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Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope
By George Lucas
Hyped 9/3/2008 11:24:09 AM
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Last Rated: 2/8/2009 8:40:35 PM by nassauroyal and has been rated 8 time(s)
Viewed 718 time(s)
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Egan080's Review and Opinion:
When the Classic Star Wars Trilogy (A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi) was released on DVD four years ago, the biggest complaint the die-hard fanboys had was that not only had George Lucas messed with the films by adding little bits of new footage here and there to make the older films more consistent with the Prequel Trilogy, but he had not allowed Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Home Video to include the original theatrical versions as fans had seen them in 1977, 1980, and 1983.
The initial position taken by Lucas was, "Well, I have never been happy with the compromises I had to make to get my movies done, but the versions on the DVD are the way I envisioned them. Thus, I'm not going to include the original versions with the box set.
But Lucas obviously must have changed his mind, because the latest re-issue of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (at least till the Blu-ray version comes out) is a two-disc Limited Edition which has the 2004 version on Disc 1 and the 1977 theatrical release on Disc 2.
The differences between the two are minor plot-wise: the 2004 update improves on the 1997 Special Edition re-edit by punching up the colors and vastly improving the CGI Jabba that appears in the restored encounter between the Hutt and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), along with a few minor tweaks here and there.
The other change is somewhat interesting because it explains to younger viewers why people still refer to A New Hope as simply Star Wars; the original main title sequence from 1977 didn't have the Episode IV: A New Hope chapter heading in the title crawl. (See the YouTube video and you'll notice this.) 20th Century Fox forbade the use of the Episode number since the first three Episodes had not been made yet. "It'll confuse viewers," the studio told Lucas. After the release of Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas was able to retroactively redo the crawl and re-release the first part of the trilogy as Episode IV for its 1981 re-release in theaters and in subsequent home video releases.
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Visual Aspects 83.33% |
Though the 2004 version looks better, the 1977 Star Wars still wows the heck out of me! |
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Auditory Aspects 100.00% |
Oddly enough, the music track in the 1977 version sounds less muted in spots, otherwise, both DVDs have great sound. |
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Cinematography 100.00% |
The transitions were deliberate homages to 1930s serials, and the cinematography was pretty good. |
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Plot/story 90.00% |
When it first came out, this Star Wars flick was very original. |
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Character 70.00% |
Within the setting of "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" the characters were credible. |
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Acting 80.00% |
Though sometimes campy, the cast's work on Star Wars was better than that by actors in lesser films of this genre. |
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General 86.67% |
Hard to be objective here, since this is my favorite movie of all time. It's fun to watch, that's for sure! |
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Synopsis:
Luke Skywalker leaves his home planet, teams up with other rebels, and tries to save Princess Leia from the evil clutches of Darth Vader.
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