Star Wars Ultimate Fan here, watched it when first came out in 1977, saw it 4 times that day! I’m 62 years old and it never gets old! Need to see the next 2 films in the Original Trilogy!

When I saw this in 1977 at the impressionable age of 14, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. After it ended people walked out of the theater and got back into line to see it again. I’ve never seen that happen in any theater since then. It was a game changer in 77 and continues to influence movies today.

You can't imagine how big a hit and cultural impact this movie had. That opening scene with the giant Imperial ship flying overhead, shaking the seats and filling the screen one knew this was going to be a good flick! Now imagine how it hit us later, back in 1980 when "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" came out. Up until Empire it wasn't known that "Star Wars" you watched here was an "Episode IV". It was just plain ole "Star Wars". It was redone with "Episode IV A New Hope" added. But it also meant that there could be prequels made someday! Actually the original 1977 "Star Wars" and the two sequels were very different then. They were updated, especially Episode VI, several times with some CGI and scenes not in the original to keep up with the sequels, and the prequels later. You're going to really like The Empire Strikes Back! To most of us fans of the original trilogy, we favor Empire Strikes Back, but not to take away from the two others. It's a great trilogy you'll enjoy, and just wait til you see the prequels later where it all comes full circle. It wasn't the first science fiction movie. Scifi goes back to the silent movie era. In fact, the very first drama or story set to film was a scifi called "Le Voyage dans la Lune" made in 1902, available on KZfaq and one you will likely recognize pieces from it. For a more recent classic scifi, the one that really set a standard of the way scifi movies would be made ever after do Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), made about 9 years before Star Wars. If you do 2001, please commit to its sequel "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984) done a long 16 years later and WELL worth it! 2001 perplexed many, dazzled all of us, but you will feel it should have a sequel as it did myself and others back then. If you want to do an older science fiction classic do "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) which had quite an impact on post-WWII people then. It's a B&W that began, along with a couple others, the array of 1950s wonderful science fiction classics big and small. It was really fun to see you guys enjoy Star Wars. 🖖😎

Thank you James Earl Jones for voicing one of the most iconic villains in film history.

Hans Solo calls Jabba the Hut a wonderful human being, because in the original he was a human before they remastered the originals 12:25

I don’t care what anyone says... this is the BEST STAR WARS film. There was nothing like it.

The film was a box office and critical success making, $775 million dollars against a $11-12 million dollar budget. It was nominated for 11 Oscars including Best Picture but won for: Best Original Score Best Production Design Best Visual Effects Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Costume Design Best Film Editing. It was nominated for: Best Picture Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay.

Originally the movie was only called Star Wars because George Lucas wasn't sure if it would be a success. But after it did so well he was able to make the other two originals.

The Star Wars magic is real. Makes you feel that childlike excitement every time!

After watching Rogue One the beginning scene has a whole new context. Vader just literally saw them hand off the plans to Leia's ship and escape into hyperspace. When she tries to convince Vader they are on a diplomatic mission she's just being facetious. She knows Vader knows that she's lying.

in 1977, when Han showed up during the trench scene, there was sustained applause in every theater from everyone in the theater. I saw it 5 times that year and remember well. And as a side note, and a very important note: God bless John Williams.

One of the very best Sci-Fi movies is the 1951 classic The Day The Earth Stood Still.

It's astonishingly rare when everything works out just right for a movie, because so many people help to make it. I, for one (of VERY many), am very glad this was one such movie. 😄

I saw this in the theatre in 1977. I was 7 years old. Was a great experience. Congratulations on getting this started. This is just the beginning. The Force is strong with you.

Star Wars is more space fantasy than sci-fi. It was notable because of the leaps in special effects that this film innovated. It completely changed what could be done in a film. During the making, he founded Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), a special and visual effects company, to not only handle his needs but the needs of other filmmakers. ILM has since been at the forefront of much high-quality special effects work ever since, with their work in about 80% of the big budged spectacle films of the past 40 years. George Lucas also retained merchandising rights from the studio. He made a great deal of money selling toys, the we bought whenever we could. This film expanded the big budget film landscape, making studios pay for more special effects films to try and make as much money as Star Wars.

'Could you imagine it's a real person doin that? It's so good you know.' Thanks for that. I love practical effects when plausible and seriously miss the smoke from the laser blasts. The music is 25% of this movie - so iconic.

I first saw this in a theater when I was 10. It was like nothing anyone had ever seen before. No one had ever seen anything like it before. And I knew the world of movies changed in the beginning when the Star Destroyer comes in from overhead and it just kept coming and coming and coming without stop and the entire theater shook from the sound of its passage. 45 years later, I am still a huge fan of this series.

This movie was not the first Sci Fi movie, arguably a silent movie called journey to the moon created in 1902. However, this was the first big blockbuster sci Fi movie and thus introduced the Sci Fi genera to millions of people who had never seen one before. Cowboy Westerns, gangster dramas, and cop movies dominated the theaters back then. This movie basically changed the trajectory of film forever by showing movie companies that they could make big money making movies that were considered “kid” movies.

The first space sci fi movie Le Voyage dans la Lune, was shown in 1902. It was only a few minutes long. The first full length sci fi film was shown in 1927 and was called Metropolis.

I was 10 years old when Star Wars came out and it blew my mind as a kid. The special effects were ground breaking for the time!

You guys are SUCH a cute couple with VERY genuine reactions!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Love em!!

This was a fun reaction to watch. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Originally the movie was titled simply "Star Wars". The expanded title and episode number was added prior to the prequel trilogy hitting theaters.

"First Time Watching Star Wars" is easily my favourite reaction video genre, it's delightful every time. I was born in 73, so I grew up in a world when all this was new and fresh, and it's amazing that there are still people discovering it for the first time.

One of the best sci-fi franchises ever. All you need is this & the next 2 chapters; trust me.

“Where are they?” A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

One of the films that inspired George Lucas's choice to tell the story of Star Wars from the perspective of the two droids is Akira Kurosawa’s 1958 samurai classic, The Hidden Fortress. Another classic Lucas film from the 1970's is American Graffiti, a quasi-autobiographical film about teenagers, hot-rod cars, and rock and roll that features Harrison Ford in one of his first movie roles.

First movie I ever saw in the theater back in '77. I remember my father carrying me into the theater as the opening text crawl ran. Had a huge impact on my young mind.

It is so great that you folks are starting this series. I really hope that nobody gives you any spoilers, so you can enjoy as many of the surprises as possible. I cannot wait to see what you think about these movies as you take the journey. ✌💯😁

You can't stop Starwars now, you've been hooked and soon you will understand why it's the greatest franchise ever.

I'm like you guys and watched Star Wars much later. I was 18 when it came out , and thought it was cool to ignore the hype in 1980! Great reaction..

The special effects used in this movie were the most amazing effects ever seen for this time period. People were in awe of the special effects. No CGI at that time. The story line , the characters and all the special effects were the reason it was sooooo popular and loved.

The original and still the best! Saw at the theater so many times , every showing the place was packed so much fun ! Thanks again

no where near the first scifi. BUT it was the first of it's kind on this scale. This movie revolutionized film, special effects, and created a whole new way to look at scifi.

Congrats! I have watched your reactions for a few years now, but never considered that you two have not seen any Star Wars yet. There is ALOT of content to enjoy if you choose to continue the journey. The new television shows are some of the best stories we have had. 40 years and still going strong.

This movie NEVER gets old...😉👍. Fun reaction! Subbed!

It's always so cool to see people watching this for the first time. I first saw it in the theater in 1977 when I was six years old. Since then, it has been my favorite movie of all time. It NEVER gets old. I can still remember seeing the trailer on tv and telling my mom "Oh my God, that looks so amazing! We have to go see it!".

Yes Mari, we did play this when we were kids.

There are previous sci-fi movies going back to the 60s and 50s BUT this one was the one that supercharged the genre. The whole country went crazy for this movie. This movie was HUGE and one of the defining moments of the 70s. Lines were around the block to see it at the theaters for weeks. It was the biggest thing everyone was talking about. I was 13 when I saw it in '77 and my eyes were never so wide as when watching this movie. I was having dreams of me being in the movie. I saved my allowance to see it as many times as I could and knew every word of the movie. It's still one of my favorite movies of all time!

That quote "May the force be with you." In that universe is just a common way of saying good luck and farewell. Most of the human population in the universe rarely believe in the force and even some who have a sensitivity to the force do not believe nor want to believe it because it will expose them as future Jedis. And during that time period the Empire is searching for all Jedi for extinction.

"They're not hitting their targets" This was very common for a while, especially in the 1980s. In fact this movie might even have started the trend, or at least been on the leading edge of it. More misses equals more action.

Darth Vader was played by a tall man who could bear the weight of the costume. The voice was James Earl Jones; a famous actor in his own right outside of voice over. He was also the voice of Mufasa in the cartoon movie "The Lion King". Also, you're watching an edited version from the 90s. Director/Producer just started using CGI in his films such as Jurassic Park. He wanted to update the original trilogy with CGI including adding Jabba the Hut. The original scene (with a normal human) was cut but Lucas added it back in with a CGI Jabba.

The most memorable moment in any movie theater I've ever been in was when the Millennium Falcon made its first jump to hyperspace. The whole theater burst onto wild cheers- we had never seen anything like that effect. It seems cheesy by today's standards but it was amazing in 1977! Lucas had a very limited budget for this - scify blockbusters were unheard of. They had to be very inventive to pull off the special effects and had little money for making prints or for advertising. It caught on by weird of mouth. I lived in suburban NY and in our whole county of 2.5 million people there was only one theater (with one screen) showing this. You had to wait on line for 6 hrs to get it. The first 3 times I went there we were told there was no way we'd get in, even to the last show. So when we did see the anticipation was at insane levels.

i love seeing people's first Star Wars experience. no matter how old we get, these movies turn us into kids again.

The thing about the stormtrooper believing C-3P0 is pretty basic: Droids are considered a slave class in the Empire and elsewhere, and really aren't credited with much importance. If you see a droid you don't recognize, it doesn't automatically mean it's suspicious, it just means that droids aren't really worth noticing or committing to memory.

Sci fi films date back to 1902 French short film called A Trip To The Moon. The 1950’s was a big decade for sci fi movies. Star Wars was a massive hit in 1977 and altered the industry.

This was such a fun reaction, maybe my favorite for this movie among all the reactors I follow! I really felt like a kid watching you guys! I love just how little you knew (“Darth something” 🤣) and all the questions you were asking at the end make it perfect for you to continue the series and find those things out. According to a documentary, Lucas felt he had to write a backstory for Star Wars to make sense. The backstory was so detailed that he ended up dividing it into episodes, and Star Wars ended up being the 4th chapter. Can’t wait for more!

I was 10 years old when this movie came out. I bought the original book at the book fair in school. I still have the book. This science fiction movie was so different from the ones that were done at that time. It's no wonder why it became and instant Iconic movie. R.I.P. Carry Fisher (Princess Leia).

Star Wars was the first "blockbuster" film. It was released in 1977 and no one had ever seen anything like it before. People (mostly kids) were lining the streets for multiple viewings. Kids were skipping school to see this film. I was 13 when I saw it. It changed everything.

Great reaction! And as for your question: "Forbidden Planet" (1956) is probably the foundation of modern Science Fiction Cinema. Looking forward to your next reaction, May The Force Be With You!

4:26 always makes me laugh, “awight shaddup we’ll take this one” uncle Owen at his hard ass best!

I love that you guys have started reacting to Star Wars. Personally, I think the Star Wars movies are the greatest set of movies in existence. Yes, I know that's debatable, but that's how I feel about them.

Coolest thing about Star Wars.....it's a worldwide fandom. You can travel as far as China and mention Darth Vader and someone knows who you're talking about.

She's the princess of Alderaan, it's the planet they blew up in the movie, she's actually the adopted daughter of the royalty there.

This was really a treat watching you react to this movie! It brought back my memories of seeing it at age 7 in its original release in 1977. Every “woah” and “wow” was exactly how audiences responded back then. And figuring out this concept of the force!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

8:15, that is an awesome weapon to have! Like Obi Wan said, The Jedi used to bring Peace and Justice throughout the Galaxy, before the Empire took over...

Hey guys, I saw this movie in the theater I was 12 and a half. It made a big impression on me. Instant classic. I'm glad you both enjoyed the movie and hope you enjoy the rest of them as I did. I was 15 and a half when the next one came out in 1980. Excellent reaction to a great movie. Just a bit of back round about me. My grandfather came from the Carpathian Mountains in Poland and my grandmother came from Warsaw. My name is Steve.

Dude, you seemed so glued and mesmerized, lol. Looking forward to this journey with you both :)

Well done you two. Cant wait for the next one. (it's my favorite) Star Wars was the first Sci-Fi/Western/Samurai movie.

Marian & Joy Remember that most of the effects are created by practical means that creators use models with camera angles and positions. They were pioneers created the iconic special effects house, ILM, Industrial Light and Magic founded by Lucas. Besides ILM, Lucas founded LucasFilm that he sold it to Disney. Lucas still advises others on their Star Wars projects such as The Mandalorian & Book of Boba Fett.

This is not the first science fiction movie... In fact, some would hesitate to call this science fiction.. They would call it a space opera. But anyway... You can look to 1902's A Trip To The Moon... or 1927's Metropolis for some very early science fiction cinema. The design of C3PO is inspired by a robot character in Metropolis. George Lucas was inspired by Flash Gordon adventure serials when he made Star Wars.. Serials are short, episodic films that were shown before a movie. Before Lucas made Star Wars, he made THX 1138 in 1971, another science fiction film. His goal with Star Wars was to make a film like the classic Flash Gordon adventure serials but with an epic story and modern (even ground-breaking) visual effects. He was successful and changed the way movies were made from then on.

As you embark on your journey through Star Wars you're going to encounter many many different types of alien species as well as droids living together and harmony so don't be surprised if you see something a little weird. There are Ta'Grutas, and Zadbraks, Jawas and Twi'Liks.

“Is there a book?”……Yes indeed ! “ The Making of Star Wars the definitive story behind the original film “ by Jonathan W Rinzler. GREAT reaction You Guys ! Thanks 👍

This movie was groundbreaking but by no means the first science fiction movie. Check out A Trip to the Moon (1902).

The thing with Lucas is, he's not just a story-writer, or even a conceptual world-builder, though he is these things. He's also a special effects guy, a _physical_ world-builder, a producer who knows the production process from the storyboard to the manual work. He thought he couldn't properly produce the plans he had for the beginning of his story - episodes one to three - without developing his production techniques first, hence filming episodes four to six. Lucasfilms revolutionized many techniques during the production of that trilogy. Eventually it took until CGI became relatively viable at the end of the -90's and then he really splurged on that with the prequel trilogy. 😛

Fun fact: 11:48 in the original Star Wars movies the scene between Han Solo and greedo "Han shot first." You going to notice a little junk cut in that scene because of that. But all true Star Wars fans know that it was on who shot greedo first he acted before think.

I watched this when I was 13 years old in 1977. It was amazing seeing it in the movie Theatres!

There were lots of science fiction movies before this, but most of them were B-movies, low budget cheesy things. In 1969, "2001: A Space Odyssey" came out. It was a huge leap in quality of effects. "Star Wars" was the next huge leap in science fiction effects.

This was amazing to see on the big screen when it first came out. I was about sixteen and saw it maybe five times. Definitely not one of the first sci-fi movies but ground-breaking in many ways. Consider checking out '2001: A Space Odyssey' which came out almost a decade earlier and created a buzz still blowing minds today.

Leia is the daughter of the queen of Alderaan (which was destroyed by the death star). She was formerly an imperial senator, but she's defected and become a general in the rebellion against the empire.

Technically speaking, while this isn't the first Sci Fi movie ever made (Star Trek had already been a thing at the time and there had been dozens of sci fi movies), it was definitely one of the most important movies for the sci fi genre. Prior to this, sci fi was mainly looked at as kids' stuff. In fact, Sir Alec Guiness, the guy who played Obi Wan, was kind of embarrassed to be a part of it. The movie itself only had $11 million to work with, which would be about $57 million today (not that much for most movies). Everyone thought this project was going to bomb hard, including the creators. George Lucas was so sure of it, even though he had intended to tell a longer story than this, that he took a vacation on the day of the premier because he couldn't bear to see it flop. But this was one of the first sci fi movies to take the world by storm. It made$775 million, it was a cultural phenomena, people were camping out to buy tickets, they were seeing the movie then getting back in line to buy tickets to see it again the same night, it was unheard of. After this movie, sci fi was taken a lot more seriously by the general public. Never mind how it influenced a generation of filmmakers and special effects artists. I am speaking from my father's experience who actually lived in LA when this came out. His description of how it was still astounds me

you two are on a path of absolute discovery in adventure of the skywalker saga....cant wait till u react to rogue one...the mandalorian and boba fett....you both are in for a fantastic treat.

This is such an addictive channel. Marion and Francis are the best!

2:48 it is a real person his name is Anthony Daniels. Also R2D2 has a person inside too, his name Kenneth George Baker.

One reason this film was 'episode four' was that it is an update or homage to the Saturday morning matinee serial stories of the 1930s like 'Flash Gordon' or 'Buck Rogers'. Each week, you would get a new twenty-minute episode, with a recap of the previous story scrolling at the beginning. This film starts _in_ _medias_ _res_ i.e., in the middle of the action, and so conveys the feel of being part of a bigger story ("Raiders of the Lost Ark" did this in a different way - it starts with the ending of a previous story we didn't see (about the jungle idol) and goes from there). Lucas undermined this in Episode One, to some extent, made years later. It too starts in mid-action, rather than 'feeling' like a first episode that starts with a call to action from the regular world.

Yes that's Anthony Daniels as C-3PO. He was a very thin English mime actor. Thank you for the reactions!!!

12:26 When this movie was first made, Jabba was played by a fat human guy in a fur coat (on a hot desert planet!). George Lucas eventually re-imagined him as the giant slug-like creature while he was making the 3rd movie (Return of the Jedi). This scene was actually cut from the original release of the movie, and was only added back in with the final version of Jabba for the 20th Anniversary Special Edition of Star Wars. That's why the choreography and dialogue in the scene don't quite match (Han stepping on Jabba's "tail" and referring to him as a "human being," specifically).

Both droids did actually have actors inside the suits. Actors Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and Kenny Baker played R2. During filming Baker at one point was forgotten inside the suit and stuck inside it while the rest of the cast went to lunch and also nearly was strangled when wiring that gave power to all the exterior lighting on the suit wrapped around his neck. Luckly neither incident was enough to get the actor to quit and he continued to play the role of R2 in all of the Original Trilogy as well as some of the scenes in the Prequel Trilogy when Radio controlled props or CGI were not used.

2:38 - That is a "real" person inside C-3PO, actor Anthony Daniels is very skinny. And this is gonna blow your minds probably, but there's a real person inside R2-D2 as well, little person-actor named Kenny Baker.

Ahora, imaginen LA EMOCIÓN de ver esto en la Pantalla Grande POR PRIMERA VEZ A LOS 10 años… por eso nos hemos mantenido como fans de toda la vida.

This movie in its original form was just called "Star Wars". Sequels were not assured when it came out, its success opened the door for the sequels. It was later retitled as episode IV a new Hope when the idea for the prequels came about. A lot of effects shots were added in 1997 for the "Special Editions", so any FX that look too modern for 1977, that is why. This might be the birth of modern sci-fi, or the movie that made it popular, but sci-fi has been around since the silent era. "Metropolis" is a good example. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" came out the same year, a Spielberg classic I highly recommend. And "2001: A Space Odyssey" came out in '68, its visuals were way ahead of their time.

To answer your question, science fiction films have been around since the very start of cinema in the 1900s. There were lots of sci-fi books made in the late 1800s and moviegoers saw sci-fi and fantasy films as a fun escape. Sci-fi got a huge boost in popularity during the 1950s, partly because of the mystery behind the atomic bomb and atomic energy. But Star Wars in 1977 was far beyond what any movie studio had tried before, and it completely re-defined what science fiction could look like from that point forward.

The first science fiction movie was A Trip to the Moon in 1902, about scientists taking a rocket trip to the moon. In the 1920s there were movies like Metropolis, and later on there were film serials like Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, which are what Star Wars is party influenced by. It's also inspired heavily by samurai movies by Akira Kurosawa.

The very first thing they say at the start of the movie is A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far, Far Away There’s no ‘earth.’ This takes place millions of light years away & millions of years ago.

Sci-fi films existed before this but the space ships all moved slowly and gracefully, no blasters or light speed.

Leia is the princess of Alderaan. In the Galactic Republic, each planet would send a senator to the capital, but choose it's own form of planetary government. In other words, Leia's family would be royal on Alderaan, but wouldn't necessarily have any official position in the Galactic Republic. Although the empire is a dictatorship, the structures and memory of the republic have not yet been fully erased.

There have been Sci-Fi Movies since Film was invented and before that in books :)

C3PO is played by an English actor named Anthony Daniels. Daniels has been in all 11 movies and TV specials since 1977.

Classic Sci-Fi films: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) ; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) ; Forbidden Planet (1957) ; The Time Machine (1960) ; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) ; 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968) ; Planet of the Apes (1968) ; The Andromeda Strain (1971) ; Silent Running (1972) ; Logan’s Run (1976).

Star Wars was inspired by the serials they would show in between movies at theaters in the 30s and 40s. They were like a TV series with new episodes shown at the movie theater to encourage people to return and see the next episode no matter what movie was showing. They almost always ended with a cliff hanger. The Raiders of the Lost Ark movies were also inspired by serials, especially Temple of Doom. Serials did not have the budget of the studio films and were quickly done with lesser known actors. If you went to see a new movie chances were you would also see a serial without having seen the first parts, coming into the middle of the story. But the characters were sort of stock character types so you always knew who were the good guys and who were the bad guys. Star Wars is like when a chef takes a simple dish and elevates it to restaurant quality. It feels familiar and comfy but with mind blowing sound and visual effects and emotional satisfaction.

9:37 ...."Only imperial stormtroopers are so precise" ...... JAAAJAJJAJAJajajaaaaajjajaaaaaaa.... I didn't knew Obi Wan was a comedian (Stormtroopers with accuracy XDXDXD)

Welcome to our Star Wars universe guys .

This is where the whole idea for Lazer tag came from back in the 80s they had Lazer tag kits you could but for your kids at toy stores

You are both so awesome!! I love watching your reactions because you are being real!! Keep being you!!

Seeing you guys get excited is four year old me watching this for the first time lol

I THINK I can remember mum taking me to cinema, age about 2 or 3, to see this film! I was massively the next two, and still have newspaper cuttings from 1983 about Return of the Jedi. They were huge. We also used to buy the 'making of' books, which often came out before the actual films, and gave us loads of inside-info about the modelmakers, models etc. So peopel like Phil Tippett (who made a lot of them) and Ralph McQuarrie (whose art was the main vision for how Star Wars films looked) were heroes too. And we'd have sticker books so that school friends would avidly try to collect all the stickers. And I can remeber, age 9, when mum was schouting up the stairs to me on Christmas Day to come down and have my breakfast ... but I was jsut playing with an ewok village from Return of the Jedi (the third film) and loving it!v After the second film I even made my own crazy moon surface model with a monstrous space slug/worm that would emerge through air pressure with a satifying flop!

6:31 those creatures known as the sad people are actually known as the Tuscan Raiders. Both the raiders and the Jawas, a native to Tatooine.

Georges Méliès' "La Voyage dans la Lune" ("A Trip to the Moon") (1902) is often cited as the first ever science fiction film, although it was short by today's standards (9 minutes if played at 24 frames per second).

Both of you could tear up and do damage. But both your inherent sweetness keeps me watching. 😊

Obi is now what is called a Force Ghost. No physical body but his conscience is still aware.