Absolutely love how they used clever tricks with matte paintings and models, like at 5:35 - 5:38 part. You can see how they used a laser flash to switch from matte painting to a prop model for the trench run.
I remember my cousin taking my little brother and I to see the original "Star Wars" at a local theater in the Detroit, MI area, way back in '77, while I was on vacation from boarding school. I had a fun-filled sense of "immersion" seeing that film, kinda like a "you-are-there" feeling, and that's how I *really fell in love* with science fiction! I guess that no matter *how old* I get, there are a lotta great things in my childhood that I'll *NEVER* outgrow!
Just over 8 minutes of film took up over half their budget. A price well paid for without these scenes done so well the movie would never have been a success.
Thanks, this is the only version that can bring one back to the excitement of 1977. Getting flashbacks of being 14 again. (Even appreciate the close-up view in the formatted version. Also, this has the Falcon sounding its' best - not the ear-piercing shrill pitch in the special edition (flying to the rebel base part- and 'starsiegeplayer' is right - original model ships far better than the CGI.)
When I was a kid and I watched these spaceships they were the future to me. Once cgi became prominent and they started making spaceships that looked like toys, with lively colours and rounded shapes, it no longer had that magic.
It’s phenomenal to see the original effects in a video. I genuinely haven’t seen this version of the footage since I was very little and my dad had the OT on VHS. That being said, anyone who says the updated ones are worse are straight up delusional. George has always treated his films (especially the OT) as unfinished and eventually he got them the way he wanted them to look. Whether you like them or not he got his films made and you can do nothing but respect that. Personally, prefer the updated versions but I will always look back on this footage with nothing but fondness. Such a shame Disney have effectively started to put the nails in this franchise’s coffin after footage like this gave it life.
I object to the scene at 2:17! A planet being destroyed is not a ship! 😂 Edit: in all sincerity I am deeply thankful for the non-special edition scenes. I haven’t seen the originals for over two decades!
We've captured a freighter entering remains of the Alderaan system. Its markings matches those ships that blasted its way out of Mos Eisley. (There was a clip of the Falcon lifting straight out of shot from docking bay 94)
@@wonderfulwookiee6443 I thin only tie fighters cannot jump. As a diplomatic envoy for the whole of Alderaan and a seat at the main council, I doubt her cruiser would not be able to jump considering the likely distances between alteraan and the coruscant
@@awfine510 it's a battle station the size of a small moon aka a dwarf planet, a movable battle station isn't a ship. Pods aren't a ship because no one uses them to get from point A - B, they can get you to B but not from A but somewhere in-between...
