"Star Wars" or "Episode IV: A New Hope"

[PyroChamber]

Which do you call the original? Being that the movies in the prequel trilogy have gone by the episode first.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I believe only 'STAR WARS' appeared on the opening crawl and it was only after the film's extreme success and a sequel was planned that they went back and added the episode number.

The new DVDs that come out today should let us know for sure since they contain the original, non-SE theatrical version.

Star Wars is pretty self contained because they weren't sure of its success (like the Matrix), but obviously they left plenty of room for more of the story to be told.

 

[Immortalfire]

I call it A New Hope...always have.

 

[Kable24]

Well when I saw it in theaters in 1977 and as a little kid it was just "Star Wars". It wasn't "Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope". It wasn't "Star Wars A New Hope". Just plain old "Star Wars".

 

[Armand Z Trip]

I call it Star Wars

 

[Erzengel]

I call it A New Hope.

 

[Darthphere]

I call it a day.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Dude!
What changed my life?
What blew my head off?
What consumed my brain every hour of the day?

STAR WARS

lol, I'm trying to imagine us all as kids in the 70's and 80's, "Mom, DAD! All I want is A New Hope toys for my birthday.", "Hey, no one can draw A New Hope stuff as good as Wilhelm!"

yeah, Star Wars

 

[Erzengel]

Dude!
What changed my life?
What blew my head off?
What consumed my brain every hour of the day?

STAR WARS

lol, I'm trying to imagine us all as kids in the 70's and 80's, "Mom, DAD! All I want is A New Hope toys for my birthday.", "Hey, no one can draw A New Hope stuff as good as Wilhelm!"

yeah, Star Wars

Your A New Hope drawings are subpar. Not even good enough for the fridge.

 

[Darthphere]

Dude!
What changed my life?
What blew my head off?
What consumed my brain every hour of the day?

STAR WARS

lol, I'm trying to imagine us all as kids in the 70's and 80's, "Mom, DAD! All I want is A New Hope toys for my birthday.", "Hey, no one can draw A New Hope stuff as good as Wilhelm!"

yeah, Star Wars

I watched as Wilhelm cried as Darth vader spun out of control in his Tie Fighter. So close, yet so far away, if he only he could smell his son's fresh hair once, there would be peace throughout the galaxy.

 

[The_Vision]

A New Hope

 

[Grim Goblin]

I watched as Wilhelm cried as Darth vader spun out of control in his Tie Fighter. So close, yet so far away, if he only he could smell his son's fresh hair once, there would be peace throughout the galaxy.

bwahahaha... awesome! t:

Oh, and I call it Star Wars.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

ORIGINAL theatrical version crawl:

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I used to call it Star Wars, as the other films were simply The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

However, the prequels were marketed as 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace', 'Star Wars Episode II: Attacl of the Clones,' etc. So now you have to be specific.

You could even argue that the true title of the 1999 movie is Star Wars Episode I, and The Phantom Menace is the subtitle.

 

[thedeadite]

from what i've read...george wanted "episode IV - a new hope" on the crawl but distributors wouldn't go for it.....after the popularity over it though they caved, hence the "episode V - the empire strikes back" was in the crawl...

and i just call it "star wars"

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Yes, that was back in the glory days of Star Wars, when people could actually say "No." to George Lucas.

 

[블라스]

I call it "La Guerra de las Galaxias".

 

[XwolverineX]

A new Hope.

 

[JTStarkiller]

I call it A New Hope. If I ever say I'm gonna watch Star Wars, that could mean any episode of the 13 hour movie.

 

[Darth Elektra]

I call it Star Wars: Episode 4 or A new Hope.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Yes, that was back in the glory days of Star Wars, when people could actually say "No." to George Lucas.

He's more businessman now than filmmaker, twisted and e-vill.

 

[Lt. Figgnuts]

I don't much care, to be honest. I've used both. Still the same flick when it comes right down to it.

 

[C. Lee]

It's Star Wars to me. Empire is Empire...Return of the Jedi is Return of the Jedi.....and the prquels are episodes 1,2, and 3.

 

[Erzengel]

Actually I call it New Hope, Empire, Jedi.

Prequels are Menace, Clones and Sith.

 

[Addendum]

I've always called it Star Wars