This documentary is awesome! Touching and heartfelt, with Vader and Fett to boot! A must-see for any type of Star Wars fan or anyone interested in the original (and now) classic film know simply then in 1977 as 'Star Wars.'

It gets interesting after the first 25 minutes. The first 25 minutes are simply too long introducing the actors. I can see why director did this after I'm sure getting to know these people, but for the audience who have rented this to get behind the scenes stories of the shooting of Star Wars it doesn't work for the film. Honestly you can fast forward 25 minutes into the film and you won't miss anything related to Star Wars.

God damn terrible. Avoid at all costs

Poignant, touching and nostalgic documentary on the unsung extras and bit-part actors of a galaxy far, far away.

Only a film like Star Wars could make a back ground actor famous...and that's what we see in this documentary. A group of the extras who were on set and contributed by playing the role of a character in the first film....and I must say it's rather interesting hearing from the actors and getting their personal take on the whole Star Wars experience; including their opinions on the fandom which goes with it !

2* Subject matter that could have been fun, turned dull and sad.

Ten people who were basically extras in Star Wars talk about what it's like to be boring for two hours.

The non-stars of 'The Star Wars'.

This is.... This is.... THIS IS.... This is boooooooring.

It was interesting but only about 30% to 50% was about Star Wars.

a funny documentary about Star Wars extras and the people behind the helmets. No Lucas bashing or who shot first.

Elstree is a film by documentarian Jon Spira that follows the stories of ten disparate people whose lives were forever altered during the summer of 1976. Actors and extras, mostly hidden by masks and helmets, reminisce about their time on the set of a then-unknown film called Star Wars. Almost four decades later, they discuss the lasting impact they had on a movie that would forever change the course of cinematic history.

As a Star Wars fan I liked all the behind the scenes interviews etc... But much of this film could have been condensed. It made me want to go to a convention and dress up, but that is my inner geek with no follow thru.

Has some good messages, but also shows a dark underbelly and strips away some of the magic of 'Star Wars' - so, definitely a bit of a downer.

Overly verbose. During the first half you're thinking: what am I watching and what are they talking about?

Another chapter in the ever scouring documentaries focusing in and around Star Wars, in this case it is almost 20 Feet from Stardom for the background players from a Galaxy far far away including Bigg Darklighter, the original Rogue Leader, the Stormtrooper helmut guy and two of the elder generation of famous actors who are on the fringes David Prowse aka the body of Darth Vader and Jeremy Bullock who played Bobba Fett. Nothing really relevatory new here outside of the various actors scraping by and talking about luckily happening upon the blockbuster role of a lifetime and then living role to role con to con afterwards. The most complelling story seems to be of David Prowse since he obviously had some quarrels with Lucas about how Vader was handled in terms of the voice overs especially that eventually made him persona non grata at all officially sanctioned Star Wars events. If there was a doc strictly made about him it would have been something more dramatic and special methinks. Otherwise just a curiosity amongst many.

B- As a humongous Star Wars fan, I was incredibly excited to see this documentary. I can say that, while not all of it is about Star Wars (maybe 50%), it is a fairly entertaining and well made documentary about some of the under appreciated roles in Star Wars.

Almost an interesting documentary, but just not enough insight or anything too interesting to sustain it for 95min. As a bit of a Star Wars nut, there wasn't anything too revelatory here - it's just the story of some lucky actors who got a small break when A New Hope was shot at Elstree Studios in England (not sure why the blurb says "spans from A NEW HOPE to recent record-breaking blockbuster THE FORCE AWAKENS", when it's purely focused on filming Episode IV in 1976. Most of the interviewees are very bit-part players, but they do talk to Bob Fett (Bulloch) & Darth Vader (Prowse), although I'm sure he has more of an explanation as to why Lucasfilm has ostracised him than "I must've upset George at some point...". Wanted to like it, but it was just talking heads for 90% of the film with no real fun.

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As a massive Star Wars fan, I was very excited to see this documentary and I thought that it is very good and interesting seeing the lives and careers of Star Wars Co-stars and Extras and what there personal experiences was on the set and it gives you chance to learn a lot more about Star Was that you may not of known. Overall i think that this is a great and well made Documentary but is more for Star Wars Fans in my own opinion.