Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Full Screen) dvd movie.|
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Best film in the entire Star Wars saga |
| Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back is directed by Irvin Kershner. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Pater Mayhew, Jeremy Bulloch, Alec Guinness, Denis Lawson, and Clive Revill.
Three years have passed since the events of A New Hope. The Rebel Alliance succeeding in destroying the Death Star, but that hasn't stopped the Empire. The Rebels are driven out of their secret base on the ice world of Hoth as soon as the Empire discovers them. While Leia, Han, Chewie, and C-3PO retreat to a seemingly-peaceful world governed by an old friend of Han's, Luke takes advice from the spirit of Obi-Wan, and he and R2-D2 travel to a swampy world to receive training from a Jedi Master called Yoda. Eventually Luke must depart his training early to save his friends from Darth Vader - and during a lightsaber duel between the twosome, Vader makes a startling revelation to the Jedi in training. Not only is Empire Strikes Back one of those rare sequels that surpasses the original film, it's the best film in the entire Star Wars series. It's a darker film than the original, with character development emphasized over action - although the film does have its share of excellent action scenes. Irvin Kershner's film is easily the finest to movie to ever feature the Star Wars name. Lucas made a wise decision in letting his old film school professor direct. The cast is largely unchanged from the first film, although there are a few new characters joining the ranks of the series. Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are once again excellent as Han and Leia. Despite their frequent arguments, the twosome begins to explore a possible relationship here, further adding to the depth of their characters. Mark Hamill gives another incredible performance as Luke Skywalker, here continuing his Jedi training, and discovering that the path to becoming one is far more difficult than he ever would have imagined. David Prowse returns as the towering, dark-clad menace Darth Vader, the villain feared as much by his subordinates as by the Rebel Alliance. Once again the character's voice is done by James Earl Jones - very well, might I add. Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker reprise their roles as the droids, and Peter Mayhew returns as Chewbacca. Newbies to the series include Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, the old associate of Han's who he won the Millennium Falcon from, and Frank Oz as Yoda, the weird-but-powerful Jedi Master. Once again, the cast is incredible. There are a ton of classic scenes in Empire Strikes Back, every one of which adds to the movie's overall nature as the finest Star Wars film. The Battle of Hoth, featuring Rebel Snowspeeders against the massive Imperial walkers, is one of the finest science fiction battle scenes ever put on film. Equally excellent are scenes that employ the Yoda puppet (Frank Oz both did the puppet movements and the character's voice,) and of course, the lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader - in which Luke discovers a terrible truth about his family's legacy. The movie runs for just over two hours, but never lets your attention down. In 1997 and again in 2004, the picture quality of the classic Star Wars Trilogy was cleaned up drastically, and George Lucas used modern technology to make some changes to the films. Changes made to Empire Strikes Back (other than remastering the picture) include the following: -Added footage of the Wampa Ice Creature -The holographic conversation of the Emperor replaces Clive Revill, the original actor from the scene, with Ian McDiarmid, who played the character in Return of the Jedi and the Prequel Trilogy. The dialogue is changed around as well. -An added scene in which Darth Vader returns to his Super Star Destroyer aboard an Imperial Shuttle. -Added/altered footage on Cloud City. The 2006 sold separately DVD features the 2004 remastered/altered version of the film, with a corresponding commentary track, as well as a second disc that includes the original theatrical release of the film. Sadly, the original theatrical release is not an anamorphic transfer, and the picture quality and sound are horrible compared to the remastered version. Could Lucas have at least made SOME effort to clean the picture up? Still, I recommend getting the sold separately version of the film - you don't get the theatrical cuts in the box set. The Empire Strikes Back is Star Wars at its finest. Easily the best film in the entire series, it combines incredible action sequences with character development the original film lacked. A masterpiece in every sense of the words. Thumbs up |
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