STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE (1977) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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00:00 - Intro
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30:54 - Review - บันเทิง
Cassie: “Shouldn’t they get to higher ground?”
She’s ahead of the curve😂
But then it’d be over.
Broke my suspension of disbelief, she's just acting and not nearly as clueless about the films she watches, but hey, it's still cute though.
@@abrahamedelstein4806 I get that there are fake reactors out there, and I am pretty good at spotting them, I think. But I really do not believe she said that with any knowledge about the meme. They are being attacked by a monster in the water and there was indeed higher ground they could go to get away. Pretty reasonable statement. For you and me, it obviously makes us think of something else, but not so for her.
@@CarrotHawk
Plus, there's the whole "pop culture osmosis", where you can pick up references without even realizing where they came from.
@@alphamone that’s a really good point!
Her: What is Leia the princess of?
Me: Well, right now an asteroid field...
Too soon lol
I've been trying to figure that out but I realized I was looking Alderaan places.
Sad but true.
Oof
LMFAO!!
George Lucas actually had to create his own special effects company to make Star Wars because every other special effects company he talked to said what he wanted to do was impossible. He created Industrial Lights and Magic and they have been one of the leading special effects companies pretty much ever since. They do a lot of movies nowadays especially Marvel movies.
The Star Wars VFX job was turned down by Doug Trumbull's studio, FGC, because of scheduling conflicts.
I was a brand new Second Lieutenant in the Army when this came out and saw it in a theater filled with Army officers and soldiers. It was wild! It was like attending a rave with high energy running through the audience the whole time. When the Death Star was knocked out the entire audience leaped up cheering. What a fun memory.Also, if you are seeing this now you have no idea of the impact it had. It was such a staggering leap forward for special effects that it hyper-charged everyone who saw it.
great story!
It was also amazing because, at the time, movies were all about blurry morality and no heroes, so Darth Vader showing up in black boots, black armor, black cape, sounding like an asthmatic mainframe was *mind blowing.*
I was 7. I imagine we felt similarly to silent movie viewers when they saw the first talkie.
Wow. A theater full of soldiers must have been amazing.
I wish I was alive back then to experience Star Wars during it’s first debut. I understand and have heard stories of how game changing and impactful SW was for film and culture in general, but dang what a story! That story really sums up why SW is so phenomenal and has connected deeply with so many around the world.
“ Did she just kiss him? That was so weird! “
Girl,it’s about to get even weirder.
lol
Came looking for this comment cause I knew it had to have been written already 🤣
the 70s were wild
@@hplexicon yeah, a peck on the cheek for someone who came to rescue you and is about to swing you over an abyss is totally nuts. fkn snowflakes
I know, somehow I’ve always known.
Cassie: "Wait, did she just kiss him 'good luck'? That was so weird."
Everyone: You have no idea.
Well hey, in Lukes defense he didn't find out til later either.
Lol I hope no one tells her, want to see her reaction to that lil tidbit
😂😂😂
Let’s hope Cassie doesn’t read comments to avoid hints of spoilers.
@de nier
Even then it was simply harkening back to the Flash Gordon type swashbuckling serial theater of an even earlier time. I mean the princess in " The Hidden Fortress" was a vengeful badass when the story called for it, a 'damsel in distress' ten minutes later.
This was a true "blockbuster". People lined up around the corner for hours. THX sound was introduced, and the film played in theaters for YEARS.
If the (impossible to accurately verify) box office take of Gone With the Wind is disregarded, Star Wars is literally the most attended film in the entire history of cinema.
THX sound wasn't invented for Star Wars (The first film it was used in was Return of the Jedi) . Star Wars was however one of the first movies released in 70mm Dolby Stereo sound.
I saw this when I was 10 and up to that point we had Star Trek and a few other lesser known science fiction movies/series. The special effects were terrible by today's standards - you basically ignored them and focused on the story. 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) was an exception and the 'effects' were due to a massive rotating wheel so the set was actually rotating.
Then you had the first shot of this movie and you think, "Wow! That ship was HUGE!" until the star destroyer comes on screen and your mouth is open and your head is back on the seat and IT. JUST. KEEPS. GOING. Add in the sound effects, the soundtrack, ...everything! If you were a nerd, you were in heaven. My father finally had to ask why was I spending all my lawn-mowing money on this movie (I saw it 32 times in the theater) and he took all of us. When he admitted to liking the movie ("Yeah, that was pretty good"), I was overjoyed.
@@Chris-ji4iu They had me at the start with the backstory scrolling away in the distance.
@@davemcbroom695 That was very cool, too! I remember trying to read after in the 'distance' and losing my place. Good thing I watched it again lol.
I feel like Cassie embodies the ideal person that everybody who loves movies wishes they had in their life. She watches things with an open mind, pays attention, and asks the right questions.
so true
She doesn't pay attention at all. If she did she would not be surprised about whos in it everytime. And she neber know when its made.. She can't see the diffence in a 5 year old film, a 40 year old film or a 75 year old film. Thats not paying attention.
@@RockBrentwood well, that might be a bit hard and OTT. But i do want to say that films that never confused anyone when i was 12 or so, seems to absolutely floor these 2 girls constantly. And i have yet to see a deep story in here. Its all very lighthearted and fun. But they seem hard to follow for them both, and that was something i never had before. A Bond film being something that needed the question so who's who here? Or, so whats he after.? Bond films by definition is the easiest films to follow. Its basically an episode of Duck Tales. And if that's hard to follow im a bit worried to be honest. But what really bugs me that in any movie they pick they want people to get together. Something i never heard anyone wish for in almost 60 years. It reminds me of the When Harry Met Sally discussion.. Men cant know a female without having to hook up with them. Oh, yes they can. You only meet a girl ever 5 years you need to see again, so thinking about dating her is even rarer. You could meet 1500 girls and never think about a single one of them ever again. Here its bound to happen. Don't get that anywhere.. The whole.. Anything with boobs must be hit on, is such a teeny thing to do. Thats like a 13-14 year old boys idea.. But not when you're past 18. . That whole romantic Outlook on life is so over by then.. Until of course something changes that. But that could take years. Its 2-3 times in a decade tops..
She is a sweetheart. 😊
Cassie making lightsaver noises every time they shake their glowie thingies just cured my depression and cancer, live long and prosper Cassie
“Is Darth Vader like the government?”
Lol no, he’s much less evil than that
HA!! Lord Vader is more like an oppressive Homeowners Association
@@sabrecatsmiladon7380 lol
I find your lack of Shrubbery disturbing
@@sabrecatsmiladon7380 oppressive Homeowners Association, the fuck is that?
you sir, win the internet.
@@pickamaterina1313 Live in a historical neighborhood, trust me… you’ll find out super fast. I’ve had complaints filed because my grass was an inch too high, like who tf does that?
“ CAN THEY JUST DO THAT WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE??? “
Oh Cassie,don’t ever change!😅
I mean... it's called the EVIL GALACTIC EMPIRE for a reason
They're the galactic empire. They can do whatever the f they want with or without cause. Probable or otherwise... 😅
And no they were not all on that death star. The next one is called "The Empire strikes back" for a reason. 😉
@@francescobaesso4690 Touché my brother touché.
Stormtroopers: "Probable wutzit now"
Rule of law ain't usually a thing in evil totalitarian societies, Cassie.
You’ve probably learned this already, but this was the remastered version of the film. The one my generation watched in the theater was spectacular for that era, but George Lucas always wanted to add effects and visuals that he knew were impossible in 1977. For example, the Jabba the Hut sequence was shot with a human stand-in, but was never used until the digital slug-gangster could be added. Originally, Jabba was not introduced until the third film (Return of the Jedi.)
It looks ridiculous. a 1970s movie with 90s CGI awkwardly inserted at random points. They need to rerelease the original version.
It also lead to a continuity era/character betrayal that I never liked. That Han is just able to push Jabba around in front of all his hired thugs. Jabba as we see him Return of the Jedi would've never stood for that. Plus it's just Gangster 101, you can't be made to look weak in front of your goons, especially by somebody who owes you money.
@@phillipribbink6903 It's just bad all around, but yes, the Han and Jabba bit is probably the worst. No idea why they "restored" that bit. It's a shame that that's the version of SW that kids are watching today because it lacks a lot of the magic of the original version.
She did catch where Solo called him a "human being" right away though.
Did you know that the part where Han Solo basically walks on the back end of Jabba was because in the original film, the idea of Jabba being a human led to a big problem when Han walked behind pseudo-Jabba and you can watch him being moved up the back of his tail, where Jabba winced and squelches in pain from it.
This was SO MUCH FUN in 1977 seeing it on its first run in the movie house. It was 100% new and fresh to the audience.
Never seen Star Wars!?!?! The possibility of successfully navigating a large number of sci-fi movies over the years without seeing Star Wars is approximately 3,720 to 1!
Most people I know never seen Star Wars, so there is that.
@@bessarion1771 I didnt see them untiil 3 years ago... it took me years to watch them all because I would always fall asleep from how boring they were.
@@JoshuaDay0550 Who ate your soul?
What makes you think she saw "a large number of sci fi movies"?
@@bessarion1771 Is there a problem?
"Shouldn't they get to higher ground?"
Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Hello there!"
I was looking for this comment lol
General Kenobi!
No higher ground, cos he don't like sand
@@metallicavlad This isn't the comment you are looking for.
*General Kenobi has entered the chat*
"Beep beep" and "pew pew!". Star Wars, perfectly personified.🤣
Love this movie and love this reaction.
"Strike me down now, and I shall become more powerful than you can imagine."
This line goes far deeper than most give it credit for. Here, Obi-Wan is saying that his ideals, his cause, is his own identity. He has seen Luke noticing him as they make a run for the Millennium Falcon. He knows that if Vader kills him, Luke will take that as a defining moment in his journey toward the Force; that through Obi-Wan's sacrifice, Luke will understand the evils and perils of the Dark Side, and that, ultimately, through Luke, Obi-Wan will become a foe Darth Vader cannot vanquish.
Well... that's one explanation. The other is that Lucas realized that Obi-Wan had no role to play in the final act, so he came up with some vague nonsense dialog to play into the vague mysticism of the force as a way to give the death some surface depth.
Great interpretation.
@@control_the_pet_population Hey, inventing it as you go along works out sometimes, like with Star Wars, lol 😂
He knew that he couldn't kill Vader. And he knew that the rest of them needed to leave _right away,_ not wait for him and get caught.
@@control_the_pet_population no it's the idea of a martyr that fuels rebellions. This is common not just in literature but also in real life history. How martyrdom elevates the ideas propagated the person who plays that role.
"Is Darth Vader.. like... the government?"
There it is folks, your quote to put on tee-shirt merch for Popcorn in Bed.
I think "Can they do that without probable cause?" would be even better!
Well he is not the senate that is sure.
I'd buy it 🤣
He is exactly like the government
Somebody needs to be making a list of all the comments she makes that are hilarious since she doesn’t have any idea about the lore.
"the force is with you" *holding up vulcan gesture*
I'm dead lol
I died at that also and her saying i don't think That's the right sign made me spit out my beer talk about party foul hahahahaa still burns
That cracked me up so much.
Blasphemy 😂
I simply remembered a reference from another beloved trilogy:
"I am Darth Vader, from the Planet Vulcan!"
:D :D :D
LMAOO
"How is it that a robot can be cute? But he is." - Answer: good writing, and good production.
Also, simple and non-threatening shape design.
And the sound effects.
And, no actual dialog.
@@teknikel We see Artoo and Threepio having lots of dialogue!
When a robot from the 70s has more character than woke female leads.
Honestly this was really refreshing because you totally reacted as I imagined folks would have back in 1977 having known ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the film. You really asked all the right questions and it was also surprising (well not surprising... pleasant) to see that you were able to follow along well enough and get all the important parts right without needing to know exactly what was going on at every moment.
Wrong.
People in 1977 understood exactly what was happening.
People were actually smarter back then.
@@lescook9021 Yeah but I mean... everyone? Really?
@@peterhoeller7811 Everyone I knew and talked to.
Perhaps I didn't know any dumb people
People then generally followed the plot well enough, however, up to that point no one has seen special effects of nearly that caliber or as "realistic" looking. It was actually shocking to witness for the first time. Akin to seeing the first lightbulb or automobile ( slight exaggeration, but still) that is mainly why Star Wars is such an enduring spectacle. The other issue is using the hero's journey template, at a time when fantasy literature was not nearly as popular or as well fleshed out.
There's nothing complex or difficult about the story.
Evil Empire makes giant space weapon.
Heroic rebels destroy it.
The End.
Cassie doing the ‘Live long and prosper’ sign, I could feel all the Star Wars fandom crying out in pain.
as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror... lol... Cassie is adorable.
"Live Long and Prosper" is as good as "Let The Force Be With You" when going into battle with the Galactic Empire or the First Order.
But if that message upset you, how about: "Never Give Up, Never Surrender"?;)
I think she's sabdbagging us..... a bit too coy....
I cringed 🤣
She tired....
Luke wanted to train at the Imperial Academy (The Empire, the bad guys) so he could get off his planet; just like a lot of people enlist into the military to get out of their home town and see the world. Also, Luke and his family were moisture farmers, a critical job on a desert planet like Tatooine.
The Empire are not the bad guys. They are the government and want ORDER.
It's not their fault the Emperor is a Sith. And the Sith want... well... order?
But really... the Empire is like the Galactic Government. So wanting to train at the Imperial Academy is no different than wanting to join the army of your country.
You believe your government, specially when it's about an external threat, like China. Or Iraq. Or Russia. Don´t you?
Actually the only thing the sith want is power and they don't care how they get it
Just like the nazis, the nazi party as a whole wasn't evil just a select few from thier leadership
@@TheRedStateBlue 😆 right, I know nothing about Star Wars.
@@jasonkreider8954 As a german, it wasn't just a fucking few, just like there are plenty of neonazis today it was a significant part of the population who actively agreed with the Regime and it's acions.
It seems all my long answers where I ended calling you guys rebel S.C.U.M were deleted.
It was that liberal terrorist TH-cam algorithm!
I remember watching this in the theater as a 13 year old in 1977. At the beginning, when Leia's ship is being pursued by the Star Destroyer and the destroyer slowly sails in from the top of the screen people (me included) actually looked up to the top of the theater see where the rest of the ship was. It looked so real. That's how new the special effects were and how revolutionary they were at the time.
To answer some of your questions.
5:10 No, those are not Ewoks from the 3rd (6th) movie, they're Jawas. 5:31 That lizard thing is called a Dewback. 7:51 They're Moisture Farmers. They basically harvest water and sell it. The planet they're on (Tattooine) is a desert planet. 12:17 He kicked them out because they don't drink, they're robots. 13:23 Chewbacca is a Wookie. He's a sapient being like a human. So, no he's not an animal. 26:35 No, the (Imperial) Academy was to train him to be a TIE Fighter pilot (the bad guys with the H-shaped ships). He would have been one of the bad guys if he would have gone to the Academy.
"The little one doesn't talk it just speaks beep beep?" That was so wholesome 😆♥
How is that a robot can be cute?
@@brauliob One of George Lucas' big successes make robots cute
@@billolsen4360 Also, emotional. C3PO is so ridiculously emotional, in contrast to all the soulless calculating robots in other science fiction.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Yes! C3PO was likely programmed by someone with a bunch of disorders. "We're doomed!" lol
Actually, R2’s language is so foul, they had to bleep out every word…😉
Cassie: "Not a very good negotiator."
Clone Wars Era Obi-Wan: "Hello there."
Negotiations were short
Ah, yes, the negotiator!
the point was to get off the planet for the least money, the other half of the payment was never made because the planet was destroyed, so saved $8k
Kenobi and Skywalker, the Negotiator and the Hero Without Fear.
This movie came out on my 11th birthday. No one understood it straight off, but it blew everyone away. We just kept going back to the theater every week until it made sense. And then we kept repeat watching it. One of the first movies I bought on VHS.
The first time I saw it was when I was a toddler or similar. I'm not sure it made sense ever, even as I got older. lol. But it was fun as heck pretending and playing it!!!
What I like about Cassie's reactions is that she actually cares about what she is watching and tries to follow along with the story. When she follows the story and asks a rhetorical question you want to say, "YES!" She is awesome 😎
I started reading sci-fi in the late 50s. So when this movie came out in '77 I was at the first showing in Nashville. This movie broke so much new ground it amazed everyone. The graphics are so very dated now but were cutting edge then. When the Falcon transcended into light speed, the entire audience actually, and literally, gasped. It was very audible.
I was a big Flash Gordon and Commander Cody fan, until Star Wars.
That’s awesome to hear someone’s perspective that was there.
graphics? You mean special effects that still hold up pretty well today (aside from some of the death star battle stuff)
Thank you for sharing this, very cool to read!!
@@knightfall9394 Funny how the most dated looking effects in this movie are the CGI effects they added many years later. I still prefer the originals, and can't wait for Project 4k77, 4k80 and 4k83 to finally be complete. They're digitalizing original movie prints from back then.
1: The academy is an Imperial flight school. A lot of rebellion pilots went, but left when they started seeing the empires true colors.
2: Leia is the princess of the planet that got blown up. Believing in the force does not impart any abilities.
3: The Death Star was a single space station. The Empire has more. Just not as big or anywhere near as deadly.
I feel like they know it's bad before then. Luke tells Ben "it's not like I like the empire, I hate it but theres nothing I can do about it". Maybe it's the only way to train and they plan to go AWOL once they graduate?
@@russellward4624 more like it's a great experience. Think of the reasons people join the military today. Very few people join so that they can shoot people and fight. It's about the training you get and your options after you return to civilian life. Not to mention any benefits you get, like health care, higher education, retirement benefits... also it often looks great on a resume.
Yes, belief in the force does not give you the ability to use it. Force powers are only available to those with Metamucil in their blood.
@@stvdagger8074 Oh yech, please don't bring up that awful concept!
@@russellward4624 That became the lore later on yes. The Academy was the only place to get that kind of education, and then they would use that to support the Rebels, which is why they are such good pilots, as most of them were ex-Imperial pilots.
However, in the movie, there is a deleted scene where Luke genuinely wanted to join the Empire to seek adventure, but Biggs takes him aside at Toche Station, and tells him how evil and corrupt the Empire is and how he was leaving the Empire to join the Rebels, and he gets Luke interested. This explains why he later says to Obiwan that he hates the Empire, as opposed to wanting to join the Academy.
When Luke is training against the tiny remote and Cassie goes, "Wax on, wax off" I thought I was going to die. I haven't laughed like that in a long time! Thank you, darlin'!
I think she saw Karate Kid :)
I was 10 years old in 1977 and saw this movie in a packed 500+ seat theater. Seeing this movie was all I wanted for my birthday. It's the first movie I saw in a theater too. My dad did not believe in spending money to see movies. My sister and her then husband took me. They had no clue what we were seeing. I had only seen the TV trailer a couple of times and I knew this was going to be the greatest experience of my young life and it was.
“ every Star Wars fan is banging their head against a table” 🤣 I laughed so hard through most of this reaction. Never stop making your sound effect noises! Love it 😂
Pew pew!
@@lewstone5430 Was exactly the correct response. How many kids made those exact same sounds for YEARS afterwards while playing with the toys? MILLIONS!!
Idk what you meaning I'm a unicorn after first 10 min :D
@Jason Raynor Lol, I was one of those kids. I grew up in the late 70’s and 80’s w/my Star Wars toys.
PIEWW PIEWW PEWW!!!...
Popcorn In Ben: “May The force is with you!” 🖖
Me: “I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Star Wars fans suddenly cried out in terror, and suddenly died of heart break.” 🤣
Ben has tummy troubles?
May, the force is with you.
May, the force, is with you.
May the 4th is with you.
You're a wizard, anakin
I fear something terrible has happened.
This was the first really big block buster I ever went to. I can still remember the sun that day, the smell of the Popcorn and cotton candy and the screaming from people enjoying the rides from nearby Space needle Funpark. Standing in line with way more people than I'd ever seen waiting for anything before in my life. It was absolutely Spectacular the five of us, me my best friend Matt, Teddy and the others talking and joking and Matts older sister and his mom trying to keep us together. I was about 9 at the time I think. :) yes, the nostalgia is palpable.
The line for it was wrapping around the parking lot.. Waiting for the next showing an hour and a half away.
That was the first time I ever saw that.
"...Darth Vader gonna go start a new empire somewhere?" This made me crack up ngl. But it is a totally valid question that how the hell did Vader manage to survive and make it back to the Empire.
I mean… his ship just got knocked away from the Death Star and it would’ve already blown up by the time he regained control. Why would he not survive that.
Robot Chicken explained it pretty well.
Maybe there was a Star Destroyer on it's way to the Death Star when it was destroyed. Or Vader made it to a nearby star system and sent a distress signal to the Empire.
Pretty sure Vader's custom fighter did have a hyperdrive.
I know I'm late, but there's actually a comic that explains this. He crash landed in the Yavin wilderness and basically had to fight his way through a jungle full of alien creatures to reach a communications outpost where he could contact the Empire.
"The Force is with you!" *flashes the Vulcan salute*
I know - best crossover moment ever XD !!
What's the time stamp in that
@@charlesgonzales3761 I dunno - one of us would have to watch it again to find out
@@charlesgonzales3761 28:44
@@billyray9925 thanks, fantastic
20:21
"Shouldn't they get to higher ground?"
Obi wan would be proud of you, excellent strategy 😂
never heard of that before XD
And Fennic Shand as well.
20:02
@@Garryck-1 hey.. spinning is a good trick.
I think the acting is actually really genuine and realistic. Not overdone or melodramatic. It does get that way later, though.
At times, especially during action sequences, it comes across like kids doing a school play
The acting wasn't great because George Lucas directed it and if you look at the original edit you can see why got someone else to direct Empire and RoTJ and why the prequels are just awful.
I'm old enough to have watched in the theaters when it came out (14 in 1977). I assure you that many of your questions were asked then, too. So don't feel bad. This whole "universe" was all new back then :)
Thanks for sharing reaction with us. I was a treat seeing you react and bringing back so many good memories :)
"Luke, the force will be with you!" (Flashes Vulcan hand sign), "I don't think that's Star Wars." --That had me bust a gut laughing.
Well, now I know what movies she needs to watch someday.
Definitely up there for best part of the reaction. Too FUNNY.
Same here, a big LOL, "nope, this one is from star trek"🤣
Yeah, that had me giggling too!
People get beat up for less 😉
"You've taken your first step into a larger world." Obi-Wan to Cassie.
This was the first movie I saw in a movie theatre and I was 12 years old. I watched the whole movie with wide eyes and an open mouth. It blew me away.
And from that point on you were forever spoiled going to the movies
2nd for me haha.
Fun Fact: All that introductory text is still somewhere out there scrolling through space.
“Shouldn’t they get to higher ground?!”
Obi-Wan has taught you well. 😎
This channel is so wholesome. She’s just watching movies she’s never seen before and sharing her first impressions with us. We all wish we could see these greats for the first time again.
While not all the movies that have been featured are "wholesome" the Host has been unfailingly so in her own REACTIONS to the films (e.g. not using swear words, not excessively denigrating actors and directors)
Like many reactors maybe?..
@@mem1701movies hahahahahaah depends on your perception I guess.
She is very much wholesome and when I have a stressed day I watch one of her random videos and chill out.
It's fucking fake
Love your commentary. It so sincere and like how you're giving all these genres a shot. Remember, you are watching new versions of the original 3. That have edits in them that weren't originally there. I'm sure somebody already has mentioned this.
The characters don't have a lot of depth, but that's kind of it's strength as a story. They're more archetypes than individuals. The dark knight, the farmboy hero, the plucky princess, the rogue with a heart of gold, etc. Part of why they resonate with people so well is that they're timeless in a way that a deep character study never can be. You can drop these characters into basically any setting you want, and they always work. They get just enough depth that you know who they are and then you get on with the story.
Good point. Yes, they are fantasy tropes, because this is really a fantasy movie with merely a sci-fi motif or setting. That's why it starts with "A long time ago..."
Precisely. Star Wars is a fairy tale, nothing more, full of archetypes and tropes but with no deeper meaning. When the franchise started taking itself seriously, not to mention politically, with the prequels and everything that has come since, it went entirely downhill.
“So the little one doesn’t talk, it just speaks BEEP BEEP.”
- Ryan George Pitch Meeting quote for this video.
Beep Beep is my second language.
This was so funny 😂 xxx
xD
VERY important note: there's a lot of effects in the version you watched that were added much later, in the 2000s. Originally that Jabba scene wasn't even in the movie, so he was made with computer graphics.
Also wanna say, you nailed it describing it as a fairy tale, that's very much the vibe Lucas was going for - a classic style romantic fantasy adventure, but in dystopian outer space. You're not wrong for feeling that way, and you're right in assuming that the characters and the world do expand far beyond that!
Well said, this is not the movie I watched in the cinema, it was way more cheesy, in a good way. The new effects change it a fair bit
The added effects made it look worse for sure. I hate them.Only Lando city adds something to the visuals.
What bugs me about the scene is that it's virtually the same dialogue he has with Greedo. It adds nothing important and it spoils Jabba's eventual reveal in Return of the Jedi.
@@Arizona-ex5yt Agreed, I despise it. It ruins the Falcon's reveal, it ruins Jabbas eventual reveal, and adds absolutely nothing to the story we didn't already know, and in a less dramatic and interesting way.
On that note with the Jabba scene, originally Jabba was never intended to look like a slug alien, he was suppose to look like a regular, if not overweight, human male. That's why Han calls Jabba 'a wonderful human being' in the scene and why the part where Han steps over his tail looks a little awkward, it was never there when they filmed the scene.
Cassie: The Little one only speaks 'beep-beep'?
Hahaha so cute. I've never thought of it that way haha. 😅
“Who is she? She’s beautiful?” Is just so funny to me for so many different reasons to this day 😂💀 *sweet home Alabama*
Best reaction ever: "Can they just do that...without probable cause?"
Lol, yeah that had me on the floor when she said that
Think Civil War.
Does the Vulcan salute... "I don't think that's Star Wars"... absolutely classic LMAO!!!
One of the writers Kathleen Kennedy hired did the Vulcan salute on stage during a convention for the star wars panel. Because they have no fucking idea what they are doing.
@@dirus3142 Unless they did it on purpose to cause a chunk of the audiences minds to melt.
Yeah, I loved that moment.
I laughed my ass off when she did it lol so wholesome and innocent
@@dirus3142 That's cute from Cassie.
And that's angering from Kennedies staff...
A couple things. First, the Academy Luke mentioned was for pilots in the Alliance. Nothing to do with Jedi. Second, Obi-Wan became 'one with the Force', which is why he disappeared. This caused his corporeal body to die, but he remained as an apparition known as a Force Ghost, which is why he could still talk to Luke. And finally, Luke used the Force to control the torpedoes and make them enter the exhaust port (whether he realized it or not). That's why they seemed to just suddenly turn 90 degrees into the port. Otherwise, they would have likely just hit around where the first barrage hit.
This is always the first Star Wars for me. Saw it on Saturday afternoon with my girlfriend at the Odeon in Westbourne Grove which was full of kids (at 23 I was probably the oldest person there) and it was an absolute riot. Sweets flying everywhere, screaming and shouting... complete mayhem. What a hoot.
Cassie: “ Iv about to watch Star Wars for the first time “.
Obi Wan: “ That’s good,you’ve taken your first step into a larger world “
English accents ... yeah Cassie , only Americans are Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher .
Anthony Daniels (the voice of C-3PO), Alec Guiness (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Kenny Baker (the man inside R2-D2), Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin), David Prowse (body actor for Darth Vader), and Peter Mayhew (body actor for Chewbacca) are all English.
"Ok, this is Princess Leia, I recognize her famous space-buns" well that's one way of putting it lol.
I’m glad you brought up the fact that this came out in late 70’s. All these effects were groundbreaking and brought in a new age of special effects.
Good to see you watching these in the order they came out. This was my favourite childhood movie growing up.
Agreed. Most people I know will recommed this order: 4, 5, 6.
This movie came out when I was 11, living in a small Georgia town with 1 single-screen theatre. They typically ran a movie for a week. Star Wars was so popular that they kept running it for 4 straight weeks. Only film in town. I saw it 4 times. The special effects were absolutely thrilling for the time.
Star Wars came out in May of 1977. I saw it in like November of that year. It was in theaters THAT long.
@@paulwagner688 It was also that back then, the concept of a "midnight" release had never even been heard of, and the idea of releasing a movie simultaneously all across the country was laughable. You'd release the movie in one area or in the major cities, and gradually it would be distributed to other areas. You didn't have to worry about avoiding spoilers online because there was no internet. My parents told me about going to see Empire Strikes Back when it came to their area weeks after its premiere. Every person in the theater *gasped* when Darth Vader revealed the truth to Luke.
But it also was the highest-grossing movie of all time for several years until E.T. came along. So I'm definitely not saying it wasn't EXTREMELY popular. It was bigger than big. Bigger than anyone had imagined in their wildest dreams. Bigger than Fox believed possible. Lucas had turned down a $100,000 dollar bonus IIRC in exchange for sequel and merchandising rights. He later sold those sequel and merchandising rights for billions.
I was 11 too! My Dad took me and it was our first bonding moment. Totally blew us both away back then. Pees me off that you can’t buy a nice clean blu ray of it in the original cut so I can feel that nostalgia without the jarring CGI additions.
I'm done at 5:37. This isn't the movie that came out in 1977, this is the remade version. I prefer the original.
I was 7 when it came out and also lived in Georgia. Actually I still do live in Georgia and now I live about a mile away from the theater where I first saw it though the theater no longer shows movies. Anyway, I do remember that it was so popular that it came back for a second run pretty early on and I went to see it again since Star Wars was my childhood.
Cassie: “Little teddy bears.”
Star Wars Fans: “Brace yourself.” 😊
I think she was thinking of Ewoks.
She gets where Lucas was going with the marketing there..
@Trey Warren " Cassie: “Little teddy bears.” "
Me: "I've felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Star Wars fans cried out in terror, and then suddenly facepalmed themselves..." 😋
The Jawas are not "cute"!
@@andrewmurray1550 I can't abide those Jawas--disgusting creatures!
I was 13 in 1977 when Star Wars came to the movies. My parents and I waited on line for over 4 hours to get tickets. The line at the theater went all the way around the theater. This was a big deal!!!
I know this is a year late but have just found you and love your reactions. I love that you were asking all the right questions, without realizing it. When you did the Vulcan sign I audible gasped "Oh No!!!". Thanks for the content!
"How is it that a robot can be cute? But he is."
Over the years I've found every single character annoying at one time or another (some more than others) but without fail R2D2 makes me smile. He is most definitely cute.
What about BB-8?
@@JaceAVinson oh, BB-8, too. Definitely. But he's new. I had a few decades of being annoyed by one character or another. And she's nowhere close to meeting BB-8, yet.
I teared up in the last trilogy, not at being reunited with old characters, but with non-humans, R2-D2 and C-3PO.
@@stephanieellis5399 no one else is talking about D-0 from rise of Skywalker so I will
I love him, he's so cute and I felt so bad for him when Rey went to touch him and he backed away in fear because he's been mistreated by humans in the past, I personally wasn't a fan of the movie but I loved that little droid
The design of R2D2 was based on the design of Dewey, Huey, and Louie in Silent Running, which also had FX by Dykstra, and they were also cute.
“Can they just do that without probable cause?!” 😂 I’m dead
You asked all the right questions for having never seen this. I was 5 years-old when this came out. I had no questions but I loved it.
This was released in 1977 and the budget was about 11 million. Incredible. They created an entire industry for vfx and sound, and made sci fi popular. It changed movies forever.
"This is almost like a fairy tale"
That's kinda what George Lucas was going for
Once upon a time in a land far away turned into A long time ago in a galaxy far far away
(Naw) Star War -at least E 4 through 6- is inspired by Western films and, to a lesser degree, Japanese samurai epics 😒
like a shit fairy tale
Science fantasy hero’s journey. There’s no fairy tale “kiss the princess, she wakes up” condition to undo.
That was by far the purest first watch of Star Wars I've ever seen... which should make your coming reactions to this series an absolute blast for us fans. Ready gang?!
I remember it like it was yesterday...when a detective asks me "where were you at 4:30 pm on Wednesday May 25th 1977?" My answer is in the Roxy theater on Colby Ave in Everett WA watching the first released Star Wars movie with my future wife and a bunch of our friends in row twelve just off center. It was an amazing experience that we went back for time and time again, and yes, it was ground breaking...and yet, it's a western and WWII story set in space, nowadays they call it a Space Opera...
"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."
>giggles in twelve-year-old
Obi Wan: "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded."
Me: "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded."
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“I feel there hasn’t been enough practice” is my favorite thing you have ever said on a reaction video.
And Star Wars is cheesy, you just have to go with it.
yeah i laughed when she said that... like they have time to practice for it.
03:27: Threepio's British accent is because Anthony Daniels, who plays him, is British. The original conception for Threepio was "oily used car salesman," and there are still some elements of that here. But Daniels chose to play those lines straight, and make him "fussy British butler," "fussy" because that's how the character was written, "butler" because that's more or less his job, "British" because that's what Anthony Daniels is, and it just all came together into a wonderfully memorable character.
04:43: "How can a robot be cute?"
Well, I think that has to do with the sounds. Figuring out Artoo, they decided he'd kind of sound like a baby, so they made baby noises to get kind of an idea what he'd sound like, then used something to make basically beep-boop-blurp equivalents to baby noises. So I think it's close enough to actual human baby noises that the mammalian cuteness response is triggered.
11:38: (True Fans know why I'm tickled to leave this comment): "I can't believe they just killed the aunt and uncle!"
A necessary part of the Hero's Journey. Luke received the Call To Adventure, in this case the literal call of "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope" and "You must learn the ways of the Force, if you're to come with me to Alderaan." He Refused The Call ("I've got to get home, it's late, I'm in for it as it is!") But the Call Knows Where He Lives, and something happens to force him to accept it, in this case the death of his aunt and uncle and the burning of his home ("There's nothing for me here now.") The Force is always manipulating people and events, moving them into the positions necessary for history and destiny to unfold. SF Debris, his in reviews of the Original Trilogy, notes that at this point, it makes the Force seem kind of malevolent. "Oh, you're not going to go along with being the Chosen One? How's a dead family feel, Farm Boy?" But Chuck doesn't think that's the case. Instead of the Force targeting Owen and Beru to motivate Luke, it instead made sure Luke was away and safe while the Empire came down on his home. As Obi-Wan says, "There's nothing you could have done, had you been there. You'd have been killed, too."
14:19: "Can they just do that? Without probable cause?"
They're called "stormtroopers," Cassie. Rules don't apply to them, because they're personally loyal to the guy making the rules.
18:14: "Does Luke the Farmer even know how to shoot?"
Remember that when you get to the Sequel Trilogy. But yes, Tatooine is a pretty dangerous planet, so he learned to shoot to defend himself and the farm from Tusken Raiders (also known as Sand People), and dangerous wildlife.
22:22: "Did she just kiss him good luck? Is that what I think it was? That was so weird!"
Uh, yeah. You could say that.
Leave it to George Lucas to create robots that could be described as “cute” and have us care about them.
Also, too many people don’t realize how dangerous being a farmer can be. Thinking that farmers don’t know how to shoot is an all too simplistic assumption. She also failed to notice the weapon that Luke had with him when he and C-3PO went looking for R2.
i love how she's baffled by parts of this movie. it's like a child's adventure tale, and she's got all these questions. hilarious.
Your reaction to Luke's aunt and uncle being dead is so pure, and so classic. Bless you.
the evil, evil government!
@@leroylowe5921 in Canada, we are almost up to that point.
@@normansawatzky4778 We're way _past_ that point in most countries. What, you think that if the government of _any_ country was looking for the stolen plans for a nuclear weapon they would hesitate to wipe out anyone that had come into contact with them?
it wasn't called Star Wars: A New Hope or Episode IV back in 1977. it was just called STAR WARS. few people even knew if there was ever going to be another one
Yeah it's a stand alone movie then they made 8 more. I wonder if Lucas had planned a trilogy really
Exactly. At the time it was fast paced and rather short movie without much depth. It triggered imagination for sure, special effects were amazing, characters were interesting and likable. Also most science fiction movies at the time were slow and hard to get into. Not many people thought this genre can be so cool. But it got all those characteristics exactly because it didn't get into much detail about the world, history or politics. We got only a minimum information to be able to follow the plot and understand characters motivations. And plot itself is very simple either. All this made Star Wars very easy to watch and appreciate by everybody and left a massive room for the imagination to fill the gaps.
Unfortunately many of those qualities were lost after it was "enhanced".
George story boy Lucas had all 9 episodes written or at least outlined in 1977. When he pitched the idea to the studio they cherry picked this portion to make the first movie and the rest they say is history
Mark Hamill said in an interview that back in 76 Lucas talked to him about 12 films. Depending on the year and where Lucas’s mindset was the number of episodes change.
Having story element ideas, place and character names, sequences and visuals isn't an outline. Lucas, at best, greatly embellished his "plans" for prequels and sequels. I'd say it's closer to serial lying on the matter. He made it up as he went along, and didn't bother too much about continuity, which is why ridiculous contrivances and glaring potholes exist in the prequels.
Cassie, you have no idea of the MASSIVE IMPACT this movie had when it first came out in 1977. Nobody had ever seen anything like it before, and people who loved it (like me) couldn't get enough. It was HUGE!
"He believes in the cause... Hans."
That cracked me up so bad, idk why. xD
Also wheezed so hard at the vulcan hand sign.
It feels so good watching this ol' fave through new eyes. Thanks for tackling Star Wars. I know a franchise that big is intimidating.
29:26 “Omigosh.. so it’s Luke or nothing…and he’s not even using his computer? He’s getting cocky? With the Force?”
I’m still laughing🤣
Yeah that one got me, too XD
@@yomomma5086 you do you and it'll be aaalllright
It’s the perfect summation of the movie. Should’ve been in the trailer. 😂
Reminds me of the Family Guy homage to this film.
"That's impossible, even for a computer!" and later you see one guy get off a shot using the computer but it doesn't go in. Luke needs to use the Force because that is the only way he can hit it. You are fun to watch ^_^
“It’s like Toy Story.”
And now you know that Buzz Lightyear‘s entire mission in that movie was the plot of Star Wars. Lol
Nice. I didn't know that. What system was he fighting on.
@@lethaldose2000 Pizza Planet, of course!
The fact you think that the Galactic Empire is finished with the destruction of one ship, even their biggest one, is just adorable. 🤣
And I don't think that Han _is_ actually interested in Leia at this point, I think he means it when he says he finds her so annoying. But if you watch the scene in the cockpit again, you'll see that he noticed that Luke _is_ into her, and he is winding him up! 🤣
He was totally into her, because all he ever knew was aliens like giant ant creatures and remember the singer from Jaba's palace? Yeah, he wasn't going to let the princess get away. She helped him find his "special purpose."
@@-taz- Nah, Han is well travelled, he's been all over the galaxy. Luke is the one who only knows Tatooine.
22:20 "Did she just kiss him good luck? That was so weird!"
It's gonna get weirder...
“Can they just do that? Without probable cause?” 😂😂😂
I thought that was the funniest thing ever. Up until she’s getting into the trench run attack and she throws up the Vulcan greeting. 🖖 I lost it.
Cassie: "C'mon, Luke!..., The Force is with you!" (Then does a Vulcan hand salute.)😄😆😂🤣
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Live long and prosper
She's obviously making a callback to Back to the Future where Marty pretends to be Darth Vader 🖖
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She’s so cute
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I was 10 years old when I saw this at the cinema on its first release. There was a queue for several blocks to get in and it was not like anything anyone had ever seen before. Astonishing.
I love seeing peoples first reaction to star wars. Really going to enjoy watching your reactions to this excellent franchise. It's so crazy to me that for everyone like me that has grown up with these films, there's just as many people out there who haven't seen these great films. Glad they exist so generations to come can hopefully enjoy these films just as we did.
The scene where Luke looks at the binary sunset is so powerful and iconic. It’s beautiful.
I always refer to it as "The Luke Skywalker Moment", and the same vibe was present in abundance when Chris Pine's Kirk gazed at the Enterprise under construction. A powerful feeling of destiny.
It's the best part of the whole series, and better than anything in any other movie, too. Thanks mostly to John Williams.
Her little "Squeeee" at Han's wink was hilarious.
"How is it that a robot can be cute, but he is" omg I laughed out loud, great reaction to meeting R2.
In Great Britain this film did not get a nationwide premier. I happened to be on holiday in Cornwall and by chance saw that it was showing in the local cinema in Plymouth and I dragged my wife in to see it in an afternoon matinee. WOW is an understatement, the story, the action, the special effects and the idea of the force were brilliant. My wife to her eternal shame, fell asleep half was through! I got back home and told everybody about it, but it didn't show in the midlands until 2-3 weeks later. I am 68 now and this is still my favourite film. (The Alistair Simms version of a Christmas Carol is a close second).
You're a bit older than I am, but at 50 I remember my 10th birthday was a return of the jedi birthday, will never forget it
"So, what's Leia the princess of?"
Well... Nothing, now...
"I can't believe he's gone."
"I can't believe my entire planet is gone."
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@@johnblackham3552 At least she didn't have to see the charred remains of her parents.
@@tuschman168 ..or they cut out the part where they bumped on the cockpit glass after leaving the Death Star.
@@blechtic A fate fitting for all souls weighed down by gravity ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
"Can they just do that? Without probable cause?" I don't even particularly like Star Wars, but this reaction, in the context of this movie has to be one of the funniest ones ever. :)))))))))
Not as funny as "is this the academy???". Cassie is one in a million.
You want funny, watch her watch the first Terminator. You won't be disappointed!
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23 year old Ron Howard and his wife waited in line 2 hours to watch Star Wars, and after seeing the movie they stood in line another 90 minutes to watch it again. Star Wars is one of the most rewatched of all times.
You probably won't see this, but I gotta say as a 49 year old who saw Star Wars in a second run in the theater, I'm loving watching your reaction. I feel like I'm reliving it.
I laughed so much during this. To many amazing things happened to talk about! 😂👏
@@johnbattle7518 This. :D "Nothing" sums it up well. :D
Live long and prosper 🤣🤣
Seeing someone watch Star Wars for the first time is such an entertaining thing. 😂😂😂
But somewhat bittersweet when it is an extended version :/
How many questions were asked???
True, but I was 7 when this came out and none of it confused me...lol
She is only forty-four years late. No problem.
George Allan so many questions.
I think this is my new favorite channel. Hilarious and so entertaining re-experiencing all these movies with someone (you) who hasn’t seen them. Awesome job and congratulations 🎈🎊🎉
This was a really refreshing reaction! I laughed several times. I got into Star Wars fully back in 2005 (when I was 12, 28 now). I know you filmed these awhile ago now, but I'm looking forward to watching your reactions to the other ones.