[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] By 1983 George Lucas' Star Wars saga was as recognisable as any film in history. The staggering commercial success of A New Hope and the critical success of The Empire Strikes Back meant that Star Wars: Episode VI “ Return of the Jedi was one … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] Following on from the staggering success of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, George Lucas released the sequel Star Wars: Episode IV - The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Aware that the previous film had created a galaxy of characters that had … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] In 1977 the cultural world was shaken to its foundations by a film that changed the zeitgeist for summer blockbusters, science fiction and even entertainment as whole. George Lucas, a man notoriously anti-studio, took a risk. It was a big risk. … [Read more...]