STAR WARS ROGUE ONE PLUS ORIGINAL TRILOGY (2016, 1977, 1980, 1983)
ROGUE ONE (2016)
Rated PG-13 - Rotten Tomatoes freshness score 84%, Popcornmeter 87%, IMDB rating 7.8/10
STAR WARS IV - A NEW HOPE (1977)
Rated PG - Rotten Tomatoes freshness score 93%, Popcornmeter 96%, IMDB rating 8.6/10
STAR WARS V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
Rated PG - Rotten Tomatoes freshness score 93%, Popcornmeter 97%, IMDB rating 8.7/10
STAR WARS VI - THE RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)
Rated PG - Rotten Tomatoes freshness score 83%, Popcornmeter 94%, IMDB rating 8.3/10
Synopsis:
These four movies are the heart and soul of the Star Wars franchise. In ROGUE ONE, the true prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, the rebellion has its first victory against the evil galactic empire, the plans to the Death Star are acquired and they are placed in the hands of Princess Leia. In A NEW HOPE, Darth Vader pursues Leia and the plans, but she thwarts him by hiding the stolen plans in a droid, R2D2, and sends it in search of the Jedi master Obi Wan Kenobi. The R2 unit soon has a new owner, Luke, a farm boy, and he becomes caught up in interstellar adventures as he tries to return the droid to the Princess. In THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, Darth Vader finds and attacks a band of rebels on the ice planet of Hoth. Luke escapes and is trained by Yoda and then makes a terrible discovery. With the help of Leia, Chewbacca and Lando, Luke escapes from Vader. In RETURN OF THE JEDI the rebellion learns that the empire is building a new death star, and that the emperor himself is overseeing its completion. The rebellion believes this is an opportunity that they cannot pass up. If they can eliminate the emperor, that may decapitate the empire and lead back to a time of freedom and liberty.
Thoughts:
JAWS (1975), Rocky (1976) and STAR WARS (1977) changed the way that the world went to the movies, and the modern blockbuster was born. I saw all of these movies when I was a teenager, but I have particular memories of my first experience watching STAR WARS.
I was 18 and a freshman in college, and I remember sitting in the theater and hearing the FOX fanfare blare, followed by "STAR WARS" flash into the screen, followed by the now classic opening scroll. Then, with the scroll disappearing in the distance, the camera panned down to the surface of a planet, and even before Leia's blockade runner or the Imperial Star Destroyer in pursuit came on-screen, I was hooked!
If I could see any movie again for the first time, I would definitely choose STAR WARS!
George Lucas' STAR WARS, especially the original trilogy, ushered in a new phase of movie making by developing and improving blue and then green screen technology. Some people have criticized this, but in lieu of CGI, this was one of the best ways to portray many scenes back in the day. And the names of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewi, Obi Wan, Yoda, and Lando became household names, and STAR WARS changed the world.
There's not really anything I can add that hasn't already been said or written about these movies, other than that on a personal level, my life wouldn't be the same without STAR WARS.
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