May 25th, 1977. My 8 year old father stands apprehensively in line, waiting like so many others, to finally see "Star Wars Episode VI: A New Hope" He himself had admitted to me his lack of interest in the whole concept at the time, dismissing it as a Flash Gordon rip-off that wouldn't last 3 weeks in the cinema. He was not alone in this sentiment, and he was not alone in being completely and utte…