First Time Watching Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | Group Reaction 

This is the movie that started the most epic space journey of a lifetime

It’s the strangest thing to watch people react to this movie for the first time because it’s so rare. Especially how unspoiled you both are to the plot and characters.

While the story from 1977 is still there you were watching an updated version that inserted some extra scenes and fixed/updated a lot of the visuals so it does look a lot cleaner than the original. You two will definitely love The Empire Strikes Back, it is regarded as one of the best sequels in movie history and a big favorite for a lot of the fans.

The reason they don't serve droids in the bar is because droids easily record conversations, translate, and preserve a memory of everything that happened. That bar is a criminal hangout, they don't want that there.

Star Wars Episode 4 was released in theaters in May of 1977. I was 10 years old at that time. The movie was a mega hit world wide and was ahead of its time in story and FX. The version you are watching is the 1997 remastered CGI version. Prior to that the FX was done with stop motion animation which was considered the best ever when the movie was first released. It won several Oscars because of it. Back in the day when a popular film like Star Wars were in theaters it was not uncommon for that same exact movie to be re-released again cinemas the following year. Star Wars was so popular that theaters would be packed year after year. Lines for the film would stretch several blocks long. Even people who had already seen it the first time went back time and time again to watch it. Then when the sequels came out it happened all over again. Back in 1997 the remastered CGI extended version of the film was released for the 20th anniversary of the film with extra deleted scenes added and theaters were packed yet again as if it were 1977 all over again. The place was so full of fans that even though there were many fans like my brother and I who had already see the movie in the 70s, the film still got a standing ovation just the same. It was still that good and well worth the watch. 🎞📽👍💖

You've taken your first step into a larger world, the force will be with you always

This is going to be good, especially if you decide to get into the animated series.

Truth Serums do exist though. Any kind of "truth serum" is basically a mind altering drug. But their effect is not enough to stop a person from lying, but makes it significantly harder. For example sodium thiopental: It slows the speed at which your body sends messages from your spinal cord to your brain. As a result, it's more difficult to perform high-functioning tasks, such as concentrating on a single activity for example keeping up a lie.

The opening scene of this film has to be one of the best opening scenes and is one of the most impressive shots in the whole sage. The very first shot

When this came out, the only sci-fi we had seen was 50’s b movies with strings holding up ships while someone pelted them with wadded up aluminum “meteors “, and the original Star Trek series with its painted back drop sets and mini-skirts. To say we were mind blown when this came out is an understatement. I was 14 and I especially loved how everything was dirty and dinged up. It felt lived in and had a history. No strings or hokey dialog. I saw it 12 times that summer.

You will hear that scream in pretty much every star wars movie that's called the willheim scream... It is a sound effect that's been used since 1951

real life truth serum just makes you so high that you'd just answer any questions lmaoo

Be sure to read the opening crawl at the start of each movie. It catches you up on what's been going on prior to the film.

Still one of the greatest movie series of all time

"Star Wars": If you can read this...Oops, wrong movie!;) 4:09 Welcome to Tatooine, did your bring your own water? 6:24 A Krayt Dragon skeleton. 7:07 A Jawa collecting scrap metal. 8:51 You are watching the George Lucre Edition with DFX not seen in 1977. (Imperial Storm Troopers are riding Dewbacks.) 10:47 Uncle Owen Lars is a Moisture Farmer. 14:55 I got a "Is this all there is to Life?" vibe in 1977. 16:57 A Krayt Dragon call. 19:34 The Jedi Light Saber. 21:47 Death Star! 22:16 Dark Side Choke. 23:22 Imperial Storm Trooper interrogations can be...final. 24:14 Scopolamine is very real... 25:30 Jedi Mind Trick. 26:27 Decades ago, MAD magazine compared the Mos Eisley Cantina to an Earth singles bar. 30:50 In the original trilogy, Jabba the Hutt didn't show up until "Return of the Jedi" (1983). 33:00 The visually amazing Jump to Light Speed.

It’s good that you started with this movie.

Alot of the cgi creatures on Tatoonine and Mos Eisley were added later. You guys are watching the re-released version of this movie from 1999 I think.

I will never tire of Star Wars and LOTR blind reactions (hint hint). Can't wait for the next one

Fun fact: R2-D2 comes from Reel 2 dialogue 2

bruh this movie will never get old man

I saw this movie a couple dozen times when I was 5.

Wedge and Biggs are EE In a lot of Final Fantasy Games

It's kind of nerdy and doesn't really impact the movie very much but I still have some information to share. The stormtrooper armor actually does help against the blaster fire. You'll notice that they fall down and looked dead but, according to lore, most regular blaster fire is actually dispersed throughout the armor and it ends up just stunning instead of killing. Han Solo's blaster is powerful as all get-out though and can penetrate the armor. So can Chewbacca's bowcaster.

1. Sir. Alec Guinness/Obi-Wan didn't want the part. Being a Shakespearian actor, he thought the entire idea was silly and was beneath him, but his wife talked him into taking the part. 2. The shrug Chewie gives Luke after he scares the tiny black droid is 🤪 3. These movies were put out in a certain order because there was limited technology and Lucas used and pushed forward the images needed to make a quality product. The best way to watch the is in the order they came out. We had to wait years for the next one. There was no internet where we had access to them whenever we wanted. 4. No need to go into anything after VI. Disney took over and the quality dropped. I realize you have to. 5. The only CGI was put in for the 25th anniversary package in this film are the critters the stormtroopers were riding at the beginning of the search for the robots, a couple of the huge critters outside the pub and the scene with Jabba the Hutt. Those were put in later after CGI was available. Otherwise, everything is what we had in 1977. 6. Obi-Wan sacrificed himself after he told Vader he would be stronger than ever. He went back into the force. He knows it's Luke's job to take over. 7. The awkwardness in the detention space is because Ford didn't know his lines. It was kept in the movie anyway because it worked. 8. The next two are the best of the original Landis story series. Enjoy

Y'all are watching a retouched version done in the late 90's. I haven seen the original 1977 version in over a decade.

Are you saying “Dark Waiter”? If so, I love that!

You will eventually see the theme that the stormtroopers aim is horrible That's what you get when you've been cloned 1,000,000 times

After you finish with the movies, you guys should watch The Mandalorian series

He didn't know what 0200 hours was😂 he thought it ment 200 hours😭

cant wait for the next part of this reaction!

I recommend watching the clone wars series after watching the prequels.

Droids are treated poorly at this point of the timeline because of the Clone Wars. They are pretty much slaves/servants at this point because they were the 'Bad Guys' during that conflict. Also, you are watching the Special Edition that was re-released in the 1990's. They upgraded a lot of the special effects at that time, and added a few extra scenes. Not to disparage the original version, which was far ahead of its time in 1977, but this received an upgrade 20 year later.

wow some good movie uploaded

I’m sorry, I’m just not convinced that ppl don’t know who Darth Vader is. He’s one of the most famous fictional characters of all time. Nice reaction though

Welcome to the world of Star Wars. I will give some information for a better understanding of the universe. The Empire is a huge state that includes many planets and extends to most of the known galaxy, not counting some of the systems at the far edge. Initially, the empire was a constitutional monarchy, whose political affairs were governed not only by the emperor, but also by the senate, which includes a representative from each planet belonging to the empire, but after the creation of the Death Star, the senate was dissolved and power finally passed into the hands of the Emperor. Initially, the Empire was a galactic republic, but as a result of a series of events, the Lord of the Sith came to power, who proclaimed himself emperor (you will learn more about this in the prequels) Now about the structure of the Force, in this period of time, the two most powerful and well-known orders of forseusers are the Sith and the Jedi, they came from one ancient order of force users who served both its aspects - the Dark and the Light side. The dark and light side of the force are not the good and evil side, they represent two different currents of force and were named by members of the very first order in honor of the two moons that were satellites of the planet where this order was based, one was made of white stone, the other of black. This ancient order practiced a balance between the sides, the light one is more calm and creative, the dark one is more emotional and destructive. But over time, this order banned the study of the dark side of the force and focused on the light side, becoming the Jedi Order from the time. Once there was a split within the order and some members of the supreme Council were exiled to unknown regions of the galaxy because of the desire to study the dark side of the force. These fallen Jedi found the planet Korriban (or Morraband), where a humanoid undeveloped red-skinned race lived, which had a huge connection with the dark side. The fallen Jedi quickly subdued this race, which called itself the Sith, after which they named themselves the Sith Lords, creating a new order of force users, which was focused only on the dark side. With the passage of time, several major wars occurred between the newly created Sith Empire and the Old Republic, which included the Jedi as guardians of peace and justice. As a result, the Sith were almost destroyed several times, losing wars due to constant betrayals and internecine power struggles. But then a Sith lord was born, named Darth Bane, he created the rule of two, the rule that there can only be two Sith master and apprentice, a master to embody power, apprentice to reach for this power. When an apprentice becomes more powerful than a master, he kills him and takes his place, taking a new apprentice, the Sith were forced to go underground, but began to develop thanks to this. Darth Bane, after creating this rule, killed all the remaining Sith, becoming a master and taking a girl as an apprentice, who eventually killed him and, taking his place, continued the path of the Rule of Two. Sith and Jedi have opposite ideologies and philosophies, and most importantly - an attitude to the Force, Jedi serve the force, cutting themselves off from everything mundane, they are forbidden to take wives or husbands, have children, have property, nothing should cause affection and emotions and distract from serving the Force. Emotions lead to the dark side of the force, so the Sith raise their emotions to the absolute, they feed on them, most often hatred and rage, as one of the most powerful emotions, but also any other, if the Jedi serve the force like monks, then the Sith use the force to get what they want. Even the powers of the dark side and the light side are different, the light side is more creative and protective (force push, mind deception), when the dark side is more destructive and aggressive (force choke, force lightning) Now to the more relevant:) At the moment, thanks to political intrigues, the Sith lord Darth Sidious gained power over the galaxy, after which, with the help of his apprentice Darth Vader, he almost destroyed the Jedi Order, the Jedi are forced to hide without having contact with each other in the hope of someday being able to fight back. Oh yes, well, the names of the Sith Darth Vader, Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, etc. are not names given at birth, they receive them when they join the order, the prefix Darth literally means Lord in the language of the Sith. The code of the sith Peace is a lie. There is only Passion. Through Passion, I gain Strength. Through Strength, I gain Power. Through Power, I gain Victory. Through Victory my chains are Broken. The Force shall free me The code of the Jedi There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony. There is no death, there is the Force.

There are "truth serums", but they're not consistent/reliable enough to be used really...

Enjoyed your reaction. Please watch more Star Wars !

The original cut of this film is vastly superior, despite it's effects being grounded in the 70's. This is the one they decided to throw CG junk all over, include a deleted scene of Jabba that doesn't fit, and tweak some stuff. Still fun, but I wish Disney would release the unaltered versions...

i believe the star destroyer made an impression on you! if you want more of that, check out ansel xiao's 3d works. the latest of them, the mandator star dreadnought, is a space beast, next to which the destroyer looks like a sparrow!

The first time they show the force in action, Vader is choking someone with it. 😂 always love that touch. Makes the force seem scary. “Imagine just having a day at work when this thing..” is such a good point. A ton of people overlook that most imperial soldiers and stuff are just dudes trying to make money, slaves or clones. A million people die on the Death Star. 😢 A million loyal imperial troops and officers. Rebel scum are disgraceful.

These movies are remastered from the original. Any time you see CGI its the remaster.

wait i just realized Biggs and Wedge of Final Fantasy is a reference to star wars????!!

They are robots not slaves..damn..

Lets go (see star wars rebels) the new ahsoka serie is a 5 season

Do all 9!!!

I suggest Lord of the rings next if y'all haven't seen it yet.

Star Wars isn't just famous for the story but it was also once a standard for film making that's why it looks so good for it's age. My recommendation, watch the next two episodes to complete what's known as the Original Trilogy and leave it there. The prequel trilogy is good in theory but isn't executed well and the sequels are frankly an embarrassment to the franchise and film making in general. The only exception to this would be Rogue One. It ties in nicely with the beginning of what you've just watched (episode 4) but even that is nowhere near the same calibre of film making.

Pls say LOTR goes at least parallel with StarWars! 'tis definetly shorter then them!)

I cant belive, u 2 bot see this filns? Wher u live? In cave? 😅 😉😉

THERE'S LOADS OF MOVIES YOU HAVEN'T SEEN. WATCH THEM INSTEAD OF PRETENDING THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THESE MOVIES..ITS JUST BAD ACTING

Sometimes, I think you guys would enjoy all these movies more if you would actually shut up and listen to the dialog. 😕

Unfortunately you're watching the special (buggered) edition which has so many unnecessary changes that added nothing to the classic.

I'd rather watch the movies chronology, with series included 💙 so you can see all the story and characters Great reaction 😁

Why not watch in the correct order

This was such a groundbreaking movie. They invented a lot of visual and sound effects for this. When it first came out, it was like nothing anyone had ever seen. Theaters were packed, the whole audience cheered when the Death Star exploded, and those iconic lines would be repeated for months on end. Even today it truly stands the test of time.

When Luke saw the dead bodies I remember asking my mum if they were robots and she said yes. I only realised they were Owen and Beru when I got older

50:55 Ahh this is the iconic Wilhelm scream, if you listen closely you can hear it in all of the star wars films and a lot of other movies including the Indiana Jones movie series. It was a running meme among filmmakers at the time.

From Harry Potter to this?! What a treat! Keep the reactions coming, guys!

“We will watch your career with great interest.”

Sodium Pentothal, the 'truth serum', does actually exist but its not exactly how its depicted in movies. It essentially reduces your inhibitions and makes you more compliant to pressure and suggestion. Its effectiveness varies wildly from person to person, so its imperfect nature has lead to it not being in use much anymore due to its questionable reliability. There are still countries that use it for interrogation purposes but not many.

This film was released in 1977, but it had some visual improvements and a bit of CGI added for the 20th anniversary edition in 1997.

I always find it astonishing that people grow up having not seen these movies, or Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. They were so new and groundbreaking at the time and sadly I've not seen much to compare with them since. I am going to enjoy this. And LOTR if you do them, which I hope you do.

"I knew there was more to you than money!" - "But he still gets the money, right?" So funny. Also, I guess Princess Leia is a polarizing character: One of you is thankful she's on our side cause she knows more about what's going on, the other one says, no, she's just as clueless as Luke and Han except she's being a dick about it. I wonder what a psychoanalyst would make of those reactions to her. Great job, guys!

For future reference: Whenever someone disappears when they die it is because they became a force ghost. So their consciousness lives on in the force, that’s how you man hear obi wan talking to Luke through this movie after he was dead. Only force users can do this, so if Han or someone died he wouldn’t become a force ghost, and not even all Jedi have this ability, only a select few discovered and learned it

The planet is Tattoine. It is in a binary star system. Jawa: Little species, native to the planet. Scavangers. Sand People/Tuskan Raider: Also native species to the planet. Hostile to outsiders. The reason the Sand People ran off was because Obi-wan made the sound of a Krayt dragon, which they fear. In 1977 effects had to be practical. SFX themselves had to be added to the film after, usually by hand. Star Wars also created much of the technology that is currently used in movie making. "Truth serums" are actually a thing. These include ethanol, scopolamine, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, midazolam, flunitrazepam, sodium thiopental, and amobarbital.

I really hope you will check prequels as well, people are overhating them a lot imo.

14:59 the Binary Sunset is so iconic. ❤ such an emotional scene.

The franchise is having a problem right now, but don’t worry once Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy are dead, It’ll all be better. 😈

2:15 "I wonder if this is how white people pulled up to Africa" The Empire is a mishmash of various autocratic/imperialistic regimes from real history, but mostly they're space-Nazis, but also The British Empire (And the rebels are The Allied resistance of WWII/American revolutionaries) 19:00 "Whenever they say 'sand people' I feel like they're talking about me" Much of Star Wars is inspired by Frank Herbert's "Dune" which was a direct allegory for oil dependence. The indegenous people of the desert planet with the precious resource on it coded Arabs. The de-humanizing portayl/treatment of the Sand People in Star Wars is actually addressed later in the franchise, and they are shown to be a rich and vibrant culture, uniquely adapted to a harsh, unforgiving habitat. 24:15 "How ya gonna lose to a bitch-ass f*cking serum?" Sodium Pentathol and other so-called "truth serums" loosen your inhibitions and supress higher brain functions, making it harder to *remember* your lie and keep your story straight. They don't work all that well, it is mostly a movie thing. Something else you can do is inject someone with drugs that just make them feel *bad* as *torture* and withhold an antidote or threaten to dose them more.

I was 8 when this came out 47 yrs ago. I wore a Star Wars T-shirt to the theater the weekend it opened. I can’t remembered what I did last Tuesday, but I’ll never forget that day . Every detail. The movie was HUGE Before it was Even released and Huuuuuger after !!! Nothing like this had ever been made before . Not even close !

Dude, you're on it. Obi-Wan became one with The Force.

It's hard to explain the cultural phenomenon this was that summer (and then fall and Christmas season) this was in 1977. Every theater had "HELD OVER SIX MORE WEEKS!" on their marquee. It snuck into every vein of popular culture - every style of music, TV, radio, national news stories, records, toys.....everything. The only things I can compare it to would be the early stages of Elvis, The Beatles and Michael Jackson Thriller era. Since then, everyone has been trying to tap that initial hysteria but with disappointing results. It will never be duplicated.

This movie was so groundbreaking it basically invented movies.

W, thanks lads, you’re legends for this

I used to watch my dad's vhs trilogy tapes as a kid. Loved them and glad ypu guys are doing this.

Best watch order is “Flashback” or “Machete”: 1. New Hope 2. Empire Strikes Back 3. Phantom Menace 4. Attack of the Clones 5. Revenge of the Sith 6. Return of the Jedi Happy viewing. Skip the sequels.

The troops are missing so many shot because Darth Vader wanted them to escape so they can follow them to the rebel Base. Thats why he said she will never contiuosly will give up the rebels

54:43 "He Has A Built-In Fire Extinguisher?" Basically, R2D2 is an Astromech Droid, which is essentially a robotic mechanic

The dog fight scene at the end was mapped on old World war II footage from Battle of Britain so they replicated it with models and footage. This film also had to create many of the techniques which were used going forward, some of the effects and CGI were added in the 90s when it was re-released. The droids in the Star wars universe are restricted by programming so dont tend to lie, and tend to do as they are told, but may try to find ways of following instructions, this is why they told the trooper where Luke was heading and why they just let them walk out. The film is heavily based on an old Japanese movie.

On the truth serum, I believe it is real and it works by essentially making you drunk and removing inhibitions. So while you still might not answer direct questions, they will probably get those answers get drawn out by other questions.

By watching this movie, you've taken your first step into a larger world.

You young fellas are in for a fun ride. I was 17 in 1977 when I saw this for the first time, yes I am now a 62 year old Star Wars NERD. I have since seen EVERY Star Wars movie dozens of times in the case of the newer stuff and HUNDREDS of times in the case of the older stuff. I will not spoil anything for you so enjoy the ride. The Star Wars Universe is VAST, enjoy.😀😃😄

This Is 1 of The Best Movie Trilogy’s Of All Time along side the LOTR Trilogy Movies

Are we seriously supposed to believe these two dudes don't know Darth Vader? lol, nah.

At the beginning when you said "I didn't think they'd go down that fast because of the armor" I had a laugh. This was your first of a loooong line of storm trooper incompetence 😂

You've taken your first step into a larger world.

the star wars super fans gonna be hating

One way to understand the impact of “Star Wars” in 1977 is to look at, say, the ENTIRETY of the 1970s up to that point, look at what was popular up until mid-1977. No matter how good those films are, and there were many great films - “Star Wars” just rearranged the entire landscape. It was so fresh, so invigorating, so new and inventive, that watching the film was akin to some new kind of stimulant you could only get at the cinema. EVERYTHING done before “Star Wars” was instantly forgotten. Everything cool three weeks before was old news! The change happened FAST, and soon every kid wanted Star Wars, and their parents with ticket money had to agree: It was pretty damn cool. Then look at how many WAVES of science fiction and fantasy films that came in the years and decades following. Everyone wanted a piece of the wild fantasy entertainment craze. It went on solid for years. The movie’s technological advances and their repercussions we are still seeing today, and would take many volumes to discuss. This is one of the most influential movies in ALL film history, truly.

All of 13 minutes in (minus some cut time), and they know they love R2D2. Like all the rest of us! If no one's mentioned it, one of the primary things his style of droid is designed for starship repair, which is why he (and others) ride with the fighters. I have to say, I love how after decades of sci-fi films taking inspiration and cues from these movies, you can still watch this and feel like the scenes and aliens are exotic. Speaks to the quality of the design for... pretty much everything. "Everyone sucks at aiming!"... welcome to Star Wars. If you don't have the Force, aiming skills are... variable. See you at the next movie!

How did they not get spoilers for 45 years

I was 13 years old in 1977 when I saw the original Star Wars movie in the Theatre. This Movie was so far ahead in Special effects. Star Wars was not renumbered Episode IV until Episode V The Empire strikes Back was released in 1980.

Yay Star Wars!! 💙 Loved the Harry Potter reactions too.

No disrespect intended, but you talked through the opening crawl explaining what’s going on.

51:09 it is Wilheim scream, it is used in situations like this in huge amount of movies and cartoons even nowadays.

This movie was a quantum leap forward in special effects. Up until this moment the state-of-the-art for special effects was the Ray Harryhausen stop motion films, the original Star Trek TV series, and 2001 A Space Odyssey, all of which were at least ten years old. Then suddenly out of the blue this thing hit with such force that people were literally lined up around the block waiting to see it... giving rise to the term "Blockbuster"

Start reacting to marvel and dc shows/movies if you guys haven't watched those...

Great reaction! You get my sub for more. When he said the Death Star have the firepower of half a starfleet he was talking about the surface defence firepower of the station.

It was the first of its kind. Completely different than anything we had seen. Had to see it a few times in the theatre.

Yeah, a new hope is great. But at the end of the day, HAN. SHOT. FIRST!!

Well, since you asked... lol In the original release of this movie, during the Greedo scene, Han shoots first. It's sort of a meme now, but the version you are watching is an "Enhanced Edition." It also adds some new scenes that I don't think add anything to the movie. There is a fan edit called Harmy's Despecialized Edition that, IMO, is the best current version of the films. It gets rid of most of the crap they added in the 90's, but the quality is upscaled.