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Yes, release order is the best for the first time watch... this way, you'll discover the universe step by step (ex : the discussion between Luke and Ben about the Force, and you'll have better knowledge about the world this way) For your 1522243th watch, you'll watch in any order you want, it's ok :D
The golden man 😆 The actor who played Darth Vader only lived about 5mins from me and taught me and other kids at my old school how to ride bikes, that's my small claim to fame Darth Vader taught me how to ride a bike.
Here’s some fun, crucial history. Star Wars originated in the mind of George Lucas, an independent filmmaker who had scored a hit with American Graffiti for Twentieth Century Fox, I recall. He had connections with Steven Spielberg and Brian DePalma, amongst others. While working on Apocalypse Now, he thought about the recent Vietnam War. He also wanted to do a movie version of the Flash Gordon serials he had enjoyed growing up. So, he had a space adventure vision and some philosophical, societal issues. He also thought deeply about mythology and the lack of religion or spirituality in current culture. Losing rights to make a Flash Gordon movie, he drafted a long story. Eventually, this would have allusions to Nazi Germany and some of the structure from a Japanese film called The Hidden Fortress. His long story was then trimmed down to one movie, Star Wars. Making the special effects for this film required literally creating a whole new team called Lucasfilm Industrial Light and Magic. They revolutionized special effects when making this film and continue on creating effects. After the first film became a sleeper mega hit, Lucas then developed a second film, labeled as Episode V. The prior movie was re-released as Episode IV. Then came Episode VI. In 1997, during the 20th anniversary, all three films were re-released with cgi and surprising edits. This is called the Special Edition trilogy. Over the course of several years, there were further releases with more edits. He explained that in 1999, technology had developed finally to enable what he wanted to put into the prequel trilogy. That’s when Episode I was released. All three of the prequel was released. Some years later, after mixed reaction from fans and his general aging, he sold Lucasfilm to Disney with ideas for a sequel trilogy. Disney didn’t go with his ideas and made their own. They also released two extra films: Rogue One and Solo. Rogue One has received praise from Star Wars fans. It does tie directly into the trilogies.
Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) is legendary horror actor famous for his roles in Hammer Films. Two absolute masterpieces are "Horror of Dracula" where he plays vampire hunter Van Helsing, and "The Curse of Frankenstein" Dr. Victor Frankenstein."
“I really wasn’t expecting a bar scene like this”. I accidentally spat out my morning coffee! Went and got a refill and settled in for a fun ride. YES!!!
"Long...ago..." = The primary difference between primary franchises is Star Wars are in our distant past, & Star Trek are in our distant future. Lively reactions!🌒👍
Lucas wrote out the original trilogy (and then some) from the start, but after so many issues with his first couple films, he knew he probably wasn't going to make it all at once, if ever, so he specifically shopped around the first 3rd. It wasn't until it was successful he was able to get the rest made and retroactively make it a trilogy.
Lucas originally had the idea of a Space serial. Called " The Tragedy of Darth Vader." He had begun storyboarding the first episodes when his funding didn't happen. He figured he could fund one movie, so he chose episode IV. The storyboards for episodes I - III were printed as colouring books in 1979. Release order is called " Star Wars " Numerical order is watching " The Tragedy of Darth Vader ".
"The Dark Knight Rises is my favorite Star Wars episode." I'm not kidding at all; that might be my favorite answer ever. Don't let anyone give you any shit. That was great!
also you're watching an edited version of the original release, there's a lot of added cgi. the lizard things they were riding (called dewbacks) were either in the background or not really mobile in the original release for instance.
Nobody knew. Except the attendees. They kept coming to the movies, watching Star Wars over and over. Demanding a sequel. My favorite parts were the audience participation, booing Darth Vader and cheering out heroes. I also liked that this world isn't shiny new. Everything is used and slightly beat up, especially the droids. In the opening scene, for instance, C3PO has a chrome leg on his gold body, and lots of dirt. I look forward, Erin, to watching the rest of these great movies with you.
When it first came out, it wasn't "episode 4" and it wasn't "A New Hope," it was just "Star Wars." George Lucas went back and changed a LOT of stuff in these movies. Many would argue that it was completely unnecessary.
As someone who saw this, the first, at 6 yro in theater '77, i, like many didnt care for the prequels. But is a must watch since tells original story. My first reason was because of all the high-tech &, to many of us older folk, abomination cgi!!!😅 But as the story goes it makes perfect sense, even if the aesthetic starts going bonkers. Younger folk should be just fine.😅 I quit after prequels, then my niece gave me tix to "The Force Awakens" for Christmas in '15 & i was absolutely done😅, but then heard "Rogue One" tells story between original trilogy & prequels so i had to watch & i was actually surpised it was pretty good. Back in the day i just remember comics & books told the origin stories & guess went beyond? This is "Star Wars"!!! Episode 4 added later, as im sure plenty will fill you in on. My personal faves were "4" & "5" a tie, even though "5" is obviously better as a sequel, then "6", "Rogue One", "3", "2", then "1" & done for this old curmudgeon!😅 May the "Source" be with you all! See ya. ✌️🌎❤️
Thanks for the reaction video. :) Episodes 1 through 6 are very unique in movie history because they were all under the artistic control of the original creator and artist (George Lucas). We were all learning as the movies went along because the movies were not based on earlier literature known to the audience. You're asking all the same questions we did in 1977. :)
I guarantee you're going to be a fan wait to watch the next one then part 6 and then the prequels one two and three. By then you will be hooked and realize it's the story that makes a great
Sorry for the typos. Was half asleep watching you react then commented. Lol. But yeah, you're gonna love the story of it all. It's very Greek tragic and Shakespearean. It's not all lasers and space mixed with moral philosophy between good and evil.
Thank you for your reaction. It gave me a smile on a cloudy day. I have to warn you. You're watching the re-edited version which is why you're seeing CGI in the desert with large pack animals. Lucas did this to make more money for projects . Lucas then re-issued the original versions in theaters and blu-ray to make more money.
This is an especially fun reaction to Star Wars. I love the little bit of snark. It certainly can be fun to see someone who at least SEEMS to be completely wide-eyed blown away by it all, without a trace of irony. It can also be nearly unwatchable when a reactor is completely sarcastic and unimpressed with the film -- though of course that's very rare. But impressed but also able to recognize the silliness of it is also a rare reaction, and that's what you get here, I think.
George Lucas has admitted a debt of gratitude to Akira Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress" for much of his inspiration. I highly recommend you watch Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "The Seven Samurai" on every film historians list of greatest films ever made.
When this movie first appeared in theaters it did not say "Episode IV: A New Hope" , It was just called "Star Wars". However "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" was called that. Basically Lucas wasn't sure if he was going to get to make more movies, so he picked this story from his overall story to make into the first movie. Once this was a success, he decided it would be Episode IV with the hopes once he did 4, 5, 6 he would get to go back and do 1, 2, and 3. It took until 1999 before he would get to do so.
This was really fun. I like the way you add commentary very much. You're very good at the extemporaneous style. Quite funny. Keep posting them and I'll keep watching them. I request/recommend Sleepy Hollow at some point.
When this was originally released there was no Chapter IV A New Hope at the beginning of the movie. There was already a complete story but this middle chapter of a trilogy of trilogies was thought to be the best one to start with. It was still very uncertain that Lucas would do all nine chapters or have the special effects to do it justice. R2-D2 and C3PO are the only characters present in all nine chapters. Also the line "I have a bad feeling about this" is in all nine chapters. The animated animals in the Tatooine scenes were not in the original release. The scene with Han Solo talking to Jabba was originally filmed with a human actor playing Jabba. But it was cut out of the original release. In the bar scene where Solo shoots Greedo, Solo was the only one to fire a blaster in the original release. I guess someone thought that made Solo a cold blooded killer. So they put together the scene where Greedo shoots first and added it in years later. The scene where Luke runs into his friend Bigs from Tatooine was only in a few prints of the original release. I remembered seeing it in a theater in Anchorage, AK when the movie was released in 77. After that I never saw it again untill this version was released.
The first time I saw this movie in 1978 was on one of the first dates with my wife, who is a Marine and we were stationed at the same base in Millington TN for our military schools. We were living in Yuma AZ when Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back, and at the same time they were filming Episode VI, Revenge of the Jedi, just West of Yuma. George Lucas filmed them in this order even though he had rough drafts of how he got to this movie, but he knew these three movies were the best to start with. You do need to watch them in release order so you can Realize things as George Lucas wanted them to be disclosed. There is just one exception to what I just told you. If you notice all the actual Star Wars movies start with "Star Wars", followed by the Episode number and Title. "Rogue One, A Star Wars Story" does not start with "Star Wars". It is a stand alone movie, but I suggest to people to watch Rogue One after watching Episode IV, Star Wars A New Hope. The reason I suggest this is because Rogue One uses film which was not used in the 1977 release, but they used the film in Rogue One. You will recognize some of the people, and you will understand what one lady meant when she talked about the Death Star. After you watch the nine "Star Wars" movies in release order, then you should watch them in sequence to catch even more things.
The rebels weren't on a planet at the end. It was the fourth moon of the gas giant planet called Yavin. Hence the name Yavin 4. Many of the places the characters go aren't planets but moons around larger planets. When originally released, the Episode IV was NOT on the crawler at the beginning. Only after Empire was going to be released did they go back and add the Episode IV during the re-release. They wanted people to watch Star Wars again before seeing Empire because this was before VHS was a common thing in homes.
Years ago, before it was called cosplay, my buddy and I would make costumes in high school. For some reason the first thing we made was Ponda Baba's (Walrus Man in the cantina who gets his arm sabered off) orange jacket. Why? We thought he had a cool jacket and wanted one, that's why.
George Lucas' earliest drafts had all three of the original movies as a single story, however, it was still envisioned as the _middle_ bit of a multi-part series. I don't know if he originally intended to do the first bit (though he did by the time the third movie was released), but he wanted to make it feel like part of an ongoing epic series. He had to split the story he'd written into three parts because he'd have needed to cut too much to fit it into a feature-length film. He still wasn't sure he'd be able to make the second and third parts so he needed to make this one able to stand on its own and moved the original climax of the story, the destruction of the Death Star, to the end of the first movie and rejiggered the rest to account for its absence. The mention of Myst/Riven got an instant subscribe from me. 🤣 I'm still hopeful a Myst TV series will surface one of these days.
You mentioned how young Luke looks, but Mark Hamill was actually 5 years older than 19-year old Carrie Fisher. The reason droids aren't allowed in the bar is they occupy space but don't buy drinks. The planet they were on at the end where the rebel base was located was actually a moon called Yavin IV, the fourth moon around a gas giant named Yavin Prime. With regard to the question of whether they always intended for this to be an episodic series, a lot of different people who were involved tell a lot of different stories about what they knew and when they knew it. The truth is the movie released as just Star Wars without the episode number or title which were both added later after Empire Strikes Back released. George Lucas maintains he always intended there to be more and it's safe to say he wrote and envisioned much more to the story than this one movie throughout the creative process, but by the time he finished filming he had so completely convinced himself it was going to flop that he went on vacation to Hawaii instead of attending the premiere. Also, the creative process is just that, a process and in this case a long one with many of the decisions about what went into sequels and prequels not being decided until filming them was actually in progress. Another thing, this isn't the original version of the movie. All three of the original trilogy have been modified in rereleases several times and there are some great videos that compare all of the changes if you want to look, but the most infamous change is the poorly named "Han shot first" controversy (Han shot only) th-cam.com/video/3g6pDeGG8oc/w-d-xo.html
Yes!! I loved it so much. It was incredible to see the world in that quality. Even tried VR but it was so tough to stream I had to stop. Really cool experience though
2:30 -- RE: Did [George Lucas] know that he was going to have prequels?; A: When the 1977 film was released, it represented a cut down version of source material that Lucas had written and even had novelized. He re-adjusted his goals after the success of this film, a movie which has been properly claimed as "saved in the edit", condensed his narrative goals into discrete chapters and then continued to release the films as if it was a golden age serialization. Episode 4 is a major narrative turning point, and there is an almost 20 year gap between Episodes 3 and 4. For Lucas' background material, see also "The Journal of the Whills", which has a much different take on the Force than Audiences saw when the prequels got released but which did re-appear in the animated series like "Clone Wars".
There is actually a musical based on the movie, though it did not go far. Some people on YT actually synced up the lyrics to the video as best they could, but only for a few tracks. Here's two of my favorites. th-cam.com/video/QUNtvMJxMYc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=kkY5ss1D_3cpcndP th-cam.com/video/yUaehZXYjiI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WZ2S-inRWOXppShI
1. Sir. Alec Guinness/Obi-Wan didn't want the part. Being a Shakespearian actor, he thought the entire idea was silly and was beneath him, but his wife talked him into taking the part. 2. The shrug Chewy gives Luke after he scares the tiny black droid is 🤣 3. These movies were put out in a certain order because there was limited technology and Lucas used and pushed forward the images needed to make a quality product. The best way to watch the is in the order they came out. We had to wait years for the next one. There was no internet where we had access to them whenever we wanted. 4. No need to go into anything after VI. Disney took over and the quality dropped. I realize you have to. 5. The only CGI was put in for the 25th anniversary package in this film are the critters the stormtroopers were riding at the beginning of the search for the robots, a couple of the huge critters outside the pub, the scene with Jabba the Hutt and other minor changes. Those were put in later after CGI was available. Otherwise, everything is what we had in 1977. 6. Obi-Wan sacrificed himself after he told Vader he would be stronger than ever. He went back into the force. He knows it's Luke's job to take over. 7. The awkwardness in the detention space is because Ford didn't know his lines. It was kept in the movie anyway because it worked. 8. IMVHO the next two are the best of the series. Enjoy
RELEASE ORDER is the best way. The Prequels give away too many spoilers about 4,5 and 6. And in the Release Order you are introduced to the Jedi powers, whereas in the Prequels, those powers are a "Given". Since CGI wasn't around when they Filmed, Lucas later remastered this Movie, adding more effects as the technology was developed to do so.
I recommend after the original trilogy you watch Empire of Dreams. It’s a lot of good bts info on Lucas film and the first three Star Wars films. Looking forward to the ride!
George had to convince Carrie not to wear a Bra under her robes... She wanted to wear one, but George argued that "There's no Bras in Space". He won that discussion.
1:50 -- RE: Having No Idea about Star Wars; Fun Fact! See also "The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress" at some point in the future. It is one of Kurosawa's samurai epics, in black and white, and it has a deep connection to the imagery, the music, and the narrative of this film although it's an influence, and Star Wars isn't exactly a remake.
The creator George Lucas had the entire saga drawn out in an outline or storyboard format from the beginning. The original movie was released in 1977; you watched an updated version from 1999, which has lots of added CGI. Those were two suns. It turns out two suns is more common than one in the Universe.
Lucas gambled on a B class film Idea..and it became a hit. Then he rewrote parts to fit a trilogy..and later a triple trilogy. Personally, I think he just couldn't leave well enough alone.
Riding on the coattails of "Star Wars," was "Battlestar Galactica" (1978-79). The original show was fun but very corny. The 2004 reboot on the other hand is one of the best television shows ever made. If you decide to watch tv shows, this would be an excellent choice.
There was only one writer - George Lucas. After achieving success with AMERICAN GRAFFITI (highly recommended) he presented "THE STAR WARS" - 300-page hand-written 40-year saga of the Starkiller (later changed to Skywalker) family. He developed chapter 3 of the saga into this movie.
Looks like you're watching the re-edited version released in the late 1990s (1997, I believe). fyi. I prefer the original versions of the trilogy. The changes (I didn't like) added very little to the films. They should have waited for better CGI w/ the new additions. After the trilogy, do watch Spaceballs (mostly a Star Wars parody. Contains spoilers, so watch after the trilogy). Lucas originally planned for the 9 movie series before making this film though the writing was far from complete at the time.
Also, please remember that nothing made by Disney is cannon. No matter what simps for Disney say. It's blasphemy. An abomination against all that is good in the universe
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Yes, release order is the best way to watch Star Wars for a first time watch.
Yes, release order is the best for the first time watch... this way, you'll discover the universe step by step (ex : the discussion between Luke and Ben about the Force, and you'll have better knowledge about the world this way)
For your 1522243th watch, you'll watch in any order you want, it's ok :D
Only way.
Congratulations. You have now taken your first step into a larger world.
The golden man 😆 The actor who played Darth Vader only lived about 5mins from me and taught me and other kids at my old school how to ride bikes, that's my small claim to fame Darth Vader taught me how to ride a bike.
Here’s some fun, crucial history. Star Wars originated in the mind of George Lucas, an independent filmmaker who had scored a hit with American Graffiti for Twentieth Century Fox, I recall. He had connections with Steven Spielberg and Brian DePalma, amongst others.
While working on Apocalypse Now, he thought about the recent Vietnam War. He also wanted to do a movie version of the Flash Gordon serials he had enjoyed growing up. So, he had a space adventure vision and some philosophical, societal issues. He also thought deeply about mythology and the lack of religion or spirituality in current culture.
Losing rights to make a Flash Gordon movie, he drafted a long story. Eventually, this would have allusions to Nazi Germany and some of the structure from a Japanese film called The Hidden Fortress.
His long story was then trimmed down to one movie, Star Wars. Making the special effects for this film required literally creating a whole new team called Lucasfilm Industrial Light and Magic. They revolutionized special effects when making this film and continue on creating effects.
After the first film became a sleeper mega hit, Lucas then developed a second film, labeled as Episode V. The prior movie was re-released as Episode IV.
Then came Episode VI.
In 1997, during the 20th anniversary, all three films were re-released with cgi and surprising edits. This is called the Special Edition trilogy. Over the course of several years, there were further releases with more edits.
He explained that in 1999, technology had developed finally to enable what he wanted to put into the prequel trilogy. That’s when Episode I was released. All three of the prequel was released.
Some years later, after mixed reaction from fans and his general aging, he sold Lucasfilm to Disney with ideas for a sequel trilogy. Disney didn’t go with his ideas and made their own. They also released two extra films: Rogue One and Solo.
Rogue One has received praise from Star Wars fans. It does tie directly into the trilogies.
This movie was a phenomenal hit. Unlike anything that came before. Great reaction. Thank you.
This is where the fun begins. You’ve taken the first step in a larger world
Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) is legendary horror actor famous for his roles in Hammer Films. Two absolute masterpieces are "Horror of Dracula" where he plays vampire hunter Van Helsing, and "The Curse of Frankenstein" Dr. Victor Frankenstein."
“May the force be with you girl”. Love it.
“I really wasn’t expecting a bar scene like this”. I accidentally spat out my morning coffee! Went and got a refill and settled in for a fun ride. YES!!!
"Long...ago..." = The primary difference between primary franchises is Star Wars are in our distant past, & Star Trek are in our distant future. Lively reactions!🌒👍
Lucas wrote out the original trilogy (and then some) from the start, but after so many issues with his first couple films, he knew he probably wasn't going to make it all at once, if ever, so he specifically shopped around the first 3rd. It wasn't until it was successful he was able to get the rest made and retroactively make it a trilogy.
Lucas originally had the idea of a Space serial. Called " The Tragedy of Darth Vader." He had begun storyboarding the first episodes when his funding didn't happen. He figured he could fund one movie, so he chose episode IV. The storyboards for episodes I - III were printed as colouring books in 1979.
Release order is called " Star Wars "
Numerical order is watching " The Tragedy of Darth Vader ".
"The Dark Knight Rises is my favorite Star Wars episode." I'm not kidding at all; that might be my favorite answer ever. Don't let anyone give you any shit. That was great!
LOL I’m glad you were amused by this 😂
You'll soon come to realize, C3PO and R2D2 are the old married couple romance, you didn't know you needed 😁
also you're watching an edited version of the original release, there's a lot of added cgi. the lizard things they were riding (called dewbacks) were either in the background or not really mobile in the original release for instance.
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Welcome youngling! You have joined the ranks of the force knowing people. Enjoy! And dont worry: The answears will come. 😇
Nobody knew. Except the attendees. They kept coming to the movies, watching Star Wars over and over. Demanding a sequel. My favorite parts were the audience participation, booing Darth Vader and cheering out heroes. I also liked that this world isn't shiny new. Everything is used and slightly beat up, especially the droids. In the opening scene, for instance, C3PO has a chrome leg on his gold body, and lots of dirt. I look forward, Erin, to watching the rest of these great movies with you.
What a great reaction Erin! I will join you till the end, in this larger world! Very good to follow this order for a first time.
Mark Hamill was 24 while Carrie Fisher was the kid of the cast at 19.
When it first came out, it wasn't "episode 4" and it wasn't "A New Hope," it was just "Star Wars." George Lucas went back and changed a LOT of stuff in these movies. Many would argue that it was completely unnecessary.
As someone who saw this, the first, at 6 yro in theater '77, i, like many didnt care for the prequels. But is a must watch since tells original story. My first reason was because of all the high-tech &, to many of us older folk, abomination cgi!!!😅 But as the story goes it makes perfect sense, even if the aesthetic starts going bonkers. Younger folk should be just fine.😅 I quit after prequels, then my niece gave me tix to "The Force Awakens" for Christmas in '15 & i was absolutely done😅, but then heard "Rogue One" tells story between original trilogy & prequels so i had to watch & i was actually surpised it was pretty good. Back in the day i just remember comics & books told the origin stories & guess went beyond? This is "Star Wars"!!! Episode 4 added later, as im sure plenty will fill you in on. My personal faves were "4" & "5" a tie, even though "5" is obviously better as a sequel, then "6", "Rogue One", "3", "2", then "1" & done for this old curmudgeon!😅
May the "Source" be with you all!
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That cat's not going to have a clue what's going on in Episode 5 after having snoozed through the entirety of Episode 4.
"The force is strong with this one".
Thanks for the reaction video. :) Episodes 1 through 6 are very unique in movie history because they were all under the artistic control of the original creator and artist (George Lucas). We were all learning as the movies went along because the movies were not based on earlier literature known to the audience. You're asking all the same questions we did in 1977. :)
I guarantee you're going to be a fan wait to watch the next one then part 6 and then the prequels one two and three. By then you will be hooked and realize it's the story that makes a great
Sorry for the typos. Was half asleep watching you react then commented. Lol. But yeah, you're gonna love the story of it all. It's very Greek tragic and Shakespearean. It's not all lasers and space mixed with moral philosophy between good and evil.
Thank you for your reaction. It gave me a smile on a cloudy day. I have to warn you. You're watching the re-edited version which is why you're seeing CGI in the desert with large pack animals. Lucas did this to make more money for projects . Lucas then re-issued the original versions in theaters and blu-ray to make more money.
This is an especially fun reaction to Star Wars. I love the little bit of snark. It certainly can be fun to see someone who at least SEEMS to be completely wide-eyed blown away by it all, without a trace of irony. It can also be nearly unwatchable when a reactor is completely sarcastic and unimpressed with the film -- though of course that's very rare. But impressed but also able to recognize the silliness of it is also a rare reaction, and that's what you get here, I think.
'Ben's Death and The TIE-Fighter Attack' (or so) my favorite piece of the whole franchise.
George Lucas has admitted a debt of gratitude to Akira Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress" for much of his inspiration. I highly recommend you watch Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "The Seven Samurai" on every film historians list of greatest films ever made.
MYST & RIVEN MENTIONED
When this movie first appeared in theaters it did not say "Episode IV: A New Hope" , It was just called "Star Wars". However "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" was called that. Basically Lucas wasn't sure if he was going to get to make more movies, so he picked this story from his overall story to make into the first movie. Once this was a success, he decided it would be Episode IV with the hopes once he did 4, 5, 6 he would get to go back and do 1, 2, and 3. It took until 1999 before he would get to do so.
I remember reading in fan magazines at the time Empire came out that Lucas had supposedly always meant there to be 9 movies.
This was really fun. I like the way you add commentary very much. You're very good at the extemporaneous style. Quite funny. Keep posting them and I'll keep watching them.
I request/recommend Sleepy Hollow at some point.
This film was going to be a one off just called The Star Wars then it did sooo well Lucas got to really tell the story as he wanted.
The gold robot's name is C-3PO
When this was originally released there was no Chapter IV A New Hope at the beginning of the movie. There was already a complete story but this middle chapter of a trilogy of trilogies was thought to be the best one to start with. It was still very uncertain that Lucas would do all nine chapters or have the special effects to do it justice. R2-D2 and C3PO are the only characters present in all nine chapters. Also the line "I have a bad feeling about this" is in all nine chapters. The animated animals in the Tatooine scenes were not in the original release. The scene with Han Solo talking to Jabba was originally filmed with a human actor playing Jabba. But it was cut out of the original release. In the bar scene where Solo shoots Greedo, Solo was the only one to fire a blaster in the original release. I guess someone thought that made Solo a cold blooded killer. So they put together the scene where Greedo shoots first and added it in years later. The scene where Luke runs into his friend Bigs from Tatooine was only in a few prints of the original release. I remembered seeing it in a theater in Anchorage, AK when the movie was released in 77. After that I never saw it again untill this version was released.
The first time I saw this movie in 1978 was on one of the first dates with my wife, who is a Marine and we were stationed at the same base in Millington TN for our military schools. We were living in Yuma AZ when Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back, and at the same time they were filming Episode VI, Revenge of the Jedi, just West of Yuma. George Lucas filmed them in this order even though he had rough drafts of how he got to this movie, but he knew these three movies were the best to start with. You do need to watch them in release order so you can Realize things as George Lucas wanted them to be disclosed. There is just one exception to what I just told you. If you notice all the actual Star Wars movies start with "Star Wars", followed by the Episode number and Title. "Rogue One, A Star Wars Story" does not start with "Star Wars". It is a stand alone movie, but I suggest to people to watch Rogue One after watching Episode IV, Star Wars A New Hope. The reason I suggest this is because Rogue One uses film which was not used in the 1977 release, but they used the film in Rogue One. You will recognize some of the people, and you will understand what one lady meant when she talked about the Death Star.
After you watch the nine "Star Wars" movies in release order, then you should watch them in sequence to catch even more things.
Cats like Disney movies! Mine like Frozen.
The rebels weren't on a planet at the end. It was the fourth moon of the gas giant planet called Yavin. Hence the name Yavin 4. Many of the places the characters go aren't planets but moons around larger planets. When originally released, the Episode IV was NOT on the crawler at the beginning. Only after Empire was going to be released did they go back and add the Episode IV during the re-release. They wanted people to watch Star Wars again before seeing Empire because this was before VHS was a common thing in homes.
Star Wars tells the story of a brave little robot named R2-D2 who along with his new friends go on adventures and helps defeat the evil empire.
R.I.P. James Earl Jones was the voice of Darth Vader. We recently (September 9, 2024) lost him to the effects of type 2 diabetes.
Years ago, before it was called cosplay, my buddy and I would make costumes in high school. For some reason the first thing we made was Ponda Baba's (Walrus Man in the cantina who gets his arm sabered off) orange jacket. Why? We thought he had a cool jacket and wanted one, that's why.
George Lucas' earliest drafts had all three of the original movies as a single story, however, it was still envisioned as the _middle_ bit of a multi-part series. I don't know if he originally intended to do the first bit (though he did by the time the third movie was released), but he wanted to make it feel like part of an ongoing epic series. He had to split the story he'd written into three parts because he'd have needed to cut too much to fit it into a feature-length film. He still wasn't sure he'd be able to make the second and third parts so he needed to make this one able to stand on its own and moved the original climax of the story, the destruction of the Death Star, to the end of the first movie and rejiggered the rest to account for its absence.
The mention of Myst/Riven got an instant subscribe from me. 🤣 I'm still hopeful a Myst TV series will surface one of these days.
You mentioned how young Luke looks, but Mark Hamill was actually 5 years older than 19-year old Carrie Fisher. The reason droids aren't allowed in the bar is they occupy space but don't buy drinks. The planet they were on at the end where the rebel base was located was actually a moon called Yavin IV, the fourth moon around a gas giant named Yavin Prime. With regard to the question of whether they always intended for this to be an episodic series, a lot of different people who were involved tell a lot of different stories about what they knew and when they knew it. The truth is the movie released as just Star Wars without the episode number or title which were both added later after Empire Strikes Back released. George Lucas maintains he always intended there to be more and it's safe to say he wrote and envisioned much more to the story than this one movie throughout the creative process, but by the time he finished filming he had so completely convinced himself it was going to flop that he went on vacation to Hawaii instead of attending the premiere. Also, the creative process is just that, a process and in this case a long one with many of the decisions about what went into sequels and prequels not being decided until filming them was actually in progress. Another thing, this isn't the original version of the movie. All three of the original trilogy have been modified in rereleases several times and there are some great videos that compare all of the changes if you want to look, but the most infamous change is the poorly named "Han shot first" controversy (Han shot only) th-cam.com/video/3g6pDeGG8oc/w-d-xo.html
I also like watching "Robot Chicken's" take on Darth Vader's call home to Emporer Palpatine.
'Myst & Riven' Cool that you know it. Have you tried the new Riven, btw?
Yes!! I loved it so much. It was incredible to see the world in that quality. Even tried VR but it was so tough to stream I had to stop. Really cool experience though
2:30 -- RE: Did [George Lucas] know that he was going to have prequels?; A: When the 1977 film was released, it represented a cut down version of source material that Lucas had written and even had novelized. He re-adjusted his goals after the success of this film, a movie which has been properly claimed as "saved in the edit", condensed his narrative goals into discrete chapters and then continued to release the films as if it was a golden age serialization. Episode 4 is a major narrative turning point, and there is an almost 20 year gap between Episodes 3 and 4.
For Lucas' background material, see also "The Journal of the Whills", which has a much different take on the Force than Audiences saw when the prequels got released but which did re-appear in the animated series like "Clone Wars".
There is actually a musical based on the movie, though it did not go far.
Some people on YT actually synced up the lyrics to the video as best they could, but only for a few tracks.
Here's two of my favorites.
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1. Sir. Alec Guinness/Obi-Wan didn't want the part. Being a Shakespearian actor, he thought the entire idea was silly and was beneath him, but his wife talked him into taking the part.
2. The shrug Chewy gives Luke after he scares the tiny black droid is 🤣
3. These movies were put out in a certain order because there was limited technology and Lucas used and pushed forward the images needed to make a quality product. The best way to watch the is in the order they came out. We had to wait years for the next one. There was no internet where we had access to them whenever we wanted.
4. No need to go into anything after VI. Disney took over and the quality dropped. I realize you have to.
5. The only CGI was put in for the 25th anniversary package in this film are the critters the stormtroopers were riding at the beginning of the search for the robots, a couple of the huge critters outside the pub, the scene with Jabba the Hutt and other minor changes. Those were put in later after CGI was available. Otherwise, everything is what we had in 1977.
6. Obi-Wan sacrificed himself after he told Vader he would be stronger than ever. He went back into the force. He knows it's Luke's job to take over.
7. The awkwardness in the detention space is because Ford didn't know his lines. It was kept in the movie anyway because it worked.
8. IMVHO the next two are the best of the series. Enjoy
RELEASE ORDER is the best way. The Prequels give away too many spoilers about 4,5 and 6. And in the Release Order you are introduced to the Jedi powers, whereas in the Prequels, those powers are a "Given".
Since CGI wasn't around when they Filmed, Lucas later remastered this Movie, adding more effects as the technology was developed to do so.
I recommend after the original trilogy you watch Empire of Dreams. It’s a lot of good bts info on Lucas film and the first three Star Wars films. Looking forward to the ride!
6:11 yes those are bones of a creature called a krayt dragon
I think I read somewhere they are still there at the filming location wherever that is.
You must watch 4,5,6 then watch 1,2,3 You will thank me later.
George had to convince Carrie not to wear a Bra under her robes... She wanted to wear one, but George argued that "There's no Bras in Space". He won that discussion.
1:50 -- RE: Having No Idea about Star Wars; Fun Fact! See also "The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress" at some point in the future. It is one of Kurosawa's samurai epics, in black and white, and it has a deep connection to the imagery, the music, and the narrative of this film although it's an influence, and Star Wars isn't exactly a remake.
The creator George Lucas had the entire saga drawn out in an outline or storyboard format from the beginning.
The original movie was released in 1977; you watched an updated version from 1999, which has lots of added CGI.
Those were two suns. It turns out two suns is more common than one in the Universe.
Lucas gambled on a B class film Idea..and it became a hit. Then he rewrote parts to fit a trilogy..and later a triple trilogy. Personally, I think he just couldn't leave well enough alone.
Riding on the coattails of "Star Wars," was "Battlestar Galactica" (1978-79). The original show was fun but very corny. The 2004 reboot on the other hand is one of the best television shows ever made. If you decide to watch tv shows, this would be an excellent choice.
There was only one writer - George Lucas. After achieving success with AMERICAN GRAFFITI (highly recommended) he presented "THE STAR WARS" - 300-page hand-written 40-year saga of the Starkiller (later changed to Skywalker) family. He developed chapter 3 of the saga into this movie.
Looks like you're watching the re-edited version released in the late 1990s (1997, I believe). fyi. I prefer the original versions of the trilogy. The changes (I didn't like) added very little to the films. They should have waited for better CGI w/ the new additions.
After the trilogy, do watch Spaceballs (mostly a Star Wars parody. Contains spoilers, so watch after the trilogy).
Lucas originally planned for the 9 movie series before making this film though the writing was far from complete at the time.
React to Star Wars episode 5 and 6 then Star Wars episodes 1 and 2 and 3
The imperial pilots helmets resemble vaders a little bit thats why you think there are 2
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Massive spoilers will happen, if watched chronologically.
They are Jawas.
Check out Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo. After episode 3.
You can't never guess who built C3PO.
They are Dewbacks
Star Wars the musical...... please don't give Darth Kennedy any ideas on how she can further destroy Star Wars
Also, please remember that nothing made by Disney is cannon. No matter what simps for Disney say. It's blasphemy. An abomination against all that is good in the universe
This is a great comment. I don't necessarily entirely agree, but it's a heckin' great comment. 😅
I don’t believe i’ve ever heard anyone refer to C3PO as an A-Hole.
😂 That’s a first.
Patiently awaiting Episode V. *[>o