Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

 lack luster
I purchased this DVD in order to get the origanl release copy of the movie. I like this DVD I just wish it had the extras on it. I can't understand why it wouldn't come with the extras. Shame on George Lucas and FOX studios for this oversite. April 17, 2008

 the best movie yet
This movie is great especially the fighting parts.It is very funny.The death star blows up in the end.
(written by my 6 year old brother) April 12, 2008

 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope gets another DVD release. A lot of people have complained about the 1997 and 2004 versions of the film however, I find this one in particular better with the CGI enhancements. It is nostalgic to go back and watch the 1977 verison on disc 2, however it is not presented in anamorphic widescreen, and only presented in Dolby 2.0. That is fine with me, since I prefer to watch the updated version of the film which is presented in anamorphic widescreen with 5.1 ex sound. Yes, I agree Greedo shooting first was a bad idea, but I'm over it. I love Star Wars, and this film is the one that started it all. I can't wait until the film is updated for digital 3-D, so I can hear all the new complaints by purists who feel that a film should not be tampered with after it's initial release. March 26, 2008

 The greatest movie of all time finally gets it's theatrical release on DVD!
Long ago in a galaxy far away, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) has kidnapped by the evil Darth Vader (Played by David Prowse and voiced by James Earl Jones). She sents out two special robots named C-3PO (Voiced by Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) to a plaet to find someone named Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guiness) as he is Leia's only hope. A farmboy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamil) somehow finds the droids then takes them to a sleazy alien bar where they meet lovable smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and furry friend Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). They all join forces together, as they must try to rescue the princess and stop Darth Vader's sinister plan.

What is there to say about this movie? it launched a new hope in Sci-fi and fantasy movies, it started out as an idea by George Lucas when he wrote the script, story and even created the SW universe as he wanted to sell this to Universal or United Artist. Then later, 20th Century Fox bought the rights to his movie and a year later the film was finished and had an unexpected success. The film was embraced by both audiences and critics as it as a masterpiece unlike anything they ever seen, a phenomeneon was born. The film itself offers great performances, spectacular special effects, a good storyline and non-stop entertainment all the way! The film spawned two sequels, three prequels, neverending merchandise, imitators, video games, toys and other cool stuff.

This DVD has for the very first time the classic first movie in it's original un-special edition version with some of the stuff that was left out from the 1997 special edition re-issue such as the werewolf-esque creatures, no Jabba the Hut, and of course the purist's fans much loved scene where Han shoots first. This also included the 1997 special edition, the picture on both movies are nicely remastered and this is guaraneteed to satisfy SW fans who brought the trilogy on DVD in it's boxset. March 15, 2008

 1977 Rocks!
I would say that the 1977 version of this movie is WAY better. I think they reuined a lot of this movie when they added parts for the 2000's release of it. I honestly bought this DVD because there was no other way to get the 1977 version. This made a GREAT valentine's gift for my boyfriend, who is a HUGE Star Wars fan. We really enjoyed watching the original version of this movie, and we'll continue to watch it again and again. March 15, 2008

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