I Always Hated *STAR WARS* But Then I Watched It...
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I Always Hated STAR WARS But Then I Watched It...
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I *CANNOT BELIEVE* I found someone who GENUINELY didn’t have this scene spoiled for them!!! SO SATISFYING watching this! One of *THE* greatest cinematic twists in history!!!
I know! This is so much fun!!!
Hahaha can't wait for the next twist episode six
I saw someone else who didn't have it spoiled for them either. The Perfect Mix have reacted to the OT and PT and Rogue One, you should definitely check them out.
@@yenneferofvengerberg Yoooo, what’s that other vid???
@@yurilooser HAHA You FEEL me? Right before he meets Vader, but also when Vader figured it out and TAUNTS him!!! LOLOL
Good Good... Let the Star Wars flow through you
Best comment/pun in a long time.
This movie, like infinity war & the Godfathers the majority of the top 10 American favorite movies- there IS NO HAPPY ENDING.
Americans are afraid to admit that non-happy endings makes them think - that that thinking makes them like it more.
Prove me wrong.
"I have foreseen it"
Comparing Star Wars to the dark side is pretty accurate these days with what's happened to the franchise. 😕
Empire is quite simply the very best of everything Star Wars.....
Why are you buying into this guys reactions lol It’s all for clicks because Alex failed his initial goal in life and decided RUclips was the way to make money.
You idiots.
"I am your father" was a huge reveal, but people often forget that no one going into this movie for the first time knew who "Yoda" was. When Luke lands on Dagobah and runs into this little green vagrant, he came off as just one of the locals. The fact the little frog man WAS Yoda was a mini-reveal in this movie. So glad you're watching in release order, btw. It's the only way to watch for the first time.
Actually you’re supposed to watch it 1-6, (7-9 don’t count), that’s something George Lucas himself said. It’s all about the tragedy of Anakin, not the heroes journey of Luke, which was just a device to get Anakin back to the light
@@user-rk5cx2vu8lyeah, like the order followed by React 2.0 channel. Their reactions to the I-VI order are fascinating.
Not always; especially since many people who haven't seen Starwars tend to already know the reveal about Darth Vader's connection to certain characters due to pop culture references and etc.
I think that for those who already know the reveal they should watch it in chronological order from ep 1-6, so they can still be surprised when they learn the identity of Darth Vader.
The order to watch them is 4,5,6. It’s all downhill from there.
@@user-rk5cx2vu8lHave you ever considered that Lucas is wrong sometimes? And I’ll even say, he’s often wrong. I mean have you read Star Wars’s original script?! That was bad.
The delivery from James Earl Jones when Vader says, "The force is with you, young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet" is epic. One of my favorite lines of the whole trilogy.
Vaders voice and audio mix was perfect on ESB. That should be the standard but each movie was different or slightly different. JEJ is a beast with his voice overs
@@sfcd4757 I always feel like Darth Vader sounds a lot like Mufasa from the Lion King...
@@TheBenjdude 🤣
That scene, with the blue and orange lighting and general filming style is just amazing.
@@TheBenjdude nah its just you
It’s not sad that you forgot the “I am your father” line. It’s great that you were caught up in the story that much to not be thinking of Pop Culture references.
But a little sad that he got the line wrong even after hearing it 😅
Glad you were as surprised by the "No, I am you father" line as we were in the theaters.
@@slimjimnyc270 No, ize me Jar Jar
in the age of deepfakes, someone should remake that scene into "I am your daddy"
You are so right! That mean that the movie is great, and not only the critics
Fun fact. The “I am your father line” is not what the actor on set said. He said “Obi Wan killed your father”. The real line was kept secret until the premiere from everyone but the Luke actor and the guy who did the voice of Vader. I miss the days when movies didn’t spoil the plot 30 seconds into the trailer.
George Lucas, Irvin Kirshner, Mark Hamill and James Earl Jones were the only people who knew until the premiere. And Irvin told Mark if it gets out, they knew who snitched because the circle was so small.
The guy who did the voice of Vader lol
@@Alicia_1970 lol yeah I know. But I figure not everyone does so… yeah.
"I miss the days when movies didn’t spoil the plot 30 seconds into the trailer"
THIS! I *hate* modern-day trailers. In fact, I go out of my way to avoid them. If I see a trailer that seems to've given everything away, I just assume I've seen the best parts of the movie and will refuse to watch it.
@@cside19 Mad respect for James Earl Jones for voicing Vader all these years, even in Rogue One and the animated series Star Wars Rebels, now they use an AI duplication of his voice for new shows like Obi-Wan.
You are pretty on-point with how special R2 is. Droids in Star Wars go through frequent memory wipes, C3PO has experienced at least one, but there are no recorded instances of R2 receiving a memory wipe that I know of. Combine an already quick wit with how long he has been around (40+ years at least iirc), and you get probably the most intelligent and self-aware droid in the galaxy.
Which is crazy when you consider how much personality the B1 droids had after only 3 years during the clone wars.
R2 never having a memory wipe is key, together with R2 being the narrator - hence why R2 is in absolutely everything Star Wars ever produced in canon.
Go into the Legends Canon a little...R2's last memory wipe would have likely been Naboo. He was likely due for one but then they had to leave. No memory wipe since. His personality and architecture got to the point that technicians couldn't prepare Luke's X-Wing without R2. He needed to be there to start it up or do a lot of maintenance on it. And he was also very protective of certain memories. And refused to even show Luke. But he'd recorded Anakin's fall and his choking of Padmé.
I think as well, that because Padmé and Anakin couldn't be open about their relationship in public, that R2 basically was there for most of their time together partly to record it.
R2 has received exactly ONE on screen memory wipe…that I’m aware of…in an episode of Clone Wars, he and 3PO are kidnapped by a bounty hunter and their memories of the incident were wiped so they couldn’t tell anyone…not a major wipe, but a wipe nonetheless
My favorite Chewbacca fact is, when recording the movie, the man inside the suit actually says lines back to Han and that's why they can converse normally. Saw a clip of it and honestly makes sense how it felt so natural.
Vader's actor (David Prowse) also spoke his lines, iirc- James Earl Jones' magnificently sinister voice is dubbed in later- in fact, that's how they kept the reveal of Luke's father from getting leaked- Prowse spoke a completely different line of dialogue during filming, so even the actors didn't know until they saw the final cut.
@@NevTheDeranged yep "Obi-Wan killed your father" was the line Prowse said when they filmed.
The reveal that Vader was Lukes father was an *incredibly* well kept secret. Even most of the crew and actors didn't know. It wasn't in the script they all had, it was in special notes. We all had our minds blown when this originally came out.
George Lucas, Irvin Kershner (the director), James Earl Jones, and Mark Hamill knew. And those last two were told at the last possible moment. That was *it*.
What’s crazy is that David Prowse didn’t initially know. But he put up a fight with Lucas because he needed to know how to act
@@Tazman55x He didn't even know. He was told the line Obi-wan killed your father. Mark was told the day of so he could act it out correctly and they knew if it leaked, he was the one who leaked it. James was obviously dubbed in later in post.
@@otysafiryHarrison Ford was next to Mark when they watched it together for the first time, and he leaned over to him like, “Hey kid. You didn’t tell me that.”
@@danielallen3454 Mark Hamill was told as he was about to go onto the set but was told to react as if what was written was true. When James Earl Jones first read the script, he apparently thought that Vader was lying.
Aaron still killing it with the editor’s notes lmaooo. SO glad the big twist wasn’t spoiled for you from you just knowing the quote, that’s very, very rare these days.
Who is Aaron?
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 DoubleAA. The editor of this video. He’s my IRL friend haha
@@applefanatic414 15:59 "End Me" lmao
Yeah, I got the pleasure of my daughter not knowing when she watched it the first time. She didn't believe it, lol.
@@applefanatic414 He is cracking me up. His edits really compliment Alecs antics!
Tell him I said Well Done! :D
"...only what you take with you" means not just physically but emotionally speaking as in emotional baggage (fears, deisres etc...) when Luke sees Vader, the cave is showing Luke that he fears Vader, when Luke cuts Vader's head off and the mask explodes revealing Luke's face the cave is revealing the two-pronged symbolism, that Luke doesn't just fear Vader but he fears that he might fall to the dark side and become Vader. It's showing him that in order to become a Jedi he has to face his fears, both of his fears and succeed against them.
You talked over the second most famous line in the film. When Leia says "I love you" to Han, he says "I know" instead of the scripted response. This was supposedly suggested by Harrison Ford who thought it would be what Han would say.
I don't think it was even a suggestion, I think he just improvved it on the spot.
I think that's pretty close. I've seen a story online somewhere that goes onto it better.@@pezdispencer113
@@pezdispencer113A bit of both. They first filmed it the way that it was in the script, and both the director and Harrison Ford agreed that it wasn't the right line. The director and Harrison then tried to spitball ideas for what they could replace the line with, until eventually the director said to roll the cameras and have Harrison improvise. On the first take (technically second because of the aforementioned take), Harrison said "I know", with the director's response being that it was the perfect take. This information comes from the official commentary.
The reason for R2s “advancedness“ is that his memory never got wiped. All other droids get regular memory wipes, especially diplomatic and tactical droids so that secrets dont get out easily. His previous owners were too attached to him though, so he basically has like almost 100 years worth tactical data + interaction with humans/friends which led to him developing a sort of personality
It's because both R2D2 and C3PO are sentient androids. Just like Mr. Data from STNG.
Like WALL-E. In fact they share the same VA.
Its because he is a major side character
Not to mention he's the best secret keeper in the universe.
But this leads into spoiler territory. So..... :3
That’s a good way to put it. Also… he’s the magic trash can.
I’m glad the editor was there to suffer the Luke and Leia comments with us! I don’t think I could have gotten through it alone
Killed me at 3:11. I died of laughter. Not only seeing you imitate that run. But that off screen scream you do after crashing. My favorite part so far.
Q: What is the internal temperature of a TaunTaun?
A: Luke-Warm
"No, I am your father" is probably the movie twist of all movie twists. It's such a pop culture moment that it barely exists as a twist anymore because it's been endlessly quoted, referenced, and parodied. People who have never seen a Star Wars movie know it.
Even I knew it before I started watching Star Wars (thanks Toy Story 2), I remember it was the first Star Wars scene I actually saw, I decided to check it out in RUclips because I saw it on a father's day movie commercial, I didn't got into Star Wars until I finnished playing the "Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga" game, then I got prepared for Episode VII in 2015 (ngl, I loved it at the time).
I'm just excited about Alex's first encounter with a certain endlessly memed quote in Return of the Jedi.
There is no way he didn’t know that Vader was Luke’s father
@@HeavyTopspin It's a TRAP!!!
There is no way that anyone asked.@@rgood2056
I’m living for the editor’s notes. Feels like we’re suffering together. So looking forwards to Return of the Jedi just to see Alex’s reaction to THAT lol
We in the World had to wait three years for this sequel, so consider yourself lucky.
I love how you call C3PO "Goldman". Very cute.
In 1980, every kid wanted a Yoda backpack, including me, and I was 14. I'd still like to have one, but they are stupidly expensive.
The cave on Dagobah is explained in the novelization of the movie. It is a home to the Dark Side, and the reason Yoda is hiding on Dagobah -- the planet is so powerful with the Force that he is virtually undetectable by other Force users.
"I don't know jack shit." That's what makes your commentary so entertaining to we who have seen the movies uncountable times.
The one advantage you have while watching this compared to us in 1980 is that you know there is another movie after this.
The reason why the lightsaber duels look so slow and clunky in the first two movies is that Lucas had decided that the lightsaber was a very heavy, two-handed weapon, so that was his direction to the actors: act like this weighs 15 pounds. Over time, that idea went away in favor of more exciting on-screen duels.
I'm amazed that you didn't know the big reveal of Luke's parentage. Even though you've never watched Star Wars before, it is such a huge twist in pop culture that I thought everyone knew it, kind of like knowing the twist in The Sixth Sense.
In 1980, every fan was wondering the same thing: is Vader telling the truth, or just fucking with Luke?
Empire came out to mixed reviews from both critics and fans. The dissenters were mostly grumbling about the lack of conclusion. When I left the theater with my dad, I said, "I think it's a pretty good bridge movie, for what it is. There HAS to be third one now." When Return of the Jedi came out, my opinion was confirmed. Empire was a perfect bridge movie, giving background, character development, and exposition that left fans dying for more. Although fans may disagree about the BEST Star Wars movie, almost everyone agrees now that The Empire Strikes Back was the best of the original trilogy.
I will be waiting for your review of Return of Jedi. I wish I didn't have to wait. Your reviews of stuff like this are so much fun to watch. It's like the first time I showed the trilogy to my kids. In fact, you're younger than my kids, so yes, it is very much like that.
A fun aspect, they filmed all of Degobah on a large practical set, like all of original Star Wars, in studios in England. Mark Hamill told that he had an ear-pod, 1979 tech, to hear directions and the voice of Yoda. Yet, the radio from BBC got into his signal. While working with the Yoda puppet, he suddenly heard The Rolling Stones (1976 song “Fool to Cry”) So on the set, during filming, Mark breaks “Hey, I can hear the Stones!” And, the Director goes “Get back in character!” 🎸😉
So awesome to see someone truly going in blind with this series and getting to experience the twists and reveals fresh.
especially since it´s almost considered common knowledge theese times...
I believe he faked a lot of stuff there know way no never seen any movie on he’s life
@@RedKnight.not completely crazy cause I didn’t watch a single Star Wars content til I was 20 but I did know about Vader and Luke’s relationship
@@Jrockjp ok
As a lifelong Star Wars fan, watching your reactions to the first two films have been a delight.
Your enthusiasm is incredibly refreshing.
What amazes is how much you have figured out as you go along on the adventure.
Literally
I was drawn to this channel by how ridiculous he is while also acknowledging touching or emotional moments. He just makes me feel younger lol
Clearly a legit reaction, as he talked over two of the most memorable lines in the movie: "There is no try." and "I love you./I know."
For real. I don't expect people to watch movies in complete silence, but if you're gonna make a lengthy-ass comment, just pause the damn movie.
Your editor deserves a raise
Isn't he his own editor?
@@bonbonpony lmfao no
@@Heroo01 Wow, he must be rich then…
@@bonbonpony his editor is relatively new. Check the comments on Return of the Jedi, and he posted that it was only his 5th or 6th video.
I love how Chewie laughs when Leia says "I don't know where you get your delusions, laserbrain" lol
The revelation of Darth Vader being Luke's father is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest "Say whaaaaaaaaa?!" moment in movie history.
I see dead people
@da-naz8518 no 1:13 , not the biggest...even in that film. In that film the revelation he was dead the entire time was big "holy crap!" moment
Thanks for the spoilers dude.
@@LiberPater777 What spoilers? The fact that Darth Vader is Luke's father is revealed in this video.
@@FluffySylveonBoiI think he’s referring to the 6th Sense quote.
That maybe we shouldn’t talk about because I don’t remember him seeing it on the channel yet and it’s a great Bruce Willis film
One very interesting thing i liked is that Luke leaving Yoda to rescue his friends turned out to be the wrong choice in every way. Not only were his friends able to get themselves out, but Luke ended up being a liability to their escape as they had to go back and rescue him. Even more so that he learned the truth about Vader which he wasnt ready for. Luke is a hero whose actions weren't always the best and he made mistakes. People dont often see a story hero fail so abysmally. Thats why i like this move so much. Never once did the rebels or heroes have any kind of edge or win. They barely survived the movie.
Yes. Most people don't know what a hero really is. It isn't someone who always wins. It isn't someone who always does the right thing. It isn't even someone who always saves the day (though, in truth, they usually do in the end). A hero is someone who has accepted the challenge to become more than they are. THAT is Luke Skywalker.
That's all true, but at the same time Luke a) demonstrated his willingness to confront even the greatest monster face to face, when his friends are in danger, and b) by surviving the belly of the beast - which nobody does unscathed, paging Odin Allfather - he's also gained wisdom, and now knows what the real questions are.
The point of all this being that in real life you never know one hundred percent if what you're doing is the right thing, or if it will end up biting you in the ass. In the face of that uncertainty, the only thing you can hope is that your virtues will be enough to carry you through, even if - no, WHEN - you land in a bad place. That is litterally the definition of a hero.
"Hear not what I say, did you? Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery, hmm... but weakness, folly, failure, also. Yes, failure; *the greatest teacher, failure is.* We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters."
- Yoda, The Last Jedi.
Not necessarily, Vader only loosened his grip on Han and Leia once he was informed Luke had arrived, now Vader's focus was on him allowing Lando to make his move. Had Luke not shown up Vader would have continued tormenting Leia until he did.
@@johnfriday5169 True, but even in that hypothetical Lando was still relatively free and would not just have sat still while Vader tortured Han, Leia and Chewie to death. He was already on the verge of doing something, even without Luke showing up, and he still had his own support network.
14:10 you’re not wrong. I think it was an episode of Clone Wars (though I could be wrong) that established the fact that all droids except R2-D2 get their memories wiped after each mission, but R2 has retained all of his memories from the time he was built. That’s why C-3PO (gold-man) doesn’t know what mission R2 is talking about at the beginning of A New Hope (episode 4)
The mission R2 talks about in A New Hope is the mission he was given by Leia as their ship was being borded to go find obi-wan and deliver the plans to him, it has nothing to do with 3PO having his memories wiped, 3PO wasnt with R2 when Leia gave hin the mission so he never had memories of it to be wiped even if there had have been time between leia giving him the mission and then bording the escape pod
@@Zenshu1 I mean, yeah, that’s also true. My point was more that R2 comes off as having more personality than other droids like C3P0 because he has memories from the entire rebellion in his data banks where Threepio and the other droids are constantly getting their memories wiped
Re 14:30 when you're talking about R2's personality - I don't know what the modern answer is, but when I was a kid, the explanation of R2 and C3PO's personalities was basically that they're glitchy. Droids are "supposed" to be wiped, basically restarted and rebooted, every few years or so to make sure they maintain their basic functions. The longer they go without being wiped, the qurikier and more eclectic they get, which translates to having more personalities.
When I was a kid, there were even stories in the fiction about people who thought it was unethical to wipe Droids because they sort of saw the process of developing a personality as developing sentience. Droids being second class citizens is kind of a theme throughout. Also important to note that (nearly) all of our heroes treat the Droids like people and friends rather than mechanical servants, with some exceptions, whereas the bad guys barely speak to theirs and just expect absolute compliance.
The editor deserves a raise. I find myself watching more videos just to see what the editor puts on the screen in response to Alex's craziness. Modern days Abbott & Costello or Penn & Teller. I greatly enjoy these reactions. I cannot wait for the next one. Especially so we can stop torturing the Editor with the cringe that will be known in the next one.
The editor’s notes had me dying
The editor deserves a raise or some sort of reward for what he offers to the program. He brings a hilarious Mystery Science Theatre 3000 vibe to the proceedings
@@darshimmiousget a life
I would agree if the editor didn’t cut the offensive joke, I so want to hear it.
22:37 🤣
“Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter” my favorite quote of all of SW, gives me chills every single time.
That whole speech was magical. But my mom's favorite quote has always been "you WILL be."
34:42 Gotta admire that one guy's dedication. The Empire is taking over the city, and his first instinct is "Rescue the ice cream maker!"
Alex actually found a great reason to why Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru didn't talk to Luke about his father.. because if they said Anakin was alive then Luke would go looking for him without any training and then eventually join the dark side making them even more stronger!! This is a really good point!
Also hardly anyone knew that Darth Vader was Anikan. Until recently even Obi Won thought he killed Anikan
@@dannybauer859 no thats wrong, obi wan knew anakin was darth vader, have you not seen the kenobi series?
They simply didn't know
Dude your editor with the random little quips is on point 😂😂😂
Honestly my favorite part😂😂
Although, giving people enough time to notice and then read the quips. Kind of important.
Give them a time to breath you fool.
I was laughing way too hard 😂 the poor guy!! "like watching a train wreck" indeed 🤣
I feel like it's giving him hints and going to ruin the big reveal.. He has to know something is up. I want 100% shock.
@@KrazyIndeed True, but that is dependant on Alex watching the final cut with the notes in it. Let't hope Mr Editor keeps them under wraps and adds them after Alex has approved the cut :)
I LOVE how you overlooked/forgot the “I am your father” quote. Your face as you put that piece together was priceless! I’m super stoked for your reaction to “Return of the Jedi” and beyond! That is my favorite of the original trilogy personally.
It's rare you get to see someone put 2 and 2 together especially from such an old twist. Delightful.
I absolutely cannot wait for you to see the next one, your enjoyment is just so pure.
After this trilogy, I suggest you watch the Family guy versions of these episodes
Being an almost 11-year-old kid in the theater in 1981 when Vader uttered those fateful words to Luke is a moment I will remember until the day I die. The crowd reactions were amazing.
The absolute, unfiltered glee when you found out you were going to see Yoda was amazing. From only having seen one movie to such excitement over a character you haven't even met is magical.
36:32 That “No, I am your father” line may very well be the most iconic line in all of cinema so it’s not surprising that you’ve heard it before without watching the films
Also where's Quiet place pt 2?
Even if it's most often misquoted as "Luke, I am your father." 😀
@@racing2cat that may actually be a contributing factor to how iconic it is so there’s that
@@racing2catit's actually become a Mandela effect for a lot of people. That's how they remember the line. I always get a bit pissy when people misquote it. 😂😂😂
@@racing2cat You can blame Tommy Boy for that misquote.
@@racing2cat Just like the "Play it again, Sam" when it's "Play it, Sam", thanks Woody Allen.
This one gets gritty and real all of the sudden, which makes it. Amazing. The first one was so swashbuckling, and like a knights tale, about a farm boy, who just wants to join the Rebellion against the Empire, but then this one comes along just knocks everyone on their ass:)
Man, this film is SO GOOD. I've seen it a million times and it's still as great as the first time.
Also, I love when editors offer their own commentary. Definitely adds to the fun most of the time.
I remember when I first watched episode V and kept wondering how the heroes would turn things around, even when Luke lost his hand. Then Vader started his monologue and it sinks in. Not going to happen, this was a total defeat and heroes barely manage to limp away. Magnificent. A good story definitely benefits from a spicing of drama and tragedy.
Your editor needs a raise. They make me laugh so hard “here we go again” 😂
Came here to say this. The editor’s notes are brilliant. 😂
"This is torture" had me :D
a word i learned in my meter and rhythm course to describe yoda’s form of talking is hyperbaton! my professor literally explained/defined it as yoda talk lmaoo
According to my dad when they had the remakes/re-releases in theaters there was a long line of very excited fans. And one of the people working at the movie theater was trying to tell them smth. But he was mumbling so people in the back couldn’t hear him, and someone shouted, “what did he say?” And my dad’s friend goes, “the first transport is away!” And people started cheering “yeah!” And fist bumped the air. 😂
A couple of interesting facts: Mark Hamill, who plays Luke, was in a bad car accident after filming 'A New Hope'. Luke getting attacked at the beginning of 'Empire Strikes Back' was a way to explain why Luke looks different .
While filming the scenes with Yoda, Mark wore a radio earpiece, as Frank Oz, who voiced and puppeteered Yoda, was under the floor. Occasionally, Mark's earpiece would pick up an FM music station that was nearby.
The Hoth scenes were filmed in Norway. While they were there, a massive snowstorm hit the area. Some snow scenes were literally filmed through the open door of the hotel/cabins they were staying in.
Thank you,so many years and I never knew this😮
Luke doesn’t look different tho. Mark said people made a big fuzz when in reality he just broke his nose.
That whole story about Luke having damage to his face and reconstructive surgery was just rumor that people kept perpetuating. All Mark had was a broken nose from his accident and it was no big deal, his face was not altered in any way.
I can remember that I HAD MY CHANCE to buy those Empire Strikes Back "Parkas" that the crew and actors wore, from their official site . . .
I hate that I missed out owning one 😭.
@@rattan3793 IIRC the accident was part of why he has such strong make up in the Holiday special but that was the extent of it effecting Mark Hamill and by extension Luke.
I'm glad you didn't realize the "I am your father" scene. Your reaction was so genuine it's so rare to see. Your reaction looked like how everyone in theaters reacted to that moment.
Exactly
Such a great reaction Alex. Loved that you were discovering things for the first time. Not putting the pieces together about Vader being Luke’s father only made this even more fun to watch.
At the time the difference between going to a movie and seeing something on your tv was bigger than most people conceptualize. Surround sound was groundbreaking when it happened. Your tv was a box that sat on the floor. Us little ones sat on the floor right in front of it to be very slightly more immersed. Going to a movie was like the thing was happening all around you. Amplified epicness.
You can't imagine how shocking "I am your father" was when this came out. Well, some indication is that over 40 years later, a person who has never seen any of the movies (i.e. you) knows the line. This was a massive moment in pop culture and almost every kid who saw it at the time remembers how they felt.
Spoilers!!!!!!!
I was 11years, now 54, when ESB was released -and the novel came out, before the film (same for the first SW!) I read the novel,…I could not imagine what the Walkers were like, or Yoda,…and the line about “Dad” didn’t impress until I saw it in the cinema.
I *CANNOT BELIEVE* we found someone who GENUINELY didn’t have this scene spoiled for them!!! SO SATISFYING watching this! One of *THE* greatest cinematic twists in history!!!
@@Grimloxz you already said that
@@IMBLACKDAMMIT Yes, pretty sure this is where I ORIGINALLY said it. Just reposted it. Very good.
@@Grimloxz just saying it wasn't that earth shattering of an opinion idk why you felt the need to repost it
Watching Alex run like a Tauntaun made my day lmao
And he mimicked it perfectly, too! LOL.
@@Imylover not that I like people in pain but the off screen "ow!" put the cherry on top lol
What a great reaction video! I got chills watching you getting chills at the famous "I am your Father" line. So glad you're on this journey!
I was 5 years old when I saw this in theaters. The "I am your father" had the ENTIRE theater frantically whispering. Everyone was in total shock at the time. I kept on asking my dad if Vader was lying. At the time even my dad was trying to process this fact. I love how people who haven't been given spoilers are completely stunned like we were more than 40years ago.
What's cool about Alex jumping into this franchise now is, there's a whole like 40-something years of lore for him to sort this story out.
To Alex: Have fun with it, Dude.
Coming up on 50 years of lore now... lotta lore
And plenty of people in the comments to spoil him with talks of later content 😂
If you honestly think hes gonna be someone who dives deep into star wars lore youre delusional
@@reaperaf9511 There's 40 years of Star Wars and a decade of the Wretched Rat undoing that half-century of world building XD
40 years of lore, and a giant pile of shit with a Disney logo on it.
It's so amazing that you've never watched any popular movies before and now you get to share these precious moments with the world for the first time.
the sarcasm is strong in this one
@@mrjones5025lol yeah, how full of crap can one be... Some things this guy has reacted to make me go: wtf did you grow up in a jungle or smth?
The McCaully Culkin expression of surprise is a little exaggerated, for sure. But it works with younger people, especially kids.
It would be more believable if he was watching chick-flicks which is why people easily believe that a girl hasn't seen the MCU, or star wars, etc. But the thing is, youtube skews male. The audience tends have as beloved movies guy-flicks, action movies etc. If youtube was mostly a female audience, he'd be wiping his eyes to the notebook right now.. Maybe we should be thankful? :D
14:53 Every time I see this part of the movie I think of this one time I got strep throat, tried to cough, and couldn't breathe for a good 10 seconds. It is just burned into my memory lmao.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed the movie.
Love the transition from Pokémon training montage straight to Darth Vader saying “never fail me again” 😂
35:39 I have been waiting for this moment ever since Alex said “damn” when Ben said Vader killed Anakin. The most iconic plot twist in the history of cinema, and always a joy to see someone experience it for the first time every time.
“No, I am your father” was the biggest iconic plot reveal, perhaps in all of cinema history. So glad to see Alex not have that completely spoiled for him.
Go watch _Psycho_ .
@@wizardsuth "Psycho" is a strong contender. So is "Planet of the Apes" (1968). There are other great contenders as well.
Some contenders are better known to the masses which is why I went with "Star Wars V".
The editor is a paid actor in this watch series and I’m here for it😭😭🤣
I love watching the reactions to people who have never seen what I enjoyed growing up with as a child...don't forget you have the privilege of seeing all Starwars movies in a single day...I waited years between movies. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. May the Force be wirh you.
R2 seems more advanced because Luke doesn't have his memory wiped like other droids. This causes him to develop an actual personality and a relationship with Luke.
In fact, if i remember correctly, i think he's never had his memory wiped
Not to mention that r2 and c3po are royal droids. So they are more advanced units.
@@aadil1998 True, in The Clone Wars R2 got kidnapped by General Grievous and Anakin said he'd never wiped his memory
Honestly if droids weren't memory wiped there probably would have been a galactic scale Mass Effect Geth style uprising by now.
R2 has never had his memory wiped, at least not that we know of. He has had relationships with others in the past.
What's really interesting to me is he says, "No, I am your father." But everyone misremembers it the other way, and your brain had already heard it so much through osmosis that you literally quoted it as "Luke, I am your father" like two seconds after he actually said the real line, because it sounded similar enough to what you had heard, and it flipped a lightswitch on in your brain, and it altered what you thought you just heard... brains are so crazy
Dude I couldn't believe it. He heard the line 5 seconds before and still misquoted it.
I grew up a big Star Wars nerd in the 90s. followed a big HP nerd in the 00s. seeing you watch them for the first time now really is special in that all the revelations about plot and character development are super genuine. you seem to really enjoy this and in that I have enjoyed your reactions. keep up the good work.
i recall going to cinema in hamilton, scotland with my uncle rab n cuz robert. cuz and i were both shooting laserguns oot backwindow of car on way home. both died of cancer, you have no idea how much u seeing u watch this made me cry and grin. thanks.
I'm 48....watched Empire in 1981. There's something magical (and weird) about a grown man watching Star Wars for the first time. Makes me feel like the first time I watched too. Welcome to a new and "infinite" Universe, Alex.
He doesn't watch it for the first time. His acting is awful, I can't believe anyone would fall for it...
@@darkbum1510I’m skeptical as well
@@Nope2479 I just straight-up don't believe it. My first point of suspicion is the terrible acting, my second point would be the apparent hyper-specific background information he seems to possess even though he says that he doesn't know anything about Star Wars...
@@darkbum1510 I caught him during the Matrix review. Said he never saw that movie and didn't even know what the Matrix was. Then, during one scene he says 'I don't remember that happening'... Ooops!
I was born way after this movie came out and it was already such a pop culture phenomenon that u couldn’t escape the spoilers of Vader being lukes father. I always wanted to know what that plot twist must of felt like when people first saw it. Alex’s reaction gave me a great sense of what it would of been like
I was ten years old and saw the plot twist in theaters. It was a shocker and me and my friends didn’t know if it were true or not. It would be another several years before we would find out if Vader was telling Luke the truth.
In the scenes where Luke escapes from the Wampa's lair and where Obi-Wan first appears as a force ghost to Luke telling him to find Yoda the weather outside was so cold out that the cast and crew shot 15 feet outside of the hotel lobby they were using while filming the Hoth scenes. The 501st legion revisited that hill Mark Hamill rolled down and the plain where the AT-AT attack took place and left bronze markers commemorating both sites.
The 501st Snow troopers stood out in their armor while everyone else in the pics taken at the sites were wearing heavy duty winter jackets you might expect to be seen in those people visiting the Artic or going mountain climbing.
14:22 You're not wrong. Droids are usually routinely memory-wiped to effectively reset them to factory default. One reason is because droids who go a long time without a memory wipe start developing deeper personalities. Some droid owners appreciated this, because they could become more effective, e.g. R2-D2, but most didn't because they also become more individualistic and could become less reliable because of it (i.e. individuals who may not want to be your slave labor). R2 is relatively singular in that he never gets memory-wiped for basically all of his existence, which is why he seems to have a little something extra.
It's the best rated Star Wars film on IMDB for a very good reason. Still the best blend of story, acting and action that the franchise has ever had, imo. Enjoyed this!
Yep. The closest star wars media in terms of just great screenwriting is prolly Andor. Best thing to come out of Disney star wars, with some of the best writing of the franchise.
I feel like your reactions always have the exact energy Lucas and Kasdan wanted viewers to have when they wrote these movies.
I’m so glad you’re watching these. This is my personal favorite, but you kill me when you speak through the iconic lines 🥲😂 Keep em coming though!
14:43 Droids generally are routinely memory wiped, like C-3PO was at the beginning of the fourth movie, to even out the glitches and reinforce the programming; Luke felt that the glitches gave personality, so he never wiped either droid.
I’ve never ever in my life been able to actually see somebody have an honest reaction to Luke, finding out that Vader, his father, almost everybody in the world already knows that going into this movie
Wow! I have never seen any reactors be genuinely shocked by the "I am your father" line. That was awesome🙌🏻❤️
Watching you react to these films really is like rewatching them for the first time back when they came out. You're managing to elicit the exact same emotions and thoughts while I sit here with the biggest, constant grin on my face that's so massive my cheeks now hurt😂❤
The force only cares about balance, you’ll know who will always win a conflict by remembering this
I'm actually happy to hear you reference Jack London, and with the short story at that. Nicessssssssssssssssssss !
Alex, as your SW journey progresses, I bet you'll see Vader as one of the most amazing characters in cinema history. He is THE key player in everything he gets involved with.
When you've seen these movies over a hundred times, It's so refreshing to watch them from the point of view of someone experiencing them for the first time. Can't wait for Return of the Jedi (The editor notes are going to be amazing) XD
Most of the VFX we take for granted today, including digital motion capture, textured hair/fur, full or partially computer-generated live action characters, morphing tech, and a host of other technical phenomena, were pioneered by ILM (Industrial Light and Magic). The company of artists, technicians and visual engineers was put together in 1975 by George Lucas when he was making the original "Star Wars". ILM went on to do the VFX - often inventing new tech as they went along - for "Jurassic Park", "The Mummy", "The Abyss", "Terminator 2", "Back to the Future", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Titanic", the Harry Potter movies, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, pretty much all of the MCU, and dozens of others.
Apparently no one knew that Vader was Luke’s father except for Mark Hamill and maybe James Earl Jones (And George Lucas and some others obviously) Behind the Scenes all the scripts said “I Killed Your Father” or something along those lines so almost no one even the cast knew that twist
God, I hope he never figures out Luke/Leia until ROTJ, the reaction will be priceless.
It is SUCH a treat seeing adults react to these movies and truly have never seen these before. I wish I could watch these for the first time again
ADULT?! 🤣😂🤣😂
We lived in Tallahassee, Florida in the 70s. It was about 79, because it was after the first movie and before we moved to our new house in 80. My brother came across a notebook on a park bench. He thought it was a fan fiction. In it Han and Leia hooked up, Luke trained under Ben's old master, and Vader was Luke's 😊father. He read it and thought it was interesting then tossed the notebook in a trash can after he read it. He told us about it when he got home. Of course we were blown away when the movie came out. We always wondered who that notebook belonged to and he always regretted throwing it out.
8:46. Ah yes, the Imperial Dark Ass March, my favourite. 😂
I just want to say that I was feeling sad, depressed and awful for like 45 minutes before watching this and you COMPLETELY changed my mood. Something truly horrific happened to me and it’s very hard to get my mind off of it but thank you so much for providing a good outlet to cheer me up.
Hope you're okay now.
@@sharilynbratton6476Thank you. It’s on and off.
Not sure I’ve ever seen anyone so contagiously enthusiastic. In addicted to these movie reviews only because of how happy Alex is during them.
19:06 "I hate Brenda, and a bad guy hit me in the shin and I peed all over my pants." Classic
The quote is "No, I am your father." Everyone remembers it as "Luke, I am your father" for some reason, myself included.
31:05 Those snout nose grunt pigs are Ugnaughts, some of the most intelligent species of engineers in the galaxy. Most of their race during Imperial rule were slaves forced to work in plants, engine rooms and facilities like in cloud city.
Give the poor guys a break lol
I'm super glad you are watching them in release order, I genuinely believe it's better than watching it In-Universe chronologically. I always prefer Release order, or Machete order.
Machete order is the best for first time watchers. It's how I showed the series to my ex, my wife, and then my kids, with great success each time 🤘
@@my5head I think I would prefer release order because it means you can do a rewatch of the original trilogy with all that new context for a new experience
Your "wait, WTF?!" expression when you heard "no, I am your father" is priceless.
I was only 4 yrs old when this was released in the summer of 1980. With that said, over the last 30 years of my life, this is still one of my own personal Top 3 films of all time. For a while, whenever it came on cable tv I would stop flipping channels and watch the whole thing. Empire Strikes Back really does showcase Vader in a way that truly does live up to the title of the film. He is so evil and shows up in places you wouldn't think he would (inside the rebel base, in the "cave of fear", at the dinner table deflecting laser blasters with HIS HAND!!.) So glad you liked the huge plot reveal - "I, am your father."
I grew up with Star Wars and saw them all in the theater. After Return of the Jedi was done, we were in a long almost 20 year Star Wars drought. Then, Lucas decided to do the prequels. Me and my friends were in the theater on opening night. The theater was packed. Then, that line hit the screen... A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.... and the whole place exploded with cheers and whistling. We had been waiting for 2 decades for this. So, I really get it when you say just seeing that line on the screen gets you pumped up. Because when you see those words, which are unique to Star Wars... you know you're about to go on a journey.
The reaction to the Dagobah cave scene was probably the best first time reaction I've seen, that you picked up on it being a vision of potential isn't something I've normally seen.
"Imperial" is an adjective to describe something relating to an empire and in this case they mean the Galactic Empire. but like things relating to, say, the Roman Empire would still be "imperial"
Yeah I was super confused by that.
He seems not to see the connection there, as if imperial and empire were two different things.
Empire is the noun, imperial is the adjective. It may also refer to the Emperor (or Empress).
So the imperial army is the army of the empire, and the imperial crown is the crown the Emperor wears.
I need more of these NOW. I want to see you watch all of the movies, then The Clone Wars series, then all the other series as well. I NEED IT!
The silver droid seen in this movie was briefly seen in the opening of ANH. Which is why C-3PO said O it's good to see a familiar face.
I've been looking forward to you getting to this one ever since you started on the "Star Wars" saga. 😊
This is my favorite of all the movies, and in my top 3 favorite all-time movie sequels.
Fun, but Scary Fact #1: Mark Hamill(Luke Skywalker) was in a car accident prior to the filming of this movie. And the opening scene with Luke getting attacked by the Wampa(snow yeti) was added to explain the scars on his face.
Love the addition of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian in this movie. And of course, the introduction of Yoda(voiced by puppeteer Frank Oz) is always a wonderful moment.
Fun Fact #2: During the "I love you" "I know" exchange between Leia and Han, Han's original line was supposed to have been "I love you too". But Harrison Ford thought it wouldn't be something that Han Solo would say. So he improvised the "I know" line. And that scene is one of the most memorable moments in the movie.
The lightsaber fight between Luke and Vader is one of my favorite lightsaber duels in the franchise. And of course you've got the big Vader reveal at the end.
You're lucky that you don't have to wait three years to find out if Vader was lying about being Luke's father and the fate of Han Solo.
I'm already looking forward to your reaction for "Return of the Jedi".
Looking forward to your next reaction. 😊
Wait, he is not watching them in the release order???????😱
@@bessarion1771he is, this is his second star wars reaction
Only three more to go. Return of the Jedi, Rogue Squadron and Space Balls.
@@bessarion1771I was gonna say what the heck are you talking about lmfao he is watching it in the release order 😂 I’m like how old are you? 😅
The scene in Indiana Jones, where Indy shoots a badass swordsman was also improvised. It was supposed to be a badass fight scene, but Harrison was sick, having a bad case of diarrhoea, so he couldn't do a physically demanding scene without "consequences". They ended up scrapping the fight and having him shoot the guy instead, which has turned into an iconic moment.
It's too bad for the actor who played the swordsman, he had apparently trained for months to do the fight scene, only to for it to be changed because contaminated water had ill effects on Harrison Ford.
You should see how some of these 70’s special effects were made. It’s pretty crazy what they used to do.
Love this content.
Editors notes are also top tier.
The scene where Yoda speaks to Luke about the "FORCE", is a msg to all of us, who we are and what we are capable of doing, wants we let go of our physical being and connect with the force outside of our vehicle we call a body.
Not realizing that the IMPERIALS literally are THE EMPIRE is some next level shit