The Ultimate 'Original' STAR WARS Version?

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[stevebojo]

Okay, I'm sold. I love this channel. You had me at "Han was the only one to shoot"

[delavalmilker]

Thanks for this video. Your channel is great! I was 22 back in 1977 when I first saw StarWars. Many people today don't realize that when this movie came out, there was almost ZERO hype preceding it. There were some publicity articles in SF magazines, but mostly it was assumed to be "just another sci-fi movie". Intended for the usual "Sci-fi geek" audience (like myself). So when I walked in the theater in July '77 with my friends, we expected a mildly entertaining movie evening. Then suddenly John Williams magnificent orchestra opens the titles, followed by that unforgettable shot of the Star Destroyer filling the screen. The audience was stunned! Nobody had ever seen anything like this in the movies. Two hours later, walking out to the street, I LITERALLY felt I had just been "in a galaxy far far away". Kids and young people like me were actually running down the street, jumping in the air. It was crazy, I know. But you got to remember NOBODY back then had ever seen movie magic like this. It was an experience I've never had since.

[adamcarr]

It's 1977 and I'm sitting in a darkened theater in Las Vegas with my 2 brothers.
I was 7 years old and this was the greatest movie I had ever witnessed.
'77 IS MY Star Wars!
Thank you Dan for the great channel and great video!

[crowtrobotsvideochannel]

I have 4K 77 and the Despecialized version. My pick is Despecialized. When I first saw that version, it just clicked and I said to myself, "Myself, this is how I remember seeing it back in 1977 at the Menlo Cinema in New Jersey." The Project 4K 77 version is good, but something is just a bit "off" - I really can't put my finger on it. Both are excellent, but the Despecialized version is my go-to choice. And here's something interesting - there are DIFFERENT versions from 77 - for year when R2 plugs in and tells where Ben can go to shut off the tractor beam, there was a line of dialog missing - it was added back to the Special edition version. BUT I heard it back in 77, and I even bought an audio cassette someone recorded of the audio to the film and that line was there. I believe someone said that line was on the mono soundtrack to the film, but I saw it in 77 on a 70mm print - can't believe that print was mono. So it's possible that it was on the 70mm soundtrack, not on the 35mm stereo track, but on the mono track. Also, I saw the film over 100 times back then, and after it went to other theaters, I went to them to see it, and I recall saying to myself, "Myself, that shot was a closeup and now it's a long shot..." So there are likely slightly altered versions out there as well, dating back to 77 and 78. There's a Youtube video of some of the altered audio from the mono / stereo mixes. Interesting stuff.

[johnmcdougald]

I'm that 7 year old kid, who saw it in an old(100+ year Old) theater and still remeber to this day, the reaction of the audience when that ship came down from the top of the screen and went on from there to blow us away. I even saw the short movie that came with it originally.
It will ALWAYS be Star Wars. No episode IV, No New Hope.

[cdjeeyore]

My aunt took me and my cousins to see Star Wars. I had no idea what it was about. I just knew we were going to the movies. I came out of that theater just buzzing. That was the most incredible thing I ever saw. Spent the rest of the summer flying my x-wing fighter, pretending to use the force and making light saber sounds. A friend of mine got one of the first subscription tv services I think it was called ON tv. It was only available in the evening from 8 to 11 o'clock. They were showing Star Wars as a special event on a Saturday night. He had about fifteen or twenty people over to watch it on a 19 inch tv. It was still awesome.

[vincentdawn]

The worst part about it is that by today's standards the Original Releases are the better looking movies. Practical effects and models hold up much better than CGI.

[legiontheatregroup]

Another great video. Holy cow your subscribers are skyrocketing! I saw Star Wars as a child in 1977 on its opening weekend. There were very few people in the theater. Months later it was still playing at that theater and you had to wait in a long line to get in. I related to a comment you made - Star Wars fans have argued with me that the title card always read “episode 4 - a new hope” while my memory on that opening weekend is that it only read Star Wars on the movie screen. FYI, there was an earlier home media release of the 77 film before your VHS. Not sure if it was officially licensed though. I remember being in a NYC camera shop around 1980 (or very early 80s) and seeing the complete film for sale on Super 8 movie film. It was on a bunch of 400 foot reels. They had it in a glass case, I believe the price was $99.95 which was way beyond my means. The reason I question its licensing is that I recall the cardboard boxes (there was one for each reel) were plain white with no graphics. I’m sure this was a very unaltered version of the film, but based on the time period, it was probably printed on Eastman color stock which would be badly faded today. Thanks again for the great videos you’ve been putting out.

[zapusama]

I saw Star Wars in 1977 (78?) at a drive in theater!! Imagine that HUGE screen, at night, when the opening crawl starts!!! I was in a galaxy far, far away.

[skivijimmy]

I'm a 1977, 1980 and 1983 Star Wars man. I was also 9 yrs old when I saw it at the theaters. The original won 7 academy awards and deserves to be available to all. I'm not a big fan of CGI unless it's accompanied by good acting and a good script. Modern movies depend heavily on CGI due to their lack of creativity, good story and quality actors. Thanks for another excellent video.

[bobg]

In 1977 I was in the military and three of us took a taxi from base to the next city (back when cabbies did such things) to see this. It was awesome.

[renaissancepoet]

13 years old when Star Wars came out. My age in the year BSW77 (before Star Wars) & ASW77 (After Star Wars)
Life was never the same after Star Wars came out!

[GerarddeSouza-ytfc]

In the 90s, George never heard "Art is never finished, only abandoned.".- Leonardo DaVinci

[maxsmodels]

The movie was called Star Wars. It will always be Star Wars…

[Renshen]

Han Shot (first and Greedo not at all) was a visual character development establishment, it makes his return to bail out Luke at the Death Star that much stronger a plot point. I’ve seen the outtakes, deleted scenes, and edits, of the original film before it became the film we love. The only scene worthy of inclusion which adds to the battle of the Death Star better involves Luke’s friend from Tatooine, during the battle asking where he was and his friend’s death more poignant.

[BangBang-hkrg]

I bought a 3-disc Bluray set of Harmy’s “Despecialized Edition” trilogy on ebay a few years back and it’s the only version of the original trilogy that I’ll watch now.

[CastlesForEyes]

4K77, 80 & 83 allow me to watch my favourite trilogy since childhood, without cringing. Warts and all, it's the way I want them.
The Project 4K team are heroes.

[tom_k]

I remember forking out a lot of money for the "definitive collection" on LD, a huge box set of the trilogy. Then shortly after buying it, the special editions were announced. Those who bought the box set felt cheated because we thought it would be a better remastering, recompositing, something like that. Well, needless to say, after seeing the so-called special editions, we felt better about getting that set. I still have it to this day. And I think the included book was never available elsewhere to this day.

[karlkammer]

"Han was the only one that shot." I have been saying that for YEARS!

[ARWest-bpyb]

I was twelve in '77, and yeah... it's JUST Star Wars! Thanks Dan!!👍👍