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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Limited Edition, Includes Theatrical Version) [1977]
from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, David Prowse
directed by George Lucas

Features:

• Dolby
• PAL
• Special Edition
• Surround Sound

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Novel
  This review is based on watching the "original theatrical version" (1977) which is on the Bonus Disc in this 2 Disc DVD.
  There is stellar charm from C3PO, R2D2, Princess Leia, Skywalker, and Hans Solo. The pace of the film is also very good. The audience follows the story much through the eyes of narrators C3PO and R2D2. That, ladies and gentleman, is why this film is pretty innovative.
  Star Wars doesn't really become truly galactic until Empire Strikes Back.

• Re-mastered version sucks, but it doesnt matter .... the treatrical version is on this disc too.
  Dont watched the re-mastered version, Jabba the Hut looks stupid and the rest of the changes are just unnecessary. Watch the original version and see why Star Wars was such a hit in the first place. A great movie from the once brilliant versionary mind of George Lucas, before his lust for money almost ruined the franchise with dodgy prequels like Phantom Menace.

• ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FILMS OF ALL TIME
  What made this the hugely successful triumph it was? Was it casting, music, imagination, ingenuity, or luck?
  I remember opening day at the theaters. I was old enough to remember every scene, every character, every nuance of this film; having committed it to memory forever, as if I would never again be able to see this beloved, instantly loved masterpiece.
  I also remember that the HIT factor of this movie was so unexpected that you had to wait literal MONTHS to get the action figures promised on... more info

• funtastic!
  I recently bought all 3 of these "Limited Edition" movies, and have already watched them countless times. What can I say? There are still hugely enjoyable, and just wonderful escapist fun! I once felt a bit apprehensive about the added CGI elements in these movies, but actually after a while you start to forget they are there. Besides, they are only really noticeable in Star Wars: A New Hope, and not so much in the other films (though, there is quite a bit of added CGI stuff at the very end of Return of the... more info

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