The space battle in this movie is one of the major reasons it's my favorite out of the OT. That shot of the Falcon flying back into the tunnel as the reactor collapses behind it, combined with the sound effects and music, not to mention the shockwave from the Death Star's explosion....chef's kiss.
@@timewarpdrive77 they used computers to edit and make this film. Were the lightsabers real light? and even remastered it with minimal cgi in the 90s VHS. But thanks for letting me know lol Btw this came out in the 80s lol smh
Love it when the reactor explodes and the Falcon flies towards the camera. I still wish they had released this in 3D, that scene would be even more epic.
@@michaelm9810 If you think thats cool, you should try watching Star Wars battle sequences at like .5 speed. There are a TON of little details. At least in the originals and the prequels. The sequels not so much, but George Lucas was really big on trying to make battles feel somewhat realistic. So there is always something going on in the background usually or little things like what Wedge did. Revenge of the Sith opening Battle of Coruscant is chock full of little details like droids actually being present on the bridge of cruisers when Anakin and Obi-Wan are flying around.
Wedge honestly has one of my favorite character arcs in the Original Trilogy. - A New Hope: Starts off the Battle of Yavin intimidated by the Death Star and ultimately has to abandon the attack because his ship was damaged. - The Empire Strikes Back: One of Luke's best pilots on Rogue Squadron, comes off sounding a lot more confident and is the only pilot in the squadron to successfully pull off the harpoon and tow cable trick to trip up the AT-ATs. - Return of the Jedi: Now leads Red Squadron and sounds calm and focused throughout the battle, delivering orders quickly and clearly. Keeps his cool flying through Death Star II and fires one of the two shots that destroys the station.
I grew up reading the “x-wing” book series. In it Wedge really demonstrates his administrative, and strong leadership skills leading various squads of different types of pilots. He proves to be a good judge of talent as well
@@aaronwilliams431Not to mention in the Expanded Universe he still has a level of modesty. He always reminded new pilots who joined Rogue Squadron about Biggs Darklighter and his sacrifice for Luke at Yavin (they always considered him a founding member). And if anyone thought they were gonna try and top it then they can forget it because in his book no one could match it, not even himself with all of his accomplishments.
Blah blah. They all had their moments. I loved them all. First was clearly the best. The super nerds never gave the rest a chance. Read the books and talk about that?
Luke took a serious risk flying that shuttle out of the disintegrating Death Star. I wouldn’t be surprised if the rebels blasted him out of the sky, thinking he was the Emperor or Vader making a break for it.
As much as I love the destruction of the first Death Star, there’s something about this one’s destruction that feels so much more satisfying. At least in my opinion.
@@bman3794until JJ Abrams and Disney decided it would destroy the franchise legacy with the horrendous sequels. Oh hey, sorry Rebels, the Empire is somehow back again, with a new name!
All these years of watching this, and I've only just noticed - at 3:33, just after 3PO says 'They did it', he get s a gentle pat on the back from a member of the squad.
Mann this entire trilogy is just pure perfection! an emotional rollercoaster… one minute I’m sobbing over a farther finally embracing his son , the next I’m punching the air with joy as the falcon narrowly escapes the explosion.. it’s the cherry on top!
@@theunknowncommenter725 I'll grant it to you on a technicality. Although he wasn't piloting anything during the attack on DS2. He just snatched up a shuttle and "noped out."
The shot of the Falcon reentering the duct, the explosion behind it, and the change to the musical score is one of the best cinematic shots in history. The fact the shot is now 41 years old is unbelievable. I was 7 years old watching this in the State Theater in Eureka, CA and I still get goosebumps today. One of the best scenes of all time.
Emperor: "So, they got rid of the trench that led to the exhaust port that was essentially a self destruct button on this 2nd Death Star?" Storm Trooper: "Yes sir. Now it's a tunnel that leads to the energy source that is essentially a self destruct button." Emperor: "Sounds good."
The only reason they got through was because the Death Star wasn’t fully built. I imagine if they could have finished adding the rest of the plating around the Death Star, it would have been impenetrable.
Palpatine: "Okay so we finally addressed the issue of things that lead straight to the reactor right?" "Yes my lord, although we're afraid a direct hit on the superlaser may blow up these new Star Destroyers." Palpatine: "You mean the thing that runs half the length of the ship and is hanging out exposed for everyone to hit will blow it up?! Bane damn it, shove those things back under the ice and have the designers executed."
That fire that destroyed the pursuing TIE Interceptor should have destroyed the Falcon and killed Lando & Nien Nunb (the Sullustan co-pilot). It got ahead of the Falcon and surrounded it by the time it reached the opening.
@@nopcshere6097 The Falcon is a lot tougher and shielded better than a TIE fighter so that's why it survived. Most TIEs can be taken out by a single shot from an X Wing while the Falcon was able to face down numerous TIEs and escape with little damage.
@@nopcshere6097do you realized how absurb the amount of shield Falcon has? In Battlefront I it was nerfed because player just use that amount of shield to ram other ships without catch a scratch
I cannot imagine how many times I have watched this scene or this movie and not until today did I notice that at 1:15 the X-Wing closes its foils to slip through a smaller gap.
It was much easier for Lando than Luke destroying the first Deathstar, having to evade Vader’s TIE squadron through a narrow path heavily defended by cannons, and hitting a much smaller target at more precise timing.😎
Sry I took the comment as aggressive towards people who thought landing was a better pilot than Luke, and my point was that no one thinks that, guess I mistook your comment. Sorry.
This movie is actually totally underrated. I think a good case can be made for it being the best Star Wars movie of all. Not sure why the Emperor was so cocky, even with successfully pulling off his trap. From the battle that I saw, the imperial fleet was getting their asses kicked.
I have watched this for 40 years now but earlier have I not noticed the effect at 2:38. Right before the explosion, the upper part of the center is seen imploding downwards. Cool!
@@zero-z4551 His work on Ep 7 was nothing to write home about, either. It seemed to me to be a rehashed copy of A New Hope’s plot, with some head-scratching character development (or lack thereof).
That’s so true. I know people like to meat ride the prequels nowadays, but that doesn’t change the fact they had some pretty atrocious acting at points
0:16 - 0:34 Best Part of the movie of all time. John Willams best here. The effects and the intensity of the X Wings and the Millennium Falcon avoiding the turbo lasers and the tie fighters and tie inceptors is so iconic.
I like that the Falcon even had a tale of her own: she's considered the fastest ship in the galaxy yet we're shown she had flaws needing repairs in TESB. But despite that, for a cargo/fighter ship of her size, she can fly into the DS and have the armament to take it out before flying out in time fulfilling the description of her top speed from ANH, by beating that explosion.
1:43 I've always loved this bit, that brave A-Wing pilot spinning out of control, redirecting his ship to the bridge and sacrificing himself to bring down a Super Star Destroyer 💪🥲
Yeah! So epic! Actually, it's just a basic line. I really hate it when people try to glorify very basic lines, even making a stupid meme out of something a character said. The scene is serious? People joke about it. The scene is about something sad? People joke about it. Really stupid.
Ya, didn't mean to oversell it, but I like Dennis Lawson's delivery of that line, shows Wedge's supreme confidence that he'd complete the mission. Not sure I'd heard it in a movie prior to 1983, but Lawrence Kasdan wrote alot of memorable lines over the years. Again sorry to enrage you, guess I should have prefaced it simply as my personal favorite.
Lucas went bonkers with the eye candy for this battle, and he'll always be loved for it. I think the Battle of Scarif good too, but that rush of watching the Falcon and other fighters speeding inside the Death Star is just unforgettable.
Man I still find it funny that with seeing The Return of the Jedi and then seeing The Rise of Skywalker that in both films Lando was piloting the Millennium Falcon during the final battles.
To this day the final battle of return of the Jedi is in my opinion the greatest battle in any movie ever. A 3 part simultaneous act where our hero’s fight on the ground to deactivate the shield so our other hero’s can launch a full assault on the evil space station WHERE our main hero is confronting his father again in a final clash between the Jedi and the Sith. Truly perfect screenplay
@@theunknowncommenter725Han's reaction gets obliquely mentioned in a few Legends post-Endor novels as well, although as Lando was a bit distraught at the state of his former ship in Shadows of the Empire, it kind of evens out?
As a kid watching this on tape in the late 80s, I was determined to figure out where that second TIE went. One day I finally noticed the energy discharge fried it 😊
When the reactor falls and explodes. Pretty epic scene. I guess the rebels know it would blow instantly. Just enough time to get ahead of the explosion. Destroyed the power regulator, and destroyed some type of energy field generator holding up the reactor. Clever. (100th comment)
The super star destroyer not only had its bridge offline, but also one of its engines was on fire. Plus the admiral made a mistake being so close to the death star 2. Piett, you fool.
Its worse than that the novelisation makes it clear that the Executor was in serious trouble even before the bridge was destroyed. Her aft shields were down, aft decks were on fire and the attitude control systems were heavily damaged. She also collided with several vessels before she collided with the Death Star.
The balls on Wedge: "I'm already on my way out" before he's even fired his shot. He was the best pilot in the galaxy and he knew it. The rebels should be grateful he flew for them and not for the Empire.
Lando deserves a lot more credit than he gets for successfully maneuvering a ship the size of the Falcon through those tight spaces at that speed and only losing a satellite dish.
This trilogy is really the telling of one story. Lucas had planned the Death Star destruction to be here, when he thought he’d have to cram everything into one movie then he needed to destroy the first Death Star at the end of that movie, thinking he wouldn’t get to make any sequels.
Fun fact it took a huge amount out of Lukas to make just one movie but all 3 that took every thing out of him back when people cared for there projects
lol I ain't gonna argue with you both on that one, because you both have good points. However, did you notice how Ackbar said "hyperspace on my mark." But then Lando said "alright, stand by" and jumped to hyperspace and everyone did too NOT on Ackbar's mark? lmao That's my two cents lol
16s - 33s must have felt like witchcraft at the time. Industrial Light & Black feckin' Magic. Unreal for its age. The whole superstructure chase is mind-blowing in execution for the times but those opening shots tracking the fighters across the surface are in-sa-ne
I think I commented on this in another comment but after the Battle of Endor I'll bet Han wasn't too happy learning his ship lost it's rectenna dish when it was flying through the guts of the Death Star.
The Space Battles is 1 of the main things I love about return of the Jedi⚡⚡ I'm so obsessed with the millennium falcon, it's too bad I didn't have that ship for real along with all its capabilities ✨✨✨💫💫💫❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯
Lando will have some explaining to do to Solo after getting a dish knocked off the Millennium Falcon at 1:16. He promised to return it without a scratch. And the super star destroyer falling onto the Death Star at 2:05 was unrealistic. Earlier in the battle they were quite far from the Death Star (the Emperor ordered them to initially remain out of the battle, just prevent the rebels from escaping). Moreover a collision with a small rebel ship would not have caused such a huge ship to change its trajectory so quickly (despite the resulting relatively small explosion). And even after the rebels began attacking the star destroyers they wouldn't have moved so close to the Death Star that they may collide with it. Despite these flaws it was a great scene with nice special effects.
Well if he damaged the Falcon, it would slow down or blow up right in front of him, blocking his own escape out. I'm sure the pilot wanted to carry out his orders, but with a fiery death chasing right up his ass, he was probably more concerned about saving his own neck (and failed).
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The space battle in this movie is one of the major reasons it's my favorite out of the OT. That shot of the Falcon flying back into the tunnel as the reactor collapses behind it, combined with the sound effects and music, not to mention the shockwave from the Death Star's explosion....chef's kiss.
I love it
@@ncapone87same fr fr
Beautiful. Almost 38 years old and the FX still looks and feels more powerful than many contemporary sci-fi movies.
Mostly because theres minimal CGI in these films. Why a lot of film with 90% CGI get outdated.
the only big cgi I can spot is green/blue screen, everything else looks practical
Exactly
@@nicolasmun13 Theres no CGI, not little; no cgi existed in the 80s bub
@@timewarpdrive77 they used computers to edit and make this film. Were the lightsabers real light? and even remastered it with minimal cgi in the 90s VHS. But thanks for letting me know lol
Btw this came out in the 80s lol smh
Love it when the reactor explodes and the Falcon flies towards the camera. I still wish they had released this in 3D, that scene would be even more epic.
The sound fx make me 😮
i love the little detail of wedge closing the s-foils right before the falcon loses the dish
OMG! All these years, and I've never even noticed that until I saw your comment. That's a nice little detail for sure.
Neither did I. 🤯 1:15
You must have good eyes!
@@michaelm9810 If you think thats cool, you should try watching Star Wars battle sequences at like .5 speed. There are a TON of little details. At least in the originals and the prequels. The sequels not so much, but George Lucas was really big on trying to make battles feel somewhat realistic. So there is always something going on in the background usually or little things like what Wedge did. Revenge of the Sith opening Battle of Coruscant is chock full of little details like droids actually being present on the bridge of cruisers when Anakin and Obi-Wan are flying around.
Lando should've shot that pillar before that happened
Wedge honestly has one of my favorite character arcs in the Original Trilogy.
- A New Hope: Starts off the Battle of Yavin intimidated by the Death Star and ultimately has to abandon the attack because his ship was damaged.
- The Empire Strikes Back: One of Luke's best pilots on Rogue Squadron, comes off sounding a lot more confident and is the only pilot in the squadron to successfully pull off the harpoon and tow cable trick to trip up the AT-ATs.
- Return of the Jedi: Now leads Red Squadron and sounds calm and focused throughout the battle, delivering orders quickly and clearly. Keeps his cool flying through Death Star II and fires one of the two shots that destroys the station.
I grew up reading the “x-wing” book series. In it Wedge really demonstrates his administrative, and strong leadership skills leading various squads of different types of pilots. He proves to be a good judge of talent as well
@@aaronwilliams431Not to mention in the Expanded Universe he still has a level of modesty. He always reminded new pilots who joined Rogue Squadron about Biggs Darklighter and his sacrifice for Luke at Yavin (they always considered him a founding member). And if anyone thought they were gonna try and top it then they can forget it because in his book no one could match it, not even himself with all of his accomplishments.
In Legends he gets married and has kids who are amazing pilots as well.
Useless trivia, the original actor for Wedge was fired after the briefing scene.
Scene would have been better with Wedge and no Lando. The X wing series is after the Zahn books the best series in the real Star Wars Universe
That model/camera work of the tunnels and flying over the surface still blows my mind!
Considering this was the 80s it’s actually so ahead of its time
wedge is goated. “i’m going in”, yea you are king
Tie interceptor pilots too. May not have won, but you gotta respect their effort in this
The first trilogy is a masterpiece in every way, flawless effects, incredible performances, great script and lack of unnecessary jokes.
Blah blah. They all had their moments. I loved them all.
First was clearly the best. The super nerds never gave the rest a chance. Read the books and talk about that?
Absolutely agree
Man is still throwing digs at the prequels in 2024
until you get to ewoks
@@ElStink4K Yo just because the prequels aren't as good doesn't mean they're not enjoyable
Luke took a serious risk flying that shuttle out of the disintegrating Death Star. I wouldn’t be surprised if the rebels blasted him out of the sky, thinking he was the Emperor or Vader making a break for it.
Fun Fact: Poe Dameron's mother, Shara Bey actually did try and blast Luke out of the shuttle right afterwards.
@@Ace.net32Shitty mom tbh
@@Ace.net32 sorry but you fun fact is false. Because if she blast the shuttle, how luke can be alive and bring his father bodies on endor
@@Ace.net32 Fun fact; theres no such thing as a poe dameron.
@@AlexNightWolf "try"
As much as I love the destruction of the first Death Star, there’s something about this one’s destruction that feels so much more satisfying. At least in my opinion.
Maybe because the destruction of this Death Star was also the death knell of the galactic empire.
Plus there were more than just X-wings and Y-wings involved.
@@bman3794until JJ Abrams and Disney decided it would destroy the franchise legacy with the horrendous sequels. Oh hey, sorry Rebels, the Empire is somehow back again, with a new name!
@@VideoAmericanStyle too true 😞😔
For me it it was the YEEHAW that was special
dude the FXs from ILM in the original SW are the best EVER in all cinema HANDS DOWN.
All these years of watching this, and I've only just noticed - at 3:33, just after 3PO says 'They did it', he get s a gentle pat on the back from a member of the squad.
Mann this entire trilogy is just pure perfection! an emotional rollercoaster… one minute I’m sobbing over a farther finally embracing his son , the next I’m punching the air with joy as the falcon narrowly escapes the explosion.. it’s the cherry on top!
Wedge Antilles is the Star Wars ultimate badass. Name one other pilot who survived *both* Deathstar attacks? I'll wait.
Luke Skywalker
@@theunknowncommenter725 I'll grant it to you on a technicality. Although he wasn't piloting anything during the attack on DS2. He just snatched up a shuttle and "noped out."
Wedge was Luke’s wingman for the first Deathstar assault, so they were the Maverick & Iceman of that battle.😎
Luke Didnt attackt he second death star@@theunknowncommenter725
Chewbacca
The shot of the Falcon reentering the duct, the explosion behind it, and the change to the musical score is one of the best cinematic shots in history. The fact the shot is now 41 years old is unbelievable. I was 7 years old watching this in the State Theater in Eureka, CA and I still get goosebumps today. One of the best scenes of all time.
Emperor: "So, they got rid of the trench that led to the exhaust port that was essentially a self destruct button on this 2nd Death Star?"
Storm Trooper: "Yes sir. Now it's a tunnel that leads to the energy source that is essentially a self destruct button."
Emperor: "Sounds good."
The only reason they got through was because the Death Star wasn’t fully built. I imagine if they could have finished adding the rest of the plating around the Death Star, it would have been impenetrable.
Palpatine: "Okay so we finally addressed the issue of things that lead straight to the reactor right?"
"Yes my lord, although we're afraid a direct hit on the superlaser may blow up these new Star Destroyers."
Palpatine: "You mean the thing that runs half the length of the ship and is hanging out exposed for everyone to hit will blow it up?! Bane damn it, shove those things back under the ice and have the designers executed."
Iconic Scene 3:08-3:19. Lando and The Crew was almost finished when the explosion nearly finished them and they got out just in time
That fire that destroyed the pursuing TIE Interceptor should have destroyed the Falcon and killed Lando & Nien Nunb (the Sullustan co-pilot). It got ahead of the Falcon and surrounded it by the time it reached the opening.
@@nopcshere6097 The Falcon is a lot tougher and shielded better than a TIE fighter so that's why it survived. Most TIEs can be taken out by a single shot from an X Wing while the Falcon was able to face down numerous TIEs and escape with little damage.
@@nopcshere6097do you realized how absurb the amount of shield Falcon has? In Battlefront I it was nerfed because player just use that amount of shield to ram other ships without catch a scratch
That’s because TIE fighters have little to no shields at all
3:13 Always love Lando's "Yeee-Hah!" as he just makes it out in time.
For 1981/2 the cinematography is amazing throughout.
I cannot imagine how many times I have watched this scene or this movie and not until today did I notice that at 1:15 the X-Wing closes its foils to slip through a smaller gap.
Same. Just noticed now that now after so many times I watched this movie.
1:16
That was more than a scratch, Lando.
I would pay to time travel and be with the audience in the 1983 premiere
everyone clapped when the emperor fell down the shaft, and you could hear a fly fart when vader took off his mask
It was much easier for Lando than Luke destroying the first Deathstar, having to evade Vader’s TIE squadron through a narrow path heavily defended by cannons, and hitting a much smaller target at more precise timing.😎
You mean the target that rather could have had been hit from above on a straight angle by any novice pilot? 🤷
@@johnhyout you’re welcome to try if you wanna be a kamikaze
Who are you even arguing with?
@@Greivous-chan who’s arguing? Do you even know what an argument is?
Sry I took the comment as aggressive towards people who thought landing was a better pilot than Luke, and my point was that no one thinks that, guess I mistook your comment. Sorry.
This movie is actually totally underrated. I think a good case can be made for it being the best Star Wars movie of all.
Not sure why the Emperor was so cocky, even with successfully pulling off his trap. From the battle that I saw, the imperial fleet was getting their asses kicked.
That hee haw gets me everytime
2:06 Piett, you fool
The fire emerging from the sides of the tunnel in FRONT of the Millenium Falcon at 3:10 is such a great, thrilling little touch.
I feel a bit sad for that last TIE-Pilot.
he was so close dang it
I have watched this for 40 years now but earlier have I not noticed the effect at 2:38. Right before the explosion, the upper part of the center is seen imploding downwards. Cool!
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed it too!
Seemed the whole interior burst into flames just before the final explosion.
So Palpatine would survive falling thousands of feet, two massive explosions and being in the vacuum of space...?
He didn’t survive, his body was destroyed but his soul went to a decayed clone body
@@redshot5403 😂 oh, JJ Abrams.
@@VideoAmericanStyle Yeah, but he was also having to fix a lot from Star Wars 8
@@zero-z4551 His work on Ep 7 was nothing to write home about, either. It seemed to me to be a rehashed copy of A New Hope’s plot, with some head-scratching character development (or lack thereof).
I don't think so
3:07 ?????: You've become so strong, Fox.
trust your instincts
Second favorite Star wars movie of all time behind the original.
That little moment of relief from Akbar at 2:04 is more poignant and realistic acting than you get in a lot of the prequels.
That’s so true. I know people like to meat ride the prequels nowadays, but that doesn’t change the fact they had some pretty atrocious acting at points
Still a better scene than anything from the sequels!
0:16 - 0:34 Best Part of the movie of all time. John Willams best here. The effects and the intensity of the X Wings and the Millennium Falcon avoiding the turbo lasers and the tie fighters and tie inceptors is so iconic.
I like that the Falcon even had a tale of her own: she's considered the fastest ship in the galaxy yet we're shown she had flaws needing repairs in TESB. But despite that, for a cargo/fighter ship of her size, she can fly into the DS and have the armament to take it out before flying out in time fulfilling the description of her top speed from ANH, by beating that explosion.
1:43 I've always loved this bit, that brave A-Wing pilot spinning out of control, redirecting his ship to the bridge and sacrificing himself to bring down a Super Star Destroyer 💪🥲
The chronological final Star Wars movie.
The EU would like a word
"I'm already on my way out"...coolest line in the entire series
Yeah! So epic!
Actually, it's just a basic line. I really hate it when people try to glorify very basic lines, even making a stupid meme out of something a character said. The scene is serious? People joke about it. The scene is about something sad? People joke about it. Really stupid.
Ya, didn't mean to oversell it, but I like Dennis Lawson's delivery of that line, shows Wedge's supreme confidence that he'd complete the mission. Not sure I'd heard it in a movie prior to 1983, but Lawrence Kasdan wrote alot of memorable lines over the years. Again sorry to enrage you, guess I should have prefaced it simply as my personal favorite.
This space battle will never not be amazing! Literally the best
So, do Wedge and Lando just share that Death Star kill? Or did they have an epic sabacc game to decide? Or rock paper scissors?
The miniature work for all those interior structures has always impressed me.
1:16 Poor Satellite 📡
Nobody uses satellite anymore, it's all streaming nowadays.
Unsurpassed effects. THIS is peak Star Wars.
Lucas went bonkers with the eye candy for this battle, and he'll always be loved for it.
I think the Battle of Scarif good too, but that rush of watching the Falcon and other fighters speeding inside the Death Star is just unforgettable.
Watching this now in 2024 at over 40 years later and this still never fails to be absolutely entertaining!!
Man I still find it funny that with seeing The Return of the Jedi and then seeing The Rise of Skywalker that in both films Lando was piloting the Millennium Falcon during the final battles.
3:23 is that emperor palpatine floating in space?
To this day the final battle of return of the Jedi is in my opinion the greatest battle in any movie ever. A 3 part simultaneous act where our hero’s fight on the ground to deactivate the shield so our other hero’s can launch a full assault on the evil space station WHERE our main hero is confronting his father again in a final clash between the Jedi and the Sith. Truly perfect screenplay
I wonder if Han actually ripped into Lando about losing the dish while flying through the super structure of the Death Star?
He did in the comic Shattered Empire
😂
@@theunknowncommenter725Han's reaction gets obliquely mentioned in a few Legends post-Endor novels as well, although as Lando was a bit distraught at the state of his former ship in Shadows of the Empire, it kind of evens out?
I've heard from the comics, he definitely wasn't thrilled about it
@@ryanhawe8234 Shadows of the Empire happens just before the sixth movie.
emperor: build me a fancy throne room
crew: shouldn't we install first the gate that prevents ships from penetr...
emperor: THRONE ROOM!
3:12
This is playing in my head every time i watch the enterprise destroy the cube in the picard finale
I wonder if Data saying 'Here goes nothing' before the Enterprise Centers the Borg cube was a homage to this?
@@RogbodgeVideo
If only data knicked one of the necells (however it's spelled) and geordi is starring at data and data "that was too close"
2:37...with a large hi resolution monitor, you can see one of the Tie Interceptors being vaporized as the main reactor's death spark ignites!
As a kid watching this on tape in the late 80s, I was determined to figure out where that second TIE went. One day I finally noticed the energy discharge fried it 😊
When the reactor falls and explodes. Pretty epic scene. I guess the rebels know it would blow instantly. Just enough time to get ahead of the explosion. Destroyed the power regulator, and destroyed some type of energy field generator holding up the reactor. Clever.
(100th comment)
best battle before dark time before Disney times 🙂
Special FX more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
THEY DID IT!!
[SW]
Still working in movie 🎦 🇺🇸
The super star destroyer not only had its bridge offline, but also one of its engines was on fire. Plus the admiral made a mistake being so close to the death star 2. Piett, you fool.
-Captain Pellaeon, probably
Wasn’t that Palpatine’s order?
Its worse than that the novelisation makes it clear that the Executor was in serious trouble even before the bridge was destroyed. Her aft shields were down, aft decks were on fire and the attitude control systems were heavily damaged. She also collided with several vessels before she collided with the Death Star.
@@AndrewJamesWilliams Is that the original novelization or the disney one?
@@timewarpdrive77 the original
Crazy to think how much construction actually went into building the death stars.
The balls on Wedge: "I'm already on my way out" before he's even fired his shot. He was the best pilot in the galaxy and he knew it.
The rebels should be grateful he flew for them and not for the Empire.
この頃のスターウォーズは
ワクワクするね！
They did it. They f’ing did it. Bravo
Lando deserves a lot more credit than he gets for successfully maneuvering a ship the size of the Falcon through those tight spaces at that speed and only losing a satellite dish.
This trilogy is really the telling of one story. Lucas had planned the Death Star destruction to be here, when he thought he’d have to cram everything into one movie then he needed to destroy the first Death Star at the end of that movie, thinking he wouldn’t get to make any sequels.
“Wedge” was a beast flying that X-Wing! 😊😮
Last of the great star wars movies
Rogue one was excellent and the force awakens was good despite it being a rehash of a new hope
3:18 RIP.
when the reactor top half titls over slightly and crashes into the bottom one was the birth of the disaster movie.
0:54 - 0:56 Somehow I wonder if this was unused footage from the first movie.
Lucas put the hammer down with this scene. Its so damn kinetic.
Fun fact it took a huge amount out of Lukas to make just one movie but all 3 that took every thing out of him back when people cared for there projects
The highest energy power source…
Yeah, that’s all the energy of Palpatine getting vaporized in the Death Star’s reactor core!
And he survives somehow
@ he got vaporized, he had a clone
3:04 rip last tie fighter extra crispy.
2:09 that sound of that xwing another one 2:29, 2:38 thank you and good night😂
Lando orders all fighters to follow him.... who's left to protect the rebel frigates outside then?
“Red group, Gold group, all fighters follow me” only red and gold group fighters followed him and all other groups would keep attacking the fleet
lol I ain't gonna argue with you both on that one, because you both have good points.
However, did you notice how Ackbar said "hyperspace on my mark." But then Lando said "alright, stand by" and jumped to hyperspace and everyone did too NOT on Ackbar's mark? lmao
That's my two cents lol
16s - 33s must have felt like witchcraft at the time. Industrial Light & Black feckin' Magic. Unreal for its age. The whole superstructure chase is mind-blowing in execution for the times but those opening shots tracking the fighters across the surface are in-sa-ne
I do believe that the collision with the Star destroyer kept the Death Star from firing its main weapon.
I think I commented on this in another comment but after the Battle of Endor I'll bet Han wasn't too happy learning his ship lost it's rectenna dish when it was flying through the guts of the Death Star.
Rectenna? Never heard of this word before.
4 minutes of Lando and wedge better than Disney's entire movies with star wars
I can’t tell if the fighters are flying downwards or in a straight line forward towards the death stars main reactor
The Space Battles is 1 of the main things I love about return of the Jedi⚡⚡
I'm so obsessed with the millennium falcon, it's too bad I didn't have that ship for real along with all its capabilities ✨✨✨💫💫💫❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯
Peitt, you Fool. 2:04
By definition; this was the conclusion to the Star Wars saga. Screw you disney!
Lando will have some explaining to do to Solo after getting a dish knocked off the Millennium Falcon at 1:16. He promised to return it without a scratch. And the super star destroyer falling onto the Death Star at 2:05 was unrealistic. Earlier in the battle they were quite far from the Death Star (the Emperor ordered them to initially remain out of the battle, just prevent the rebels from escaping). Moreover a collision with a small rebel ship would not have caused such a huge ship to change its trajectory so quickly (despite the resulting relatively small explosion). And even after the rebels began attacking the star destroyers they wouldn't have moved so close to the Death Star that they may collide with it. Despite these flaws it was a great scene with nice special effects.
In terms of pilot:
Wedge > Luke
“I’m already on my way out”
Legendary ❤❤❤
Good job no one noticed the imperial shuttle escaping 😂
Goosebumps
Say what they will about this movie, Star wars is and always will be a masterpiece.
The Music, Dialogue, The FX Shots when the tide has finally turned 0:05 is
🪿🪿🪿bumps
If ROTJ is made in 2024, Arkbar just said "The shield is down, prepare hyperspace ram"
I wished there was a brief shot of the fighters actually getting back to the surface before going back in.
It's like Cortex's Space Station exploded!
2:32 someone dropped their nice porcelain plates, such good china
"It's a twaaap....music!". 😮😅
Imagine trying to do repairs to the death star. Looks like a nightmare
Palpatine response to that tie first tie that didn’t turn hard enough and crashed “ who hired that guy”
"Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer!"
Okay, and? What about it? It's not a memorable line or something funny.
I never understood why that last TIE Fighter never shot at the Falcon on its way out. Dude had a clear shot for a good minute
Well if he damaged the Falcon, it would slow down or blow up right in front of him, blocking his own escape out. I'm sure the pilot wanted to carry out his orders, but with a fiery death chasing right up his ass, he was probably more concerned about saving his own neck (and failed).
they're on him go go go
Real Star Wars