A young, idealistic rebel from a desert planet seeks to fight an unjust, tyrannical emperor with a space station capable of destroying planets. “Star Wars,” the 1977 film? Not quite.
George Lucas watched the massive success of “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” in the 3-D format and decided it was time for a return of the Jedi. “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” will return to theaters in 3-D in 2012 and will be followed in the stereoscopic format by the five other live-action movies set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
When you think of “Star Wars,” Anthony Daniels might not be the first name that comes to mind. But Daniels is the only actor from the galaxy far, far away with speaking parts in all six movies. As C-3PO, the well mannered droid programmed for human-cyborg relations, he has the opening line in the first movie and the closing line of the last movie.
On June 30, 1977, The Spokesman-Review published a review of “Star Wars” by staff writer James Nickles, under the headline “‘Star Wars’ apt to please.” He wasn’t much of a fan.
