Imagine having to wait 3 years to find out what happened! Also in the theater was the best because we didn’t know anything about anything really so every twist was a WoW moment, thanks!
This is the very first Star Wars film that I had ever seen. I took my children to see it in a movie theater when it was first released. It is also my favorite Star Wars film.
While SOME of the effects have been updated over the years with newer techniques, most of the original effects are still in the films. This film had the fewest changes made to it because while the first movie wasn't expected to be a hit and so had a small budget, this film had a much bigger budget. The few changes in this film actually help the movie, for the most part.
I dont agree that Lando betrayed Han solo. Other than choosing death, he was powerless to prevent anything that happens at the end of the movie. If anything, Han solo wrecked Lando’s life. He was a big shot administrator of this facility and soon after he’s a fugitive from the Empire. All because Han decided to show up. That’s my perspective.
Yup... just imagine if federal agents show up at your door and tell you that some guy you knew 15 or 20 years ago is traveling with a wanted fugitive and may be headed to your house. They tell you they aren't actually after your old acquaintance, just the other guy you've never heard of. But they threaten to arrest you and your family if you aid or abet that person in any way. They set up a sting operation to catch this fugitive (named Luke) and assure you your former friend will not be harmed. I mean, in reality, it's worse than that for Lando. He's got the safety and security of THOUSANDS of residents in his hands. He handled the whole situation in the best way he could.
When we only look at things from the heroes' perspectives Lando can seem like a bad guy but when you see the whole picture he is really a good guy trying to help the people at his facility. The depth of the movie makes it good to me!
When Luke first met Yoda, Yoda was testing Luke's patience. If you remember, in Yoda's hut, when Ben talked to Yoda, he, Yoda, stated that he had been watching Luke through the Force. and that Luke was impatient, so this was a test. Also, Yes Vader knew he had a son, but that is a longer story I don't want to get into right now.
@@swarlesincharge6753 About Vader knowing Luke was his son? In one of the novels, I think the Vader series. After a new hope, Vader dispatched Boba Fett to find out about the young Rebel who destroyed the Death Star. All Fett came back with was his name "Skywalker." I am under the impression that Vader was not sure who knew about him, so that is why he replied "how can that be so" to the emperor when he mentioned it.
I also saw it as Yoda testing Luke to see how he would treat someone that he thought could be of no help to him. A test of patience, and also of his compassion. :)
Ashna, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy. It is your destiny..
Just know that Luke did well ONLY in that he didn't choose to go with Vader. Other than that, the fight did not go well. Vader is VASTLY more powerful than Luke, and was toying with Luke in much the same way a cat might toy with a mouse. Vader was merely testing Luke's skills and force potential. In reality, Vader could have squashed him like a bug anytime he wanted. Notice that Vader's temper was triggered for just a brief second when Luke managed to nick his shoulder... and he responded by quickly disarming Luke (both literally and figuratively).
The shot of Han appearing just as Ben disappears was not cgi. It was in the original film. I’m not sure if it was stop motion or what though. Maybe a more knowledgeable fan can explain how they did it 😂
The big four legged walker is called a AT-AT walker crewed by either 2 to 4 men n has room in the back for more men n speeder bikes with a strong shield n the small two legged walker is called a AT-ST walker crewed by 2 men ( I can actually speak like master Yoda )
Lando didn't betray Han. Vader and the Empire showed up before Han did. Lando had to make a deal with Vader. If he didn't, Vader would have killed Lando and destroyed Cloud City completely. Lando knew that. He really had no choice. And Lando tried to secretly stop Han from landing at Cloud City by sending out ships to try to chase him off. And Lando tried to make the best deal that would save the people in Cloud city and minimize any harm to Han and the gang. Lando didn't want to make any deal, but in the situation he was in he just did his best to try and help the best he could. If you really think about it Lando really didn't have a choice.
Saw this movie in a packed theater with long lines around the building. As the previous viewers were leaving they told us "Wait until the BIG reveal" but they would not tell us what it was. After we saw the movie we left and told the next group "Wait until the BIG reveal" but we did not tell them....
24:29 so During the High Republic, the 12 seats on the Council consist of three Grand Masters, including Yoda, and two others I can’t mention for fear of spoiling 🤐 just before the purge and climatic end of the Clone Wars new imperial legislation ruled that the Jedi order were considered a threat to democracy and the further development of new future paved by the empire!! naturally all lies of course, so Yoda one of the few survivors fled to Dagobah and awaited the time of the fulfilment of the prophecy.
In 77 I was 6 years old in the theater watching Star Wars I've been a fan since then seen every Star Wars movie in the theater even the clone Wars anime movie in the theater and I don't have a favorite movie I just love all SW
Film is set three years after the first. han , Luke, Leia, the droids, and Chewie have become a surrogate family for each other. One of the things that made these films work so well is that Harrison ford, Mark Hammil, and Carrie fisher did become close friends during the shooting of the first fulm. They became even closer due to becoming huge stars when it was a unexpected cultural phenomenon Mark Hamilton who played Luke said this film was the hardest for him to shoot because he spent most if it the production separate from the rest of the cast fi ill Ming the stuff with Yoda which was all in a soundstage and wss just him and a pupprt. He was much happier filming return of the Jedi because he got to work with ford and fisher more
3 CGI examples, obvious to a 1977 viewing 15-year old: The large creatures the stormtroopers are riding on, the Jawa vehicle, the rebel fleet approaching the Death Star.
I am right with you that it's a shame you and a lot of people didn't get the experience of seeing these before it all became ingrained in pop culture but it is still fun watching with someone that hasn't seen it before and it's also nice to someone not pretending to be oblivious to what's going to happen. And by the way, I think the most mis quoted line in film is "play it again Sam", it's even mis quoted in film studies books😂
22:55 oh yes” you get to see Anakin at the height of his heroic prime, before he’s devoured by Vader, and naturally the reasons and of course it’s sad consequence
It might be useful to know that before computer, special effects weren't called cgi... as that denote "computer-generated imagery". *Special* *visual* *effects* before computers ranged from stop-motion photography to minatures to matte paintings to other analog tricks. While these special editions of the STAR WARS movies do have cgi enhancements, the old school term of *special* *effects* would best apply.
this is the best yoda. it always bugged me in the prequels how bland and scold-y he was (although his fight scenes were awesome). I like how the original yoda was kind of whimsical yet still serious. he really seemed like an enlightened master. his little monologue about the force was the most interesting explanation of how it works, and I'll never really forgive Lucas for cheapening the whole idea of a mystical force with all that mitichlorian garbage
I was 13 Years old in 1977 when I saw Star Wars in the Movie Theatre and 16 Years old in 1980 when I saw Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back in the Movie Theatre. Mark Hamill the actor who portrays Luke Skywalker had an accident in between the Filming of Episodes IV and V. They wrote in the Scene of Luke being attacked to explain why his face looked different. Everyone in the Movie Theatre was shocked and gasped when Darth Vader told Luke who he was. The Han Solo Ad Lib was when princess Leia tells Han I love you and he responds with I know. in take after Take Harrison Ford tried to say he loved Princess Leia back. It was not working so he goes I know on one Take. Harrison Ford explained to George Lucas that I know would be more like a Han solo response and George Lucas agreed. There is a running joke in Star Wars films about how many people or Droids have a bad Feeling. About this.
With the CGI, the versions you're watching now have been heavily remastered with new CGI elements added and refined. Look for the despecialised version for the original release.
Shame they're all too much of a pain to get for most people to bother. I much prefer the 4k77, etc., versions to despecialised myself but despecialised looks better to modern audiences probably. Although the D+77 versions made on the same forum as 4k77 are in 4k and use the 4k blu-rays as a source. Looks great for people who don't like grain, etc.
About him falling into the pipe. Not only is it luck, it's physically impossible. There's two options. Either the changing slope of the tube is gentle enough that he doesn't go splat from having hit it after falling hundreds of feet, or it's not. If it isn't, he dies on impact. If it _is_ gentle enough, though, he dies from friction burns as he slows down. Either way, he's doomed. Great scene, though. Then again, a lightsaber battle should be... really, really gross. Lightsabers cut using heat, and they have to impart a lot of heat very, very fast or else they won't be able to cut. Lightsabers also have thickness, they aren't infinitely thin or anything. So when Luke lost his hand, a segment of his wrist maybe a quarter inch thick was turned from a solid into a vapor. Flesh is mostly water, so what's the volume difference between water and steam? ... 1000 times. In that fraction of a second as the saber passed through his wrist, that portion got a minimum of 1000 times bigger, which should have ended in an explosion of red spray. _Stabbing_ someone with this would be just as bad, with the steam going in all directions, including through the person's body, leading to another explosion and bloody bits raining down everywhere. ... Physics can be a harsh mistress. As for not having seen Jabba... in the originals you don't see him _at all_ in this movie _or_ the previous one.
It is interesting that you asked why they didn't have dinner. It would nice to see them sit down for a meal in the dining room with Darth Vader and Boba Fett. Although the conversation would have been awkward. It would be fun to see Boba Fett ask to pass the potatoes.
There was no CGI in the original trilogy when they were first released to theaters, for the simple reason that movie quality CGI didn't really exist back then. There were very few companies developing high quality CGI back in the 80s, and the processes were so slow and the equipment so expensive that it wasn't practical. Tron was one of the earliest uses of CGI, and even there the effects were primitive and used sparingly. One company bought a Cray 1 supercomputer and sold time for other early projects like The Last Starfighter and the planet Jupiter sequences in the movie 2010. That company didn't survive long; its work was way too costly and took too long to produce, and there weren't enough customers in those days to keep them going.
There was no CGI used at all in any of the Original Star Wars trilogy. What happened is in the 90's George Lucas decided to make a digital copy of the film so he could clean the movies digitally via computer. When he did, he realized computer tech had advanced enough that he could add things into the films via CGI, things he would have liked to when he made the films but didn't have the ability or time and money to add. So, he added CGI elements into the film. If you look on YT, you can find videos that show you what was added in each film and show you the original scene side by side with the changed scene. Most of the movies are as they originally were. But certain things were added or changed. But when these movies were first made and released in theaters, they didn't have any CGI in them. Everything in them were practical effects. Even though he made a digital remaster in the 90's The added CGI was added in 2011. Most additions are fine. Some not as good and some of them actually outraged Star Wars fans and weren't well accepted.
In your intro you mentioned CGI. You have lived your whole life with CGI; it's just how movies made during your lifetime get made. But CGI didn't exist until around the early 1990s. At least, not like you think of it (stuff that looks real put into a movie that looks real). That's because before that time, computers couldn't make any graphics look real enough to put them in a movie. Sure, we had movies like Tron in 1982 full of CGI, but it looks like cartoon graphics from a cheap, old videogame - you would never put that kind of CGI into Star Wars because everybody would laugh at the poorly rendered video game alien walking around. Movies like Terminator 2 (1991) and Jurassic Park (1993) really opened the door for CGI as maybe the first two blockbuster movies that relied heavily on realistic-looking CGI inserted into a realist movie. Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back had ZERO CGI when they were made, but later revisions in the late 1990s added a little bit. 9:30 "That looked like CGI to me." Han riding the Tauntaun was done with a little miniature model filmed with stop motion. No CGI. "I couldn't find a firm answer as to how much CGI is in this film." Absolutely none if you got the original version, or a couple tiny edits adding up to only a few seconds of film time if you got the Special Edition.
the darth vader anakin secret it was only 3 people who knew before the scene and that was George Mark and i think the 3d one was Irvin Kershner(Dircector)
the good thing is that you dont bleed out from lightsaber wounds. the "blade" is so hot that it cauterizes the flesh instantly. usually there is very little blood involved. sure most of the time depending on how you are hit by this weapon you are instantly dead, or incapacitated. mostly from shock and pain. there is very little that can resist a light saber. forcefields for example, or very rare metal alloys like "beskar", which is the one the mandalorians craft their body armor from.
14:15 "The good side is so outnumbered." The bad guys are a giant empire of thousands of worlds across a whole galaxy. The good guys are a tiny little group of rebels living in a cave on an uninhabitable planet. Yeah, they are outnumbered. Rebels always are. When rebels outnumber the existing government, they just take over and become the new government. Luke and Leia are a long, long, long way from having those numbers.
You're not wrong, there is CGI in these films... However there originally wasn't. Everything was done with optical and practical processes. In 1997 they re-released the original trilogy with extended scenes, previously cut scenes, replaced actors, and CGI elements. In the years following these effects have been updated numerous times with various releases.
You’re disappointed about the big reveal. I can understand why when I seen it I thought it was amazing but I seen these films when they originally came out. As far younger people today who are disappointed because they learned the reference true popular culture I blame their parents. My children were introduced to Star Wars at a young age and they got to experience it the same way I did. It’s funny to me it makes a real difference if you see it when you’re young it’s just that bit more magical. All of my kids and grandkids absolutely love Star Wars and I believe it’s because they seen it originally with the eyes and imaginations of a child. Then when you’re older, I’m watching it as an adult you pick up on the more complex parts of the story, but you also have the nostalgia from your childhood making the movie more epic. So when you eventually have a family of your own, remember this and have your kids, watch it when they’re younger. Sat down one Sunday put it on make a family day of it. Play the first movie a few times for them to really get into it and make them wait to see the next one and the next one and the next one don’t give it to them all straight away let the suspense build.
It's a shame that because of pop culture (and 40 years) it's almost imposible to keep the plot twist from this movie not being spoiled, it ruins the experience for sure. Personally, I had the plot twist to The Sixth Sense spoiled and have refused to see the movie because of that since it's basically the payoff for the whole thing.
It's surprising how you seem to know almost nothing about the story, but everything about how the movies were made, where they were made, "the big secret", etc.
6:11 essentially balance in the force will be established according to prophecy … but yes everything has been placed in order to bring Luke further along in his training 🤐
18:55 "Won't the pressure of the universe hurt him?" There is no pressure in space. Zero. On Earth, the highest pressure is in deep, deep water - because water is heavy (lift a large bucket of water to find out how heavy) and a whole ocean of water on top of you is a lot of pressure. Space is the opposite because there i s nothing heavy pushing on you to create pressure. There is a good argument to be bade that if Luke steps on the gas and suddenly flies off really, really fast (very high acceleration), then maybe R2-D2 might fly out of his little rumble seat, especially if Luke accelerates and dives downward at the same time. But I imagine R2 is designed with attachments to hold on like a vise, so he'll be ok.
26:45 legend had it that Anakin died in last incredible battle between the Jedi and the imperial order sent to destroy them, although no trace of his body was found, .. Vader wished to server all connection to his former life as Skywalker…. Wait until you see episode III 😳😨
“Cinema’s most misquoted line on the planet.” I distinctly remember seeing the movie in the theater, and then noting over the years how it was being altered. Then the “Mandela effect” idea came around, and people say I’m crazy.
You're not crazy, you're just mistaken. Our brains are incredibly unreliable in how they house and recall memories. I misremember things all the time, but because I'm not so arrogant as to assume I can never be wrong, I accept it right away and move on.
26:57 so George Lucas pointed out that the real conflict in this episode was not between Luke and Vader !! But instead within Vader!! and indeed Vader Vs Anakin, so Anakin was nearly dead within the depths of Vader, but through the force when learning of Luke’s existence, this revitalised Anakin’s spirit, .. so the main theme of this movie is for Anakin’s reconnection to his family and redemption, and Vader’s mission is to prevent that from happening by killing Luke, this is why during the climatic fight in cloud city, Vader is fighting against both Anakin & Luke, .. and infact George points out that it’s in fact Anakin within Vader who saves Luke from being Killed.
Peter mayhew who played cheque was 7foot 3. Carrie fisher was only around 5 foot tall the height difference is very striking when they are in scenes together. He is over 2 feet taller than her.
The story behind the reveal is that DV was to say OWK killed your father and that is how the scene was filmed with David Prowse the actor who portrayed DV saying the line that OBi killed Anakin with MH reacting to that. Later director Irvin Kershner told MH in confidence what the real line was with only IK GL MH and JEJ knowing the truth. MH has told this story many times most famously on Graham Norton when they were promoting the new trilogy. MH kept the secret for a couple of years and at the premiere the rest of the cast saw it.
Besides, what would the point be of Mark knowing at all, unless it was so he could react to the real dialogue and not what was spoken by David Prowse.@@raybernal6829
Stormtroopers are known for having bad aim *when firing at our plot-armored heroes* becuz if they hit the heroes, then the movie would be over. They simply serve as the "null threat" for the Star Wars universe -- they amp up tension and provide action, but aren't actually a danger to the main characters. There are several vids where people have analyzed the battles we see stormtroopers appear in, not just in the movies but also the various animated series as well and the final conclusion is: Stormtroopers are inhumanly accurate at all other times.
Watch the animated movie clone wars then clone wars seasons 1-7, Rebels, and all the live action shows ... disney plus has a timeline order to watch everything ... rebels and the Mandalorian are great
13:54 so the Empire's imperial Walker or AT-AT walkers were descendents of six-legged AT-TEs (The All Terrain Tactical Enforcer) used by the Republic during the Clone Wars. Walkers could simply step over obstacles that stopped wheeled or tracked vehicles, and their massive size and resemblance to huge beasts struck terror in the Empire's enemies, these are upgrade models and major part of the Galactic Empire's motor-pool.
55:35 Vader spares Piett because of his sorrow for losing his son, the first beacon of hope in his life since he first put on the suit. He know that he can't lash out on the one responsible, himself, for making his son choose potential death in that shaft before his father.
15:54 ok so the All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST), also known as a Scout Transport, Scout Walker, or derisively as a chicken walker, was a lightweight, bipedal walker used by the ground forces of the Galactic Empire. Later, the First Order used an updated variant of the AT-ST within their military.
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"I don't believe it"
"That is why you fail" 🐸
Imagine having to wait 3 years to find out what happened! Also in the theater was the best because we didn’t know anything about anything really so every twist was a WoW moment, thanks!
This is the very first Star Wars film that I had ever seen. I took my children to see it in a movie theater when it was first released. It is also my favorite Star Wars film.
While SOME of the effects have been updated over the years with newer techniques, most of the original effects are still in the films. This film had the fewest changes made to it because while the first movie wasn't expected to be a hit and so had a small budget, this film had a much bigger budget. The few changes in this film actually help the movie, for the most part.
Why so much research before watching a movie? I don’t even watch trailers.
I dont agree that Lando betrayed Han solo. Other than choosing death, he was powerless to prevent anything that happens at the end of the movie. If anything, Han solo wrecked Lando’s life. He was a big shot administrator of this facility and soon after he’s a fugitive from the Empire. All because Han decided to show up. That’s my perspective.
Yup... just imagine if federal agents show up at your door and tell you that some guy you knew 15 or 20 years ago is traveling with a wanted fugitive and may be headed to your house. They tell you they aren't actually after your old acquaintance, just the other guy you've never heard of. But they threaten to arrest you and your family if you aid or abet that person in any way. They set up a sting operation to catch this fugitive (named Luke) and assure you your former friend will not be harmed.
I mean, in reality, it's worse than that for Lando. He's got the safety and security of THOUSANDS of residents in his hands. He handled the whole situation in the best way he could.
With hindsight, I think the twin pod cloud cars were trying to warn him away.
Thank you! I wholeheartedly agree!
@@kwams26great point
When we only look at things from the heroes' perspectives Lando can seem like a bad guy but when you see the whole picture he is really a good guy trying to help the people at his facility. The depth of the movie makes it good to me!
these updated thumbnails go hardd. And im eyeing that playlist. Please dont make me wait 6 months for another star wars!
Vader spends part of the fight being a proud dad
Join them or die.
“A couple of options. Not good. But something to work with.“
I like your logic.
When Luke first met Yoda, Yoda was testing Luke's patience. If you remember, in Yoda's hut, when Ben talked to Yoda, he, Yoda, stated that he had been watching Luke through the Force. and that Luke was impatient, so this was a test. Also, Yes Vader knew he had a son, but that is a longer story I don't want to get into right now.
What? Get into it i wanna know
@@swarlesincharge6753 About Vader knowing Luke was his son? In one of the novels, I think the Vader series. After a new hope, Vader dispatched Boba Fett to find out about the young Rebel who destroyed the Death Star. All Fett came back with was his name "Skywalker." I am under the impression that Vader was not sure who knew about him, so that is why he replied "how can that be so" to the emperor when he mentioned it.
@@dillonlexingtonoh thats interesting!
I also saw it as Yoda testing Luke to see how he would treat someone that he thought could be of no help to him. A test of patience, and also of his compassion. :)
It always surprises me how often young people don't recognize outright Trolling on Yoda's part to test Luke's patience. :}
thanks, I really enjoyed your review!! - the title of the next episode is hint at the return/redemption of a Jedi long thought dead!!
23:56 Yoda is acting as he’s testing Luke, and with good reason, Yoda’s been here for around 22 years “hiding”
Ashna, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy. It is your destiny..
Just know that Luke did well ONLY in that he didn't choose to go with Vader. Other than that, the fight did not go well. Vader is VASTLY more powerful than Luke, and was toying with Luke in much the same way a cat might toy with a mouse.
Vader was merely testing Luke's skills and force potential. In reality, Vader could have squashed him like a bug anytime he wanted. Notice that Vader's temper was triggered for just a brief second when Luke managed to nick his shoulder... and he responded by quickly disarming Luke (both literally and figuratively).
"Cinema's most mis-quoted line on the planet." Yes! It's so frustrating, isn't it?!
The shot of Han appearing just as Ben disappears was not cgi. It was in the original film. I’m not sure if it was stop motion or what though. Maybe a more knowledgeable fan can explain how they did it 😂
Obi-Wan is just double exposed on the film. Han on the tauntaun running up behind him is stop-motion.
Stop motion 100%
The big four legged walker is called a AT-AT walker crewed by either 2 to 4 men n has room in the back for more men n speeder bikes with a strong shield n the small two legged walker is called a AT-ST walker crewed by 2 men ( I can actually speak like master Yoda )
12:05
The Executor.
The flagship of the Death Squadron, the fleet of capital ships under Vader's command since the battle of Yavin.
Lando didn't betray Han. Vader and the Empire showed up before Han did. Lando had to make a deal with Vader. If he didn't, Vader would have killed Lando and destroyed Cloud City completely. Lando knew that. He really had no choice. And Lando tried to secretly stop Han from landing at Cloud City by sending out ships to try to chase him off. And Lando tried to make the best deal that would save the people in Cloud city and minimize any harm to Han and the gang. Lando didn't want to make any deal, but in the situation he was in he just did his best to try and help the best he could.
If you really think about it Lando really didn't have a choice.
Saw this movie in a packed theater with long lines around the building. As the previous viewers were leaving they told us "Wait until the BIG reveal" but they would not tell us what it was. After we saw the movie we left and told the next group "Wait until the BIG reveal" but we did not tell them....
“i’d never want a promotion (in the empire)”
24:29 so During the High Republic, the 12 seats on the Council consist of three Grand Masters, including Yoda, and two others I can’t mention for fear of spoiling 🤐
just before the purge and climatic end of the Clone Wars new imperial legislation ruled that the Jedi order were considered a threat to democracy and the further development of new future paved by the empire!! naturally all lies of course, so Yoda one of the few survivors fled to Dagobah and awaited the time of the fulfilment of the prophecy.
Also misquoted: 'Play it again, Sam.'
In 77 I was 6 years old in the theater watching Star Wars I've been a fan since then seen every Star Wars movie in the theater even the clone Wars anime movie in the theater and I don't have a favorite movie I just love all SW
9:26 KITTY!! 🥰🥰🥰
Yeah that would be cool Yoda puts it back in the swampy water until Luke can learn to get it out on his own lol
39:09 there are three Skywalker’s in this movie!!!
I'm sure that worm was in a actual planet that probably got blown up but still survive being in a big enough asteroid
Film is set three years after the first. han , Luke, Leia, the droids, and Chewie have become a surrogate family for each other.
One of the things that made these films work so well is that Harrison ford, Mark Hammil, and Carrie fisher did become close friends during the shooting of the first fulm. They became even closer due to becoming huge stars when it was a unexpected cultural phenomenon
Mark Hamilton who played Luke said this film was the hardest for him to shoot because he spent most if it the production separate from the rest of the cast fi ill Ming the stuff with Yoda which was all in a soundstage and wss just him and a pupprt. He was much happier filming return of the Jedi because he got to work with ford and fisher more
3 CGI examples, obvious to a 1977 viewing 15-year old: The large creatures the stormtroopers are riding on, the Jawa vehicle, the rebel fleet approaching the Death Star.
I am right with you that it's a shame you and a lot of people didn't get the experience of seeing these before it all became ingrained in pop culture but it is still fun watching with someone that hasn't seen it before and it's also nice to someone not pretending to be oblivious to what's going to happen. And by the way, I think the most mis quoted line in film is "play it again Sam", it's even mis quoted in film studies books😂
22:55 oh yes” you get to see Anakin at the height of his heroic prime, before he’s devoured by Vader, and naturally the reasons and of course it’s sad consequence
It might be useful to know that before computer, special effects weren't called cgi... as that denote "computer-generated imagery". *Special* *visual* *effects* before computers ranged from stop-motion photography to minatures to matte paintings to other analog tricks. While these special editions of the STAR WARS movies do have cgi enhancements, the old school term of *special* *effects* would best apply.
tawn tawn were stop motion as well as the snow walkers
Oh you got to meet the little green guy that's my favorite part of the movie
Finally!
Do you guys grow up knowing that Vader is Luke’s father?
Jabba was briefly seen in Episode IV, in Mos Eisley (on Tatooine) before they take off with Han Solo...
@hephner78 Thank you Mr Spock...
this is the best yoda. it always bugged me in the prequels how bland and scold-y he was (although his fight scenes were awesome). I like how the original yoda was kind of whimsical yet still serious. he really seemed like an enlightened master. his little monologue about the force was the most interesting explanation of how it works, and I'll never really forgive Lucas for cheapening the whole idea of a mystical force with all that mitichlorian garbage
I was 13 Years old in 1977 when I saw Star Wars in the Movie Theatre and 16 Years old in 1980 when I saw Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back in the Movie Theatre. Mark Hamill the actor who portrays Luke Skywalker had an accident in between the Filming of Episodes IV and V. They wrote in the Scene of Luke being attacked to explain why his face looked different.
Everyone in the Movie Theatre was shocked and gasped when Darth Vader told Luke who he was.
The Han Solo Ad Lib was when princess Leia tells Han I love you and he responds with I know. in take after Take Harrison Ford tried to say he loved Princess Leia back. It was not working so he goes I know on one Take. Harrison Ford explained to George Lucas that I know would be more like a Han solo response and George Lucas agreed.
There is a running joke in Star Wars films about how many people or Droids have a bad Feeling. About this.
Knowing the plot twists in advance, you have my sympathies.
The whole suspense of this Masterpiece..... Ruined!
Most people know them though
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK* struck me!: YEAH this tends to happen when you watch a non-disney star wars movie !
Cinema's most misquoted line is "Play it again, Sam".
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No admiral Piett was already in charge since Vader choked admiral Ozzel at Hoth.
Remember that it was a captain he choked in the current scene.
With the CGI, the versions you're watching now have been heavily remastered with new CGI elements added and refined.
Look for the despecialised version for the original release.
Shame they're all too much of a pain to get for most people to bother. I much prefer the 4k77, etc., versions to despecialised myself but despecialised looks better to modern audiences probably. Although the D+77 versions made on the same forum as 4k77 are in 4k and use the 4k blu-rays as a source. Looks great for people who don't like grain, etc.
About him falling into the pipe. Not only is it luck, it's physically impossible. There's two options. Either the changing slope of the tube is gentle enough that he doesn't go splat from having hit it after falling hundreds of feet, or it's not. If it isn't, he dies on impact. If it _is_ gentle enough, though, he dies from friction burns as he slows down. Either way, he's doomed. Great scene, though.
Then again, a lightsaber battle should be... really, really gross. Lightsabers cut using heat, and they have to impart a lot of heat very, very fast or else they won't be able to cut. Lightsabers also have thickness, they aren't infinitely thin or anything. So when Luke lost his hand, a segment of his wrist maybe a quarter inch thick was turned from a solid into a vapor. Flesh is mostly water, so what's the volume difference between water and steam? ... 1000 times. In that fraction of a second as the saber passed through his wrist, that portion got a minimum of 1000 times bigger, which should have ended in an explosion of red spray. _Stabbing_ someone with this would be just as bad, with the steam going in all directions, including through the person's body, leading to another explosion and bloody bits raining down everywhere.
... Physics can be a harsh mistress.
As for not having seen Jabba... in the originals you don't see him _at all_ in this movie _or_ the previous one.
"The other" is David Bowie's brother. Joey. Say it with me, Joey Bowie. YOU WILL RESPECT THAT TOO.
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It is interesting that you asked why they didn't have dinner. It would nice to see them sit down for a meal in the dining room with Darth Vader and Boba Fett. Although the conversation would have been awkward. It would be fun to see Boba Fett ask to pass the potatoes.
There was no CGI in the original trilogy when they were first released to theaters, for the simple reason that movie quality CGI didn't really exist back then. There were very few companies developing high quality CGI back in the 80s, and the processes were so slow and the equipment so expensive that it wasn't practical. Tron was one of the earliest uses of CGI, and even there the effects were primitive and used sparingly. One company bought a Cray 1 supercomputer and sold time for other early projects like The Last Starfighter and the planet Jupiter sequences in the movie 2010. That company didn't survive long; its work was way too costly and took too long to produce, and there weren't enough customers in those days to keep them going.
There was no CGI used at all in any of the Original Star Wars trilogy. What happened is in the 90's George Lucas decided to make a digital copy of the film so he could clean the movies digitally via computer. When he did, he realized computer tech had advanced enough that he could add things into the films via CGI, things he would have liked to when he made the films but didn't have the ability or time and money to add. So, he added CGI elements into the film. If you look on YT, you can find videos that show you what was added in each film and show you the original scene side by side with the changed scene. Most of the movies are as they originally were. But certain things were added or changed. But when these movies were first made and released in theaters, they didn't have any CGI in them. Everything in them were practical effects. Even though he made a digital remaster in the 90's The added CGI was added in 2011.
Most additions are fine. Some not as good and some of them actually outraged Star Wars fans and weren't well accepted.
wampa was originally a guy on stilts who kept falling over.
Also CGI: the Falcon flyover of the Cloud City.
In your intro you mentioned CGI.
You have lived your whole life with CGI; it's just how movies made during your lifetime get made.
But CGI didn't exist until around the early 1990s. At least, not like you think of it (stuff that looks real put into a movie that looks real).
That's because before that time, computers couldn't make any graphics look real enough to put them in a movie.
Sure, we had movies like Tron in 1982 full of CGI, but it looks like cartoon graphics from a cheap, old videogame - you would never put that kind of CGI into Star Wars because everybody would laugh at the poorly rendered video game alien walking around.
Movies like Terminator 2 (1991) and Jurassic Park (1993) really opened the door for CGI as maybe the first two blockbuster movies that relied heavily on realistic-looking CGI inserted into a realist movie.
Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back had ZERO CGI when they were made, but later revisions in the late 1990s added a little bit.
9:30 "That looked like CGI to me."
Han riding the Tauntaun was done with a little miniature model filmed with stop motion. No CGI.
"I couldn't find a firm answer as to how much CGI is in this film."
Absolutely none if you got the original version, or a couple tiny edits adding up to only a few seconds of film time if you got the Special Edition.
the darth vader anakin secret it was only 3 people who knew before the scene and that was George Mark and i think the 3d one was Irvin Kershner(Dircector)
Luke and company are not dead because Vader can feel them alive. #ForceEvidence.
the good thing is that you dont bleed out from lightsaber wounds. the "blade" is so hot that it cauterizes the flesh instantly. usually there is very little blood involved. sure most of the time depending on how you are hit by this weapon you are instantly dead, or incapacitated. mostly from shock and pain. there is very little that can resist a light saber. forcefields for example, or very rare metal alloys like "beskar", which is the one the mandalorians craft their body armor from.
The bounty hunter in question is Boba Fett.
Wait until you see Star Wars episode III, it’s so good it’s shocking 😳😨
The running tom-toms and the imperial walkers were stop motion photography not an CGI
I can't wait to see you react return of the Jedi, after new years day.
14:15 "The good side is so outnumbered."
The bad guys are a giant empire of thousands of worlds across a whole galaxy.
The good guys are a tiny little group of rebels living in a cave on an uninhabitable planet.
Yeah, they are outnumbered.
Rebels always are.
When rebels outnumber the existing government, they just take over and become the new government.
Luke and Leia are a long, long, long way from having those numbers.
You're not wrong, there is CGI in these films... However there originally wasn't. Everything was done with optical and practical processes. In 1997 they re-released the original trilogy with extended scenes, previously cut scenes, replaced actors, and CGI elements. In the years following these effects have been updated numerous times with various releases.
In the novels set during and after cheque take to calling Luke, cub. He becomes very protective of Luke and Leia and the droids.
There is no CGI in any of these first 3 films
You’re disappointed about the big reveal. I can understand why when I seen it I thought it was amazing but I seen these films when they originally came out. As far younger people today who are disappointed because they learned the reference true popular culture I blame their parents. My children were introduced to Star Wars at a young age and they got to experience it the same way I did. It’s funny to me it makes a real difference if you see it when you’re young it’s just that bit more magical. All of my kids and grandkids absolutely love Star Wars and I believe it’s because they seen it originally with the eyes and imaginations of a child. Then when you’re older, I’m watching it as an adult you pick up on the more complex parts of the story, but you also have the nostalgia from your childhood making the movie more epic. So when you eventually have a family of your own, remember this and have your kids, watch it when they’re younger. Sat down one Sunday put it on make a family day of it. Play the first movie a few times for them to really get into it and make them wait to see the next one and the next one and the next one don’t give it to them all straight away let the suspense build.
It's a shame that because of pop culture (and 40 years) it's almost imposible to keep the plot twist from this movie not being spoiled, it ruins the experience for sure.
Personally, I had the plot twist to The Sixth Sense spoiled and have refused to see the movie because of that since it's basically the payoff for the whole thing.
The hand was CGI.
The only CGI in this film were little things like in cloud city. They added windows when it was originally a blank wall
Star Wars episode three revenge of the Sith is the greatest Star Wars movie of all time
Paying off Jabba was the only way to get him to cancel the bounty
It is a space slug.
It is actually C-3PO
Yoda is not a Master.
He was the Grand Master of the Jedi Order. :)
It's surprising how you seem to know almost nothing about the story, but everything about how the movies were made, where they were made, "the big secret", etc.
6:11 essentially balance in the force will be established according to prophecy … but yes everything has been placed in order to bring Luke further along in his training 🤐
Boba Jett😂😂😂 that’s actually a cooler name
His in episode 6 returned of the Jedi
18:55 "Won't the pressure of the universe hurt him?"
There is no pressure in space.
Zero.
On Earth, the highest pressure is in deep, deep water - because water is heavy (lift a large bucket of water to find out how heavy) and a whole ocean of water on top of you is a lot of pressure.
Space is the opposite because there i s nothing heavy pushing on you to create pressure.
There is a good argument to be bade that if Luke steps on the gas and suddenly flies off really, really fast (very high acceleration), then maybe R2-D2 might fly out of his little rumble seat, especially if Luke accelerates and dives downward at the same time.
But I imagine R2 is designed with attachments to hold on like a vise, so he'll be ok.
26:45 legend had it that Anakin died in last incredible battle between the Jedi and the imperial order sent to destroy them, although no trace of his body was found, .. Vader wished to server all connection to his former life as Skywalker…. Wait until you see episode III 😳😨
“Cinema’s most misquoted line on the planet.”
I distinctly remember seeing the movie in the theater, and then noting over the years how it was being altered. Then the “Mandela effect” idea came around, and people say I’m crazy.
You're not crazy, you're just mistaken. Our brains are incredibly unreliable in how they house and recall memories. I misremember things all the time, but because I'm not so arrogant as to assume I can never be wrong, I accept it right away and move on.
No, I am not mistaken. Other people have misquoted the line, and I have for over 40 years corrected them.
26:57 so George Lucas pointed out that the real conflict in this episode was not between Luke and Vader !! But instead within Vader!! and indeed Vader Vs Anakin, so Anakin was nearly dead within the depths of Vader, but through the force when learning of Luke’s existence, this revitalised Anakin’s spirit, .. so the main theme of this movie is for Anakin’s reconnection to his family and redemption, and Vader’s mission is to prevent that from happening by killing Luke, this is why during the climatic fight in cloud city, Vader is fighting against both Anakin & Luke, .. and infact George points out that it’s in fact Anakin within Vader who saves Luke from being Killed.
In other movies with characters who are slaves do you find them to be "debbie downers" as well?
What's the inside temperature of a tauntaun? Lukewarm of course.
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Luke and Princess Leia are fraternal twins.
Peter mayhew who played cheque was 7foot 3. Carrie fisher was only around 5 foot tall the height difference is very striking when they are in scenes together. He is over 2 feet taller than her.
The story behind the reveal is that DV was to say OWK killed your father and that is how the scene was filmed with David Prowse the actor who portrayed DV saying the line that OBi killed Anakin with MH reacting to that. Later director Irvin Kershner told MH in confidence what the real line was with only IK GL MH and JEJ knowing the truth. MH has told this story many times most famously on Graham Norton when they were promoting the new trilogy. MH kept the secret for a couple of years and at the premiere the rest of the cast saw it.
MH knew when he delivered his lines, but the rest of your account is accurate.
@@gregmitchell2257 that's not the way I've heard the story told but 🙄
Besides, what would the point be of Mark knowing at all, unless it was so he could react to the real dialogue and not what was spoken by David Prowse.@@raybernal6829
Stormtroopers are known for having bad aim *when firing at our plot-armored heroes* becuz if they hit the heroes, then the movie would be over. They simply serve as the "null threat" for the Star Wars universe -- they amp up tension and provide action, but aren't actually a danger to the main characters.
There are several vids where people have analyzed the battles we see stormtroopers appear in, not just in the movies but also the various animated series as well and the final conclusion is: Stormtroopers are inhumanly accurate at all other times.
You have to give it to the star of the show.... THE CUTE BLACK KITTY!
if you want to learn about effects see "From Star Wars to Jedi: he making of a saga"
Watch the animated movie clone wars then clone wars seasons 1-7, Rebels, and all the live action shows ... disney plus has a timeline order to watch everything ... rebels and the Mandalorian are great
13:54 so the Empire's imperial Walker or AT-AT walkers were descendents of six-legged AT-TEs (The All Terrain Tactical Enforcer) used by the Republic during the Clone Wars. Walkers could simply step over obstacles that stopped wheeled or tracked vehicles, and their massive size and resemblance to huge beasts struck terror in the Empire's enemies, these are upgrade models and major part of the Galactic Empire's motor-pool.
Here's a YT video that shows all the CGI changes made to Star Wars episode IV A New Hope.
ruclips.net/video/OEch4j4KyoU/видео.htmlsi=_inTZEghuSUaRuJD
55:35
Vader spares Piett because of his sorrow for losing his son, the first beacon of hope in his life since he first put on the suit.
He know that he can't lash out on the one responsible, himself, for making his son choose potential death in that shaft before his father.
I think at least part of Dagobah was filmed in George Lucas' pool
'3-CPO' How dare you! ;)
15:54 ok so the All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST), also known as a Scout Transport, Scout Walker, or derisively as a chicken walker, was a lightweight, bipedal walker used by the ground forces of the Galactic Empire. Later, the First Order used an updated variant of the AT-ST within their military.
Harrison Ford was the only main actor who did not sign a 3 picture deal so George Lucas did not know if Han would need to be written off.
Lol 3PO is in a bucket.
“C3PO” not “3CPO”, don’t worry it is a pretty common mix up.
Is ROTJ coming out sooner than ESB did?