Star Wars Review Part 1 - Episodes IV, V, VI (2009)

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In the history of cinema, I can't think of any other franchise as celebrated as Star Wars. So here are my personal impressions on the original trilogy and why these films are so important to me!
ORIGINALLY AIRED: FEBRUARY 28TH, 2009
video originally edited by Mike
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@AmyASpaceOdyssey 11 ай бұрын

This is my favorite Star Wars video on the internet. Most Star Wars analysis videos mainly just focus on the movies at face value without delving into the influences of it.

@ZakRas 11 ай бұрын

1:13 Christ, that had a different meaning in 2009...

@Soup-man 9 ай бұрын

Man, I wish they stuck with just the 6 movies. Return of the Jedi was the perfect ending. They didn't need to do anything after that. The Prequels were necessary, but poorly executed in some areas. The Clone Wars were good too.

@AxleMyths 11 ай бұрын

Still one of my favorite reviews of Star Wars.

@bensneb360 11 ай бұрын

I can listen to James talk about Star Wars for days… Actually, the amount of times I’ve watch this video over the years, I probably have lol

@JMillion 11 ай бұрын

Jame Rolfe born July 10 1980 remembers seeing Return of the Jedi and Mr. Mom the same year. He was 3 years old.

@Greedyselfish97 11 ай бұрын

Now we've all become the film snob that James was in school.

@kodybuffettwilson 11 ай бұрын

How do you figure?

@an_ancient_gamer 11 ай бұрын

LOL! Don't worry about ⬆️ guy, I get it!!

@Boogie_the_cat 11 ай бұрын

No. Wookies don't live in Endor.

@Napoleon6559 11 ай бұрын

I’m already one

@livesdoxa 11 ай бұрын

I dunno

@albertw38 11 ай бұрын

The actual review itself brings back a lot of memories thank you for this

@chzzyg2698 11 ай бұрын

When I was in film school discussions often crossed over to something that happened in Star Wars, because there was so much content packed into those original films that could be drawn from.

@Jared_Wignall 11 ай бұрын

The original Star Wars or Episode IV: A New Hope, is my favorite film of all time. I got to see Return of the Jedi in the theater for its 40th anniversary and it was amazing. Missed out on Empire because the times they had it showing changed and a lot of people were driving stupider than normal in 2020, so I wasn’t able to make it to that one. I hope they’ll release IV and V again during my life time so I can see them on the big screen.

@napalmsanctuaryx4129 8 ай бұрын

I didn't grow to love these films until I was a teenager, myself. At the end of the day, for me, these films are about a son who risks everything to save his father. And a father who ultimately gives everything to save his son. That why I resent the idea that they are considered "kids movies". They aren't even good at being kids movies.

@KirbyJason210 5 ай бұрын

5:52 Someone at Konami watched this video and thought of the “Kozmo” Archetype for Yu-Gi-Oh!

@bigkmoviesandgames 11 ай бұрын

It really should have just been the three movies. Hopefully one day we can actually get official releases of the theatrical cuts on 4K.

@1jacobge 11 ай бұрын

But if it was that way we might have lost out on a lot of great extended universe stuff

@bigkmoviesandgames 11 ай бұрын

@@1jacobge I'm ok with extended universe stuff just not any movies outside of the OT.

@JohnSmith-ff2pb 11 ай бұрын

@@bigkmoviesandgames Prequels were good dude. It's just the sequels that are a nightmare.

@bigkmoviesandgames 11 ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ff2pb I have to disagree. I like the story but the execution was just poor with the prequels.

@Bauglir100 10 ай бұрын

@@bigkmoviesandgames The prequels had problems for sure, but they still contributed a lot to the Star Wars universe as a whole. The Sequel Trilogy just felt like an Original Trilogy 2.0 that flip-flops between cynicism and slapstick. But there's a lot of great Legends material besides the OT. For example, the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games are the best Star Wars media since the OT. And the prequels did give us Episode I Racer, Republic Commando, and two awesome Clone Wars cartoons (both the 2003 micro-series and the 2008 movie and TV series).

@menacexp 11 ай бұрын

8:24 that's me

@BlondeManNoName 11 ай бұрын

I'm still bummed about the fact that you can't get the unruined version of ROTJ on bluray.

@zairman 11 ай бұрын

Someone took the Blu-Ray's and actually re-edited them to be like the originals. It's great.

@motty420 10 ай бұрын

OMG is that Chad Vader 0:21 looooooool

@mikegomintong8856 11 ай бұрын

Dark Vader - Join the dark side.... The Emperor (Angry Birds Star Wars) - Join the pork side....

@archmage7813 11 ай бұрын

If episode 1 through 3 had been written competently Anakin might have been a tragic hero but as presented in that kindergarten crap that we got, he's just a straight up villain from beginning to end.

@creamy3598 5 күн бұрын

How was he portrayed as a villain from the beginning? Genuinely just curious

@ppjkb8 11 ай бұрын

Can't diss on Mr. Mom. That was a great movie.

@is-landmedia2360 11 ай бұрын

Cause of it Batman 1989 casting was a huge backlash 😂

@branscombe_ 11 ай бұрын

the 4k transfers are nice but wish they weren’t the special editions

@mitchpalm5908 11 ай бұрын

Great content James! You're the man! I hope you and the fams are doing well 😊

@buttholewasabi 11 ай бұрын

Please bring back rental reviews ! :)

@kdusel1991 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for uploading this!!! I can't wait for part 2!!

@XMen-hw1ky 2 ай бұрын

In yugioh car game. They make cards who are mixed between Star Wars and wizard of oz.

@ruffkuntry2574 11 ай бұрын

Episodes 4 and 5 were great, but I felt episode 6 was a lackluster finale. The space battle of Endor was good, but there are a few things I would have changed in the film to make it much better.

@poleon2003 11 ай бұрын

I feel like the really important figure that really made Episode's 4 and 5 great was Gary Kurtz he was the reason those films turned out the way they did and he and Lucas clashed over how to progress with the series after Episode 5 he once said that after Raiders of the Lost Ark came out in 1981 it was the turning point where George Lucas became convince that all the audience cared about was the "Roller Coaster Ride Experience" so the story to him doesn't matter anymore and Episode 6 was originally gonna be different to how Lucas changed like it was originally gonna feature the death of Han Solo and much darker and also Lucas changed the emphasis on storytelling to prioritizing toy merchandising he even said this "I could see where things were headed. The toy business began to drive the empire. It's a shame. They make three times as much on toys as they do on films. It's natural to make decisions that protect the toy business but that's not the best thing for making quality films."

@RhythmGrizz 11 ай бұрын

Weird. 6 is my favorite

@reuvengershon6625 6 ай бұрын

Excellent work and you used the original films as well which is rare to see now. Great stuff !

@SkiKoala 11 ай бұрын

All the spinoffs from this series can be nauseating.

@Games_and_Music 11 ай бұрын

I'm one of the few that actually liked the Midi-chlorian explanation, because i wanted to know where the Force came from, and mostly to kinda lean towards Sci-Fi, instead of the Fantasy magic, but the sequels made it magic again. It doesn't matter that much, Star Wars just never was heavy on the science part, it's not what it is made for. I wonder if we'll ever see a movie where R2-D2 and C3P0 die, if so, i will definitely be crying if that happens, i just know it.

@JohnSmith-ff2pb 11 ай бұрын

The prequels are underrated.

@KootenaiKing 11 ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ff2pb Darth Maul's double-ended dildo... I mean lightsaber.....

@scott6595 11 ай бұрын

Star Wars, best movie series ever

@DeathMonkeys 11 ай бұрын

Was the best*

@scott6595 11 ай бұрын

@DeathMonkeys we don’t count the Disney ones

@ruffkuntry2574 11 ай бұрын

I would agree with you if episode 6 was just as great as 4 and 5, but I honestly didn’t like 6. My vote for best film series goes to Lord of the Rings.

@JohnSmith-ff2pb 11 ай бұрын

If you ignore the sequels...

@Miakel 11 ай бұрын

When I was a child, we had ESB and ROTJ on Betamax but we didn't have episode 4. I saw it on TV once when I was young, all I remembered was sneaking around on the death star. I still to this day remember scenes that don't actually exist, it was just me trying to remember the scenes. For example I thought a scene existed with R2D2 and c3P0 take control of all the doors and lock Han Solo out on the extension bridges with Chewie and they have to climb down the pipes and get angry with R2D2 and C3P0.

@YoJimBoHugabaJoe 11 ай бұрын

"and it made a permanent effect on me forever" a true word smith of our times :)

@TheAntManChannel 11 ай бұрын

7:27 Blew my mind! 🤯

@ats2099 11 ай бұрын

I appreciate his willingness to admit his snobbery unjustly reduced SW- I think many of us have made the same mistake in one way or another. Too bad much of the SW fandom is so toxically turned inside out... for some people, you can't even make obvious criticism.

@RobCardIV 11 ай бұрын

it took all these wonderful powerful moments and wrapped it into a brilliant story.

@anthonymalerbo322 11 ай бұрын

Good old days before Disney made a mess out of it.

@mariuskristensen1867 6 күн бұрын

ge you think

@jakejameslugo 11 ай бұрын

The greatest saga of all time.... it doesn’t get any more timeless and epic than Star Wars.

@JohnSmith-ff2pb 11 ай бұрын

Then Disney happened.

@macuser7048 11 ай бұрын

Metropolis is freaking awesome and you should watch it regardless of what version you see.

@nicolasribeirodossantos6082 Ай бұрын

0:01 THX sound

@georged7627 11 ай бұрын

And done so well 🙏🏽like you said ingenious 🙏🏽

@IvanKinkle 11 ай бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️ The prequels didn’t ruin the force. I’m so sick of that complaint.

@macuser7048 11 ай бұрын

2009 Internet was different. It was the era of angry critics.

@DatDudeVince_ 11 ай бұрын

Lucas had notes about the midichlorians going back decades.

@macuser7048 11 ай бұрын

Classic AVGN

@A2Z83 11 ай бұрын

the wizard of oz comparisons are always such a stretch

@HelloMyNameIsSteff 11 ай бұрын

Okay so I’m really confused, I have never seen the B movie artwork that he shown us in this. I even looked it up and I couldn’t find it.

@boyce919 11 ай бұрын

That frog was not in the original nerd.. it was added in the reboot in the late 90s. Soooo

@christiancarranza3824 11 ай бұрын

I never saw star wars 456 in till episode 1 came out how it all started after episode 3 now I know the whole story how Darth Vador is born

@wafflesmet 10 ай бұрын

This is great 👍

@Novastar.SaberCombat 11 ай бұрын

You *REALLY* need to read "Diamond Dragons", James. "Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

@symorebutts2137 11 ай бұрын

No one tell james about the last decade! He could not handle it 😔

@PRdeSO 11 ай бұрын

You rock Jimmy

@115spt2 Ай бұрын

1:10 Yes the 6 feature films, those 3 Disney fan fiction films are garbage.

@shrimpythebeefalo 11 ай бұрын

9:08 also, it "prooved the justice of our culture"

@Daichi82 11 ай бұрын

I never cared for Star Wars, i always felt that i should really like Star Wars or Zelda but i could never get hooked with any of those franchises.

@Novastar.SaberCombat 11 ай бұрын

Try something from an independent creator, then.. "Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

@NoNonsenseSpider 11 ай бұрын

Wish they would remaster the effects. Not sure how the hell that would be possible, but I'm life would "uh, uh.. find a way"

@EvanTomiko 11 ай бұрын

I like to watch the original Star Wars old movies. Not the CGI added.

@T_R_O_Y_McClure 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. I would rather watch the originals than the rereleases. But I think there could be a version of the trilogy that is somewhere in the middle that could be great. Just keep some of the updated effects in space from new hope, minus all the other added shit. I have no big issues with the empire updates. Most of it is background stuff that makes cloud city feel a little bigger and more vibrant. But the changes in rotj are fucking atrocious. Give me the og all day.

@far2d28 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying the 6 films… nuff said

@Bauglir100 10 ай бұрын

This was made in 2009.

@far2d28 10 ай бұрын

@@Bauglir100ok I was made in 87 what’s your point ? Lol

@Bauglir100 10 ай бұрын

@@far2d28 The Sequel Trilogy wasn’t out yet in 2009, when these videos were originally made. Disney didn’t even buy Lucasfilm until 2012.

@far2d28 10 ай бұрын

@@Bauglir100 right I understand that, I’m implying those don’t exist in my mind because they suck, it was a rehashed version of 4-5-6 films… 7-8-9 were too PC, overtly attempting to be funny for no apparent reason, BB8 sounded like WALL·E (Disney) I could go on but would rather not

@Bauglir100 10 ай бұрын

@@far2d28 Then it would make more sense to post something like "As far as I'm concerned, there's _still_ only six movies." to get your point across. But yeah, I don't care for the Sequel Trilogy either.

@JohnSmith-ff2pb 11 ай бұрын

The sequels are so bad that the prequels are absolute classics themselves now by comparison.

@Novastar.SaberCombat 11 ай бұрын

There are newer stories out there, too. Better ones, in many ways. "Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

@JohnSmith-ff2pb 11 ай бұрын

@@Novastar.SaberCombat Surely you don't mean in the Star Wars franchise specifically, right?

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 10 ай бұрын

@JohnSmith-ff2pb 10 ай бұрын

@@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 Yes.

@RolePages 11 ай бұрын

Thank you nerd

@jizzyjake6783 10 ай бұрын

Never heard of it

@Joshua-uw7wm 11 ай бұрын

Darth Vader is the Angel of The Bottomless Pit Apollyon

@celestialroad 11 ай бұрын

ayyyyyyy

@BiotchProductions 11 ай бұрын

This has got to be one of the best transmedia projects of all time.

@RoyceLovesHisShotgun 11 ай бұрын

I bought my Star Wars trilogy from Fred's Dollar Store

@namordespuesdelnamor 11 ай бұрын

Onlg star wars that matter , Rey trilogy are some of the worst movies ever of any genre

@macuser7048 11 ай бұрын

No focus. You had a bunch of people who just made whatever they wanted but didn't work together.

@cameron398 11 ай бұрын

Grew up watching IV through VI with my friends each week through the 90s. Remember listening to interviews with Lucas waiting for the sequels that felt like they would never come. While I didnt think I was the greatest film ever I think III is amazing. Loved sharing these movies with my children.

@PrinceChaloner 11 ай бұрын

And now Disney turned Star Wars into 💩💩I only like 4, 5, and 6 the original trilogy..

@mattbilderback6168 11 ай бұрын

Ummm samurai and jedi are already plural, you wouldn't say Chinesesis would you. Wait it might be a trap!

@nelpiero84 11 ай бұрын

🩵🩵🩵🩵🪽🪽🪽

@High_Caliber 11 ай бұрын

I LOVE that you count only 6 films. Bravo sir, Bravo.

@Sek0tin 11 ай бұрын

I'ts old review, made before sequel trilogy happened

@chunkymilk 11 ай бұрын

embarrassing.

@39zack 11 ай бұрын

In 2009, it was only 6

@High_Caliber 10 ай бұрын

@@39zack Still is only 6.

@jizzyjake6783 10 ай бұрын

How many are there?

@RicardoBuquet 11 ай бұрын

why 6 feature films??? what about the last 3??

@Sek0tin 11 ай бұрын

This review is old, made before sequel trilogy was released

@Novastar.SaberCombat 11 ай бұрын

It's probably for the best to consider it six films.

@arthursnyder6935 11 ай бұрын

None of the sequel trilogy movies were released when James originally did this video (Force Awakens aka Episode 7 released in December 2015 for example)

@Bauglir100 11 ай бұрын

What part of "2009" did you not understand?

@BrianRetro 7 ай бұрын

Nope. Sorry to break this all of you but Star Wars is JUST FANTASY! THAT'S IT!!!!

@RobCardIV 11 ай бұрын

why talk about the 4th through 6 movies made if you arnt going to talk about the.... oh.. haha. on the other hand why bother talking about the 4 5 6th movies made if you arnt going to talk about the other 3 trash ones ? 3 gReat ones. 1 decent one 2 semi lame ones and 3 lame ones haha.

@JeremJarnex 26 күн бұрын

Would it be fair to attribute star wars' success to an adjacent Mandela effect? I could probably come up with better wording than that but I'm sure you understand what I'm trying to say.

@Bauglir100 17 күн бұрын

How? Elaborate, please.

@joeblankenship377 11 ай бұрын

Dude's been putting the accent on the wrong syllable in "review" for a long time.

@macuser7048 11 ай бұрын

It's a regional thing.

@macuser7048 11 ай бұрын

Unless he means RE-view as in to view it again. Sort of like you are RE-doing something. I dunno.

@sonyawatson2350 11 ай бұрын

Bimmy's a snobber.

@Novastar.SaberCombat 11 ай бұрын

LOL Bimmy Rolfe or Bames Rolfe would be a great character for him to attempt! 😂🤣😂 The Angry Movie Critic Nerd, lol. I guess it'd be a bit like the old school Nostalgia Critic, but maybe less cocaine-hyped and shrill-voiced, hahah.

@mariogallego5513 11 ай бұрын

Bimmy and Jimmy? hehe

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 11 ай бұрын

That endless cycle of Rebels, dictatorship, anarchy...It's like January 6th, except the force was not with them, and they failed to blow up the Death Star. 😅🤣

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 10 ай бұрын

No brains in this comment

@komamix 11 ай бұрын

Loving quality doesnt make you a snob. Pretending you love quality for others is. And also, i believe anyone and everyone here loves absolute crap movies and games... the best entertainment for the ones who love the art.