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| Star Wars Trilogy [1977] | ![Star Wars Trilogy [1977]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y95CDCD8L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
Actors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: Video
List Price: £39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (32 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1846
Format: Pal, Widescreen, Box Set
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 372 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 3
EAN: 5039036004220
ASIN: B00004YVEC
Release Date: November 20, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1980
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Amazon.co.uk Review
One explanation for the enduring appeal of George Lucas' "space opera" might be that the IStar Wars/I universe is a clever synthesis of a multitude of filmic, cultural and folkloric references, from Robin Hood (the Errol Flynn incarnation of course) to Tolkien to Samurai legends and Kurosawa's IHidden Fortress/I in particular (the inspiration for R2D2 and C3PO). As a result, audiences of almost all ages can find something to identify with. Luke Skywalker's journey from disaffected teenager dreaming of adventure beyond the narrow confines of home life to Jedi Knight and saviour of the galaxy is the very stuff of fairy-tale: he not only rescues a Princess, but discovers she's a close relative (one explanation for the relatively cool reception accorded to IThe Phantom Menace/I might be that it sacrifices the fairy-tale theme for political machination). If there's a lesson to be gleaned from the Skywalker clan it's that no matter how bad things get in the average dysfunctional family, it's never too late for reconciliation. Little wonder, then, that IStar Wars/I continues to grip our collective imagination.p This box contains, among other delights, the digitally remastered "Special Edtion" versions of the movies, restored and enhanced (some would say "tinkered with") by George Lucas in 1997. IStar Wars/I has the most drastic changes, the best of which are the improved effects sequences; the worst the Cantina showdown where Han Solo near-suicidally now allows Greedo to get off a shot before firing back (since he misses at point-blank range, Greedo must be a very poor assassin indeed). The restoration of the Jabba-Solo scene is interesting although the CGI isn't completely convincing. IThe Empire Strikes Back/I also has touched-up effects shots, most spectacularly the expanded vistas of Cloud City; IReturn of the Jedi/I has a new song-and-dance number in Jabba's Palace (which is just as excruciating as the original) and a revised ending that looks forward (or should that be backwards?) to Episode I. Also included here is a 10-minute sneak preview of Episode II, due for theatrical release in Summer 2002, featuring interviews with Lucas and other cast and crew members. --IMark Walker/I
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 **Somewhat of a Spoiler** But it needs to be said December 28, 2004
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
What seems as if it were "in a galaxy... far far away", I first viewed Star War IV at the theater. I own the VHS Trilogy, which is very good, but it can not compare to the newly released DVD 4-Disc WideScreen. There are many added scenes, highly digitilized video and sound and a wonderful "new" ending to StarWars VI. So much so, it brought a warm tear. George Lucas, the genious he is, thought ahead. I can and will recommend this Trilogy for the old fans and for the new ones, as well.
Why? Why not! October 22, 2004
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
was five years old when Star Wars first came out. I know I have earlier memories - isolated snapshots of school, of holidays, of little moments in time. But it's odd to realise that some of my earliest coherent memories are of a cultural event which ushered in a new era of marketing to children just like I was then.brI remember standing in the a queue which stretched around the building and down the street, people standing in Star Wars t-shirts, advertising a film which they could not possibly have seen yet - and I remember wanting one myself. I remember my mother distracting a group of fractious, excited children by getting us to go and count how many people were in the queue. I remember my plastic container of bright orange, tartrazine-laden Kia-ora. I remember my heart in my mouth as the Star Destroyer rumbled across the top of the screen. I remember, at the moment when Darth Vader first made his entrance, knowing exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up.brAnd I remember believing.brI didn't see blue lines around spaceships, stormtroopers hitting their heads, and Alec Guinness waving round a stick. I saw aliens and faraway worlds and robots and adventure amongst the stars. I saw just exactly what George Lucas wanted me to see. I saw bravery and honesty and excitement. I cheered with everyone else when the Millennium Falcon returned at just the right moment.brI remember owning an inordinate amount of Star Wars tat. My prized Darth Vader and R2-D2 action figures were the envy of my five-year-old classmates. I remember how my classmates and I would boast about how many times we'd seen the film. I remember Star Wars lollies on a hot summer day in Park Road playground.pI was reminded of all of this by watching the DVD on the big screen in Virgin on Saturday. For all that time and cynicism have overtaken me, for all that I now find suspension of disbelief impossible and I expect a knowing, post-modern wink to the audience from my media, there was something oddly comforting about watching a film I probably haven't seen in a decade or more. There's a part of my childhood there - a big part, from a time when I didn't have to worry about going bankrupt next week. It's an escape to a time when I could just sit and believe, wide-eyed, because everything was going to be all right.pI know that when I'm eighty and my cloned cyber-grandkids think I'm a drooling old imbecile fit only to be rendered into cat food and glue, something of this will remain. Because I remember. Because the force will be with me, always.pAnd I remember Han Solo shooting first. So there.pI think I have to buy the DVD release.
Star Wars 'Special Edition' Trilogy February 20, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As far as I can remember I have always had a copy of the Star Wars movies in the house, My Parents (mum especially) are avid fans and I was bought up on the Star Wars Phenomenon. Try and imagine that when 'a New hope' (Star Wars IV) was seen for the first time at the cinema, people were blown away by the sheer size of the movie, it's Special FX, sound and Music. WOW. Still today we we can marvel at the work that George Lucas, Rick McCallum and the entire cast and crew put in to make these three masterpieces. Some of the cast have carried and had successful careers in the Film industry thank to starring these movies.brAlthough I feel a little let down by the last two movies (Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones), this due to a few reasons, I can'y turn my back on what is a 'magical' experience when I watch these three movies. If you've never watched Star Wars before, WHY NOT? do yourself the favor and do it today.brSome people might criticise Lucas for 're-making' the Trilogy, call it what you want, but it was his way of finishing the project and adding just a little more to an already amazing Trilogy. Plus it gave many people my age (who were too young at the time) a chance to see these movies on the Big Screen for the first time.brMy favorite Movies of all time.........
Star Wars...what else can i say? April 25, 2003
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
Star Wars...excellent...groundbraking effects...great characters...fantastic music...realistic aliens...vavavoom ships...blah..blah..blah. sums it up nicely donchathink?brnot quite. widescreen or no this baby brought sci-fi and fantasy catapulting forward soo fast, it made every1's head spin. visionary but not quite original(well we all know GL got his vision from fairytales and history anyway. dont forget the resemblance of a Jedi to 'olde english' knights), there are some people who wants to compare it to the LoTR trilogy, but lets face it who came in first and smashed preconceptions of fantasy films. even if this is just one of the bearded-wonder's money making schemes(lets admit it, we buy it anyway and he gets more dosh in his overflowing caskets)dont u just want to be him!?brhonestly this boxset gives us a chance to own the best-trilogy-made-ever, especially the younger generations(im 16) hooked on this franchise. just one thing, i want Lucas to release the classic trilogy and the prequels, ALL in DVD by the end of 2006...well, will it happen if i say PLEASE???
Incredible, Brilliant, Amazing, Superb! January 31, 2003
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
The original Star Wars trilogy is the best trilogy of films ever made. They have good versus evil, the underdog winning against all the odds, love, hate and finally reconciliation. Darth Vader is pure evil. Luke Skywalker is pure good. The droids are the simple innocents and Han Solo is the lovable rogue. These films are old now but they still look as good as the day they were originally made which is a complement indeed. Very few science fiction films stand the test of time, but this trilogy has and probably will for the next twenty years also. To have kids and not own these films is a crime against humanity. To not have kids and not own these films is a crime against yourself. Buy them now!
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