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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars

1977

George Lucas

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness ...

7.9

137,791

Sci-Fi. Adventure In a distant galaxy, a long time ago, young Luke Skywalker, a young farmboy on Tatooine, 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. 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. Although Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in a ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		A.D. Murphy Variety	"George Lucas set out to make the biggest possible adventure fantasy out of his memories of serials and older action epics, and he succeeded brilliantly"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Star Wars' taps the pulp fantasies buried in our memories, and because it's done so brilliantly, it reactivates old thrills, fears, and exhilarations we thought we'd abandoned when we read our last copy of Amazing Stories (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"
		Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"A grandiose and violent epic with a simple and whimsical heart"
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Ruling out nuanced characterization and emotions that last longer than 20 seconds"
		Mike Clark USA Today	"A pop-culture landmark"
		Pauline Kael The New Yorker	"It’s enjoyable on its own terms, but it’s exhausting, too"
		Andrew Collins Empire	"'Star Wars' timeless appeal lies in its easily identified, universal archetypes (...) 'Star Wars' will outlive the lot of us (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Telegraph	"The story is unpretentious and pleasantly devoid of any 'message' (...) The special effects in this film may be something the screen has never seen before"
		Gary Arnold The Washington Post	"The movie's irresistible stylistic charm derives from the fact that Lucas can draw upon a variety of action-movie sources with unfailing deftness and humor."
		Time	"A grand and glorious film (...) The result is a remarkable confection: a subliminal history of the movies, wrapped in a riveting tale of suspense and adventure"
		Alan Jones Radio Times	"Breathless action collides with sci-fi theatrics and more than a hint of mysticism to create a new style of cinema that remains unmatched for sheer entertainment value (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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