STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE Clip - "Destroying The Death Star" (1977)

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  • STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE Clip - "Destroying The Death Star" (1977)
    PLOT: The Imperial Forces -- under orders from cruel Darth Vader (David Prowse) -- hold Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) hostage, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.
    CAST: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew
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  • @Supperdude9
    @Supperdude9 Год назад +1551

    Man, Vader had one LONG flight back home.

    • @tgtterrorizor3407
      @tgtterrorizor3407 Год назад +409

      Palpatine: "Well where are you?! ...Wait a second, you've been flying around for two weeks trying to get a signal? Ugh, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon."

    • @alanaspinall7147
      @alanaspinall7147 11 месяцев назад +69

      Who's they!🤣

    • @henrymark2288
      @henrymark2288 11 месяцев назад +10

      Lmao

    • @logantheo
      @logantheo 11 месяцев назад +139

      The tie advanced had a hyperdrive so he was alright 😂

    • @xSilentVeterenx
      @xSilentVeterenx 11 месяцев назад +39

      @@tgtterrorizor3407 "I understood that reference" 🤣

  • @Jazzanaught
    @Jazzanaught 5 месяцев назад +474

    Even though Han wasn’t a “bad guy” his return to save Luke is one of the best “face turns” in movie history.

  • @Timasion
    @Timasion 9 месяцев назад +1102

    I don't know why, but even after 46 years, this scene gives me chills. I'm certain I've seen it hundreds, if not thousands of times, yet it is always so good.

    • @captainkirk7513
      @captainkirk7513 8 месяцев назад +24

      it is

    • @zengram
      @zengram 8 месяцев назад +33

      Absolutely.
      This movie never gets old

    • @pittino70
      @pittino70 8 месяцев назад +23

      well, I was 7 years old in 1977 and now I can say : this is a real movie and every time i watch it makes me beautiful memories and emotions, nothing about the latest series of star wars! They're just cartoons. bye from Italy

    • @riogrande5761
      @riogrande5761 7 месяцев назад +16

      @@pittino70 In 1977 when Star Wars came out, I had just graduated from high school - I went to see it in summer at the cineplex in the east side of Sacramento - it was hot out side but cool in the theater . That fall I bought the first Star Wars spinoff book Splinter in the Minds Eye and an R2D2 kit model.

    • @snakedriver
      @snakedriver 7 месяцев назад +12

      I feel the same watching it now as I did when a child. Perfect movie

  • @warrenjones7395
    @warrenjones7395 10 месяцев назад +659

    The scene of the Millennium Falcon swooping in will always be iconic.

    • @brettpalfrey4665
      @brettpalfrey4665 10 месяцев назад +17

      or "Beware of the the Han in the sun!"

    • @SuperSaiyan9989
      @SuperSaiyan9989 10 месяцев назад +24

      Palpatine: What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 9 месяцев назад +16

      I still remember after 40 years being shocked when Han showed up... I was 7 when I saw it in the movie theater as a double header with Empire😮

    • @blockmasterscott
      @blockmasterscott 9 месяцев назад +18

      I saw this about maybe a week after opening, and I remember the crowd cheering when Han arrived.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 8 месяцев назад +7

      The sound of those engines, man.

  • @jesseburleson432
    @jesseburleson432 11 месяцев назад +791

    Epic ending. When Luke hears Obi Wan in his head, you get chills down your spine.

    • @stevenmorrison4692
      @stevenmorrison4692 10 месяцев назад +9

      Obi Wan

    • @sasquatch2753
      @sasquatch2753 10 месяцев назад +30

      when your gut takes over and you ignore tech.....so awesome.

    • @MUSICSEARCH1200
      @MUSICSEARCH1200 9 месяцев назад +8

      Es verdad… hermoso y épico momento… en un segundo mi fui de vuelta a mi niñez 🙌🏻🥹

    • @sampeter2714
      @sampeter2714 9 месяцев назад +24

      remember, the force will be with you, always.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 9 месяцев назад +9

      To this day!!

  • @KentheDeer
    @KentheDeer 11 месяцев назад +244

    "What do you mean they blew up the Death Star?!?! ...WHO'S THEY??? ...What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!?"

    • @johnjamele
      @johnjamele 10 месяцев назад +14

      "And why did we use the lumbering slow Death Star when we had an entire fleet with hyperdrive capability? Why didn't we just use that to destroy the rebel base again?"

    • @NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO
      @NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO 10 месяцев назад +13

      I know the video you were referring to. To me, this is the funniest robot chicken video ever made. I mean seriously. Can you imagine the emperor being like that? Totally hilarious.

    • @justinhillenburg9286
      @justinhillenburg9286 9 месяцев назад +15

      "And where are you? You've been flying around for 2 weeks trying to get a signal?! My God, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery, burnt bacon!!"

    • @daveatkins3796
      @daveatkins3796 8 месяцев назад +13

      “Oh I’m sorry. I thought my Sith Lord could protect a small thermal exhaust port that’s only two meters wide. The thing wasn’t even paid off yet. Do you have any idea what this is gonna do to my credit?”

    • @jasonmiles2819
      @jasonmiles2819 15 дней назад +1

      @@daveatkins3796
      *Phone rings*
      “ARGH! Hang on, I got another call! WHAT?! I’m very busy right now!”

  • @chris1pdx
    @chris1pdx 9 месяцев назад +600

    The short scene where Tarkin is informed that they know what the rebels are trying to do and he brushes the risk away for the chance to finish the war once and for all is a brilliant addition by Lucas to up the stakes for all involved.

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 9 месяцев назад +17

      That must have came after the first torpedo... I'm going to watch it again.

    • @jaykay7932
      @jaykay7932 7 месяцев назад +11

      Il never forget that scene and the way Peter Cushing delivered that line. Perfect

    • @sooneradmirer4382
      @sooneradmirer4382 7 месяцев назад +20

      ​@@jaykay7932Great way of contrasting Tarkin and Leia. Leia stays to show strength and solidarity whereas Tarkin only cares about glory. Never even considered that war was a game of life and death.

    • @KnightShadowsong
      @KnightShadowsong 7 месяцев назад +7

      and if it hadn't been for one man stalling at his post the Alliance might not have survived the battle of Yaven.

    • @Tamlinearthly
      @Tamlinearthly 7 месяцев назад +2

      But it's not about "winning the war," the Death Star can fire whether a desk general's fancy uniform is onboard or not. He stays because he's an arrogant prick and he assumes he's invincible.

  • @logicaldude3611
    @logicaldude3611 9 месяцев назад +273

    Han Solo’s best moment is so often forgotten. And it’s so well-done too, because by the time you get to the trench run you figure Han is long gone with his money.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 7 месяцев назад +26

      My mom was carrying me when her and my dad saw it in Alhambra, CA. back in the day. She said the theater went insane when the Falcon swooped in.

    • @herrmajor2310
      @herrmajor2310 7 месяцев назад +19

      But that's his character. He's like a thief with a heart of gold.

    • @timonsolus
      @timonsolus 6 месяцев назад +26

      @@herrmajor2310 : In Legends, there was a book that described Han and Chewbacca flying away from Yavin in the Falcon, almost ready to go to hyperspace. Chewie was clearly feeling very miserable, and moaning softly, and Han was struggling between his powerful instinct for self preservation, and guilt for leaving Luke and Leia behind to die in a hopeless (as Han saw it) battle. Eventually Han gives in, snarls "Alright, kark it - let's go fight!" and swings the Falcon around...
      Years later, married to Leia and sleeping beside her in their bed, Han often wakes up in a cold sweat after reliving that flight in a dream, and remembering just how very close he had come to throwing the hyperspace lever and leaving Leia and Luke behind forever.

    • @raymondbrereton3298
      @raymondbrereton3298 5 месяцев назад +2

      There are no hero rebellion and smuggler without you Captain Solo.🫂🥹

    • @logicaldude3611
      @logicaldude3611 2 месяца назад +3

      @@herrmajor2310 A lot of people we think of as “scoundrels” have a good heart, but the world they’ve lived in is all they know until a critical point comes. And vice-versa, a lot of bad people end up in high positions and they’re genuinely evil people.
      Han Solo is such a unique character. You wouldn’t give him a loan of even $100 because you know you won’t get it back, but if he thinks you’re his friend he’d sacrifice his life for you.

  • @seb9093
    @seb9093 Год назад +428

    "Remember, the force will be with you...always" ✨
    😌

    • @dimazfantasy5252
      @dimazfantasy5252 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@cgore4its just a quote bruhh😑

    • @brandtmanning1084
      @brandtmanning1084 10 месяцев назад +14

      Thats one of the most "hard as fuck" movie quotes of all time....

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 8 месяцев назад

      ​@brandtmanning1084 hahahahaha!!!! 🍻

    • @Scanner959
      @Scanner959 Месяц назад +1

      Obi wan to luke Skywalker after the battle.

    • @meldreamsdocometrue
      @meldreamsdocometrue 13 дней назад

      Obi Wan is now with Anakin and Qui Gon Jin

  • @vladimirkochenov4687
    @vladimirkochenov4687 8 месяцев назад +173

    Han wasn't lying when he said the shot was one in a million. So many stars had to align for this miracle to actually happen: suicide squad of unlikely heroes extracting the plans from heavily guarded secret facility, receivers surviving Vader, R2D2 making his way from Tatooine to Yavin IV safe, general Dodonna catching an insight in his sleep that helped him to decipher the data hours before the battle... and, finally, Han deciding to break his character. This movie is a requiem for a hope!

    • @Asmo_Lay
      @Asmo_Lay 7 месяцев назад +3

      When Han break his character? He shooted first. 😂😂😂

    • @JWBabaYaga
      @JWBabaYaga 7 месяцев назад +12

      @@Asmo_Lay, Han Solo was known to be arrogant and selfish, an individualistic person. His return to help Luke (and, by extension, the Rebel cause) was the beginning of his path toward realizing that he was indeed a good person, and the start of his love story with Leia. Yes, Han shot first, but it was justifiable.

    • @Kennyisdarkvanilla
      @Kennyisdarkvanilla 7 месяцев назад +2

      Or will of the force restoring balance to the universe.

    • @Richtofen-gy9cj
      @Richtofen-gy9cj 2 месяца назад +3

      @@JWBabaYaga In a comic where Luke chose to use the targeting computer instead of the force, the Death Star wasn't destroyed

    • @-CrimsoN-
      @-CrimsoN- 2 месяца назад +2

      @@Richtofen-gy9cj You're talking about the Infinities Comic series, right? Yeah I love those alternate reality editions. I think Infinities is also what introduced everyone to the concept of Darth Maul surviving (complete with the robot legs) which unltimately ended up being made canon.

  • @francoisburnette901
    @francoisburnette901 3 месяца назад +34

    6:11
    I love Darth Vader’s: “wHaT?”
    😂😂😂

    • @adiaz1295
      @adiaz1295 2 дня назад

      I love when he says “I have you now”

  • @1FokkerAce
    @1FokkerAce 10 месяцев назад +306

    Movies can be timeless... but their release in cinema is a point in time. The culture, the vibe, the times.... it all matters. And I’m here to say that if you were a kid in 1977 when this came out and saw it at the theater in America, you had one of the most unique, amazing, engrossing and surreal experiences of ANY human beings ever born. It is literally impossible to impart to others who saw it 30 years later on DVD what that was like to have been there. What a remarkable privilege of time and place we had to have been in those seats when it first dropped.

    • @mcoo465
      @mcoo465 9 месяцев назад +12

      Well said. When this movie came out, it was absolutely a unique film

    • @tahirhussain7099
      @tahirhussain7099 9 месяцев назад +4

      I feel the same about the Avengers Infinity war and Endgame.

    • @nupaconsultora
      @nupaconsultora 9 месяцев назад +4

      You nailed it. I remember this movie was one of the last I watched with my father, ´cause I was getting mature, and that feeling is unique. Also, FX seems almost funny 30 years later, but in 1977 were amazing.

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 8 месяцев назад +2

      even if you were in your early 20s.

    • @rafaelguerra7222
      @rafaelguerra7222 8 месяцев назад +1

      I was 11.Still today I want to be an interstellar pilot thanks to saw Star Wars at the theater.Since that day I'm a sci-fi guy.Thank you Lucas.

  • @MichaelThomas-be7gq
    @MichaelThomas-be7gq 7 месяцев назад +116

    I was six years old in 1977. I had no idea what to expect on that Saturday afternoon with my parents. My brother was four, and for those two hours, we escaped our ordinary lives, absolutely engrossed in nothing we had ever seen before. Then this... our mouths agape in a mix of awe, trepidation and fear. The sound, the action... and then THAT music. The entire theatre was silent, it was only 30 years after WW2, and many of our parents remembered that time. Everything seems lost; there were thirty of them, and now there is only Luke. At 4:57 everything comes together in a moment of sublime beauty, the whole film makes complete sense. Faith in hope. When it went up, there was no cheering, we all sat there absolutely stunned and elated. I looked to my Mum and Dad, and they were as completely amazed as I was. Cinema and my life changed at that point, my imagination was fired in a way that nothing had reached so far. I developed a love of science fiction, science, technology and the stars. For me, it is still the greatest moment in cinema history, and I have seen thousands of the greatest films. Showing it to our children a few years, we got them too, a magical moment to share and witness what my parents did all those years ago.

  • @stefannafets7828
    @stefannafets7828 10 месяцев назад +207

    One of the Most iconic scenes in movie History. It still shivers.

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 3 месяца назад

      My dad, who never much of a fan, he loved "what?" and used to giggle about it.

    • @calebsawyer0719
      @calebsawyer0719 3 месяца назад +1

      Wedge was a coward after he got hit by Darth Vader.

  • @Christmas_Joe
    @Christmas_Joe 11 месяцев назад +66

    The TIE pilot in 6:16 who actually crashed with Vader's TIE Advanced to protect him. A great sacrifice.

    • @Dr.Chaquetas69
      @Dr.Chaquetas69 10 месяцев назад +15

      Or the A-Wing pilot in Jedi return who crashed to the super star destroyer

    • @Christmas_Joe
      @Christmas_Joe 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@Dr.Chaquetas69 Yea, Arvel Crynyd, unforgettable

    • @Hammer20166
      @Hammer20166 10 дней назад +1

      @@Christmas_Joe don't forget about the crew Hammerhead corvette Lightmaker that rammed those Star Destroyers above Scraif in a suicide attack to take down the shield gate

  • @PCCphoenix
    @PCCphoenix 10 месяцев назад +86

    At 6:28, for a split second you can see the scorch mark where the Red Squad leader's targeting computer missed.

    • @pjfloyd99
      @pjfloyd99 10 месяцев назад +22

      Best little detail there. You notice Luke break check Vader?

    • @PCCphoenix
      @PCCphoenix 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@pjfloyd99 I was wondering what he was doing there! But he lost R2-D2 in the process...

    • @excrono
      @excrono 9 месяцев назад +1

      His targeting computer… was a little off.

    • @SwordHMX
      @SwordHMX 4 месяца назад

      I always thought that was a nice touch

    • @bondseanbond5190
      @bondseanbond5190 Месяц назад

      @@SwordHMX0:23 I know. Lol

  • @thesmilingman7576
    @thesmilingman7576 Год назад +43

    5:37 imagine getting shot and killed by your former boss this guy sure doesn't

  • @eightreasons566
    @eightreasons566 7 месяцев назад +26

    Red Leader calls Gold 5 “Gold Leader” a moment before he dies. These are small nuances you don’t pick up without watching several times that really add to a great film.

  • @RoadtoNowhere73
    @RoadtoNowhere73 10 месяцев назад +114

    This first SW outing was iconic In so many ways. But this final scene, with the ever mounting tension, urgency, consequence of failure, etc. was what elevated this story to another place. Movie magic

  • @raeroberts3775
    @raeroberts3775 Год назад +107

    Star Wars remains unmatched to this day.

  • @Novastar.SaberCombat
    @Novastar.SaberCombat 10 месяцев назад +102

    It's STILL difficult for me to believe that this film was almost a disaster in the editing room. But the pacing, innovative EFX, shots, brilliant music, sound, and perfect cues with everything made it all work. Even the Deus Ex Machina with Solo's sneaky, surprise return is a fantastic addition (even though it's implausible that NO ONE NOTICED that giant discus flying in). 💪😎✌️

    • @PointReflex
      @PointReflex 7 месяцев назад +11

      It wasn't a dissaster at all, while the original editor Lucas contracted for the early edits did a more than awfull job, he soon fired him and recruited the trio that would edit the film into a final print under Lucas' supervision. I think the falacy of this film being a complete dissaster till that trio came in is still alive despite all the evidence showing the contrary. The real problems were at the Tunisia filmin location, storms and the equippment failing constantly teared appart everyone involved to the point that it was a war of atrittion that they barely won just at the time when they were goin beyond overbudget.
      Then again "the people VS George Lucas" and "How Star Wars was saved in the edit" came from complete and self-entitled assholes who were sooo burned out (in a child like way) about Lucas' expanded universe (not to confuse with the EU [RIP]) and prompt to simply share absurd lies across the board just to get people to hate the man as they hated him.

    • @jb-ro4ow
      @jb-ro4ow 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@PointReflex Thanks for the insight.

    • @troyandrew6154
      @troyandrew6154 3 месяца назад

      What about the problems george had with ILM while making the film?​@@PointReflex

    • @PointReflex
      @PointReflex 3 месяца назад +1

      @@troyandrew6154 That's another can of worms, while the studio did manage to complete the work required they had many setbacks, from the miniatures composite failing (during the first trench attack run in the original print, one of the A-Wings poofs out of existence out of a sudden) to the robots burning out components (due to the desert heat) or simply failing to work properly.

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Год назад +55

    6:49 Han Solo: great shot that was one in a million

  • @ConnorMiller417
    @ConnorMiller417 6 месяцев назад +27

    It’s been 46 years and this scene still gives me chills. I will never forget watching this as a kid and being BLOWN AWAY when I saw the Millennium Falcon swoop in to save the day. One of the greatest moments in movie history! What an epic ending!

  • @Ozzyorcborne1
    @Ozzyorcborne1 10 месяцев назад +87

    The first three minutes with no music....brilliant. Adds so much to the atmosphere.

  • @davidrubio9753
    @davidrubio9753 7 месяцев назад +35

    This has to be one of THE greatest movies ever made.

  • @davidlloyd3116
    @davidlloyd3116 10 месяцев назад +45

    Kids today grew up with Harry Potter, but I grew up with Star Wars!

    • @ChristianFrates1997
      @ChristianFrates1997 7 месяцев назад +5

      Harry Potter came around the Star Wars prequels.

    • @bonkerslez91
      @bonkerslez91 Месяц назад +1

      I grew up on the Lord of the the rings

    • @Auror2k05
      @Auror2k05 16 дней назад

      I grew up with all of them.

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Год назад +47

    6:23 Han Solo: you're all clear kid now let's blow this thing and go home

  • @jessetorres8738
    @jessetorres8738 Год назад +193

    17 movie & tv film sequels later & yet A New Hope is still the best Star Wars film.

    • @notforrestbono3100
      @notforrestbono3100 Год назад +30

      and Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi.

    • @randyorton06
      @randyorton06 Год назад +3

      @@notforrestbono3100 this looks so bad lmao worse than rots best is rogue one

    • @olicrook4292
      @olicrook4292 Год назад +15

      Nah Empire is better but this one is a close second and miles better than the next best one. I'm not even someone who hates the other films but ESB and ANH are in a different league.

    • @hopebgood
      @hopebgood Год назад +8

      I'm with you Jesse mate. The first one is still the best. It's just perfect. 😀 Rogue One is my fave of the newer ones.

    • @derworfnet
      @derworfnet 11 месяцев назад +9

      I'd argue that _The Empire strikes back_ is technically the *better* movie. In nearly all aspects, its an improvement over its predecessor.
      But _A New Hope_ is simply more *fun,* more rewatchable.

  • @sarcasticstartrek7719
    @sarcasticstartrek7719 9 месяцев назад +52

    Great ending George, that was one in a million !

  • @dgg74890
    @dgg74890 7 месяцев назад +28

    I’m here for Han Solo’s epic line of “You’re all clear kid, now let’s blow this thing and go home”. Talk about a supportive friend.
    Now imagine Chewbacca’s response, probably along the lines of “Rrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!”

  • @kellyweingart3692
    @kellyweingart3692 Год назад +79

    “Use the Force, Luke”

  • @thesmilingman7576
    @thesmilingman7576 11 месяцев назад +27

    6:33 I was thinking this is someone on the PA noticing the reactor failing and the laser not working but apparently this guy was just stalling

    • @Hammer20166
      @Hammer20166 10 дней назад +1

      the master gunner on the PA was stalling because he had extreme guilt over pulling the trigger and destroying Alderaan and was drinking heavy before the battle to cope with his guilt because he felt like he was war criminal and he was praying for a miracle that would destroy the station and that he would be spared from pulling the trigger again

  • @nicolasmun13
    @nicolasmun13 2 месяца назад +2

    "Great shot kid, that was one in a million!" That line takes me back to when I was a kid first watching this film

  • @legendofzelda1
    @legendofzelda1 7 месяцев назад +13

    Shout out to John Williams, greatest composer since Beethoven. A century from now people will be studying him as one of the all time greats.

  • @russell28533
    @russell28533 9 месяцев назад +33

    The moment where Luke switches off his targeting computer always gets me choked up. The moment where he stops trusting the "known" and puts his faith in the Force.

  • @sallybrown4947
    @sallybrown4947 11 месяцев назад +57

    I saw this in the theater when new. There was nothing ever like before or after!

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 10 месяцев назад +2

      70MM projection, huge screen, 6-track Dolby Stereo. Shivers just remembering it

    • @Jedizen07
      @Jedizen07 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@gittes98 Same here. Saw it opening week in 1977. CHANGED MY LIFE, forever.

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Jedizen07 Yes, this movie will always be Star Wars not that New Hope crap that the later generations call it. First saw it in Seattle in the above presentation btw.

    • @ehought
      @ehought 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@Jedizen07 Likewise - you stole my words!

    • @ClassicBob100
      @ClassicBob100 8 месяцев назад

      Tru dat, as the kids say

  • @JoeyLevenson
    @JoeyLevenson 9 месяцев назад +28

    I watched this on the big screen at 5 years old and I loved it so much, and now, the fact that I can watch this anytime I want, on a little rectangle in my pocket, never fails to amaze me. Just wild.

  • @tonyhill1264
    @tonyhill1264 7 месяцев назад +13

    As an 8 year old watching this in 1977, no movie since has shaped my life for engaging and being apart of something bigger than yourself. Spectacular film .

    • @ChristianFrates1997
      @ChristianFrates1997 7 месяцев назад

      You do realize this is the post 1997 version, right?

    • @edhoughton2609
      @edhoughton2609 7 месяцев назад

      yes the original didnt have a giant gurt ring around the Death Star when it blew@@ChristianFrates1997

  • @kueller917
    @kueller917 6 месяцев назад +35

    There's a lot about this whole sequence that's really unique to this film only. Never again would a single space battle be the climax of a Star War. Individual dogfights turned into massive battles with hundreds of fighters. Here when the X-Wings make a slight bank the engines roar. In the next film the Falcon is casually zipping through asteroids. The military jargon goes away. There's long periods of time here where John Williams is completely absent. When he does appear, he gives these long tense buildups like 3:50 getting our hearts racing until the Force theme comes in and gives release.
    For the most part you're watching normal people take on the largest Empire. The Rebels have no Jedi masters, no 10-year old prodigies, no Resistance flying aces. They get picked off one by one and each death is focused on just to make you feel how much lower the chance of success is with each loss. Luke finally using the Force _is the climax of the entire movie_ and not a superpower we're just used to everyone having.
    Frankly Dunkirk is closer to this than even Return of the Jedi. And I love that almost 50 years later and billions into this universe this still feels special (even if it is only Dambusters in Space).

    • @christophergrant472
      @christophergrant472 6 месяцев назад +6

      I 100% agree. The dogfighting reminds me of the dogfighting scenes from Midway which just came out a year before Star Wars. As a major fighter plane nerd, the original Star Wars will always be my favourite for having dogfighting scenes mimick some of the old school squadron based WWII Era dogfights.

    • @kueller917
      @kueller917 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@christophergrant472 The Return of the Jedi battle is a masterpiece of special effects (the Revenge of the Sith one too for CGI) but I always preferred this one because of the close personal combat. The other ones are so massive you lose the luxury of that closeness.

    • @Coolbardie
      @Coolbardie Месяц назад

      I've never thought of this as Dambusters in space, but you're right and that hasn't diminished my love of 'The Dambusters'. They're both among my list of favourite movies! I'd never seen anything like Star Wars, it was drama on a grand scale and before CGI, the special effects were pretty amazing! Prior to this, my favourite sci-fi film was 'Forbidden Planet' and, even though some of the special effects are a bit clunky, they manage to achieve some scary moments. ❤

    • @kueller917
      @kueller917 Месяц назад

      @@Coolbardie There's some compilation videos out there that show it more. There's shots and dialogue ripped directly from Dambusters here.
      It tracks. Star Wars is like a film of films. WW2 films, samurai films, fantasy films, the ship designs from Space Odyssey. Set it all on Arrakis (inspired by Lawrence of Arabia). I don't mean any of that negatively either. It's awesome.

    • @Coolbardie
      @Coolbardie Месяц назад

      ​@@kueller917Thanks for that info. I'll check them out. I'll have to watch The Dambusters again to see if I can pick up which dialogue. 😊 Star Wars is awesome, isn't it. I'll never forget seeing the star destroyer gradually appearing on the screen. It looked so real and there were so many more amazing scenes. George Lucas is a genius!

  • @davidrubio9753
    @davidrubio9753 6 месяцев назад +12

    I remember in 1977, when the death star exploded, the audience sprang to its feet and cheered at the tops of their lungs

  • @rainbowrunner1550
    @rainbowrunner1550 9 месяцев назад +9

    I need someone to make this video: start A New Hope at a specific time on New Years Eve, that way the Death Star will explode at exactly midnight. BTW, the Death Star explodes at 6:39 in this video.
    I've been inspired by those videos of people watching Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, timing them so the Snap occurs at midnight. I see tons of potential for that with Star Wars. In addition to A New Hope, I propose other things like:
    - Empire Strikes Back timed so Vader says: "I am your father!" at midnight.
    - Return of the Jedi timed so the second Death Star explodes at midnight.

  • @user-ut7wx4qe5l
    @user-ut7wx4qe5l 10 месяцев назад +44

    Tarkin's last thought was "If only I'd listened to that General when he warned me of danger."
    The general's last thought likely was: "I should've gotten the hell off this ship myself and let Tarkin die."

    • @alifwibisono1000
      @alifwibisono1000 10 месяцев назад +2

      Tarkin was overconfident in the Death Star.

    • @serpicokalisnikow9403
      @serpicokalisnikow9403 9 месяцев назад +14

      @@alifwibisono1000Tarkin was screwed either way. If he left, and they ended up winning, The Emperor would have killed him during their next meeting.

    • @whiiir
      @whiiir 8 месяцев назад +8

      The officer who warned Tarkin did actually survive. He turns up in the Christmas Special, so presumably he just took his own advice and left.

    • @mzmadmike
      @mzmadmike 8 месяцев назад

      His last thought was, "What the f$&k was tha--

    • @bjammin187
      @bjammin187 3 месяца назад

      The last thing to go through Tarkin’s mind was a piece of the Death Star.

  • @mobus1603
    @mobus1603 7 дней назад +1

    The most powerful moment for me is when Vader senses the force in Luke from Obi-Wan guiding him to connect with it. Having a connection with the force has become a very rare trait at this point, and Vader recognizes Luke's strong connection with it immediately.

  • @LastAtreides
    @LastAtreides 2 месяца назад +2

    5:52 Never Forget Tenn Graneet, he felt guilty for Aldeeran and did buy a little more time doing everything slowly.

  • @AndyArmstrong88
    @AndyArmstrong88 Год назад +24

    Remember, the force will be with you always

  • @jamesnasium4035
    @jamesnasium4035 4 месяца назад +5

    The first Star Wars is a freaking masterpiece. And the music from 2:45 onward. It's a true space opera.

  • @Ogjuilpa
    @Ogjuilpa 11 месяцев назад +10

    «Great shot kid, that was one in a million!»
    Dank ferrik i love han solo

  • @mystic8585
    @mystic8585 Год назад +38

    Wow it took me this long to realise that Vader AKA Anakin just shot R2D2 his fellow friend during Clone Wars. I know he didnt know that plus as Vader said Anakin is dead.

    • @sugdolomar
      @sugdolomar 10 дней назад

      He also met and fought alongside Red Leader during the clone wars only to kill him here

  • @leedaniel3500
    @leedaniel3500 Месяц назад +1

    I still get chills when I hear Han's "YAHOO!" and then see the Falcon swooping in as the best ever Deus Ex Machina.

  • @TacoBellManager
    @TacoBellManager 9 месяцев назад +45

    There was standing applause in every theater where people saw it for the first time.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 9 месяцев назад +12

      My mom saw it with my dad when she was carrying me, so I like to say that I was there. Lol, anyway, she said that when the Falcon swooped in, the place went insane!

    • @TacoBellManager
      @TacoBellManager 8 месяцев назад +10

      @@GC0077 It's like playing classical music through a speaker into mama's tummy. Heck yes you experienced it.

  • @GeraldWilson-pe7dn
    @GeraldWilson-pe7dn 6 дней назад

    Watching this now in 2024 and it is just only like it was yesterday when I first saw this as a 12 year old youngster in 1977. This will never ever get old!!

  • @geraldwilson681
    @geraldwilson681 6 месяцев назад +5

    Star Wars is a masterpiece of a film!! I don't believe anything will ever rival this in motion picture for it's powerful moral story and special effects, especially the music !!

  • @evanholloway1692
    @evanholloway1692 11 месяцев назад +24

    You did it, Luke!
    By god, you did it!!

  • @pspboy7
    @pspboy7 10 месяцев назад +29

    I just wish they had done more with Biggs! He was my favorite of the rebel pilots.

    • @stevenmorrison4692
      @stevenmorrison4692 10 месяцев назад +9

      They did earlier in the movie but they deleted those scenes.

    • @Skarrz72
      @Skarrz72 10 месяцев назад +3

      I forgot which book series it was, but Biggs' Brother, Gavin Darklighter joined the Rebels.

    • @ZenMonkeyGod
      @ZenMonkeyGod 10 месяцев назад +8

      ​​@@stevenmorrison4692Dumbest editing choice they could've made with this film. When he shows up later, there's zero context to be able to empathise with Luke in his reunion.

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@ZenMonkeyGod It didn't work for the movie, but did work for _Star Wars: The Radio Drama_ on NPR, when there was a whole episode devoted to Luke and his peers.

    • @Swanlord05
      @Swanlord05 6 месяцев назад +1

      There is rough cuts of Biggs on film ......type it in on YT

  • @sandal_thong8631
    @sandal_thong8631 9 месяцев назад +14

    I don't know what's more amazing: that he filmed Darth Vader flying away from the Death Star to reappear in the sequel, or that he forgot about that when he allowed Darth Maul to be cut in two in _The Phantom Menace?_

    • @BobbyBlackhearts666
      @BobbyBlackhearts666 8 месяцев назад +1

      Lately I always get baffled by this decision! Maul would've been a great recurring villain in the prequels, as a kid I was not invested in Count Dooku whereas I absolutely loved Maul! His death scene as he just stands there bamboozled by Obi Wan jumping up is quite underwhelming for someone so hyped up during the rest of the movie as a deadly and skilled foe.

  • @CenturyOldPanda
    @CenturyOldPanda 11 месяцев назад +13

    Also, I wonder if Darth Vadar recognized R2 on Luke's X-wing, considering he's been R2's partner for almost 2 decades before he got turned into a cyborg.

  • @shadowsharkkproductions
    @shadowsharkkproductions День назад +4

    Crazy that Anakin killed the whole Death Star!

  • @grindhousecartoons6896
    @grindhousecartoons6896 7 месяцев назад +3

    AWESOME! THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIES, DONT EVEN COME CLOSE!

  • @profess_re
    @profess_re День назад +5

    truely horrible how many million people anakin killed by blowing up that death star☹️

  • @ConnorMiller287
    @ConnorMiller287 5 месяцев назад +3

    Star Wars changed the movie industry. It was unlike anything we had ever seen before. Watching it on opening night in 1977 is a historical experience. The scene of the Millennium Falcon swooping in when no one expected it is one of the greatest uses of dues ex machina (God in the machine) in cinematic history. At this point, you think Han is long gone with his reward and that Luke is going to be killed. Until you see blaster fire come out of nowhere and see Han Solo of all people come back to save the day. To this day, it is still one of the greatest movies ever!

  • @jsmarty1
    @jsmarty1 10 месяцев назад +13

    I’m crying, it’s feels like I’m a kid again

  • @balto76bourque51
    @balto76bourque51 11 месяцев назад +13

    Here's a strange story about my dad: he was 7 years old in 1977 when he saw this in a Cinema theater in a small town in Louisiana, and what I heard from my Grandmother my Dad's Mother, is that she told me my dad found this movie very Intense, that at times he ran out of the theater cause he was scared, I don't know why but I'm pretty sure that this scene was a little too much for my Dad at the Time... I was Confused and Amazed.....

    • @atw9913
      @atw9913 10 месяцев назад +2

      It must have been a year or two after the original release by my Dad and Brother went to see Star Wars and my Mom took me to see The Jungle Book at the same time. The Jungle Book was over so we went to watch the rest of Star Wars with them. I think we went in at the Trash Compactor Scene and it was too loud or something because I remember that we left and just waited outside. I had to have been only 3 years old at the time.

    • @Alaninbroomfield
      @Alaninbroomfield 10 месяцев назад +2

      I was only a year older than your dad at that time. I thought it was kid-friendly enough. I was intimidated, especially by Darth Vader, but not scared. It was quite an experience.

  • @rossturrell6758
    @rossturrell6758 Год назад +55

    I always wondered y they didn't go in nearer the target rather than start miles away

    • @rossturrell6758
      @rossturrell6758 Год назад +6

      Someone's got a sense of humour whoever liked this respect

    • @lzbhcvm6747
      @lzbhcvm6747 Год назад +25

      You gotta give it some distance to ready up the targeting computer to align the trajectory. Not everyone has the force like luke

    • @Arcane740
      @Arcane740 Год назад +17

      I always thought they had only a small area to breach the trench from static defenses. The small task force they had couldn't disable a moon's worth of AA guns and such with a legion of Tie fighters and only like a 30-45 minute time span. Blow a hole in the defensive net, get in the trench, pray you make it to the exhaust port

    • @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs
      @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs 11 месяцев назад +3

      The Y Wings need cover escort

  • @leermann
    @leermann 8 месяцев назад +9

    I remember when I had seen it at first time many years ago. I was a little boy because of caught cold was sitting at home. I watched all SW series. And this scene... It was really exciting experience. So tensed and thrilling. And even now it's so atmospheric. Yes, it's cinematic and theatrics but in a good meaning. You emphathise with the characters. And it is a marker of a good old school movie. Perfect!

  • @mr.orange5258
    @mr.orange5258 7 месяцев назад +5

    I saw this in 1977 when I was 9 - when Han swoops in just in time to save Luke, the crowd went bananas - that was our generation's "Captain America grabs Thor's hammer" moment.

    • @man_in_space
      @man_in_space 6 месяцев назад +2

      What a profound description. I am 32 years old and that comment of yours is the first that made me *feel* what it must’ve been like.

  • @leeh6317
    @leeh6317 7 месяцев назад +8

    To this very day, give me goosebumps…still such a very powerful scene in all of cinema

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Год назад +21

    6:13 Han Solo: YEE-HOO

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 Год назад +2

      *MITHEL:* Look out!

    • @Elmelon452
      @Elmelon452 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@lancecurry7538TIE:ROOOAAAAR 💥

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 7 месяцев назад +3

      *HAN SOLO:* You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!

    • @Elmelon452
      @Elmelon452 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@lancecurry7538
      (EPIC MUSIC)
      Luke:shoot torpedo

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 7 месяцев назад +2

      _(Torpedoes flow into the exhaust port!)_
      *LUKE:* _(exhale...!)_

  • @jaypandya7441
    @jaypandya7441 2 месяца назад +2

    Alternative title: Disabled war veteren almost stops group of terrorists destroying the state's security mechanisms

  • @RJ_MacReady
    @RJ_MacReady 10 месяцев назад +11

    The force is strong with this one.

  • @ACruelPicture
    @ACruelPicture 5 месяцев назад +6

    5:23
    What's he doing?
    He's beginning to believe

  • @johntracy72
    @johntracy72 2 месяца назад +3

    Back when Star Wars was pure.

  • @BobbyCoolBreeze
    @BobbyCoolBreeze 9 месяцев назад +10

    This never gets old!

  • @upliftstv
    @upliftstv 5 месяцев назад +2

    "Great shot kid, that was one in a million"
    What a great line lol, Han still thinks its luck

  • @mikemason6065
    @mikemason6065 8 месяцев назад +6

    The best movie scene ever.

  • @nupaconsultora
    @nupaconsultora 9 месяцев назад +8

    2023 and still getting goosebumps

  • @ChristopherWalker007
    @ChristopherWalker007 8 месяцев назад +5

    I was 10 years when we watched this in the cinemas. I still remember the whole cinema exploding into cheers when the Death Star blew up.

  • @shuleungng7288
    @shuleungng7288 6 месяцев назад +2

    Classic is classic.
    May the force be with you!

  • @N-L3
    @N-L3 9 месяцев назад +4

    0:03
    The way that guy died just careless putting his head down

  • @sporedoutofmymind
    @sporedoutofmymind 7 месяцев назад +2

    6:11 best delivery in film history

  • @RobbieLugos
    @RobbieLugos 2 дня назад

    Grand Moff Tarkin’s mind was blown so hard by that amazing shot that it blew up the Death Star.

  • @johnharris6655
    @johnharris6655 8 месяцев назад +10

    The actor who played the commander of Red Squadron said he walked onto the hanger set and everything looked dirty, dust and the X-wings all had battle damage. This is when he knew someone knew what they were doing. This was not some sterile sci fi picture like 2001, this was a war movie set in space.

  • @ChristinaKerr-wi6ju
    @ChristinaKerr-wi6ju 5 месяцев назад +2

    2:44 YEAHHHHHHH XDDDDDD, he looks like he is cheering lmfao XD

  • @rstein926
    @rstein926 7 месяцев назад +7

    You can see why this film, Wizard of Oz & Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs were amongst the first films to be entombed in the film registry.
    This film for something released in 1977 had fantastic effects from the music by John Williams, to the insane cinematography including this scene and the birth of many iconic characters including Luke and Darth Vader.
    The Wizard of Oz was one of the first to be in technicolour which was an insane achievement for a film in the 1930s, it's songs, famous lines & characters & of course the yellow brick road and the one and only the ruby slippers.
    Snow White was the first full length Disney movie and the one that started it all.

  • @Ghostmouse101
    @Ghostmouse101 Год назад +15

    Thank you Cassian Andor and jyn erso for making this all possible

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 9 месяцев назад

      Sorry, I don't read _Legends._

    • @michaelgavazzi3982
      @michaelgavazzi3982 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@sandal_thong8631it's rogue one movie

    • @juanlaise1059
      @juanlaise1059 2 месяца назад

      ​@@sandal_thong8631
      That ain't Legends....

  • @JDragon272
    @JDragon272 9 месяцев назад +6

    Han: “You’re all clear, kid! Now let’s blow this thing and go home!”

  • @agressia5582
    @agressia5582 9 месяцев назад +16

    This scene makes me cry every time.

    • @JoeyLevenson
      @JoeyLevenson 9 месяцев назад +1

      Me too!

    • @bantehayes9973
      @bantehayes9973 8 месяцев назад

      Me too. I just got teared up.

    • @KororaPenguin
      @KororaPenguin 8 месяцев назад +2

      Another reason: That "Stand by, stand by" was the head gunner on the superlaser, remorseful over Alderaan, desperately stalling for time.

    • @luislovera2351
      @luislovera2351 8 месяцев назад +2

      I cry more to this scene after watching rogue one

  • @oliverpetroski4205
    @oliverpetroski4205 4 месяца назад +2

    Few things I noticed ever since first watching the New Hope, which I find strange:
    - Why the shield on the Death Star havent been reactivated
    - why "cover you" means getting shot at untill killed while not shooting back or doing any evasive maneuvers
    - Why the Imperial gun crew, most of the infantry (stormtroopers), and fighter pilots are terrible at shooting, flying as if they never went on training.
    - Stormtroopers body armour provides no protection whatsoever to the soldier wearing it.
    - Why they allowed Vader to fly away with his special Tie Advanced fighter

    • @billross9132
      @billross9132 3 месяца назад +1

      Im no lore expert but this is my understanding
      - the shild doesnt cover the exhaust port since its made for air flow
      - the cover you thing is prolly due to technical limits, they used real ship models moved by hand so they prolly couldn't show the ships actually manueaver well
      - the gun turrets all missed since the x and y wings r tiny ships that fly fast, its just you cant rlly tell due to how the models r filmed
      - stormtroopers have no protection since theyre the bad guys 😂
      - and obviously they cant chase down vader it would've been too risky with the death star abt to blow and enemy reinforcements off screen

  • @defenderoFreedom
    @defenderoFreedom День назад

    This scene is a miracle. Good motto for life.

  • @Scham_WCAN
    @Scham_WCAN 7 месяцев назад +3

    This scene is so influentially important and politically important, it defined not only cinema here after but cultural receptions here after, Thank you for uploading

  • @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs
    @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs 11 месяцев назад +9

    5:01 USE THE FORCE LUKE LET GO

  • @supermariofan1217
    @supermariofan1217 Год назад +10

    6:57
    Vader went flying

    • @beatricesanfilippo6925
      @beatricesanfilippo6925 Год назад

      *Spoiler Alert!* Anakin sense Ezra that he kidnap Thrawn with the Purgills during the liberation of Lothal

  • @acropolisnow9466
    @acropolisnow9466 6 месяцев назад +3

    Vader is so good in this whole sequence.

  • @howlingwolf125y
    @howlingwolf125y 27 дней назад +1

    That was the best shot I have ever seen in my entire life.. Both fire balls went right down the toilet.. The most beautiful shot of all time.. That metal planet was blown to smithereens.. 6:23..

  • @kathleenhensley5951
    @kathleenhensley5951 6 месяцев назад +1

    Saw that with my husband in the theater in 1977. We had been married just 2 yrs. Still exciting as ever !! It was so exciting! the music... just wow. They don't allow us to enjoy movies like that any more.

  • @oscaravina7853
    @oscaravina7853 7 месяцев назад +2

    Just experienced the El Paso Symphony Orchestra play the score of the movie and I swear, it was such an experience I nearly cried! John Williams’ score sends waves of chills everytime!

  • @henrymark2288
    @henrymark2288 11 месяцев назад +9

    Why didn’t the X-Wings peel off and engage the TIE fighters from behind? Wedge flew away because he knew he was useless. If it weren’t for Han Solo we would never have gotten a sequel.

  • @johnmarcucci1719
    @johnmarcucci1719 10 дней назад

    My brother and I had to pester and cajole my father for weeks so he would take us to see this movie. It seemed like we were the only 2 kids left in the country who had not seen it yet. To our surprise, he finally gave in. Of course, we loved it. My father, being a WW2 vet was "meh".

  • @PhantomQueenOne
    @PhantomQueenOne Месяц назад

    I remember when I was in the theater (1977), the whole crowd cheered and clapped.

  • @ilpoomatili9549
    @ilpoomatili9549 8 месяцев назад +5

    Still gets my heart racing

  • @nuclearmatt8119
    @nuclearmatt8119 Месяц назад

    There aren't many movies that can described as perfect, but this is definitely one of them.