Watch Free Movies Online. Full Length Streaming Movies embedded when available, in addition to search results for every Movie Title to watch on the web.Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens . The film was directed by J. J. Abrams; co- written by Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt; and produced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Bad Robot Productions. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels and Peter Mayhew reprising their original roles. The original actors are joined by a host of new actors including Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, among many others. The First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire and is opposed by General. Leia Organa and the Resistance, both of which seek to find the missing Jedi Master. Star Wars is a space fantasy, a galactic fairy tale, a Skywalker family soap opera and a classic good vs. Full movies, reviews, trailers, DVDs and more at Yidio! You know who made the original Star Wars movies good? Joseph Campbell, Jim Henson, and the ACTORS. George Lucas actually is a shitty writer, director, FX person, and. Luke Skywalker. In the midst of this search, new heroes rise in the form of Rey, a Force- sensitivescavenger from Jakku; Finn, a stormtrooper who defected from the First Order; and Poe Dameron, the best pilot in the Resistance. They are aided by Han Solo in their search for Skywalker and their mission to destroy the First Order's new superweapon, Starkiller Base, which targets the New Republic and the Resistance for destruction. They are opposed by villains such as Kylo Ren, a dark warrior with a mysterious past; and General. Armitage Hux, the commander of Starkiller Base. The film's story will continue in Star Wars: Episode VIII and Star Wars: Episode IX on December 1. The acquisition was finalized on October 3. Disney and Lucasfilm officially announced Episode VII and the sequel trilogy the same day. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by.
Lucasfilm later announced that the film would be an original story not beholden to the continuity of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, which was rebranded as the non- canon Star Wars Legends. Some North American theaters offered special limited advance showings on the evening of December 1. The film received widespread critical praise upon its release and was a massive box office success, becoming the highest grossing film of all time in North America when not adjusted for inflation. Worldwide, the film is the third highest grossing of all time when not adjusted for inflation. It is currently the highest grossing sequel of all time and the first Star Wars film since The Phantom Menace to be the highest grossing film of its release year worldwide. Both the First Order, a successor to the fallen Galactic Empire, and the Resistance, a military force backed by the New Republic and led by Luke's twin sister, General Leia Organa, scour the galaxy in an attempt to find him. During the meeting, First Order stormtroopers under the command of Kylo Ren and Captain. Phasma attack the village. Poe and his astromech droid. BB- 8 attempt to flee in their X- wing starfighter, but a pair of stormtroopers disable the engines with their blasters. With no alternative, Poe gives the map to BB- 8 and orders the BB unit to flee. Poe remains behind to cover BB- 8's escape. FN- 2. 18. 7 goes to help his squadmate, but FN- 2. FN- 2. 00. 3 smears his blood on FN- 2. FN- 2. 18. 7. After securing the area, the remaining villagers are herded into the town square. Tekka is captured and brought before Kylo Ren, who demands to know where the map leading to Luke is. Tekka responds that he knows who Ren used to be, and chides Ren that he cannot escape his real identity. Growing impatient, Ren kills Tekka by striking him down with his lightsaber. Poe is captured, and Ren decides to interrogate him further back on their ship. Before leaving, Phasma asks what to do with the crowd of captive villagers, and Ren orders them all slaughtered. Stormtrooper FN- 2. He ducks inside an empty shuttle to take his helmet off, breathing heavily, but Phasma notices him and tells him to submit his blaster for inspection, having earlier noticed that he did not fire a shot. Knowing he would be punished and re- evaluated for not firing on the villagers, and with his faith in the First Order severely shaken, he decides to desert. Meanwhile, after failed attempts of torturing Poe for vital information about the map of Luke Skywalker's location, Ren uses his mind probe Force power to pry the information from Poe's mind. Ren learns that the map is located within a BB series droid that fled the village, and informs General. Armitage Hux of the new information. Scavenging through the Star Destroyer, she finds a valuable piece of salvage and drops it in her satchel. Rey heads to Niima Outpost, and hauls the sack of salvage throughout the town. She then goes to Unkar Plutt to exchange her scraps for foodstuff, and he offers her a quarter portion for her salvage. After taking the foodstuff, Rey heads to her home, a downed AT- AT, and prepares a meal for herself. After finishing her meal, she watches a starship depart from the planet and then notices a distant sound. She immediately runs off with her quarterstaff to investigate. She frees the droid and gives it directions to Niima Outpost and sends it on its way, but BB- 8 insists on traveling with her. Rey goes to Unkar Plutt to again exchange her salvage for foodstuff, and the Crolute offers to buy BB- 8 for sixty food portions; while tempted, Rey declines the offer. Plutt then sends two thugs to steal BB- 8. FN- 2. 18. 7 mans the guns, killing several of his former comrades in the hangar, and then disables the Finalizer's turbolasers on the outside of the vessel. During the escape, Dameron asks the stormtrooper his name, to which he explains that he has been raised from birth to be a stormtrooper, and the serial number . Not content with calling a man a number, Dameron names the trooper . Finn likes the name, and goes on to use it. Dameron also tells him that the map vital to the Resistance was located within his astromech droid. Before they can continue their conversation and escape, the TIE is hit by a missile fired from the Finalizer, sending it spiraling towards the planet below. A technician then informs Hux that the TIE fighter was projected to crash on Goazon Badlands, a canyon zone on Jakku. Realizing that Poe and Finn were going after BB- 8, Hux sends out a squadron of search teams to the area. Making his way to the crash, Finn finds Poe's jacket, but no other sign of the man, and the fighter sinks into the sand. Believing Dameron to be dead, Finn begins wandering through the desert, discarding his stormtrooper armor along the way and eventually arriving at the nearest settlement, thirsting for water. BB- 8 notices Finn, wearing his master Dameron's jacket, prompting Rey to chase after him. Rey attacks Finn, believing him to be a thief. Finn explains that he had met and helped Poe escape the Finalizer, but that Dameron had apparently perished during their crash. The First Order tracks Finn to the settlement, and launches an airstrike in attempt to search for BB- 8 and the map. Rey, Finn, and BB- 8 attempt to flee towards a Quadjumper but TIEs destroy it. With only one option left, the trio manages to escape in the Millennium Falcon. Rey flies it through the Graveyard of Giants, while Finn fires on and destroys the pursuing TIE fighters. With the TIE fighters destroyed, they escape into space. Ren activates his lightsaber and lashes out in a rage- fueled tantrum, slashing at an instrument panel uncontrollably. Mitaka tells Ren that they also appear to have been helped by a local scavenger girl. Kylo grows even more livid, using the Force to pull the officer by his throat across the room in order to choke him with his bare hands, and asking him what girl it was. The ship is in major need of repairs, so Finn, Rey and BB- 8 begin working to fix it. While they are working on repairs, the ship is caught in a tractor beam by a freighter. Although they initially believe themselves to be captured by the First Order, they soon meet their real captors: Han Solo and Chewbacca, the former owners of the ship. Upon boarding their old vessel, Han and Chewie go about inspecting their ship and find the two stowaways, Rey and Finn, who he assumes were the thieves that had stolen the Falcon. When Rey and Finn explain that they were going to take a droid named BB- 8 to the Resistance because it has a map that would reveal Luke's location, Han and Chewie agree to help them. There's no one in the galaxy left for you to swindle. Not wanting Rey and Finn to be involved, Han hides both of them in the lower corridors of the freighter while he and Chewie go meet with the criminals, with BB- 8 accompanying them. Han tries but fails to convince both parties that he would fix things eventually, with the Guavian Death Gang negotiator, Bala- Tik recognizing the BB- 8 astromech droid from a First Order bounty placed on it. They demand that Han hand over the droid and any stowaways he might have on board. As the scuffle continues, Rey accidentally releases three rathtars. The rathtars provide a distraction for Han and Chewie to escape, but Finn is caught by one and dragged around the freighter. Rey finds a control panel and shuts a blast door on the rathtar, freeing Finn. The two join Han and Chewie and successfully make the jump into hyperspace in the Falcon. Bala- tik then orders his men to inform the First Order that Han Solo and the BB unit are aboard the ship. Hux suggests using Starkiller Base to destroy the government of the New Republic and the Resistance, and Snoke grants him the permission to do so. Snoke reveals to Ren that the astromech droid containing the map now resides in the Millennium Falcon - along with his father, Han Solo. Ren insists that his father means nothing to him, and with Snoke's training, he would not be seduced to the light side of the Force. Maz Kanata is our best bet. Meanwhile, Finn attempts to bandage Chewie's arm, which was wounded while fighting on the Eravana. After fixing the ship, Han questions Finn and Rey, wondering why they are fugitives. Rey explains that the First Order is after the map located within BB- 8 and that Finn is with the Resistance. Luke had tried to rebuild the Jedi Order, but an apprentice of his turned to the dark side, destroying all that Luke had built and killing the other padawans that Luke had trained. Star Wars: Episode I . For the first film released, see Star Wars (film). Star Wars: Episode I . It is the first installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and stars Liam Neeson, Ewan Mc. Gregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian Mc. Diarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August and Frank Oz. The film is set thirty- two years before the original film, and follows Jedi Master. Qui- Gon Jinn and his apprentice. Obi- Wan Kenobi as they protect Queen Amidala, in hopes of securing a peaceful end to a large- scale interplanetary trade dispute. Joined by Anakin Skywalker. Filming started on June 2. Leavesden Film Studios and the Tunisian desert. Its visual effects included extensive use of computer- generated imagery (CGI); many of its characters and settings were completely computerized. The film was Lucas's first directorial effort after a 2. Star Wars in 1. 97. The Phantom Menace was released to theaters on May 1. Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi. The film's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the Star Wars saga had cultivated. It received mixed reviews; critics praised the visuals, action sequences, score and many of the performances, but criticized the writing, characterization and Best and Lloyd's performances. It grossed more than $9. Titanic. It became the highest- grossing film of 1. Star Wars film (until the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2. North America unadjusted for inflation. A 3. D reissue, which has earned an additional $1. February 2. 01. 2. The film was followed by two sequels, Star Wars: Episode II . Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord and the Trade Federation's secret adviser, orders Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray to kill the Jedi and invade Naboo with an army of battle droids. The Jedi escape and flee to Naboo, where Qui- Gon saves a Gungan outcast, Jar Jar Binks, from being run over and killed by a droid tank during the invasion. Indebted to the Jedi, Jar Jar leads them to an underwater Gungan city. The Jedi unsuccessfully try to persuade the Gungan leader, Boss Nass, into helping the people of Naboo, though they are able to obtain transportation to Theed, the capital city on the surface. They rescue Queen Amidala, the ruler of the Naboo people, and escape the planet on her royal starship, which is damaged as they pass the Federation blockade. Amidala's ship is unable to sustain its hyperdrive and lands for repairs on the desert planet Tatooine. Qui- Gon, Jar Jar, astromech droid. R2- D2, and Amidala (in disguise as Padm. They meet the shop's owner Watto and his nine- year- old slave, Anakin Skywalker, who is a gifted pilot and engineer and has created a protocol droid called C- 3. PO. Qui- Gon senses a strong presence of the Force within Anakin and is convinced that he is the . Qui- Gon wagers Anakin's freedom with Watto in a Podrace, which Anakin wins. Anakin joins the group to be trained as a Jedi, leaving his mother, Shmi, behind. En route to their starship, Qui- Gon briefly duels with Darth Maul, Darth Sidious's apprentice, who was sent to capture Amidala. The Jedi escort Amidala to the Republic capital planet, Coruscant, so she can plead her people's case to Chancellor Valorum and the Galactic Senate. Qui- Gon asks the Jedi Council for permission to train Anakin as a Jedi, but the Council refuses, concerned that Anakin is vulnerable to the dark side. Undaunted, Qui- Gon vows to train Anakin anyway. Meanwhile, Naboo's Senator Palpatine persuades Amidala to make a vote of no confidence in Valorum to elect a more capable chancellor to resolve the crisis on Naboo. Though she pushes for the vote, Amidala grows frustrated with the corruption in the Senate and decides to return to Naboo with the Jedi. On Naboo, Padm. Jar Jar leads his people in a battle against the droid army while Padm. In a starship hangar, Anakin enters a vacant starfighter and inadvertently triggers its autopilot, joining the battle against the Federation droid control ship in space. Anakin ventures into the ship and destroys it from within, deactivating the droid army. Meanwhile, Qui- Gon and Obi- Wan battle Darth Maul, who mortally wounds Qui- Gon before being bisected by Obi- Wan. As he dies, Qui- Gon asks Obi- Wan to train Anakin. Subsequently, Palpatine is elected as the new Supreme Chancellor and Gunray is arrested. The Jedi Council promotes Obi- Wan to the rank of Jedi Knight and reluctantly accepts Anakin as Obi- Wan's apprentice. At a festive ceremony, Padm. When he discovers Anakin he insists that the boy be trained as a Jedi despite the Jedi Council's protests. Lucas originally wanted to cast an American actor in the role, but cast Irishman Neeson because he considered that Neeson had great skills and presence. Lucas said Neeson was a . He holds Qui- Gon in high regard but questions his motives at times. Mc. Gregor was cast from a shortlist of fifty actors, all of whom had to be compared to pictures of young Alec Guinness, who portrayed the elderly Obi- Wan, to make a believable younger version. Mc. Gregor had a vocal coach to help his voice sound closer to Guinness'. He also studied several of Guinness' performances, from his early work and the Star Wars movies. Over 2. 00 actors auditioned for the role. Portman was chosen especially for her performances in L. I think it will be good for young women to see a strong woman of action who is also smart and a leader. Hundreds of actors were tested. Producer Rick Mc. Callum said that Lloyd was . Mc. Diarmid was surprised when Lucas approached him 1. Return of the Jedi to reprise the role of Palpatine because he had assumed that a younger actor would play the part in the prequel films. August, a veteran of Swedish cinema, was chosen after auditioning with Liam Neeson. She was afraid of being rejected because of her accent. Yoda was mostly portrayed as a puppet designed by Nick Dudman based on Stuart Freeborn's original design. Oz controlled the puppet's mouth and other parts were controlled by puppeteers using remote controls. A computer- generated Yoda is featured in two distant shots. Warwick Davis portrays him in the scene in which Obi- Wan becomes a Jedi Knight. On the Blu- ray release of The Phantom Menace, which was also used for the 3. D reissue, a CG Yoda similar to the one from the other prequels is used instead. Best was hired after casting director Robin Gurland saw him on a Stomp performance in San Francisco. On the set, to provide references for the actors, Best was clothed in a suit made of foam and latex and a headpiece. Best's filmed performance was later replaced with the computer- generated character. He lacks a metal covering in this film; R2- D2 refers to it as being . A puppeteer dressed in a color closely matching the background. The puppeteer was erased from the film during post- production. Before the film's production started, fans campaigned on the Internet to retain Baker as R2- D2; Lucas replied that the actor would remain. Baker is used for scenes where R2- D2 bends forwards and backwards and wobbles from side to side. Robots and a digital model were used in other shots. Lucas described the character as a . Jackson appears as Mace Windu, a high- ranking member of the Jedi Council who also opposes the training of Anakin. Ray Park portrays Darth Maul, Darth Sidious' Sith apprentice who uses a double- bladed lightsaber, while Peter Serafinowicz provides Maul's voice. Keira Knightley plays Sab. Silas Carson portrays Nute Gunray, the Viceroy of the Trade Federation who leads Naboo's invasion and tries to force Queen Amidala to sign a treaty to legitimize the occupation. Carson also portrays three minor characters: Jedi Master Ki- Adi- Mundi, Trade Federation Senator Lott Dod, and an ill- fated pilot (the role for which Carson originally auditioned). In addition, Greg Proops and Scott Capurro voice Fode and Beed, the two- headed announcer of the Boonta Eve Race. Dominic West plays a Naboo guard. Also, Sofia Coppola appears as Sach. Christian Simpson appears as Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes. The original film was written to introduce a wider story arc that could be told in sequels on the chance that it became successful, so Star Wars evolved from the first film in the series to the first episode of the saga's second trilogy. In the original trilogy, Darth Vader was revealed to have been Anakin Skywalker, a once- powerful Jedi Knight, and the traitor to the Jedi Legion. This was in 1. 98. Star Wars. Lucas admitted to being . Because Lucas had developed most of the backstory, the idea of prequels continued to fascinate him. Lucas saw there was still a large audience for his idea of a prequel trilogy and with the development of special effects generated with computer- generated imagery (CGI), Lucas considered returning to his saga and directing the film. Lucas began outlining the story; Anakin Skywalker rather than Obi- Wan Kenobi would be the main protagonist and the series would be a tragedy examining Darth Vader's origins. Lucas also began to change the prequels' timeline relative to the original series, . This was the final step toward turning the franchise into a saga. Eventually, Anakin's younger age led Lucas to rewrite his participation in the movie's major scenes. The film's working title was The Beginning. The central plot is Palpatine's intent to become Chancellor, which leads to the Trade Federation's attack on Naboo, the Jedi being sent there, Anakin being met along the way, and the rise of the Sith Lords. As with the original trilogy, Lucas intended The Phantom Menace to illustrate several themes throughout the narrative. Duality is a frequent theme; Amidala is a queen who passes as a handmaiden, Palpatine plays on both sides of the war, among others. Mc. Callum stated that his experience with The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles led to many of his decisions on The Phantom Menace, such as long- term deals with actors and soundstages, the employment of recent graduates with no film experience, and the creation of sets and landscapes with digital technology.
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