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Posted Jun 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM EDT

Posted Jun 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM EDT

The Verge17-06-2025
An original 1977 print of Star Wars was screened recently, and it looked 'terrible.'
That's according to The Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin, who also said, 'It felt less like watching a blockbuster in the modern sense than the greatest game of dressing up in the desert anyone ever played.'
The Hollywood Reporter points out that George Lucas has been tweaking the flick going back to its rerelease in theaters in 1981, along with this YouTube report from Cinema Savvy detailing 'so many little things' that are different. If you want a better blend of the updates without CG fluff and 'Greedo shot first,' you may have to wait for Harmy to get back from his honeymoon.
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