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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0024543007432
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, THX
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: November 21, 2000
Running Time: 386 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1980
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The Star Wars trilogy had the rare distinction of becoming more than just a series of movies, but a cultural phenomenon, a life-defining event for its generation. On its surface, George Lucas's original 1977 film is a rollicking and humorous space fantasy that owes debts to more influences than one can count on two hands, but filmgoers became entranced by its basic struggle of good vs. evil "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away," its dazzling special effects, and a mythology of Jedi Knights, the Force, and droids.
In the first film, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) gets to live out every boy's dream: ditch the farm and rescue a princess (Carrie Fisher). Accompanied by the roguish Han Solo (Harrison Ford, the only principal who was able to cross over into stardom) and trained by Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), Luke finds himself involved in a galactic war against the Empire and the menacing Darth Vader (David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones). The following film, The Empire Strikes Back (1980), takes a darker turn as the tiny rebellion faces an overwhelming onslaught. Directed by Irvin Kershner instead of Lucas, Empire is on the short list of Best Sequels Ever, marked by fantastic settings (the ice planet, the cloud city), the teachings of Yoda, a dash of grown-up romance, and a now-classic "revelation" ending. The final film of the trilogy, Return of the Jedi (1983, directed by Richard Marquand), is the most uneven. While the visual effects had taken quantum leaps over the years, resulting in thrilling speeder chases and space dogfights, the story is an uneasy mix of serious themes (Luke's maturation as a Jedi, the end of the Empire-rebellion showdown) and the cuddly teddy bears known as the Ewoks.
Years later, George Lucas transformed his films into "special editions" by adding new scenes and special effects, which were greeted mostly by shrugs from fans. They were perfectly happy with the films they had grown up with (who cares if Greedo shot first?), and thus disappointed by Lucas's decision to make the special editions the only versions available. --David Horiuchi
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Nice packaging. Does not dissappoint. Great way to expose the next generation to a classic :)
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Decided to get this set for my boys who are very into Star Wars right now. They love them and have watched them multiple times.
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10 year old grandson received this collection to augment his Storm Trooper helmet. A week in sick bay provided the perfect excuse to view them all. He loved the scene in the bar in I, loved Princess Laeah, and has collected all the Star Wars Fleet Ships with figurines to fly them. The Storm Trooper Clones are cool and fun, but the 30 year old classics still hit the spot.
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This dvd set was just what we wanted, my son loved it as a Christmas gift!
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If you didn't like all of the changes to the original trilogy in the 1997 "special editions," you'll be happy to know that some of them have been toned down for the release onto DVD. Unfortunately, Greedo shoots first and that stupid rock band is still in Jabba's palace. However, the shootout scene is reworked to make it a bit more plausible (well, a bit) and some of the other changes were simply removed (such as Luke's scream when he falls at the end of Empire). The Jabba the Hutt encounter in A ... Read More
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