I didn?t realize how much the recent two Star Wars movies had sullied my once-fond memories of the first three films until I sat down to watch the original Star Wars. The acting is marginal at best and the story is a little clunky in places, but that?s really beside the point, isn?t it? The special effects have been digitally retouched and remastered on the DVD, but even without all that, I can see why SW was such a huge deal when it appeared in theatres in the late 70s. Space opera indeed. And the last scene with the X-Wing fighters and the Death Star ? don?t worry, I won?t give the ending away if you haven?t seen it ? I?ve seen that scene about 30 times and it never fails to entertain; I know every line by heart almost and I was still on the edge of my seat.