 The Lord of the Rings 1978  PG, 135 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Christopher Guard, John Hurt, Dominic Gould, Michael Scholes, William Squire, Andre Morell, Norman Bird, Annette Crosbie, Anthony Daniels, Simon Chandler, Michael Graham Cox, David Buck, Peter Woodthorpe, Fraser Kerr
The Hobbits and Middle Earth are the focus of this film–a combination of animation and live-action cinema–covering part of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy. The Hobbit Frodo (voice of Christopher Guard) is assigned the mission of destroying the all-powerful, magical ring that allows its users to rule the world. With warriors Gandelf (voice of William Squire), Aragorn (voice of John Hurt), and Boromin (voice of Michael Graham Cox) in tow, Frodo sets off on a difficult journey, eluding the evil Mordor's warriors, to take the ring to a place where it can be destroyed.
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999   PG, 131 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Pernilla August, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Ahmed Best, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stamp, Anthony Daniels, Kenny(2) Baker, Hugh Quarshie, Oliver Ford Davies, Brian Blessed
Episode 1 of the "Star Wars" adventure begins with the Jedis (Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman) fighting to save the planet Nahoo from the evil forces of the Trade Federation. Despite their efforts, Nahoo is invaded, and the Jedi force must leave. They meet slave boy Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) who they determine may be the "chosen one" and enlist him to help their cause of saving their world from the Trade Federation.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 PG, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Jack Thompson, Temuera Morrison, Rose Byrne, Daniel Logan, Anthony Daniels, Kenny(2) Baker, Jimmy Smits
As with previous entries, great special effects highlight this "Star Wars" feature film. It is now 10 years after "The Phantom Menace," and Queen Padme (Natalie Portman) is guarded by an adoring Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) takes off on an investigation of the planet Kamino. But, he is captured after discovering a plot to create an army of clones prepared to kill Padme and fight an intergalactic war. Will Obi-Wan Kenobi's distress call be answered in time?
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005  PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Silas Carson, Jay Laga'aia, Kenny(2) Baker, Temuera Morrison, Bruce Spence
This "Star Wars" prequel answers many questions–including how Anakin (Hayden Christensen) became Darth Vader after his showdown with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in a light-saber duel that left him disfigured and in need of his black helmet disguise. Special effects are stunning.
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977   PG, 121 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Star Wars
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser, Eddie Byrne, Alex McCrindle, Jack Purvis
This is the great science fiction movie in which Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) acquires the plans for the evil Empire's weapon Death Star commanded by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) and his masked aide Darth Vader (David Prowse). Mark Hamill plays boy hero Luke Skywalker who, under the guidance of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), comes to the rescue. The mission is enhanced by a pair of robots–R2-D2 and C-3PO (Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels)–along with Han Solo (Harrison Ford). The film won seven Oscars and was nominated for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Guinness), and Writing.
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
Director: Irvin Kirshner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Jeremy Bulloch, Clive Revill, Julian Glover, Kenneth Colley
In this second "Star Wars" film, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Lando (Billy Dee Williams), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew, Han (Harrison Ford), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels), along with the Rebel Alliance are on the ice planet Hoth. Luke travels to a distant planet to become a Jedi knight from Jedi Master Yoda (voice of Frank Oz) in order to do battle with Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones). Great special effects and good plot.
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983 PG, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Return of the Jedi
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Kenny(2) Baker, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Sebastian Shaw, Peter Mayhew, Michael Pennington, Kenneth Colley
George Lucas comes through with a myriad of special effects in this third installment of the "Star Wars" adventures. This time many questions are answered about Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Dave Filoni
Cast: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Nika Futterman, Ian Abercrombie, Corey Burton, Catherine Taber, Matthew Wood, Kevin Michael Richardson, David Acord, Anthony Daniels
While fighting in the Clone War to restore peace to the universe, Anakin Skywalker (voice of Matt Lanter) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice of James Arnold Taylor) learn that "Stinky," the infant son of Jabba the Hutt (voice of Kevin Michael Richardson) has been kidnapped. The Jedi council pulls Anakin out of the battle and sends him with his young apprentice Ahsoka Tano (voice of Ashley Eckstein) to rescue "Stinky." The mission will bring them face-to-face with the villainous Count Dooku (voice of Christopher Lee) and his agent Assajj Ventress (voice of Nika Futterman) who have used the kidnapping to upset the truce between the Jedi and the Hutts in order to move ahead with their plan to rule the universe. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi continues to fight a violent battle on the front lines of the Clone War.
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| 1. The Lord of the Rings (1978)
2. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
3. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
4. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
5. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
aka: Star Wars
6. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
7. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
aka: Return of the Jedi
8. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
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