I've watched "A New Hope" not so long ago (silver screen edition - a scan of 35mm film).
I havent seen it since I was a child... and even then I don't think I saw the entire movie at once - I saw part of the movie on VHS and the other part later in the TV. Why? Because even though I'm a big fan of fantasy and sci-fi movies and books this franchise was never really appealing to me.
Special effects aren't holding up as well as those in "A Space Odyssey". The story isn't that great either. The music, visual design and acting (excluding Princess Leia) are strong parts of the movie for sure.
I never was a big fan of Star Wars and my opinion hasn't changed. It's an overrated (but okay, there were some cool moments) samurai space wester/fantasy movie. I understand why there's hype, but the movie wasn't that revolutionary even back in 1977.
tl;dr 6,5/10