reaction to the movie, both Lucas and Spielberg expected it to be lucky if it made back its original budget, because scifi wasn't a successful entertainment niche, so they went off to Hawaii for the week of its release so they could relax and be far far away from any news of how badly the movie was doing. It took several days before someone was able to get ahold of them and let them know that the movie was having great returns, far beyond their wildest dreams! But they had been productive in a way during those days. As I recall as they sat on the beach Spielberg put forth an idea based on other movie serials of their childhoods. What if they did a movie where the hero was an adventuring archaeologist? A college professor in his everyday life, but someone who chased down antiquities as a hobby? And Indiana Jones started to take shape...
To let you know how big of a hit this movie was, it stayed in movie theaters where I lived for around an entire year! No matter what new movies came out and in what quantities Star Wars was guaranteed to be onscreen. A friend of mine and his dad watched it in theaters every Saturday for ten months straight as I recall.
Kitty kitty!
I have been watching these movies since the 70s. Basically as long as I can remember.