Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is thrust
into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has
lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins
Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the
beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire.
“The aerial dogfight Dykstra and Stears have helped Lucas perfect as
his climactic piece de resistance looks more exciting than its antecedents in
live-action war movies. It's the most gorgeous stylized combat sequence since
the underwater battle at the end of "Thunderball,” a project that won an Oscar
for Stears." – Washington Post
“'If I were asked to say with certainty which movies will still be
widely known a century or two from now, I would list "2001,'' "The Wizard of
Oz,'' Keaton and Chaplin, Astaire and Rogers, and probably "Casablanca'' … and
"Star Wars,'' for sure.” Chicago Sun Times –
Robert Ebert
“Star Wars' has three crucial elements going for it and they've
traveled time like troopers – it's a terrifically entertaining war story, it
has memorable characters and it is visually compelling. What more do we want in
movies, anyway?” San Francisco Chronicle –
Peter Stack