An uncritical though still fascinating documentary on the development and making of the original Star Wars trilogy, focusing on production problems with the first film. Plenty of detail here for fans. Though many of these stories have been often-told, they’re collected here in an engaging way. Fun for completists.
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Star Wars [AKA Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope] (1977, dir. George Lucas)
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An orphaned farmhand finds he is the chosen one to lead an intergalactic rebellion. Splendid and modest SF/fairy story hybrid, unfairly weighed down by later expectations. In its own terms, a sprightly and successful adventure, nothing more.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, Dir.Rian Johnson)
Disappointing continuation of the saga that does this series more harm than good. Overlong, over written and over produced in almost every way with shiny visuals and little else. So much of this makes no sense it becomes irritating. A tragic let down.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, dir. JJ Abrams)
Chapter 7 in the Skywalker saga. This rebooted SF/fantasy is a calculated pleasure, riffing on no end of series themes and on the structure of the 1977 movie in particular. Slightly soulless, but a decent reintroduction to the mythos.
Elstree 1976 (2015, dir. Jon Spira)
Supporting actors and extras reminisce about working on Star Wars, and the impact that the film and its fan culture has had on their lives. A bittersweet little documentary which makes a minor though not-uninteresting contribution to the movie’s fandom.
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