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Despite its ‘Episode IV’ appendage, this, A New Hope (the subtitle of which was added for a theatrical re-release in 1981), remains the original Star Wars movie, a seismic pop-culture bomb which altered the face of cinema forever; a film which, along with Jaws, helped usher in a new era of blockbuster-based film making (both have been cited as key influences in the shift from the experimental ’70s to the more action-packed ’80s).
Rewatching the film for the first time since the prequels were released – and watching them on the back of a marathon of said prequels (the write-ups of which can be found here, here, and here) – A New Hope proves itself to be a flawed classic, not quite a masterpiece but still an influential, innovative, ultimately iconic movie.
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Amazon has started a new Buy 2 Get 1 sale, which includes Star Wars 4K UHD sets. The deals include The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, Rouge One and Solo.
