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Star Wars 5 Which is Actually 2 But Not Really HUGEThe following is a continuation of the Star Wars: A New Hope review:The Empire Strikes Back was a brilliant strategy of a sequel. The story was George's, but it should be noted that the story was not written originally to go along with Star Wars. George had ideas for a possible immediate prequel, detailing the life of young Obi Wan. He then considered developing five more movies telling the story of Luke Skywalker. The result was a combination of his plans, plans that began with The Empire Strikes Back, herein referred to as Empire. George left Star Wars open-ended, primed for a sequel. The course he took is popularly considered the best of all the Star Wars movies so far. Empire is more action-driven, with better special effects, a more emotionally involved storyline, more overall plot direction, and, of course, it has Yoda. The coolest and shortest bad mutha---- in cinema. And if you haven't seen this film, then FOR SHAME!!! It is with regret that I understand that there are those in this world who have not seen Empire, and therefore I will not quote the most amazing line delivered in all of cinema history. I would almost sell my soul to be able to watch that scene again for the first time and hear the line that begins with Luke and doesn't end with Use the Force. And George left Empire open ended as well, and this time with a strategy. He would have another movie, at least. And with the success and power of Empire, the world sat in expectation of the answers to so many unanswered questions. Note: For those of you with the widescreen version of the film: When Luke is in the cave on Dagobah, and he first sees the figure of Darth Vader, behind him is the frame of a door. As the Darth figure walks through the door, you will notice that the edges are cut straight, not jagged as a natural cave would be. This (underground ship?) has yet to be explained by George in the Star Wars universe. Empire certainly is a beautiful, amazing piece of artistic storytelling. Yet I do not count this as it's own entity in my rating of the best things I've ever seen. Why? Because of Return of the Jedi. [Refer to the Return of the Jedi review for the continuation.]
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| Awards: Academy Awards: (2) Best Sound, Special Achievement Award For Visual Effects Grammy Awards: Best Original Score Album People's Choice Award: Favorite Motion Picture |
Mark's Movie Info.:It is rumored that one of the asteroids in the asteroid chase scene is in fact a potato. In the original version of Empire, when R2-D2 gets spit out of the swamp, Luke tells him, "You're lucky you don't taste very good." For some reason in the "special edition," the line is re-dubbed, "You're lucky you got out of there." Why, why, WHY? Wedge Antilles wasn't supposed to be in this movie, but fans loved him so much that Lucas stuck'em in there anyway. That's all I've got for you, but there's plenty more. See Relevant
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