So continue with the realeas order and don't listen to anyone that says watch in machete order. Where do you think Spaceballs got the idea from and mel brooks got permission from geroge Lucas. also you have taken your first steps into a larger world, welcome to the star wars family.
I watched them in release order. Of course, I had no choice. I was 4.5 years old when this film released in theaters. Summer of 1977. Changed the entire course of my life, and I never once looked back. Getting my picture with Mark Hamill was one of my most favorite moments. Getting it with my young son made it priceless.
Fun fact "Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope" as we know it was originally called just *Star Wars* when it released back in 1977. It wasn't until the theatrical re-release in 1981 that it received the Episode IV marking and the subtitle A New Hope. But in 1980 a year before this change we had The Empire Strikes Back which opened with "Episode V" in the opening crawl. This no doubt confused the hell out of alot of people after coming from Star Wars as they'd be thinking "Wait Episode V!!! where's the other 4 episodes, did we miss something?". Pretty much the plan was to release Episodes 4, 5, and 6 first and then go back and do Episodes 1, 2, and 3 as a prequal trilogy. But when Lucas was creating Star Wars they shot down the idea of Lucas having Episode IV in the first films opening crawl so that's why it was added later in 1981 when the studios were like "Okay we hit gold, Lucas knows what he's doing". I love Star Wars, grew up on the Prequals and all the video games releasing across the 2000s along with the amazing Clone Wars animated series. Can't really say anything about these but it's the conflict Obi Wan mentioned to Luke that he and his father fought in as Jedi Knights. You'll discover all of this when you go deeper into Star Wars. In terms of watch order I do recommend going in Release Order so Originals, Prequels, etc. I do recommend watching Rogue One when you finish the Originals and Prequals same with Solo. There's also TV shows now like Andor, Mandalorian, Obi Wan so there's alot going on in the Galaxy Far Far Away. But the movies are a great place to start.
Incorrect. The original _Star Wars_ film was not subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope until 1982, after _The Empire Strikes Back_ had been shown in cinemas on its own for two years. _Star Wars_ was not subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope until both the original film and the sequel were released together as a double bill in 1982. The original _Star Wars_ film was shown on TV for the first time in 1982, too under its original name. I saw the original _Star Wars_ film for the first time in 1978, continued to watch it in 1979, watched _The Empire Strikes Back_ in 1980 and 1981, saw the double bill in 1982, _Return of the Jedi_ in 1983, then all three films of the middle trilogy were released in cinemas as a triple bill in 1984. I never saw a _Star Wars_ film at the cinema after that. And the word is spelt prequel.
I saw this in the theater when it first came out. A friend of mine had driven 125 miles to Miami to see it the opening night. He saw it four times. Then he insisted I go see it with him when it came to our town and we sat through it twice. It was pretty amazing at the time. The first time they hit hyperspace was mind-blowing.
You can tell Mel Brooks liked StarWars, because even in parody, he treated the idea of StarWars with respect and not contempt. That's why so many StarWars fans also love Spaceballs.
Also, something I myself didn’t learn until VERY Recently is that all of Chewies speaking lines were actually scripted and spoken in English, so the other knew what he was saying and could react appropriately, and his howls were dubbed in post.
I must clue you in that you are watching the 1997 official version with added cgi and shots edited. This info comes in handy in the next two movies. The scene with Han meeting Jabba didn’t have the slug. It had a human actor and was left out until the 1997 re-release. The phrase: “who shot first?” was because until 1997, the movie depicted Han shooting Greedo from under the bar table.
The reason you're seeing so much Space Balls coming through is because Space Balls was a parady of Star Wars. So you were actually seeing Star Wars coming through when you watched Space Balls.
Cool shirt! I'm a lifelong Star Wars fan (59-years old and saw the original movie in a theater when it was released in 1977) and I've never seen that shirt before. Awesome stuff. Great reaction. No one "gets" everything when they first watch one of these films. A lot of people loved them so much they've rewatched the movies numerous times and have every tiny detail permanently burned into their brain circuits, but the only thing that matters is to just enjoy the experience. If you liked this one, I can almost guarantee you'll like the next two at least as much. Thanks for sharing your first step into Star Wars. 🤗
Your going to love this,I watched it in the movie theater in 1977 when I was 9 years old. Oops I guess I gave up my age,oh well your still going to love it 😂
@@chickflicks82 I got my dad to take me the next day,in those days we had to stand outside for at least a hour outside. I have seen this movie over 100 times I know the complete dialogue
After this movie came out star wars merchandising and influence expoded well into the next 2 decades. Star wars everything was everywhere. I wasn't born until 79 but i saw it in the theater during its many rereleases.
Welcome to the world of Star Wars. Not everything that you saw was from 1977. Like the dinosaur stuff was from later DVD releases. They added them later. But it doesn't take away from the story. You've got alot of movies to watch! I look forward to all of your reactions!
When this thumbnail popped into my YT feed, I had to do a double take. You are the spitting image of an ex of mine. That aside, always great to see a new person getting into Star Wars. :)
"...crap, I gotta read?..." I know, right!? _These_ days we expect narration. "...I did see Spaceballs..." Oh, dear. You did that in reverse order. Spaceballs is basically a parody of the original Star Wars trilogy, with references to the Wizard of Oz, Planet of the Apes, Alien, and Star Trek the original series/movies, plus a lesser reference to Indiana Jones. "...his breathing, it's so funny..." At the time it was rather threatening, but... well, you've seen Spaceballs where they make fun of it. Comedy tends to make things less scary. "...What!? Did they just kill R2-D2?..." I know, right? "...that was from Short Circuit, right?" Other way around. Short Circuit is from it. As is Wall-E. "...look at that dinosaur thingy..." CGI added in 1997. "...are they being sold..." Yep... because this galaxy far, far away runs on slavery. "...are those two suns?..." Yep. Supposedly Tatooine makes a figure-eight orbit around them. However this is impossible. People have tried to make simulations where it works, and it always fails, with the planet being thrown out of orbit unless the suns are unable to move at all. "...look at that thing, that is so cool..." And _not_ CGI. That was in the original. "...that's crazy, he can just like..." Yeah... and his anger is cold. Very scary. "...there's so much to take in, it's like.. insane..." Yeah... and that wasn't there before. It was cleaner. That's CGI from 1997. "...this is Alderaan?..." Nope. Mos Eisley spaceport on Tatooine. "...there's all these creatures..." Which isn't nearly as impressive today as it was in 1977. None of that is CGI. "...Jabba..." An added scene, not in the original, and... well, to my mind not needed. It just pads the run-time. Greedo established everything we needed to know _before_ this point. "...it's an eyeball..." Dianoga (the name of the creature). Feel free to look them up (UA-cam hates external links most of the time). "...oh, crap, there's like 50 of them..." For a note, in the original, they just realized there were 6 of them to start with and turned back and fired. No 50 of them showing up. Which makes a _lot_ more sense in a few minutes, when it's revealed they _allowed_ them to escape. "...they're just like nrr, nrr..." Yeah, this lightsaber battle wasn't very well done. Part of it has to do with lack of choreography, part to do with the fact that the actor playing Obi-Wan was 63 at the time. It's hard to be a 63 year old action star. "...those planes look bad-ass..." Yep... and slightly rusting, in bad condition... because they were scrounged. It was really well done. "...Vader is not playing around..." He pretty much never does. It's what made him such a good villain. "...my favorite scene is, like, when they were at the bar..." It's iconic. It's a huge part of what launched the series of movies, as they went _way_ beyond what was considered 'possible' for B-movies, because up until that point _all_ sci-fi movies were considered B-movies. Though it was The Exorcist (1973) that allowed this movie to be made, and Star Wars that made so much else possible. In order to make Star Wars, a whole bunch of new effects were created, and an entire special effects studio (ILM - Industrial Light and Magic) was formed. Nice reaction. Have a nice day!
Growing up with this series (i was a child in 77 when i saw this film in the theaters), i recommended that you continue with the theatrical release order. You'll experience all of the drama and surprises in the same order that fans did back in the day.
Release order is the worst! We HAD to watch them in that order because all of the pieces of the puzzle hadn't yet been made. I'm a firm believer in Machete-orderish viewing: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, Kenobi Series, 6. The end of the story is Episode 6, not Episode 3.
A lot of Spaceballs is a parody of this, but it has very little in common, really. Lonestar is a combination of the two male protagonists in this, Luke and Han. C-3PO and R2D2 are best buddies, really, but 3PO is a bit of a drama queen and R2 has little patience for him. The Death Star has been destroyed, but there is far more to the empire than just the Death Star. Vader's spaceship is a different design to the empire's short-range fighters, it has a hyperdrive so it can make it to another world held by the empire. They made the Death Star surface by buying a load of model making kits but rather than making the models, gluing the whole kits, including the frame that held the pieces, to a surface and painting it all white. They called it 'Kit bashing'.
I was 13 Years old in 1977 When I saw Star wars in the Movie Theatre. It was originally just called Star wars because George Lucas did not know if he would be allowed to do more Star Wars films. He started with the First Episode of his middle Trilogy. When Episode v The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980 A New Hope was renumbered as Episode IV!
Ya not knowing if he could get the green light for more he figured episode 4 had the best chance as a stand alone story. I was 15 when it came out. I can't actually remember going to see it in the theatre but I know that I did. By the time Empire came out I was living in the middle of nowhere and had to wait until the VHS was released.
Since you keep asking and I don’t wanna spoil anything but the reason Darth Vader is in that mask and all the breathing sounds because he was in a fire any burn his lungs so he has to have that mass to help him breathe and if he doesn’t have it on he’ll die
"The Force will be with you, always." Fun Fact: The first movie to make over $300 million domestic box office. It was also the first movie to cross $500 million worldwide in its initial release. Action Star Fact: Stunt doubles were not used for the scene where Luke and Leia swing to safety in the Death Star. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher performed the stunt, shooting it in just one take. CGI Over Practical Fact: All the CGI was added in the late 90s and NOT part of the original release. I don't mind the changes, except for originally Han Solo (Harrison Ford) shot Greedo (Paul Blake) before the bounty hunter could do anything. Gun Enthusiast Fact: The weapons the stormtroopers used were essentially the Sterling L2A3 9mm SMG (sub-machine gun), a military weapon developed in the late 1940s in the U.K. and adopted by the British and Canadian Armies in the 1950s. The curved left entry side mounted magazine was removed, and that was as much as it was modified for the movie. The longer sandtrooper weapon was the MG-34 machine gun from Germany. Location Location Fact: The Tatooine scenes were filmed in Tunisia. There is a town in Tunisia's rural south named Tataouine (Berber for "eyes") and George Lucas liked the name so much, he adopted it for Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) home world. Some of the interiors and the courtyard of Luke's house were filmed in a hotel in Matmata, Tunisia. One can visit this two-star hotel and see some pictures and the painted ceiling of what was used for the Lars' dining room. When Luke goes out of the farm, he appears in a flat deserted area, while the reality, when you get out of the hotel, there are a lot of other houses, small stone hills, and a lot of prickly pear cacti (a variety very common in Tunisia). The skeleton that C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) passes belongs to a Tatooine creature called a Greater Krayt Dragon. This artificial skeleton was left in the Tunisian desert after filming and still lies there. During filming of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones (2002), the site was visited by the crew once more and the skeleton was still there.
There is a very unique aspect to Han Solo's ship The Millennium Falcon. It was a highly unique form for a space ship, unlike anything ever seen before in Science fiction. However, when it comes to designing and building fictional spaceships one is always forced to work in very small scales compared to how large the ship is supposed to be. What ends up happening is a ship gets designed that looks really good as a small model you can hold in your hand or step back from and really take it in. But when that same model has to be enlarged to a full scale set that the actors will appear in front of and interact with, what looked good when it was small somehow loses its magic when you get down and close to it. Not so with the Millennium Falcon! This ship looks so cool when you are standing next to the full scale version. Something I know they had no idea would be the case. I had the same reaction as you did when I first saw it in 1977. As soon as it appears I thought, "Wow, what a cool looking ship" which is then immediately followed by Luke saying, "What a piece of junk!" It's funny. Kind of like the bar that serves every species in the galaxy but is prejudiced against robots. Or a society that, instead of outlawing drugs, it forces people to take drugs and be high all the time. Lucas' irreverent "hippy" humor.
An example of a spaceship that looks good as a small model but not in full scale is the "Eagle Transporter" of Space:1999. It has been lauded as one of the best designs for a fictional spaceship and that may be true but when you put actors in front of a full scale set the thing just looks like a white boxcar with a ladder.
The lightsaberfight between Vader and Kenobi looks cheesy for 2 reasons. 1: George Lucas imagined Jedi as Space-Samurai and based their fightingstyle off old Samurai movies. 2: The materials that they had to use for the lightsabers back in 1977 were realy frail so the actors couldn't realy have at it without wrecking the props.
Yeah, I heard about Star Wars but never was into it when I was younger. But I did see Spaceballs and laughed my butt off. I knew it was a parody movie of Star Wars but I just never got around to seeing it.
There is debate on this but others have verified this with me: original release in 1977 when Luke throws the rope to swing across the bridge…. He misses once. This has been deleted from subsequent releases. Believe me: this HAPPENED. It’s not a Mandela effect.
Well now, a young UA-cam viewer is boarding the "Tantive IV." What will she make of this "old, long, slow-moving, jargon filled, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? "If you can read this, you don't need glasses." "I can't breathe in this thing!" 7:50 You are viewing the George Lucre edition, with footage/CGI not seen in 1977. You saw "Spaceballs" FIRST!? Oh my, this will be very interesting.
1. IRL Sir Alec Guinness didn't want to play Obi Wan, He thought the entire premise was silly, but his wife talked him into taking it The rest is history. 2. This episode of the saga was released first because Lucas felt it was the easiest one to make and provide an outstanding product with the technology they had at the time. 3. This movie came out way before CGI was available. The scene with Jabba the Hutt, the large critters outside the cantina and the ones being ridden by the stormtroopers are CGI and was put in later with the 25 years anniversary edition. 4. The BEST way to watch these are in the order they were released. Keep in mind that we had to wait years between episodes. there wasn't any internet or memes like. "I am your father" as spoilers. 5. The scene in the detention center where Han Solo ends up saying "how are you" is a goof on Harrison Ford's part. He forgot his lines. 🤣 6. In an appearance on Johnny Carson when this came Carrie Fisher said the Chewy is a 300-year-old Wookie. 7. Obi Wan didn't die. He went into the force. 8. The smirk and shrug Chewy gives Luke after he scares the little black droid is 🤣 9. Welcome aboard. You're in for a hell of a ride.
LOL that was funny when he said, How are you? That was a great slip up! Yeah I thought Ben just dissolved and didn't die. Vader was checking with his foot to see where he was at. I was thinking he didn't really die.
Aside from being influanced by Japanese films, A New Hope also took cues from WW2 epics like _The Dam Busters_ and old sci fi serials like Buck Rogers and Flash Gorden. In fact when it came out Star War was considered a massive throwback to an earlier, more optimistic age of cinema (remember the 70's were a pretty tumultuous time in the the west) and this was reflected with Han's dynamic with Luke and Obi-Wan. With the Jedi being the noble knight and squire, (Heroes of the past) and Han being the cynical gunslinger (the Anti-Heroes of the then present).
It’s funny. I grew up …. Saw this at age 7 when it was first released…… believing that Han’s shirt was white. I thought the film was bad? I mean the action figures had white shirts. But after decades of cleaning processes and stuff…. And seeing the costume in person…. His shirt is definitely yellow.
Welcome to the world of Star Wars. I will give some information for a better understanding of the universe. The Empire is a huge state that includes many planets and extends to most of the known galaxy, not counting some of the systems at the far edge. Initially, the empire was a constitutional monarchy, whose political affairs were governed not only by the emperor, but also by the senate, which includes a representative from each planet belonging to the empire, but after the creation of the Death Star, the senate was dissolved and power finally passed into the hands of the Emperor. Initially, the Empire was a galactic republic, but as a result of a series of events, the Lord of the Sith came to power, who proclaimed himself emperor (you will learn more about this in the prequels) Now about the structure of the Force, in this period of time, the two most powerful and well-known orders of forseusers are the Sith and the Jedi, they came from one ancient order of force users who served both its aspects - the Dark and the Light side. The dark and light side of the force are not the good and evil side, they represent two different currents of force and were named by members of the very first order in honor of the two moons that were satellites of the planet where this order was based, one was made of white stone, the other of black. This ancient order practiced a balance between the sides, the light one is more calm and creative, the dark one is more emotional and destructive. But over time, this order banned the study of the dark side of the force and focused on the light side, becoming the Jedi Order from the time. Once there was a split within the order and some members of the supreme Council were exiled to unknown regions of the galaxy because of the desire to study the dark side of the force. These fallen Jedi found the planet Korriban (or Morraband), where a humanoid undeveloped red-skinned race lived, which had a huge connection with the dark side. The fallen Jedi quickly subdued this race, which called itself the Sith, after which they named themselves the Sith Lords, creating a new order of force users, which was focused only on the dark side. With the passage of time, several major wars occurred between the newly created Sith Empire and the Old Republic, which included the Jedi as guardians of peace and justice. As a result, the Sith were almost destroyed several times, losing wars due to constant betrayals and internecine power struggles. But then a Sith lord was born, named Darth Bane, he created the rule of two, the rule that there can only be two Sith master and apprentice, a master to embody power, apprentice to reach for this power. When an apprentice becomes more powerful than a master, he kills him and takes his place, taking a new apprentice, the Sith were forced to go underground, but began to develop thanks to this. Darth Bane, after creating this rule, killed all the remaining Sith, becoming a master and taking a girl as an apprentice, who eventually killed him and, taking his place, continued the path of the Rule of Two. Sith and Jedi have opposite ideologies and philosophies, and most importantly - an attitude to the Force, Jedi serve the force, cutting themselves off from everything mundane, they are forbidden to take wives or husbands, have children, have property, nothing should cause affection and emotions and distract from serving the Force. Emotions lead to the dark side of the force, so the Sith raise their emotions to the absolute, they feed on them, most often hatred and rage, as one of the most powerful emotions, but also any other, if the Jedi serve the force like monks, then the Sith use the force to get what they want. Even the powers of the dark side and the light side are different, the light side is more creative and protective (force push, mind deception), when the dark side is more destructive and aggressive (force choke, force lightning) Now to the more relevant:) At the moment, thanks to political intrigues, the Sith lord Darth Sidious gained power over the galaxy, after which, with the help of his apprentice Darth Vader, he almost destroyed the Jedi Order, the Jedi are forced to hide without having contact with each other in the hope of someday being able to fight back. Oh yes, well, the names of the Sith Darth Vader, Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, etc. are not names given at birth, they receive them when they join the order, the prefix Darth literally means Lord in the language of the Sith. The code of the sith Peace is a lie. There is only Passion. Through Passion, I gain Strength. Through Strength, I gain Power. Through Power, I gain Victory. Through Victory my chains are Broken. The Force shall free me The code of the Jedi There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony. There is no death, there is the Force.
Welcome to the Star Wars fandom! If you are going to watch the Star Wars movies, I highly suggest that you watch them in this order (after this movie): Episode V: Empire Strikes Back Episode I: The Phantom Menace Episode II: Attack Of The Clones Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (Stand Alone) Rogue One Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi And from there, watch whatever you want. Honestly, the Sequel Trilogy (and Solo movie) sucks more than the Prequel Trilogy and I refuse to watch reactions to them. Again, this is just a suggestion. You can take my suggestion or not. However you will greatly appreciate the order that I suggested afterwards. The plot twist in Episode III is more impactful and Episode VI makes a more satisfactory emotional ending, because it is the end of the story. This also solves the prequel paradox by making all these movies just one story. I can't say anything else or I would go into spoilers. Now some other people will suggest the Release Order. I can't stop you from watching that order, but the "because we watch them in that order" is a super weak reason. My "Satisfying Order" serves a narrative purpose (something the gatekeeping Release Order purists can't say) and you'll be watching all of movies anyway. If I could blank my mind and watch these movies fresh, that's the order I would love to watch them in.
you should watch star wars pink five, about a sassy female jedi who has a pink lightsaber and her story takes place during episodes 4.5 and 6 and it's very funny
Fyi: R2-D2 is the most important character in Star Wars. He is also the most vulgar actor in cinema history. Every word he spoke was bleeped out. 😶😊🤭🙃🤣🤣🤣
star wars - one of the greatest franchises, before disney bought it and destroyed it. but let's end more cheerfully, with a joke: - what is the death star? planet killer! and what is kathleen kennedy? franchise killer!! 😂
So continue with the realeas order and don't listen to anyone that says watch in machete order. Where do you think Spaceballs got the idea from and mel brooks got permission from geroge Lucas. also you have taken your first steps into a larger world, welcome to the star wars family.
I watched them in release order. Of course, I had no choice. I was 4.5 years old when this film released in theaters. Summer of 1977. Changed the entire course of my life, and I never once looked back. Getting my picture with Mark Hamill was one of my most favorite moments. Getting it with my young son made it priceless.
In the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, "You've taken your first step into a larger world."
Fun fact "Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope" as we know it was originally called just *Star Wars* when it released back in 1977. It wasn't until the theatrical re-release in 1981 that it received the Episode IV marking and the subtitle A New Hope. But in 1980 a year before this change we had The Empire Strikes Back which opened with "Episode V" in the opening crawl. This no doubt confused the hell out of alot of people after coming from Star Wars as they'd be thinking "Wait Episode V!!! where's the other 4 episodes, did we miss something?". Pretty much the plan was to release Episodes 4, 5, and 6 first and then go back and do Episodes 1, 2, and 3 as a prequal trilogy. But when Lucas was creating Star Wars they shot down the idea of Lucas having Episode IV in the first films opening crawl so that's why it was added later in 1981 when the studios were like "Okay we hit gold, Lucas knows what he's doing".
I love Star Wars, grew up on the Prequals and all the video games releasing across the 2000s along with the amazing Clone Wars animated series. Can't really say anything about these but it's the conflict Obi Wan mentioned to Luke that he and his father fought in as Jedi Knights. You'll discover all of this when you go deeper into Star Wars. In terms of watch order I do recommend going in Release Order so Originals, Prequels, etc. I do recommend watching Rogue One when you finish the Originals and Prequals same with Solo. There's also TV shows now like Andor, Mandalorian, Obi Wan so there's alot going on in the Galaxy Far Far Away. But the movies are a great place to start.
Not true,it had the IV and said a new hope I saw it on opening night in 1977
@@seanbumstead1250 Here's the opening Crawl, Did not feature A New Hope or Episode IV. ua-cam.com/video/UKRIUiyF0N4/v-deo.html
1979 was the renamed released. They put it back out right before Empire came out.
@@seanbumstead1250 Incorrect, friend. Not til 79.
Incorrect. The original _Star Wars_ film was not subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope until 1982, after _The Empire Strikes Back_ had been shown in cinemas on its own for two years.
_Star Wars_ was not subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope until both the original film and the sequel were released together as a double bill in 1982.
The original _Star Wars_ film was shown on TV for the first time in 1982, too under its original name.
I saw the original _Star Wars_ film for the first time in 1978, continued to watch it in 1979, watched _The Empire Strikes Back_ in 1980 and 1981, saw the double bill in 1982, _Return of the Jedi_ in 1983, then all three films of the middle trilogy were released in cinemas as a triple bill in 1984.
I never saw a _Star Wars_ film at the cinema after that.
And the word is spelt prequel.
I saw this in the theater when it first came out. A friend of mine had driven 125 miles to Miami to see it the opening night. He saw it four times. Then he insisted I go see it with him when it came to our town and we sat through it twice. It was pretty amazing at the time. The first time they hit hyperspace was mind-blowing.
Comments about '2 suns' are so rare, they must be noted.
You can tell Mel Brooks liked StarWars, because even in parody, he treated the idea of StarWars with respect and not contempt. That's why so many StarWars fans also love Spaceballs.
Also, something I myself didn’t learn until VERY Recently is that all of Chewies speaking lines were actually scripted and spoken in English, so the other knew what he was saying and could react appropriately, and his howls were dubbed in post.
"Crap, I gotta read?!??" 🤣😂
LOL!!!
I must clue you in that you are watching the 1997 official version with added cgi and shots edited. This info comes in handy in the next two movies. The scene with Han meeting Jabba didn’t have the slug. It had a human actor and was left out until the 1997 re-release. The phrase: “who shot first?” was because until 1997, the movie depicted Han shooting Greedo from under the bar table.
Is Darth Vader gonna have to Force Choke a Bitch!??... lol
The reason you're seeing so much Space Balls coming through is because Space Balls was a parady of Star Wars. So you were actually seeing Star Wars coming through when you watched Space Balls.
Cool shirt! I'm a lifelong Star Wars fan (59-years old and saw the original movie in a theater when it was released in 1977) and I've never seen that shirt before. Awesome stuff.
Great reaction. No one "gets" everything when they first watch one of these films. A lot of people loved them so much they've rewatched the movies numerous times and have every tiny detail permanently burned into their brain circuits, but the only thing that matters is to just enjoy the experience. If you liked this one, I can almost guarantee you'll like the next two at least as much.
Thanks for sharing your first step into Star Wars. 🤗
I am disturbed that I do not own a "Vader is coming" shirt like yours. This will be rectified. Happy belated birthday!
Love Star Wars!!! Have fun!
Your going to love this,I watched it in the movie theater in 1977 when I was 9 years old. Oops I guess I gave up my age,oh well your still going to love it 😂
That's awesome! I bet it was fun seeing it in the theater!
@@chickflicks82 I got my dad to take me the next day,in those days we had to stand outside for at least a hour outside. I have seen this movie over 100 times I know the complete dialogue
@@chickflicks82watch the sequels too but not the disney Star Wars though 😊
Welcome to Star Wars! We will watch your reactions with great interest!
duder!
@@YoureMrLebowski you mind if I take any rug in the house?!
@@YoureMrLebowski They cut off his Johnson........
After this movie came out star wars merchandising and influence expoded well into the next 2 decades. Star wars everything was everywhere. I wasn't born until 79 but i saw it in the theater during its many rereleases.
4:27. C3PO "I'm not getting in there."
Explosion half a second later
Everyone watching "You bloody well are."
I think you’re trying to say the movie had a “lived in look” that’s what makes StarWars so cool!
Welcome to the world of Star Wars. Not everything that you saw was from 1977. Like the dinosaur stuff was from later DVD releases. They added them later. But it doesn't take away from the story. You've got alot of movies to watch! I look forward to all of your reactions!
When this thumbnail popped into my YT feed, I had to do a double take. You are the spitting image of an ex of mine. That aside, always great to see a new person getting into Star Wars. :)
Hehe, yeah that happens! I'll be doing more Star Wars soon! :)
@@chickflicks82 Excellent! Gives me something to look forward to! :)
Huge Star Wars fan 🎉
"...crap, I gotta read?..."
I know, right!? _These_ days we expect narration.
"...I did see Spaceballs..."
Oh, dear. You did that in reverse order. Spaceballs is basically a parody of the original Star Wars trilogy, with references to the Wizard of Oz, Planet of the Apes, Alien, and Star Trek the original series/movies, plus a lesser reference to Indiana Jones.
"...his breathing, it's so funny..."
At the time it was rather threatening, but... well, you've seen Spaceballs where they make fun of it. Comedy tends to make things less scary.
"...What!? Did they just kill R2-D2?..."
I know, right?
"...that was from Short Circuit, right?"
Other way around. Short Circuit is from it. As is Wall-E.
"...look at that dinosaur thingy..."
CGI added in 1997.
"...are they being sold..."
Yep... because this galaxy far, far away runs on slavery.
"...are those two suns?..."
Yep. Supposedly Tatooine makes a figure-eight orbit around them. However this is impossible. People have tried to make simulations where it works, and it always fails, with the planet being thrown out of orbit unless the suns are unable to move at all.
"...look at that thing, that is so cool..."
And _not_ CGI. That was in the original.
"...that's crazy, he can just like..."
Yeah... and his anger is cold. Very scary.
"...there's so much to take in, it's like.. insane..."
Yeah... and that wasn't there before. It was cleaner. That's CGI from 1997.
"...this is Alderaan?..."
Nope. Mos Eisley spaceport on Tatooine.
"...there's all these creatures..."
Which isn't nearly as impressive today as it was in 1977. None of that is CGI.
"...Jabba..."
An added scene, not in the original, and... well, to my mind not needed. It just pads the run-time. Greedo established everything we needed to know _before_ this point.
"...it's an eyeball..."
Dianoga (the name of the creature). Feel free to look them up (UA-cam hates external links most of the time).
"...oh, crap, there's like 50 of them..."
For a note, in the original, they just realized there were 6 of them to start with and turned back and fired. No 50 of them showing up. Which makes a _lot_ more sense in a few minutes, when it's revealed they _allowed_ them to escape.
"...they're just like nrr, nrr..."
Yeah, this lightsaber battle wasn't very well done. Part of it has to do with lack of choreography, part to do with the fact that the actor playing Obi-Wan was 63 at the time. It's hard to be a 63 year old action star.
"...those planes look bad-ass..."
Yep... and slightly rusting, in bad condition... because they were scrounged. It was really well done.
"...Vader is not playing around..."
He pretty much never does. It's what made him such a good villain.
"...my favorite scene is, like, when they were at the bar..."
It's iconic. It's a huge part of what launched the series of movies, as they went _way_ beyond what was considered 'possible' for B-movies, because up until that point _all_ sci-fi movies were considered B-movies. Though it was The Exorcist (1973) that allowed this movie to be made, and Star Wars that made so much else possible. In order to make Star Wars, a whole bunch of new effects were created, and an entire special effects studio (ILM - Industrial Light and Magic) was formed.
Nice reaction.
Have a nice day!
Hehe, yeah after I said it's from Short Circuit, I remembered that movie came out in the 80s' I think so I bet they got it from this film.
"How do you use the Force?"
Stretch out with your feelings!
Happy Birthday Susan! My birthday was June 4th, turned 56.
Happy Birthday!!! :) Gemini's!!!!!
Their nicknames are Aretoo and Threepio.
Growing up with this series (i was a child in 77 when i saw this film in the theaters), i recommended that you continue with the theatrical release order. You'll experience all of the drama and surprises in the same order that fans did back in the day.
Release order is the worst! We HAD to watch them in that order because all of the pieces of the puzzle hadn't yet been made. I'm a firm believer in Machete-orderish viewing: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, Kenobi Series, 6. The end of the story is Episode 6, not Episode 3.
8:06 So you already know the big twist… “No, I am your father's, brother's, nephew's, cousin's, former roommate.” 😞
LOL!!!
A lot of Spaceballs is a parody of this, but it has very little in common, really. Lonestar is a combination of the two male protagonists in this, Luke and Han.
C-3PO and R2D2 are best buddies, really, but 3PO is a bit of a drama queen and R2 has little patience for him.
The Death Star has been destroyed, but there is far more to the empire than just the Death Star. Vader's spaceship is a different design to the empire's short-range fighters, it has a hyperdrive so it can make it to another world held by the empire.
They made the Death Star surface by buying a load of model making kits but rather than making the models, gluing the whole kits, including the frame that held the pieces, to a surface and painting it all white. They called it 'Kit bashing'.
Happy belated Birthday!
We will follow your Star Wars jouney with great interest.
Good Job, again. 👍
I was 13 Years old in 1977 When I saw Star wars in the Movie Theatre. It was originally just called Star wars because George Lucas did not know if he would be allowed to do more Star Wars films. He started with the First Episode of his middle Trilogy. When Episode v The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980 A New Hope was renumbered as Episode IV!
I was 1 month old when it came out. Haha.
Ya not knowing if he could get the green light for more he figured episode 4 had the best chance as a stand alone story. I was 15 when it came out. I can't actually remember going to see it in the theatre but I know that I did. By the time Empire came out I was living in the middle of nowhere and had to wait until the VHS was released.
Since you keep asking and I don’t wanna spoil anything but the reason Darth Vader is in that mask and all the breathing sounds because he was in a fire any burn his lungs so he has to have that mass to help him breathe and if he doesn’t have it on he’ll die
"The Force will be with you, always."
Fun Fact: The first movie to make over $300 million domestic box office. It was also the first movie to cross $500 million worldwide in its initial release.
Action Star Fact: Stunt doubles were not used for the scene where Luke and Leia swing to safety in the Death Star. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher performed the stunt, shooting it in just one take.
CGI Over Practical Fact: All the CGI was added in the late 90s and NOT part of the original release. I don't mind the changes, except for originally Han Solo (Harrison Ford) shot Greedo (Paul Blake) before the bounty hunter could do anything.
Gun Enthusiast Fact: The weapons the stormtroopers used were essentially the Sterling L2A3 9mm SMG (sub-machine gun), a military weapon developed in the late 1940s in the U.K. and adopted by the British and Canadian Armies in the 1950s. The curved left entry side mounted magazine was removed, and that was as much as it was modified for the movie. The longer sandtrooper weapon was the MG-34 machine gun from Germany.
Location Location Fact: The Tatooine scenes were filmed in Tunisia. There is a town in Tunisia's rural south named Tataouine (Berber for "eyes") and George Lucas liked the name so much, he adopted it for Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) home world. Some of the interiors and the courtyard of Luke's house were filmed in a hotel in Matmata, Tunisia. One can visit this two-star hotel and see some pictures and the painted ceiling of what was used for the Lars' dining room. When Luke goes out of the farm, he appears in a flat deserted area, while the reality, when you get out of the hotel, there are a lot of other houses, small stone hills, and a lot of prickly pear cacti (a variety very common in Tunisia). The skeleton that C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) passes belongs to a Tatooine creature called a Greater Krayt Dragon. This artificial skeleton was left in the Tunisian desert after filming and still lies there. During filming of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones (2002), the site was visited by the crew once more and the skeleton was still there.
There is a very unique aspect to Han Solo's ship The Millennium Falcon.
It was a highly unique form for a space ship, unlike anything ever seen before in Science fiction. However, when it comes to designing and building fictional spaceships one is always forced to work in very small scales compared to how large the ship is supposed to be. What ends up happening is a ship gets designed that looks really good as a small model you can hold in your hand or step back from and really take it in. But when that same model has to be enlarged to a full scale set that the actors will appear in front of and interact with, what looked good when it was small somehow loses its magic when you get down and close to it.
Not so with the Millennium Falcon! This ship looks so cool when you are standing next to the full scale version. Something I know they had no idea would be the case. I had the same reaction as you did when I first saw it in 1977. As soon as it appears I thought, "Wow, what a cool looking ship" which is then immediately followed by Luke saying, "What a piece of junk!" It's funny.
Kind of like the bar that serves every species in the galaxy but is prejudiced against robots. Or a society that, instead of outlawing drugs, it forces people to take drugs and be high all the time. Lucas' irreverent "hippy" humor.
An example of a spaceship that looks good as a small model but not in full scale is the "Eagle Transporter" of Space:1999. It has been lauded as one of the best designs for a fictional spaceship and that may be true but when you put actors in front of a full scale set the thing just looks like a white boxcar with a ladder.
The lightsaberfight between Vader and Kenobi looks cheesy for 2 reasons. 1: George Lucas imagined Jedi as Space-Samurai and based their fightingstyle off old Samurai movies. 2: The materials that they had to use for the lightsabers back in 1977 were realy frail so the actors couldn't realy have at it without wrecking the props.
you might be the only SpaceBalls fan who has never seen Star Wars... makes for an interesting reaction
Yeah, I heard about Star Wars but never was into it when I was younger. But I did see Spaceballs and laughed my butt off. I knew it was a parody movie of Star Wars but I just never got around to seeing it.
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There is debate on this but others have verified this with me: original release in 1977 when Luke throws the rope to swing across the bridge…. He misses once. This has been deleted from subsequent releases. Believe me: this HAPPENED. It’s not a Mandela effect.
Well now, a young UA-cam viewer is boarding the "Tantive IV." What will she make of this "old, long, slow-moving, jargon filled, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? "If you can read this, you don't need glasses." "I can't breathe in this thing!" 7:50 You are viewing the George Lucre edition, with footage/CGI not seen in 1977. You saw "Spaceballs" FIRST!? Oh my, this will be very interesting.
1. IRL Sir Alec Guinness didn't want to play Obi Wan, He thought the entire premise was silly, but his wife talked him into taking it The rest is history.
2. This episode of the saga was released first because Lucas felt it was the easiest one to make and provide an outstanding product with the technology they had at the time.
3. This movie came out way before CGI was available. The scene with Jabba the Hutt, the large critters outside the cantina and the ones being ridden by the stormtroopers are CGI and was put in later with the 25 years anniversary edition.
4. The BEST way to watch these are in the order they were released. Keep in mind that we had to wait years between episodes. there wasn't any internet or memes like. "I am your father" as spoilers.
5. The scene in the detention center where Han Solo ends up saying "how are you" is a goof on Harrison Ford's part. He forgot his lines. 🤣
6. In an appearance on Johnny Carson when this came Carrie Fisher said the Chewy is a 300-year-old Wookie.
7. Obi Wan didn't die. He went into the force.
8. The smirk and shrug Chewy gives Luke after he scares the little black droid is 🤣
9. Welcome aboard. You're in for a hell of a ride.
LOL that was funny when he said, How are you? That was a great slip up!
Yeah I thought Ben just dissolved and didn't die. Vader was checking with his foot to see where he was at. I was thinking he didn't really die.
Aside from being influanced by Japanese films, A New Hope also took cues from WW2 epics like _The Dam Busters_ and old sci fi serials like Buck Rogers and Flash Gorden.
In fact when it came out Star War was considered a massive throwback to an earlier, more optimistic age of cinema (remember the 70's were a pretty tumultuous time in the the west) and this was reflected with Han's dynamic with Luke and Obi-Wan. With the Jedi being the noble knight and squire, (Heroes of the past) and Han being the cynical gunslinger (the Anti-Heroes of the then present).
It’s funny. I grew up …. Saw this at age 7 when it was first released…… believing that Han’s shirt was white. I thought the film was bad? I mean the action figures had white shirts. But after decades of cleaning processes and stuff…. And seeing the costume in person…. His shirt is definitely yellow.
RIP Alderaanians.
Those are X-Wings. Not planes.
Welcome to the world of Star Wars.
I will give some information for a better understanding of the universe.
The Empire is a huge state that includes many planets and extends to most of the known galaxy, not counting some of the systems at the far edge. Initially, the empire was a constitutional monarchy, whose political affairs were governed not only by the emperor, but also by the senate, which includes a representative from each planet belonging to the empire, but after the creation of the Death Star, the senate was dissolved and power finally passed into the hands of the Emperor. Initially, the Empire was a galactic republic, but as a result of a series of events, the Lord of the Sith came to power, who proclaimed himself emperor (you will learn more about this in the prequels)
Now about the structure of the Force, in this period of time, the two most powerful and well-known orders of forseusers are the Sith and the Jedi, they came from one ancient order of force users who served both its aspects - the Dark and the Light side. The dark and light side of the force are not the good and evil side, they represent two different currents of force and were named by members of the very first order in honor of the two moons that were satellites of the planet where this order was based, one was made of white stone, the other of black. This ancient order practiced a balance between the sides, the light one is more calm and creative, the dark one is more emotional and destructive. But over time, this order banned the study of the dark side of the force and focused on the light side, becoming the Jedi Order from the time. Once there was a split within the order and some members of the supreme Council were exiled to unknown regions of the galaxy because of the desire to study the dark side of the force. These fallen Jedi found the planet Korriban (or Morraband), where a humanoid undeveloped red-skinned race lived, which had a huge connection with the dark side. The fallen Jedi quickly subdued this race, which called itself the Sith, after which they named themselves the Sith Lords, creating a new order of force users, which was focused only on the dark side. With the passage of time, several major wars occurred between the newly created Sith Empire and the Old Republic, which included the Jedi as guardians of peace and justice. As a result, the Sith were almost destroyed several times, losing wars due to constant betrayals and internecine power struggles. But then a Sith lord was born, named Darth Bane, he created the rule of two, the rule that there can only be two Sith master and apprentice, a master to embody power, apprentice to reach for this power. When an apprentice becomes more powerful than a master, he kills him and takes his place, taking a new apprentice, the Sith were forced to go underground, but began to develop thanks to this. Darth Bane, after creating this rule, killed all the remaining Sith, becoming a master and taking a girl as an apprentice, who eventually killed him and, taking his place, continued the path of the Rule of Two.
Sith and Jedi have opposite ideologies and philosophies, and most importantly - an attitude to the Force, Jedi serve the force, cutting themselves off from everything mundane, they are forbidden to take wives or husbands, have children, have property, nothing should cause affection and emotions and distract from serving the Force. Emotions lead to the dark side of the force, so the Sith raise their emotions to the absolute, they feed on them, most often hatred and rage, as one of the most powerful emotions, but also any other, if the Jedi serve the force like monks, then the Sith use the force to get what they want. Even the powers of the dark side and the light side are different, the light side is more creative and protective (force push, mind deception), when the dark side is more destructive and aggressive (force choke, force lightning)
Now to the more relevant:) At the moment, thanks to political intrigues, the Sith lord Darth Sidious gained power over the galaxy, after which, with the help of his apprentice Darth Vader, he almost destroyed the Jedi Order, the Jedi are forced to hide without having contact with each other in the hope of someday being able to fight back.
Oh yes, well, the names of the Sith Darth Vader, Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, etc. are not names given at birth, they receive them when they join the order, the prefix Darth literally means Lord in the language of the Sith.
The code of the sith
Peace is a lie. There is only Passion.
Through Passion, I gain Strength.
Through Strength, I gain Power.
Through Power, I gain Victory.
Through Victory my chains are Broken.
The Force shall free me
The code of the Jedi
There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no chaos, there is harmony.
There is no death, there is the Force.
Welcome to the Star Wars fandom! If you are going to watch the Star Wars movies, I highly suggest that you watch them in this order (after this movie):
Episode V: Empire Strikes Back
Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Episode II: Attack Of The Clones
Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith
(Stand Alone) Rogue One
Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi
And from there, watch whatever you want. Honestly, the Sequel Trilogy (and Solo movie) sucks more than the Prequel Trilogy and I refuse to watch reactions to them.
Again, this is just a suggestion. You can take my suggestion or not. However you will greatly appreciate the order that I suggested afterwards. The plot twist in Episode III is more impactful and Episode VI makes a more satisfactory emotional ending, because it is the end of the story. This also solves the prequel paradox by making all these movies just one story. I can't say anything else or I would go into spoilers. Now some other people will suggest the Release Order. I can't stop you from watching that order, but the "because we watch them in that order" is a super weak reason. My "Satisfying Order" serves a narrative purpose (something the gatekeeping Release Order purists can't say) and you'll be watching all of movies anyway. If I could blank my mind and watch these movies fresh, that's the order I would love to watch them in.
It was very important for us teen girls at that time to see a female in this type of role.
Let's go! ;)
0:13 hey, you're that chick susan, right? i thought that was you. 🙂
It's me!!! LOL
Hello there
Howdy!!!
you should watch star wars pink five, about a sassy female jedi who has a pink lightsaber and her story takes place during episodes 4.5 and 6 and it's very funny
If you're into chick flicks, you must watch "Fried Green Tomatoes"
Mos Eisley space port
Hi. That is Mos Eisley. Not Alderaan.
2:17 Yup, George Lucas plagiarised the heck out of Mel Brooks.
leia might have been Damsel in Distress, but helpless she wasn´t, not by a long shot. Next part is my favourite of all of Star Wars.
R2-D2 & C-3PO
Fyi: R2-D2 is the most important character in Star Wars. He is also the most vulgar actor in cinema history. Every word he spoke was bleeped out. 😶😊🤭🙃🤣🤣🤣
Landspeeder
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Tattooine
You mispronounced a word. Instead of saying Rebel ships. You said rebellion ships.
star wars - one of the greatest franchises, before disney bought it and destroyed it. but let's end more cheerfully, with a joke: - what is the death star? planet killer! and what is kathleen kennedy? franchise killer!! 😂
My only question.... did you watch an original cut? Or the bastardized version that Lucas "upgraded" in the late 90s, early 2Ks??
All right kid you're all clear now lets blow this thing and then get stoned !!!
I find your lack of faith disturbing..
I’m sorry, I’ll try to prove my faith to you sir!!! ⭐️
you will notice the storm troopers can't hit anything,they have the worst aim in the universe
You should have watched Episode I first, in my opinion..........