STAR WARS EPISODE IV : A NEW HOPE (1977) FIRST TIME WATCHING| MOVIE REACTION (THE HYPE WAS REAL!) 

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Obi-Wan knew he couldn't beat Vader this time and needed to distract the man long enough for the gang to escape. But he also knew Luke would need more guidance. So he sacrificed himself by entering a meditative state that let his body and soul become one with the energy of the Force, essentially dying peacefully by letting himself go just as Vader struck. That's how Luke heard his voice again at different times. Vader didn't know the Light Side of the Force could allow someone to do this, so he was seriously distracted looking for Obi-Wan's remains and wondering what power this was, all while the Millennium Falcon flew away.

The older English gentleman who played the guy that destroyed Leia's planet is Peter Cushing - he played so many great roles over the years in, among so many things, plenty of classic English campy cult horror movies; he was Van Helsing in the Hammer Dracula films (some of my favorites!), Doctor Frankenstein & even Sherlock Homes. He was described as a sweet introverted man who enjoyed going out to a local cafe to drink tea by himself and be anonymous. Just thought I'd toss in some trivia/an appreciation post, he's so much more than Grand Moff Tarkin. 131 acting credits to his name. RIP 💖✨

When I saw this film in 1977, when the Death Star exploded, the entire audience gave a standing ovation. Never seen anything like that for any other film.

I was 17 in 1977 when I saw this....I left the cinema a changed person, my mind blown. Just 2 years later, Alien was released. Mind blown again. It was a magical period for movies.

Not only were they cool, they were absolutely mind blowing. No one had ever seen anything like this in 1976.

In 1977, as a 6 year old, I was taken to the cinema, with no idea what I was going to see!! It was a life changing moment which triggered my imagination and for which I will be eternally grateful. :)

It took me a minute to realize you guys were watching one of the early versions, before Lucas started making huge changes. This is the version I grew up with. Love that you got to experience this first.

One of the best movie scores of all time. John Williams is a genius.

What an awesome experience....watching you guys watching "Star Wars" for the first time. Your reaction when they blew up the Death Star, was exactly the way the audience in the theater I was in reacted. People literally jumped up and cheered! Thank you so much for going there!!

A lot of the special and visual effects in Star Wars - New Hope didn't even exist before this film, Lucas and his team literally invented them to make the film how they envisaged it. So modern day film has a lot to thank Star Wars for because it changed the landscape of film production forever.

I was 6 years old when this movie came out and I remember it so well. My mother took me to the drive-in movie theater she put me a blanket across the hood of the car and I laid there and saw this masterpiece.

It's crazy looking at this movie now......all the big players are old or gone.... RIP to Carrie, David, Baker, Alec and Peter who made this movie amazing.

The effects in this movie were state of the art. No CGI. The movement of the spaceships was achieved by keeping them stationary on poles and strings, and then moving the cameras around them-creating the illusion they were flying. Pure genius. The effects studio Industrial Light & Magic was created from this film. Great pick! Can’t wait til you see the rest.🔥🤙

YES!!! Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture but won for:. Best Sound Editing Best Sound Effects Best Film Editing Best Costume Design Best Production Design Best Original Score Best Visual Effects. When George Lucas thought the movie was a box office bomb, he saw it on Opening night, and when the crowd saw the spaceships flying in, they laughed and cheered.

I saw this 45 years ago in the theater, after waiting in line for 4 hours. 10 year old me was completely blown away. I loved your enthusiasm in watching this! It was almost as good as seeing it again for the first time.

The R2 units help with the more intensive calculations needed to fly a faster than light fighter, including some combat tasks, but especially when system to system travel is involved.

WORDS CAN’T DESCRIBE HOW EXCITED I AM FOR YOU GUYS TO GO ON A STAR WARS JOURNEY

By the way, Harrison Ford is awesome as Han Solo, but he is even more iconic as Indiana Jones. One of the best action adventure hero’s in film history. Also Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas. The Franchise is Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Indiana Jones 5 comes out next year.

I remember when this movie came out - I was 12 years old - and it was the most incredible thing that I had ever seen. The movie theaters were absolutely packed with people - at every showing. It was so far ahead of its time and I'm so glad that the younger generation is able to experience and appreciate it.

“Well I saw Darth Vader choke someone without using his hands” LMAO🤣 That was the best comeback I’ve ever heard when Han Solo questions to force!!!

The soundtrack to this film is practically its own main character, too. John Williams is a gen.i.us! Ahhhhh, this is the movie that made me believe in a powerful female heroine! I was completely a SW nerd! So glad to see it through your eyes and reactions!

Glad you two finally watched this...now imagine millions of kids and teenagers seeing this movie 45 YEARS ago in a theatre with literally 1000 seats in it. It was an experience that's hard to describe to people. Most of us who grew up on Star Wars saw it MULTIPLE times in the theater because it played thru multiple rereleases throughout the 2nd half of 1977. You can begin to grasp how it became such a fan favorite

there was nothing like seeing this in the summer of 1977 when it first came out on a huge, curved screen...waited 4 hours to get tickets to see it, and everyone was blown away- they had never seen "anything" like this before...glad you guys liked it...

I'm rewatching all of your Star Wars videos today. May the 4th be with you!

Two movies stood out to me as a kid in the 70's, this one and the Chris Reeves Superman. Both were unlike anything I'd ever seen before, and I don't thnik I could ever explain what it was like as a 9 year old seeing this unfold on a big screen.

Obi Won gave himself up so that everyone would be distracted enough for the gang to escape. But as he said, he would be even stronger if Vader struck him down.

It just speaks to how well this movie was made/written/directed that it still invokes these t emotions and reactions. I’m so glad you were able to watch the original cuts before the Special Edition updates. Love you guys and your genuine love of movies and storytelling. Excited to see what’s next!

Glad you guys loved it! I'll admit, I used to think that Star Wars was lame but I actually took the time to watch it and now I'm a fan as well! The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite. Even my six year old daughter likes it and she made it clear the first time prior to watching it that she was not interested. I'm subscribed to your music channel but I'm a movie buff so I was SUPER excited when yall created this channel. Looking forward to more reactions!

The movie’s special effects were groundbreaking at the time. The effects, the sounds, the music and the characters came together to form cinematic history.

Star Wars throws a lot at you in a short amount of time, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Some of us have been watching since the beginning and still miss things, Enjoy the ride, hope you watch the whole franchise and great reaction as always!!!

i think i wanna be their friend and watch movies with them. they're the sweetest people

2 years late, but I have so many wonderful memories of watching these movies in my grandparents basement. Every time I watch Star Wars I am flooded with memories of sitting with my grandparents.

R2D2 is an astromech. Basically an in-flight mechanic. LOVE the "Dodgeball" reference! Doing these in release order is the best way to do it.

Outstanding! Welcome to the awesome ride that is the Star Wars story. I was 7 when it came out. I went with my dad and it absolutely blew my mind. No other film has ever had such an impact on me. You have to remember the technology back then. No CGI or the stuff that's taken for granted today. Real effects, puppets and models. It was the absolute cutting edge, and set the standard for Sci fi!

I really enjoyed watching you guys experience this ! When this movie was released, Hollywood had been producing so many 'deep meaning' movies - plodding dramas and stories that were supposed to examine the meaning of being human &/or life (but which didn't do much for me, a 17 year old kid). Then this thing hits - wow ! What a romp and so much fun ! Basically a sci-fi 'western' where the good guys end up having to blast their way out of a trap set by the bad guys, and winning in the end. It was so unexpectedly successful that it totally revolutionized Hollywood (in more ways than one - Lucas _invented_ a lot of the technology that allowed them to create those special effects).

I was 16 when this movie was released and I watched it 17 times that summer. Been hooked ever since.

No one can do Vader's voice than James Earl Jones

I watched this move in 1977 when it was 1st released. That opening scene when the star destroyer flies overhead.... we'd never seen or heard anything like it before! It instantly has us hooked. Now-a-days that kind of shot has been done 1,000,000 times in other films so you may not realise the impact it had on a 9 year old me, back in the day :)

1st Movie my dad ever took me too, summer after 6th grade, opening day May 4th , 1977 at the Bowman Twin theater on Sheridan in Tulsa OK. So many movies tied to this movie, so glad you guys loved it as much as we do! Welcome to the club! May the Force Be With You!

I really like that you guys watched the original and not the special edition. This is THE BEST way to watch Star Wars for the first time.😃

Will never forget seeing this in the theaters back in 77. Changed my life. Been a star wars nerd ever since. Still have all the original star wars figures a han solo laser and a model millennium falcon. My cat's name is artoo.

I am impressed that y’all are watching the original cut without the upgraded CGI. This is how I saw this movie in the theater in 1977. Nice!

I was 16 when this came out and it was the first time I ever went back to see a movie 6 times. Money was tight so that was a big deal. Now at age 62, I am loving watching you two fall in love with it too. GREAT reaction!! *over the years, many celebrities have wrangled their way into being Storm Troopers (soldiers in white) because they are safely hidden in the costume, but can still be a part of movie history. Prince's William and Harry are two of them...can't recall which movie....maybe the last one? In any case, SW is an iconic franchise that will live on till the end if days, and the technology George Lucas had to INVENT to make those special effects changed cinema forever. He is the father of modern special FX. Utterly brilliant. ** in case it hasn't been mentioned, Han Solo is Harrison Ford, aka: Indian Jones, and massive movie star; Carrie Fisher is the daughter of Debbie Reynolds Legendary actor/singer know for her Singing in The Rain debut Hollywood movie performance with the dance master, Gene Kelly. Oh! And btw, Ewan McGregor's uncle was on of the fighter pilots in the last battle scene and encourage Ewan to go into acting. Ewan is now the younger Obi Wan Kenobi in the movies! Cool, huh? ☺️ You can literally spend endless months reading up on SW info and interesting facts...but finish the entire series first. Then chew on it for the rest of your lives like the rest of us!!!❤️🇨🇦

LMAO The super quiet joyful scream of parents with kids asleep in the next room. 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️

ALL of these effects were done with models and in-camera effects. It was from the profits from this movie that a great many of the video and computer effects were invented. At the time we were blown away. Every person in the theater said "wow" the first time they went to light speed.

Awww, you guys were so fun to watch! I was an 8 year old girl watching this in the theatre, so it's cool seeing new generations enjoy this saga and universe. ❤️

"They scrambled his little brains" BEST LINE EVER!

I will never forget seeing this in the theater for the first time in 1977. The moment when that mothership first started going across the screen and just kept getting larger and larger, and the seats felt like they were rumbling underneath you. The whole theater almost gasped. I saw this at the theaters 7 times in the original debut period. Never did that for any movie before or since. Star Wars completely redefined special effects in movies because we had never seen anything like it, and there was so much human emotion, mixed with "other worlds" that it felt like it could be real. Not overly polished. The droids were dirty, and dented up. It just looked realistic for the time. It has held up well through the years, and that should tell you how ahead of it's time this movie was. For me, the best one is this one. But you need to do "Return of the Jedi" and "Empire Strikes Back". Anything beyond that feels like it's sort of disconnected from the original 3 (imo)

I was 5 years old when I went to see this back in 1977. You cannot imagine how amazing it was on the big screen. We had never seen anything like it before (and it still holds up incredibly well). As for Ob-Wan - he was killed, but he was able to "merge" with the force. His spirit still exists, therefore.

We all knew that when we first saw this saga when it came to theatres that we were seeing the beginnings of a new age of film and story telling. Remember this folks. There was no CGI in this era, nor was there a green screen. Because of all the puppets, sets building, use of miniature ships and miniature scenes, and more. It took years to film these movies. We had to wait almost 3 years between each episode. The shere volume of work George Lucas and his entire expert crew needed to do was astronomical. He also came up with new sound inventions, and other techniques that opened up a new era of film making that led to today's era of film making. He is a genius. My father referred to Star Wars after he saw it, as the Cowboy ''s and Indians movies in space. Never heard it explained that way. Imagine you have never seen anything like this before and you are in the theater watching it on the big screen for the first time. The streets were lined for weeks miles long every night to see it at the local theater. It was. In the theater for months because fans went to see it over and over. This was before VCR'S and Blockbusters fully arrived . This Saga began it all. Canadian Grandma Lori. C

This is the one that started the whole franchise. Nobody had ever seen special effects at this level before this movie. I was lucky enough to see it the year it came out in movie theaters - best birthday present I can remember!

How awesome that you watched the ORIGINAL version, before Lucas added "improvements", and it was like gilding the lily, for most of us young fans. I saw this movie in 1976. I was 13. Rode my bike to the theater and back home about 5-6 miles. I did that every day for a week. This movie was epic in it's popularity and it's impact, especially among us young teens. And seeing it on a BIG screen. That opening sequence. You could hear the audience gasp as the planet stretched out below and the ships came in above, locked in combat. Hope you are ready for the next one. We had to wait two years or so, for The Empire Strikes Back, to come out. I'm sure you'll enjoy it! Peace!

I'm also a purist. Not only didn't Geedo not shot first, in the original theatrical version, he didn't shoot at all. Han outright guns him down. Really shocked us kids because the hero's we'd watch would never do that. He was the first anti-hero I saw in movies growing up.

Wait a minute....you guys have been around for only 2 months and you're already at over 31k subs? That's amazing!!!! Congrats!!!

I love R2-D2, In .y opinion R2-D2 is the god of the Star Wars Universe! Without him there wouldn't be a Star Wars.

When Obi-Wan disappeared, he basically "ascended" and became an energy being united with the Force (often referred to as a "Force ghost"). You'll see and hear him again in that state.

Can't wait for your guys to react to… Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back It's the best film of the whole saga. 🎥👌

"Pick up your visual scanning" = "Look out the window." 😂

I like that you are watching these in the order of release rather than the order of the story. That sets up so many questions and I look forward to your reaction when they are answered.

When this came out in 1977 no one had seen anything like it. Just mind blowing what they were doing. Saw it multiple times that first month.

*That you watched the **_original cut_** makes me as happy as a space clam!* _Subscribed!_ *Edit:* IMO *Star Wars '77* was an innocent fairytale to a large degree. But it was not released at a time when everyone was enjoying innocent fairy tales or seeing the world in that innocent way. It was a time of the energy crisis. We had lines going around the block for gasoline. Smog alerts in many large cities. It was a pretty depressing time. In fact, *Star Wars '77* was _counter_ to that. That's why in the 70's we see lines wrapped around the block full of adults . . .not just kids. It was a time of _Dog Day Afternoon,_ _Dirty Harry,_ and _Serpico._ IMO it wasn't meant to be _a reflection_ of the times. Quite the opposite. It gave us hope in a time that seemed rather hopeless. 31:48 Imagine what the rebels thought when *Luke* turns off his targeting computer! _"What the hell is he doing?! That's it, we're dead!"_ 😳😱

I was 6 years old in 1977 when this movie came out. My father brothers and I stood 3 hours in line just to get tickets but it was so worth it. Imagine being a 6 year old and watching this for the first time. We had never seen anything like this before in 1977. The effects were off the chain. Everybody was hooked and Star Wars became a movie legend.

I experienced this film in 1977 at 10 years old. It was a phenomenon. Packed theaters, lines around the block, repeat viewings. I saw it at least ten times. Your reaction brings all the magic back. What really impresses me is that you watched the original version, not the 90s update with its annoying digital tweaks. Thank you for sharing the love. May the Force be with you.

Whenever I watch this movie the opening scene with the cruiser in space always makes my jaw drop. It was the first of a kind. I feel like I've been watching these movies on a continuous loop for over 40 years. Always come back to them. Can't wait until you watch the next one.

Welcome to the Star Wars fan club! This movie was groundbreaking when it came out in the mid 70s. We had never seen such characters and special effects. The plot, the music, the costumes and the relationships between the characters are all iconic now. Congratulations on your introduction to a classic! Great reaction A & J!

This was such a fun reaction to watch! I grew up with the original trilogy, so don't remember what it was like to watch for the first time, and it was such fun to see people be surprised by a few parts and enjoy it so much when they weren't expecting to.

As a six-year old, that opening scene was simply mind-blowing. It immediately set a very high-standard for the transformative potential of cinema that few films have been able to match since.

Glad you finally saw this. We lined up in 1977 around the block to watch this and the special effects were so amazing that Time Magazine did a huge cover story on it before it was released-which created international buzz. Movie goers had never seen special effects like this before so it blew everyone’s minds.

Such a good movie. Lines around the theater waiting to get in to see it back in the day. Love your reaction to it and much awaits you in the other Star Wars movies. ❤️

It's so much fun watching you two react to movies that were part of my childhood. It's like seeing it again for the first time, and remembering all of the excitement and wonder that I felt as a little kid. Your reaction to the final battle especially, with Han's return and Luke's successful use of The Force, left me with a huge grin on my face.

I'm watching this a year later. I love how genuine and open you both are when watching this movie. I'm a huge Star Wars fan and it was heartwarming to see you join the folds of fans.

Saw this movie when it came out and watched it go into iconic status. The writers were commended on overturning the stereotype of the princess being saved... she was actively fighting. Great reaction guys. Loved watching.

This movie has something that makes us all fall in love with it... heart. It has heart. Aside from the fact that it was absolutely epic from an action and story standpoint when it came out, it's the characters that make it. We love these characters. We feel for them, we feel with them, we care about them. The droids, we love them. Music that pulls your heartstrings. Even Darth Vader, we love to hate him. It's a classic good guys - bad guys movie. Like a space western. This movie was every boy's fantasy. What teen boy hasn't felt the way Luke did in the beginning? Restless. Stuck at home. Wants excitement. Wants something epic. When this movie came out, I was a teen... OMG! It was a national event!! Everyone was talking about it. Everyone! Long lines to see it for weeks. People going to see it two three times or more. That whole summer was about Star Wars. Even that song from the bar/cantina was on the radio. Kids, teens, young adults, adults, all went bonkers for it. It appealed to everybody.

For those of us who saw this original movie as a kid, there had been nothing like it ever! It was a true phenomenon that swept the nation. The special effects were way, way ahead of their time in 1976 and unsurpassed for 10-15 years. John Williams musical score is still played in college stadiums today. Before there were many Multiple screen movie theaters, people would be lined up for hours around the block waiting to see this movie. Interestingly the studio did not think much of the movie and did not foresee it's success. They had such little faith they gave George Lucas 100% of the merchandise rights which turned him into a billionaire by the time he sold them decades later.

"What's this little guy supposed to do by himself?" she asked, not knowing R2-D2 is the most BAD ASS character in the franchise.

Your reactions to this were EXACTLY the same as everyone I knew when they saw this for the first time! The awe and wonder at the effects and creatures, edge of the seat tension only broken up by the occasional good joke, and the cheer at the finale....this movie holds up after all these years as one of the all-time greats.

I loved watching your reactions to Star Wars! It brought me back to my 9th birthday when I watched it at the theater with my friends back when it was first released. Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C3PO are like old friends to me now. One of the best sci-fi/action/adventure movies ever made!

I was born the year this movie came out. So Star Wars has literally been around my whole life. I remember when Ep. VI came out I was in kindergarten and everyone had Star Wars toys, but I never saw the movies until I was about 20 or 21. Been a huge fan ever since.

I was 11 when this came out, and I went to see it by myself at the local movie theater and I was so blown away!!! I had never seen anything like it! Movies around that time were not as adventurous and action packed. it was more of a throwback to early swashbuckling pictures from the 1930's and 40's, but with special effects like nobody had ever seen! And John Williams' music added a lot to the drama. It was instantly my favorite movie ever and I ran home and told my father how great it was, and we got he whole family and went back and saw it over and over again that summer! I was so excited when the sequels came out! Man, it was earth shattering.

I saw this in the theater 14 times when i was in the 7th grade. Lines wrapped around the theaters for months! Imagine seeing that in 1977? It was ahead of it's time. Glad you guys enjoyed it as much as I have over the decades!

When the Death Star exploded the entire theater reacted just as you two did. Great reactions.

Imagine seeing this as a kid, and waiting in a Looooonngg line at the theatre to see the sequel!

I have a brother, ten years older than myself. When I was sixteen, he took me to see this movie. He had seen it already, a few times IIRC. Yeah, we stood in line for an hour or so. A happy memory for me.

One of my favorite reactions during this was Amber so adorably talking about Obi Wan Kenobi: "he's just been silently getting through the halls and doing stuff" 😆👏👏👏 SO FAB!! Y'all are awesome and I haven't even gotten through the whole thing yet.

I went this in 77 with some friends at the pantages in Hollywood and was blown away from the start with the ship coming over your head. I went home and told my wife she had to see this movie we went back the next day The special effects was so far ahead of it's time great movie

I have watched this reaction close to a dozen times and I tear up every time at the end when y'all realize why so many people are Star Wars fans. It's like I get to watch the movies for the first time again. Thank you so so much. As Obi-wan said "you have taken your first steps into a larger world"

I was raised up on this. So I’ve seen it many times, but watching it with you, and seeing your responses, reminds me of of my kids watching it for the first time. Thanks so much! I love this channel!

The moment sitting in the theater in ‘77 when I was nearly 12 and that ship flew over….what a moment! I knew movies would never be the same! All of my notebooks, folders, lunchbox…that year were Star Wars!!

I had such a crush on Harrison Ford (Han Solo). You’ll have to do the Raiders of the Lost Ark series. Ford became a superstar due to Star Wars and Raiders, two of the biggest movie franchises in history.

Believe it or not, I officiated a wedding where the couple used the Cantina Scene music as their exit song. Got quite the chuckle. But they are huge sci-fi fans, so it was perfect. The importance of this movie, and John Williams' soundtrack, can't be overstated,

My brother was 9 when this came out. I think he went to see it 7 or 8 times during the first 2 weeks it was out. I was 16 and was into other things, but I finally went to see it. 2 days in a row. This was new, cutting edge effects back then. No one had seen anything like it.

Imagine being 10 years old and watching this in the theater for the first time. I must've watched it 20+ times when it first came out! Been a fanboy ever since.

Took my little niece (at the time 4years old) to see this about 20 times back in 1977. Poor kid is still a fan at almost 50. Blames me for all of it. Suggestions for next movies - Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Galaxy Quest, and, of course, Titanic

Thank you so much for your honest, emotional and fun reaction. You had me crying the whole video because you reminded me of all the little reasons of why I became a SW fan 40 years ago. After so much time has passed by and after having seen this movie at least 100 times it is easy to get acostumed to it and forget how magical it was the first time that you watched it. You reminded me of all that. I can't thank you enough, and I am glad that new reinforcements have joined our ranks.

Welcome to the Star Wars universe. You are in for a treat. 45 years and still kicks a$$

I remember seeing this at a drive in (Sadly, gone now) with my mom and grandma. Three generations fell in love with this/these movie(s). It brings back warm cherished memories.

Fun fact: you were right about the breathing. That effect was made by placing a microphone inside scuba gear.

Y’all’s excitement is so infectious! I’ve seen all the Star Wars films so many times but watching you watch it felt like the first time. I’m so excited you both loved it so much!

I still remember seeing this in theaters for the first time in 1977. It was the place to be. Welcome to the Star Wars universe. May the Force be with you.