Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

'Star Wars: Holiday Special' was clearly well ahead of its time. It's true that when I first saw this bizarre "film", I winced and gagged at the cheap sets, flimsy plot, and veiled eroticism. But now, looking back forty years, and having seen 'The Last Jedi'-an horrifically insulting and insipid "film", produced by a supposedly woke woman, and financed by once-family-favorite Disney no less-I can see the SWHS for the artful masterpiece that it truly is: a literal variety offering, which subverted expectations long before we really knew what to expect. Happy Life Day to all.

In 1978, we had no idea when we'd see a new Star Wars. We didn't have them every single year, like we're all celebrating right now. No, we had our comics and toys, but no other new media. So it was with great excitement that my three-year-old brother and my six-year-old self gathered in front of the TV on November 17, 1978 to get a whole new adventure. It's Life Day - the Christmas of the Star Wars universe. Chewbacca just wants to get home, but the Empire is on his tail. Meanwhile, on his home planet of Kashyyk, Chewie's family hopes for him to be there. His wife, Mallatobuck, scans for starships and calls Luke Skywalker and R2D2. Yes, everyone from Star Wars is in this, even noted crank Harrison Ford. She also gets in touch with Saun Dann (Art Carney from The Honeymooners? Yes. Don't freak out just yet.) and tells him to look for Chewbacca and Han. Meanwhile, Chef Gormaanda (Harvey Korman from The Carol Burnett Show) teaches her how to cook via a hologram. Saun brings Life Day gifts for everyone, including virtual reality porn featuring Diahann Carroll as an alien for Attichitcuk, Chewbecca's dad. This sequence will bend your mind and make you humble. Keep the Force strong and your fast forward button handy, as the song in this scene, "This Minute Now" invites the wookiee to have a fantasy and experience the alien woman.

OK let me clarify that summary line.. As a child of 7 starving for ANYTHING Star Wars, I thought it was awesome! As an adult of 44 lucky enough to possess a copy, I still like it for what it is. It's a memory. It's a memory of a simpler time. It's a memory of the love I had for what I still consider to be the greatest movie ever made! It's a memory of longing for the next film to release. It's a memory of seeing the original Star Wars in the theater. Also watching it reminds me of the attraction pre-shows at Disney World. It just brings back so much. Though it is corny and cheesy, and low budget, I love it! I always will. I wish I had a better copy.

Upon finding a copy of this at Goodwill, commercials intact, I must say... what were they thinking? The copy I saw was a fresh tape from it's original 1978 airing and didn't lose it's taste in cheesy badness. I'm sorry, but when you have Harvey Korman dressed as a multi-armed female alien on a cooking show singing "Whip, Whip, Stir" I don't know how anyone can take this seriously. Even the DVD box art which encased this gem was making fun of it the whole time. It's one of those cases where you feel embarrassed for the people who made the production along with feeling embarrassed for have seeing it. Same feeling I get when I see "WE WISH YOU A TURTLE Christmas."