Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness. Directed by George Lucas. This movie, also known as simply Star Wars, set box-office records back in '77, and with good reason. It has everything that the old Saturday afternoon matinees used to have, plus great special effects. The plot: Princess Leia (Fisher) has entrusted the evil Empire's plans for the Death Star to a droid called R2-D2, and Luke Skywalker (Hamill) sets out to save the princess and destroy the Death Star. He is aided along the way by Obi-Wan Kenobi (Guinness) and Han Solo (Ford). Great music by John Williams helps everything hang together. Subtitles in English are available; the disc also has closed captions. Grade: A