STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE Clip - "Destroying The Death Star" (1977)

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  • STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE Clip - "Destroying The Death Star" (1977)
    PLOT: The Imperial Forces -- under orders from cruel Darth Vader (David Prowse) -- hold Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) hostage, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.
    CAST: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew
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Komentáře • 886

  • @Supperdude9
    @Supperdude9 Před rokem +1615

    Man, Vader had one LONG flight back home.

    • @tgtterrorizor3407
      @tgtterrorizor3407 Před rokem +422

      Palpatine: "Well where are you?! ...Wait a second, you've been flying around for two weeks trying to get a signal? Ugh, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon."

    • @alanaspinall7147
      @alanaspinall7147 Před rokem +71

      Who's they!🤣

    • @henrymark2288
      @henrymark2288 Před rokem +10

      Lmao

    • @logantheo
      @logantheo Před rokem +144

      The tie advanced had a hyperdrive so he was alright 😂

    • @xSilentVeterenx
      @xSilentVeterenx Před 11 měsíci +40

      @@tgtterrorizor3407 "I understood that reference" 🤣

  • @Timasion
    @Timasion Před 9 měsíci +1148

    I don't know why, but even after 46 years, this scene gives me chills. I'm certain I've seen it hundreds, if not thousands of times, yet it is always so good.

    • @captainkirk7513
      @captainkirk7513 Před 8 měsíci +24

      it is

    • @zengram
      @zengram Před 8 měsíci +34

      Absolutely.
      This movie never gets old

    • @pittino70
      @pittino70 Před 8 měsíci +24

      well, I was 7 years old in 1977 and now I can say : this is a real movie and every time i watch it makes me beautiful memories and emotions, nothing about the latest series of star wars! They're just cartoons. bye from Italy

    • @riogrande5761
      @riogrande5761 Před 8 měsíci +17

      @@pittino70 In 1977 when Star Wars came out, I had just graduated from high school - I went to see it in summer at the cineplex in the east side of Sacramento - it was hot out side but cool in the theater . That fall I bought the first Star Wars spinoff book Splinter in the Minds Eye and an R2D2 kit model.

    • @snakedriver
      @snakedriver Před 7 měsíci +13

      I feel the same watching it now as I did when a child. Perfect movie

  • @jesseburleson432
    @jesseburleson432 Před 11 měsíci +810

    Epic ending. When Luke hears Obi Wan in his head, you get chills down your spine.

    • @stevenmorrison4692
      @stevenmorrison4692 Před 10 měsíci +9

      Obi Wan

    • @sasquatch2753
      @sasquatch2753 Před 10 měsíci +30

      when your gut takes over and you ignore tech.....so awesome.

    • @MUSICSEARCH1200
      @MUSICSEARCH1200 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Es verdad… hermoso y épico momento… en un segundo mi fui de vuelta a mi niñez 🙌🏻🥹

    • @sampeter2714
      @sampeter2714 Před 9 měsíci +24

      remember, the force will be with you, always.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 Před 9 měsíci +9

      To this day!!

  • @Jazzanaught
    @Jazzanaught Před 6 měsíci +515

    Even though Han wasn’t a “bad guy” his return to save Luke is one of the best “face turns” in movie history.

  • @warrenjones7395
    @warrenjones7395 Před 10 měsíci +689

    The scene of the Millennium Falcon swooping in will always be iconic.

    • @brettpalfrey4665
      @brettpalfrey4665 Před 10 měsíci +17

      or "Beware of the the Han in the sun!"

    • @SuperSaiyan9989
      @SuperSaiyan9989 Před 10 měsíci +24

      Palpatine: What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 Před 9 měsíci +16

      I still remember after 40 years being shocked when Han showed up... I was 7 when I saw it in the movie theater as a double header with Empire😮

    • @blockmasterscott
      @blockmasterscott Před 9 měsíci +18

      I saw this about maybe a week after opening, and I remember the crowd cheering when Han arrived.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 Před 8 měsíci +7

      The sound of those engines, man.

  • @chris1pdx
    @chris1pdx Před 10 měsíci +620

    The short scene where Tarkin is informed that they know what the rebels are trying to do and he brushes the risk away for the chance to finish the war once and for all is a brilliant addition by Lucas to up the stakes for all involved.

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 Před 9 měsíci +18

      That must have came after the first torpedo... I'm going to watch it again.

    • @jaykay7932
      @jaykay7932 Před 8 měsíci +11

      Il never forget that scene and the way Peter Cushing delivered that line. Perfect

    • @sooneradmirer4382
      @sooneradmirer4382 Před 8 měsíci +20

      ​@@jaykay7932Great way of contrasting Tarkin and Leia. Leia stays to show strength and solidarity whereas Tarkin only cares about glory. Never even considered that war was a game of life and death.

    • @KnightShadowsong
      @KnightShadowsong Před 8 měsíci +7

      and if it hadn't been for one man stalling at his post the Alliance might not have survived the battle of Yaven.

    • @Tamlinearthly
      @Tamlinearthly Před 7 měsíci +3

      But it's not about "winning the war," the Death Star can fire whether a desk general's fancy uniform is onboard or not. He stays because he's an arrogant prick and he assumes he's invincible.

  • @KentheDeer
    @KentheDeer Před 11 měsíci +273

    "What do you mean they blew up the Death Star?!?! ...WHO'S THEY??? ...What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!?"

    • @johnjamele
      @johnjamele Před 10 měsíci +19

      "And why did we use the lumbering slow Death Star when we had an entire fleet with hyperdrive capability? Why didn't we just use that to destroy the rebel base again?"

    • @NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO
      @NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO Před 10 měsíci +16

      I know the video you were referring to. To me, this is the funniest robot chicken video ever made. I mean seriously. Can you imagine the emperor being like that? Totally hilarious.

    • @justinhillenburg9286
      @justinhillenburg9286 Před 10 měsíci +17

      "And where are you? You've been flying around for 2 weeks trying to get a signal?! My God, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery, burnt bacon!!"

    • @daveatkins3796
      @daveatkins3796 Před 8 měsíci +15

      “Oh I’m sorry. I thought my Sith Lord could protect a small thermal exhaust port that’s only two meters wide. The thing wasn’t even paid off yet. Do you have any idea what this is gonna do to my credit?”

    • @jasonmiles2819
      @jasonmiles2819 Před 24 dny +1

      @@daveatkins3796
      *Phone rings*
      “ARGH! Hang on, I got another call! WHAT?! I’m very busy right now!”

  • @seb9093
    @seb9093 Před rokem +439

    "Remember, the force will be with you...always" ✨
    😌

    • @dimazfantasy5252
      @dimazfantasy5252 Před 11 měsíci +3

      ​@@cgore4its just a quote bruhh😑

    • @brandtmanning1084
      @brandtmanning1084 Před 10 měsíci +14

      Thats one of the most "hard as fuck" movie quotes of all time....

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@brandtmanning1084 hahahahaha!!!! 🍻

    • @Scanner959
      @Scanner959 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Obi wan to luke Skywalker after the battle.

    • @meldreamsdocometrue
      @meldreamsdocometrue Před 22 dny

      Obi Wan is now with Anakin and Qui Gon Jin

  • @logicaldude3611
    @logicaldude3611 Před 9 měsíci +281

    Han Solo’s best moment is so often forgotten. And it’s so well-done too, because by the time you get to the trench run you figure Han is long gone with his money.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 Před 7 měsíci +28

      My mom was carrying me when her and my dad saw it in Alhambra, CA. back in the day. She said the theater went insane when the Falcon swooped in.

    • @herrmajor2310
      @herrmajor2310 Před 7 měsíci +20

      But that's his character. He's like a thief with a heart of gold.

    • @timonsolus
      @timonsolus Před 6 měsíci +27

      @@herrmajor2310 : In Legends, there was a book that described Han and Chewbacca flying away from Yavin in the Falcon, almost ready to go to hyperspace. Chewie was clearly feeling very miserable, and moaning softly, and Han was struggling between his powerful instinct for self preservation, and guilt for leaving Luke and Leia behind to die in a hopeless (as Han saw it) battle. Eventually Han gives in, snarls "Alright, kark it - let's go fight!" and swings the Falcon around...
      Years later, married to Leia and sleeping beside her in their bed, Han often wakes up in a cold sweat after reliving that flight in a dream, and remembering just how very close he had come to throwing the hyperspace lever and leaving Leia and Luke behind forever.

    • @raymondbrereton3298
      @raymondbrereton3298 Před 5 měsíci +2

      There are no hero rebellion and smuggler without you Captain Solo.🫂🥹

    • @logicaldude3611
      @logicaldude3611 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@herrmajor2310 A lot of people we think of as “scoundrels” have a good heart, but the world they’ve lived in is all they know until a critical point comes. And vice-versa, a lot of bad people end up in high positions and they’re genuinely evil people.
      Han Solo is such a unique character. You wouldn’t give him a loan of even $100 because you know you won’t get it back, but if he thinks you’re his friend he’d sacrifice his life for you.

  • @vladimirkochenov4687
    @vladimirkochenov4687 Před 9 měsíci +184

    Han wasn't lying when he said the shot was one in a million. So many stars had to align for this miracle to actually happen: suicide squad of unlikely heroes extracting the plans from heavily guarded secret facility, receivers surviving Vader, R2D2 making his way from Tatooine to Yavin IV safe, general Dodonna catching an insight in his sleep that helped him to decipher the data hours before the battle... and, finally, Han deciding to break his character. This movie is a requiem for a hope!

    • @Asmo_Lay
      @Asmo_Lay Před 8 měsíci +3

      When Han break his character? He shooted first. 😂😂😂

    • @JWBabaYaga
      @JWBabaYaga Před 7 měsíci +12

      @@Asmo_Lay, Han Solo was known to be arrogant and selfish, an individualistic person. His return to help Luke (and, by extension, the Rebel cause) was the beginning of his path toward realizing that he was indeed a good person, and the start of his love story with Leia. Yes, Han shot first, but it was justifiable.

    • @Kennyisdarkvanilla
      @Kennyisdarkvanilla Před 7 měsíci +2

      Or will of the force restoring balance to the universe.

    • @Richtofen-gy9cj
      @Richtofen-gy9cj Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@JWBabaYaga In a comic where Luke chose to use the targeting computer instead of the force, the Death Star wasn't destroyed

    • @-CrimsoN-
      @-CrimsoN- Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@Richtofen-gy9cj You're talking about the Infinities Comic series, right? Yeah I love those alternate reality editions. I think Infinities is also what introduced everyone to the concept of Darth Maul surviving (complete with the robot legs) which unltimately ended up being made canon.

  • @stefannafets7828
    @stefannafets7828 Před 10 měsíci +215

    One of the Most iconic scenes in movie History. It still shivers.

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton Před 4 měsíci

      My dad, who never much of a fan, he loved "what?" and used to giggle about it.

    • @calebsawyer0719
      @calebsawyer0719 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Wedge was a coward after he got hit by Darth Vader.

  • @1FokkerAce
    @1FokkerAce Před 10 měsíci +312

    Movies can be timeless... but their release in cinema is a point in time. The culture, the vibe, the times.... it all matters. And I’m here to say that if you were a kid in 1977 when this came out and saw it at the theater in America, you had one of the most unique, amazing, engrossing and surreal experiences of ANY human beings ever born. It is literally impossible to impart to others who saw it 30 years later on DVD what that was like to have been there. What a remarkable privilege of time and place we had to have been in those seats when it first dropped.

    • @mcoo465
      @mcoo465 Před 10 měsíci +12

      Well said. When this movie came out, it was absolutely a unique film

    • @tahirhussain7099
      @tahirhussain7099 Před 9 měsíci +4

      I feel the same about the Avengers Infinity war and Endgame.

    • @nupaconsultora
      @nupaconsultora Před 9 měsíci +4

      You nailed it. I remember this movie was one of the last I watched with my father, ´cause I was getting mature, and that feeling is unique. Also, FX seems almost funny 30 years later, but in 1977 were amazing.

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 Před 9 měsíci +2

      even if you were in your early 20s.

    • @rafaelguerra7222
      @rafaelguerra7222 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I was 11.Still today I want to be an interstellar pilot thanks to saw Star Wars at the theater.Since that day I'm a sci-fi guy.Thank you Lucas.

  • @francoisburnette901
    @francoisburnette901 Před 3 měsíci +43

    6:11
    I love Darth Vader’s: “wHaT?”
    😂😂😂

  • @MichaelThomas-be7gq
    @MichaelThomas-be7gq Před 8 měsíci +120

    I was six years old in 1977. I had no idea what to expect on that Saturday afternoon with my parents. My brother was four, and for those two hours, we escaped our ordinary lives, absolutely engrossed in nothing we had ever seen before. Then this... our mouths agape in a mix of awe, trepidation and fear. The sound, the action... and then THAT music. The entire theatre was silent, it was only 30 years after WW2, and many of our parents remembered that time. Everything seems lost; there were thirty of them, and now there is only Luke. At 4:57 everything comes together in a moment of sublime beauty, the whole film makes complete sense. Faith in hope. When it went up, there was no cheering, we all sat there absolutely stunned and elated. I looked to my Mum and Dad, and they were as completely amazed as I was. Cinema and my life changed at that point, my imagination was fired in a way that nothing had reached so far. I developed a love of science fiction, science, technology and the stars. For me, it is still the greatest moment in cinema history, and I have seen thousands of the greatest films. Showing it to our children a few years, we got them too, a magical moment to share and witness what my parents did all those years ago.

  • @Christmas_Joe
    @Christmas_Joe Před rokem +75

    The TIE pilot in 6:16 who actually crashed with Vader's TIE Advanced to protect him. A great sacrifice.

    • @Dr.Chaquetas69
      @Dr.Chaquetas69 Před 10 měsíci +16

      Or the A-Wing pilot in Jedi return who crashed to the super star destroyer

    • @Christmas_Joe
      @Christmas_Joe Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@Dr.Chaquetas69 Yea, Arvel Crynyd, unforgettable

    • @Hammer20166
      @Hammer20166 Před 19 dny +1

      @@Christmas_Joe don't forget about the crew Hammerhead corvette Lightmaker that rammed those Star Destroyers above Scraif in a suicide attack to take down the shield gate

  • @RoadtoNowhere73
    @RoadtoNowhere73 Před 10 měsíci +118

    This first SW outing was iconic In so many ways. But this final scene, with the ever mounting tension, urgency, consequence of failure, etc. was what elevated this story to another place. Movie magic

  • @thesmilingman7576
    @thesmilingman7576 Před rokem +49

    5:37 imagine getting shot and killed by your former boss this guy sure doesn't

  • @PCCphoenix
    @PCCphoenix Před 11 měsíci +95

    At 6:28, for a split second you can see the scorch mark where the Red Squad leader's targeting computer missed.

    • @pjfloyd99
      @pjfloyd99 Před 11 měsíci +25

      Best little detail there. You notice Luke break check Vader?

    • @PCCphoenix
      @PCCphoenix Před 11 měsíci +4

      @@pjfloyd99 I was wondering what he was doing there! But he lost R2-D2 in the process...

    • @excrono
      @excrono Před 9 měsíci +1

      His targeting computer… was a little off.

    • @SwordHMX
      @SwordHMX Před 4 měsíci

      I always thought that was a nice touch

    • @bondseanbond5190
      @bondseanbond5190 Před měsícem

      @@SwordHMX0:23 I know. Lol

  • @shadowsharkkproductions
    @shadowsharkkproductions Před 10 dny +9

    Crazy that Anakin killed the whole Death Star!

  • @eightreasons566
    @eightreasons566 Před 7 měsíci +28

    Red Leader calls Gold 5 “Gold Leader” a moment before he dies. These are small nuances you don’t pick up without watching several times that really add to a great film.

  • @Ozzyorcborne1
    @Ozzyorcborne1 Před 10 měsíci +88

    The first three minutes with no music....brilliant. Adds so much to the atmosphere.

  • @raeroberts3775
    @raeroberts3775 Před rokem +108

    Star Wars remains unmatched to this day.

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Před rokem +58

    6:49 Han Solo: great shot that was one in a million

  • @davidrubio9753
    @davidrubio9753 Před 8 měsíci +36

    This has to be one of THE greatest movies ever made.

  • @ConnorMiller417
    @ConnorMiller417 Před 6 měsíci +28

    It’s been 46 years and this scene still gives me chills. I will never forget watching this as a kid and being BLOWN AWAY when I saw the Millennium Falcon swoop in to save the day. One of the greatest moments in movie history! What an epic ending!

  • @davidlloyd3116
    @davidlloyd3116 Před 10 měsíci +49

    Kids today grew up with Harry Potter, but I grew up with Star Wars!

  • @smolexer
    @smolexer Před 10 dny +17

    Why would ANAKIN do this?

    • @smartbrick4458
      @smartbrick4458 Před 5 dny +2

      Just in case anyone doesn’t understand this one of the actors for the acolyte in a interview said Anakin blew up the Death Star

    • @Alptenava
      @Alptenava Před dnem

      ​@@smartbrick4458thx for explaining

  • @jessetorres8738
    @jessetorres8738 Před rokem +195

    17 movie & tv film sequels later & yet A New Hope is still the best Star Wars film.

    • @notforrestbono3100
      @notforrestbono3100 Před rokem +32

      and Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi.

    • @randyorton06
      @randyorton06 Před rokem +4

      @@notforrestbono3100 this looks so bad lmao worse than rots best is rogue one

    • @olicrook4292
      @olicrook4292 Před rokem +17

      Nah Empire is better but this one is a close second and miles better than the next best one. I'm not even someone who hates the other films but ESB and ANH are in a different league.

    • @hopebgood
      @hopebgood Před rokem +8

      I'm with you Jesse mate. The first one is still the best. It's just perfect. 😀 Rogue One is my fave of the newer ones.

    • @derworfnet
      @derworfnet Před rokem +9

      I'd argue that _The Empire strikes back_ is technically the *better* movie. In nearly all aspects, its an improvement over its predecessor.
      But _A New Hope_ is simply more *fun,* more rewatchable.

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Před rokem +48

    6:23 Han Solo: you're all clear kid now let's blow this thing and go home

  • @kellyweingart3692
    @kellyweingart3692 Před rokem +82

    “Use the Force, Luke”

  • @Novastar.SaberCombat
    @Novastar.SaberCombat Před 10 měsíci +106

    It's STILL difficult for me to believe that this film was almost a disaster in the editing room. But the pacing, innovative EFX, shots, brilliant music, sound, and perfect cues with everything made it all work. Even the Deus Ex Machina with Solo's sneaky, surprise return is a fantastic addition (even though it's implausible that NO ONE NOTICED that giant discus flying in). 💪😎✌️

    • @PointReflex
      @PointReflex Před 7 měsíci +11

      It wasn't a dissaster at all, while the original editor Lucas contracted for the early edits did a more than awfull job, he soon fired him and recruited the trio that would edit the film into a final print under Lucas' supervision. I think the falacy of this film being a complete dissaster till that trio came in is still alive despite all the evidence showing the contrary. The real problems were at the Tunisia filmin location, storms and the equippment failing constantly teared appart everyone involved to the point that it was a war of atrittion that they barely won just at the time when they were goin beyond overbudget.
      Then again "the people VS George Lucas" and "How Star Wars was saved in the edit" came from complete and self-entitled assholes who were sooo burned out (in a child like way) about Lucas' expanded universe (not to confuse with the EU [RIP]) and prompt to simply share absurd lies across the board just to get people to hate the man as they hated him.

    • @jb-ro4ow
      @jb-ro4ow Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@PointReflex Thanks for the insight.

    • @troyandrew6154
      @troyandrew6154 Před 3 měsíci

      What about the problems george had with ILM while making the film?​@@PointReflex

    • @PointReflex
      @PointReflex Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@troyandrew6154 That's another can of worms, while the studio did manage to complete the work required they had many setbacks, from the miniatures composite failing (during the first trench attack run in the original print, one of the A-Wings poofs out of existence out of a sudden) to the robots burning out components (due to the desert heat) or simply failing to work properly.

  • @sarcasticstartrek7719
    @sarcasticstartrek7719 Před 10 měsíci +55

    Great ending George, that was one in a million !

  • @JoeyLevenson
    @JoeyLevenson Před 9 měsíci +28

    I watched this on the big screen at 5 years old and I loved it so much, and now, the fact that I can watch this anytime I want, on a little rectangle in my pocket, never fails to amaze me. Just wild.

  • @dgg74890
    @dgg74890 Před 7 měsíci +29

    I’m here for Han Solo’s epic line of “You’re all clear kid, now let’s blow this thing and go home”. Talk about a supportive friend.
    Now imagine Chewbacca’s response, probably along the lines of “Rrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!”

  • @sallybrown4947
    @sallybrown4947 Před rokem +59

    I saw this in the theater when new. There was nothing ever like before or after!

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 Před 11 měsíci +2

      70MM projection, huge screen, 6-track Dolby Stereo. Shivers just remembering it

    • @Jedizen07
      @Jedizen07 Před 11 měsíci +6

      @@gittes98 Same here. Saw it opening week in 1977. CHANGED MY LIFE, forever.

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@Jedizen07 Yes, this movie will always be Star Wars not that New Hope crap that the later generations call it. First saw it in Seattle in the above presentation btw.

    • @ehought
      @ehought Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@Jedizen07 Likewise - you stole my words!

    • @ClassicBob100
      @ClassicBob100 Před 9 měsíci

      Tru dat, as the kids say

  • @legendofzelda1
    @legendofzelda1 Před 7 měsíci +14

    Shout out to John Williams, greatest composer since Beethoven. A century from now people will be studying him as one of the all time greats.

  • @noahangkotta8275
    @noahangkotta8275 Před 9 dny +6

    Wow Anakin killed the whole death star

  • @russell28533
    @russell28533 Před 9 měsíci +35

    The moment where Luke switches off his targeting computer always gets me choked up. The moment where he stops trusting the "known" and puts his faith in the Force.

  • @tonyhill1264
    @tonyhill1264 Před 7 měsíci +15

    As an 8 year old watching this in 1977, no movie since has shaped my life for engaging and being apart of something bigger than yourself. Spectacular film .

    • @ChristianFrates1997
      @ChristianFrates1997 Před 7 měsíci

      You do realize this is the post 1997 version, right?

    • @edhoughton2609
      @edhoughton2609 Před 7 měsíci

      yes the original didnt have a giant gurt ring around the Death Star when it blew@@ChristianFrates1997

  • @thesmilingman7576
    @thesmilingman7576 Před rokem +29

    6:33 I was thinking this is someone on the PA noticing the reactor failing and the laser not working but apparently this guy was just stalling

    • @Hammer20166
      @Hammer20166 Před 19 dny +1

      the master gunner on the PA was stalling because he had extreme guilt over pulling the trigger and destroying Alderaan and was drinking heavy before the battle to cope with his guilt because he felt like he was war criminal and he was praying for a miracle that would destroy the station and that he would be spared from pulling the trigger again

  • @davidrubio9753
    @davidrubio9753 Před 7 měsíci +13

    I remember in 1977, when the death star exploded, the audience sprang to its feet and cheered at the tops of their lungs

  • @AndyArmstrong88
    @AndyArmstrong88 Před rokem +27

    Remember, the force will be with you always

  • @nicolasmun13
    @nicolasmun13 Před 2 měsíci +2

    "Great shot kid, that was one in a million!" That line takes me back to when I was a kid first watching this film

  • @TacoBellManager
    @TacoBellManager Před 9 měsíci +45

    There was standing applause in every theater where people saw it for the first time.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 Před 9 měsíci +12

      My mom saw it with my dad when she was carrying me, so I like to say that I was there. Lol, anyway, she said that when the Falcon swooped in, the place went insane!

    • @TacoBellManager
      @TacoBellManager Před 9 měsíci +10

      @@GC0077 It's like playing classical music through a speaker into mama's tummy. Heck yes you experienced it.

  • @mystic8585
    @mystic8585 Před rokem +39

    Wow it took me this long to realise that Vader AKA Anakin just shot R2D2 his fellow friend during Clone Wars. I know he didnt know that plus as Vader said Anakin is dead.

    • @sugdolomar
      @sugdolomar Před 19 dny

      He also met and fought alongside Red Leader during the clone wars only to kill him here

  • @pspboy7
    @pspboy7 Před 10 měsíci +31

    I just wish they had done more with Biggs! He was my favorite of the rebel pilots.

    • @stevenmorrison4692
      @stevenmorrison4692 Před 10 měsíci +9

      They did earlier in the movie but they deleted those scenes.

    • @Skarrz72
      @Skarrz72 Před 10 měsíci +3

      I forgot which book series it was, but Biggs' Brother, Gavin Darklighter joined the Rebels.

    • @ZenMonkeyGod
      @ZenMonkeyGod Před 10 měsíci +8

      ​​@@stevenmorrison4692Dumbest editing choice they could've made with this film. When he shows up later, there's zero context to be able to empathise with Luke in his reunion.

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@ZenMonkeyGod It didn't work for the movie, but did work for _Star Wars: The Radio Drama_ on NPR, when there was a whole episode devoted to Luke and his peers.

    • @Swanlord05
      @Swanlord05 Před 7 měsíci +1

      There is rough cuts of Biggs on film ......type it in on YT

  • @user-ut7wx4qe5l
    @user-ut7wx4qe5l Před 10 měsíci +45

    Tarkin's last thought was "If only I'd listened to that General when he warned me of danger."
    The general's last thought likely was: "I should've gotten the hell off this ship myself and let Tarkin die."

    • @alifwibisono1000
      @alifwibisono1000 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Tarkin was overconfident in the Death Star.

    • @serpicokalisnikow9403
      @serpicokalisnikow9403 Před 9 měsíci +14

      @@alifwibisono1000Tarkin was screwed either way. If he left, and they ended up winning, The Emperor would have killed him during their next meeting.

    • @whiiir
      @whiiir Před 9 měsíci +8

      The officer who warned Tarkin did actually survive. He turns up in the Christmas Special, so presumably he just took his own advice and left.

    • @mzmadmike
      @mzmadmike Před 8 měsíci

      His last thought was, "What the f$&k was tha--

    • @bjammin187
      @bjammin187 Před 3 měsíci

      The last thing to go through Tarkin’s mind was a piece of the Death Star.

  • @geraldwilson681
    @geraldwilson681 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Star Wars is a masterpiece of a film!! I don't believe anything will ever rival this in motion picture for it's powerful moral story and special effects, especially the music !!

  • @jamesnasium4035
    @jamesnasium4035 Před 4 měsíci +5

    The first Star Wars is a freaking masterpiece. And the music from 2:45 onward. It's a true space opera.

  • @evanholloway1692
    @evanholloway1692 Před 11 měsíci +25

    You did it, Luke!
    By god, you did it!!

  • @rossturrell6758
    @rossturrell6758 Před rokem +55

    I always wondered y they didn't go in nearer the target rather than start miles away

    • @rossturrell6758
      @rossturrell6758 Před rokem +6

      Someone's got a sense of humour whoever liked this respect

    • @lzbhcvm6747
      @lzbhcvm6747 Před rokem +25

      You gotta give it some distance to ready up the targeting computer to align the trajectory. Not everyone has the force like luke

    • @Arcane740
      @Arcane740 Před rokem +17

      I always thought they had only a small area to breach the trench from static defenses. The small task force they had couldn't disable a moon's worth of AA guns and such with a legion of Tie fighters and only like a 30-45 minute time span. Blow a hole in the defensive net, get in the trench, pray you make it to the exhaust port

    • @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs
      @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs Před 11 měsíci +3

      The Y Wings need cover escort

  • @kueller917
    @kueller917 Před 7 měsíci +36

    There's a lot about this whole sequence that's really unique to this film only. Never again would a single space battle be the climax of a Star War. Individual dogfights turned into massive battles with hundreds of fighters. Here when the X-Wings make a slight bank the engines roar. In the next film the Falcon is casually zipping through asteroids. The military jargon goes away. There's long periods of time here where John Williams is completely absent. When he does appear, he gives these long tense buildups like 3:50 getting our hearts racing until the Force theme comes in and gives release.
    For the most part you're watching normal people take on the largest Empire. The Rebels have no Jedi masters, no 10-year old prodigies, no Resistance flying aces. They get picked off one by one and each death is focused on just to make you feel how much lower the chance of success is with each loss. Luke finally using the Force _is the climax of the entire movie_ and not a superpower we're just used to everyone having.
    Frankly Dunkirk is closer to this than even Return of the Jedi. And I love that almost 50 years later and billions into this universe this still feels special (even if it is only Dambusters in Space).

    • @christophergrant472
      @christophergrant472 Před 6 měsíci +6

      I 100% agree. The dogfighting reminds me of the dogfighting scenes from Midway which just came out a year before Star Wars. As a major fighter plane nerd, the original Star Wars will always be my favourite for having dogfighting scenes mimick some of the old school squadron based WWII Era dogfights.

    • @kueller917
      @kueller917 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@christophergrant472 The Return of the Jedi battle is a masterpiece of special effects (the Revenge of the Sith one too for CGI) but I always preferred this one because of the close personal combat. The other ones are so massive you lose the luxury of that closeness.

    • @Coolbardie
      @Coolbardie Před měsícem

      I've never thought of this as Dambusters in space, but you're right and that hasn't diminished my love of 'The Dambusters'. They're both among my list of favourite movies! I'd never seen anything like Star Wars, it was drama on a grand scale and before CGI, the special effects were pretty amazing! Prior to this, my favourite sci-fi film was 'Forbidden Planet' and, even though some of the special effects are a bit clunky, they manage to achieve some scary moments. ❤

    • @kueller917
      @kueller917 Před měsícem +1

      @@Coolbardie There's some compilation videos out there that show it more. There's shots and dialogue ripped directly from Dambusters here.
      It tracks. Star Wars is like a film of films. WW2 films, samurai films, fantasy films, the ship designs from Space Odyssey. Set it all on Arrakis (inspired by Lawrence of Arabia). I don't mean any of that negatively either. It's awesome.

    • @Coolbardie
      @Coolbardie Před měsícem

      ​@@kueller917Thanks for that info. I'll check them out. I'll have to watch The Dambusters again to see if I can pick up which dialogue. 😊 Star Wars is awesome, isn't it. I'll never forget seeing the star destroyer gradually appearing on the screen. It looked so real and there were so many more amazing scenes. George Lucas is a genius!

  • @LastAtreides
    @LastAtreides Před 2 měsíci +2

    5:52 Never Forget Tenn Graneet, he felt guilty for Aldeeran and did buy a little more time doing everything slowly.

  • @sandal_thong8631
    @sandal_thong8631 Před 10 měsíci +14

    I don't know what's more amazing: that he filmed Darth Vader flying away from the Death Star to reappear in the sequel, or that he forgot about that when he allowed Darth Maul to be cut in two in _The Phantom Menace?_

    • @BobbyBlackhearts666
      @BobbyBlackhearts666 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Lately I always get baffled by this decision! Maul would've been a great recurring villain in the prequels, as a kid I was not invested in Count Dooku whereas I absolutely loved Maul! His death scene as he just stands there bamboozled by Obi Wan jumping up is quite underwhelming for someone so hyped up during the rest of the movie as a deadly and skilled foe.

  • @Ogjuilpa
    @Ogjuilpa Před 11 měsíci +10

    «Great shot kid, that was one in a million!»
    Dank ferrik i love han solo

  • @jsmarty1
    @jsmarty1 Před 10 měsíci +13

    I’m crying, it’s feels like I’m a kid again

  • @nupaconsultora
    @nupaconsultora Před 9 měsíci +8

    2023 and still getting goosebumps

  • @leermann
    @leermann Před 9 měsíci +9

    I remember when I had seen it at first time many years ago. I was a little boy because of caught cold was sitting at home. I watched all SW series. And this scene... It was really exciting experience. So tensed and thrilling. And even now it's so atmospheric. Yes, it's cinematic and theatrics but in a good meaning. You emphathise with the characters. And it is a marker of a good old school movie. Perfect!

  • @RJ_MacReady
    @RJ_MacReady Před 11 měsíci +11

    The force is strong with this one.

  • @grindhousecartoons6896
    @grindhousecartoons6896 Před 8 měsíci +3

    AWESOME! THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIES, DONT EVEN COME CLOSE!

  • @leedaniel3500
    @leedaniel3500 Před měsícem +1

    I still get chills when I hear Han's "YAHOO!" and then see the Falcon swooping in as the best ever Deus Ex Machina.

  • @profess_re
    @profess_re Před 10 dny +13

    truely horrible how many million people anakin killed by blowing up that death star☹️

    • @ancronsharek1735
      @ancronsharek1735 Před 3 dny

      We'll maybe those millions of people shouldn't be on a super weapon made to kill billions in a second......

  • @Zorgcho
    @Zorgcho Před 4 dny +5

    Vader chasing "Anakin blowing up the Death Star".

    • @JY9012
      @JY9012 Před 4 dny

      LOL I was looking for this comment

  • @rainbowrunner1550
    @rainbowrunner1550 Před 9 měsíci +9

    I need someone to make this video: start A New Hope at a specific time on New Years Eve, that way the Death Star will explode at exactly midnight. BTW, the Death Star explodes at 6:39 in this video.
    I've been inspired by those videos of people watching Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, timing them so the Snap occurs at midnight. I see tons of potential for that with Star Wars. In addition to A New Hope, I propose other things like:
    - Empire Strikes Back timed so Vader says: "I am your father!" at midnight.
    - Return of the Jedi timed so the second Death Star explodes at midnight.

  • @leeh6317
    @leeh6317 Před 7 měsíci +8

    To this very day, give me goosebumps…still such a very powerful scene in all of cinema

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Před rokem +21

    6:13 Han Solo: YEE-HOO

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 Před rokem +2

      *MITHEL:* Look out!

    • @Elmelon452
      @Elmelon452 Před 7 měsíci +2

      ​@@lancecurry7538TIE:ROOOAAAAR 💥

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 Před 7 měsíci +3

      *HAN SOLO:* You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!

    • @Elmelon452
      @Elmelon452 Před 7 měsíci +2

      ​@@lancecurry7538
      (EPIC MUSIC)
      Luke:shoot torpedo

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 Před 7 měsíci +2

      _(Torpedoes flow into the exhaust port!)_
      *LUKE:* _(exhale...!)_

  • @jaypandya7441
    @jaypandya7441 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Alternative title: Disabled war veteren almost stops group of terrorists destroying the state's security mechanisms

  • @johnharris6655
    @johnharris6655 Před 8 měsíci +11

    The actor who played the commander of Red Squadron said he walked onto the hanger set and everything looked dirty, dust and the X-wings all had battle damage. This is when he knew someone knew what they were doing. This was not some sterile sci fi picture like 2001, this was a war movie set in space.

  • @johntracy72
    @johntracy72 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Back when Star Wars was pure.

  • @BobbyCoolBreeze
    @BobbyCoolBreeze Před 9 měsíci +10

    This never gets old!

  • @N-L3
    @N-L3 Před 9 měsíci +5

    0:03
    The way that guy died just careless putting his head down

  • @agressia5582
    @agressia5582 Před 9 měsíci +16

    This scene makes me cry every time.

    • @JoeyLevenson
      @JoeyLevenson Před 9 měsíci +1

      Me too!

    • @bantehayes9973
      @bantehayes9973 Před 9 měsíci

      Me too. I just got teared up.

    • @KororaPenguin
      @KororaPenguin Před 9 měsíci +2

      Another reason: That "Stand by, stand by" was the head gunner on the superlaser, remorseful over Alderaan, desperately stalling for time.

    • @luislovera2351
      @luislovera2351 Před 8 měsíci +2

      I cry more to this scene after watching rogue one

  • @ConnorMiller287
    @ConnorMiller287 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Star Wars changed the movie industry. It was unlike anything we had ever seen before. Watching it on opening night in 1977 is a historical experience. The scene of the Millennium Falcon swooping in when no one expected it is one of the greatest uses of dues ex machina (God in the machine) in cinematic history. At this point, you think Han is long gone with his reward and that Luke is going to be killed. Until you see blaster fire come out of nowhere and see Han Solo of all people come back to save the day. To this day, it is still one of the greatest movies ever!

  • @CenturyOldPanda
    @CenturyOldPanda Před 11 měsíci +13

    Also, I wonder if Darth Vadar recognized R2 on Luke's X-wing, considering he's been R2's partner for almost 2 decades before he got turned into a cyborg.

  • @ChristinaKerr-wi6ju
    @ChristinaKerr-wi6ju Před 5 měsíci +2

    2:44 YEAHHHHHHH XDDDDDD, he looks like he is cheering lmfao XD

  • @balto76bourque51
    @balto76bourque51 Před 11 měsíci +13

    Here's a strange story about my dad: he was 7 years old in 1977 when he saw this in a Cinema theater in a small town in Louisiana, and what I heard from my Grandmother my Dad's Mother, is that she told me my dad found this movie very Intense, that at times he ran out of the theater cause he was scared, I don't know why but I'm pretty sure that this scene was a little too much for my Dad at the Time... I was Confused and Amazed.....

    • @atw9913
      @atw9913 Před 10 měsíci +2

      It must have been a year or two after the original release by my Dad and Brother went to see Star Wars and my Mom took me to see The Jungle Book at the same time. The Jungle Book was over so we went to watch the rest of Star Wars with them. I think we went in at the Trash Compactor Scene and it was too loud or something because I remember that we left and just waited outside. I had to have been only 3 years old at the time.

    • @Alaninbroomfield
      @Alaninbroomfield Před 10 měsíci +2

      I was only a year older than your dad at that time. I thought it was kid-friendly enough. I was intimidated, especially by Darth Vader, but not scared. It was quite an experience.

  • @defenderoFreedom
    @defenderoFreedom Před 10 dny +1

    This scene is a miracle. Good motto for life.

  • @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs
    @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs Před 11 měsíci +9

    5:01 USE THE FORCE LUKE LET GO

  • @mobus1603
    @mobus1603 Před 16 dny +1

    The most powerful moment for me is when Vader senses the force in Luke from Obi-Wan guiding him to connect with it. Having a connection with the force has become a very rare trait at this point, and Vader recognizes Luke's strong connection with it immediately.

  • @mikemason6065
    @mikemason6065 Před 8 měsíci +6

    The best movie scene ever.

  • @mr.orange5258
    @mr.orange5258 Před 7 měsíci +5

    I saw this in 1977 when I was 9 - when Han swoops in just in time to save Luke, the crowd went bananas - that was our generation's "Captain America grabs Thor's hammer" moment.

    • @man_in_space
      @man_in_space Před 6 měsíci +2

      What a profound description. I am 32 years old and that comment of yours is the first that made me *feel* what it must’ve been like.

  • @ChristopherWalker007
    @ChristopherWalker007 Před 8 měsíci +5

    I was 10 years when we watched this in the cinemas. I still remember the whole cinema exploding into cheers when the Death Star blew up.

  • @simpsonsquire1997
    @simpsonsquire1997 Před 5 dny +2

    “Now this is Podracing!”
    -Anakin Skywalker after blowing up the Death Star

  • @sporedoutofmymind
    @sporedoutofmymind Před 7 měsíci +2

    6:11 best delivery in film history

  • @ACruelPicture
    @ACruelPicture Před 5 měsíci +6

    5:23
    What's he doing?
    He's beginning to believe

  • @Ghostmouse101
    @Ghostmouse101 Před rokem +15

    Thank you Cassian Andor and jyn erso for making this all possible

  • @grandmasterchris9666
    @grandmasterchris9666 Před 3 dny +5

    Fun fact: it was actually Anakin who blew up the Death Star.

  • @thebigw1231
    @thebigw1231 Před 6 dny +4

    How despicable for Anakin blowing up the Death Star.

  • @JDragon272
    @JDragon272 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Han: “You’re all clear, kid! Now let’s blow this thing and go home!”

  • @supermariofan1217
    @supermariofan1217 Před rokem +10

    6:57
    Vader went flying

    • @beatricesanfilippo6925
      @beatricesanfilippo6925 Před rokem

      *Spoiler Alert!* Anakin sense Ezra that he kidnap Thrawn with the Purgills during the liberation of Lothal

  • @upliftstv
    @upliftstv Před 6 měsíci +2

    "Great shot kid, that was one in a million"
    What a great line lol, Han still thinks its luck

  • @shuleungng7288
    @shuleungng7288 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Classic is classic.
    May the force be with you!

  • @rstein926
    @rstein926 Před 8 měsíci +8

    You can see why this film, Wizard of Oz & Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs were amongst the first films to be entombed in the film registry.
    This film for something released in 1977 had fantastic effects from the music by John Williams, to the insane cinematography including this scene and the birth of many iconic characters including Luke and Darth Vader.
    The Wizard of Oz was one of the first to be in technicolour which was an insane achievement for a film in the 1930s, it's songs, famous lines & characters & of course the yellow brick road and the one and only the ruby slippers.
    Snow White was the first full length Disney movie and the one that started it all.

  • @acropolisnow9466
    @acropolisnow9466 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Vader is so good in this whole sequence.

  • @ilpoomatili9549
    @ilpoomatili9549 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Still gets my heart racing

  • @Howlingburd19
    @Howlingburd19 Před 6 dny +3

    It was incredible when Anakin blew it up!!!
    In all seriousness though. This scene is phenomenal. Masterpiece of a movie :)

  • @oscaravina7853
    @oscaravina7853 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Just experienced the El Paso Symphony Orchestra play the score of the movie and I swear, it was such an experience I nearly cried! John Williams’ score sends waves of chills everytime!

  • @broden4838
    @broden4838 Před rokem +6

    4:30 In Rogue Squadron 2, Biggs screams as he is shot down

  • @user-hd9nc7zp1v
    @user-hd9nc7zp1v Před měsícem +2

    6:39: RIP Tarkin.

  • @brekiarnz161
    @brekiarnz161 Před rokem +23

    What a great ending to the Game of Thrones.

    • @BuckyBarnesATL
      @BuckyBarnesATL Před rokem +4

      Always one of you 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @brekiarnz161
      @brekiarnz161 Před rokem +5

      ​@@BuckyBarnesATL Well if Disney figures out rehashing 1980s subpar movies and comics wasn't as lasting as they'd hoped, I have an idea for a new theme park. It could have Winterfell castle, Ice mountain, even an expensive dinner show where patrons can relive a wedding or two! 🤣