I don't see how you can possibly consider Star Wars to be boring or slow. It starts out with a bang with a violent shoot out. The only time it ever slows down is with the droids. Then there's death and destruction, suspense, the lightspeed jump... I want to stop right here at that lightspeed jump and comment on how this scene is really special (and I've never thought about it before now) because it's able to maintain a "chase" suspense mentality with very few exterior ship shots or insane dogfighting prowess. It does this by keeping you focused on the volatile combination of the characters and their fear of getting out along with the suspenseful music. It's never been lacking in any way. Then you have the most intense part of the movie, the Death Star, filled with gunfights, near-death situations, legions of troops, chasm-jumping. The lightsaber fight isn't something to write home about compared to its successors, but I never thought of it as boring until I read posts on message boards. It's rough and gritty rather than acrobatic with seizure-inducing spinning blades. It doesn't warrant the criticism it's received from fans nor the rationalizing and excuses it's received from George. Then there's the escape scene with the gunning down the TIEs. Awesome scene. And then it goes straight into the awesome trench battle, which didn't need any alterations to be exciting! What's slow about Star Wars?!