Star Wars in Hong Kong: What we said the first time the Force came to our cinemas
Delving in to the South China Morning Post archives for the first time we met the Jedi, the Wookie and the Princess
The first time a Jedi walked amongst Hongkongers it was a very different place.
Despite the film receiving its premier in the U.S 1977, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and the rest of the cast from a galaxy far, far away didn’t land on Hong Kong shores until 1978.
South China Morning Post film reviewer Noel Parrott was there on opening night at Ocean and Park and had this to say at the time:
“With a steady hand on the controls from lift-off to touch-down, creator/writer/director George Lucas takes us on a wonderful flight of fancy. His story is a pure blend of futuristic fun and fantasy of classic, almost epic dimensions...”
“In the beginning he doesn’t pussyfoot around with tedious explanations-he just launches straight in as if we know all about the background already... “