Originally Posted By DAR And for my money not only is it the best of the Star Wars movies(yes I enjoyed the prequels) not only is it the best sequel ever, it is the best movie period. Enjoy this tribute: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHs6JYuHTJ8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...6JYuHTJ8</a>
Originally Posted By brotherdave The original Star Wars (I hate calling it Episode IV or A New Hope) and The Empire Strikes Back were the best by far. Empire is one of the few sequels that actually surpasses the original and this is truly Vader's movie. Menacing and scary, as he should be. And Yoda was a puppet??? It's hard to not believe that he's nothing but a 800 year old Jedi Master. Frank Oz was absolutely brilliant in the role. Star Wars started the saga, but Empire solidified it as a cultural phenomenon. Plus some of the most brilliant music ever recorded for the cinema is found in both of these films. Jedi was ok, and the prequels spectacular, but dissapointing. But Star Wars and Empire were the crown jewels of the saga.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Speaking of the music.... <a href="http://www.StarWarsinconcert.com" target="_blank">http://www.StarWarsinconcert.com</a>
Originally Posted By Mr X Thanks for reminding me how old I am, DAR. < But seriously, seeing this movie in the theaters when it came out was simply AMAZING (I saw Star Wars in the theaters as well, but I was too young to appreciate it properly). ***It also contains John Williams finest work and that's saying quite a lot*** CAN'T agree with you on this one though. John Williams has an incredible body of work and the Star Wars stuff certainly nears the top... BUT, for my money, his music for Shindler's List was the finest by far.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA A group of friends and I went and saw 'The Empire Strikes Back' -- opening night at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. It was one of the coolest and most exciting movie experiences I've ever had. In the first few minutes, when each character made his appearance on the screen, the crowd went crazy -- cheering and applauding and screaming. When Vader uttered the now famous line -- 'Luke, I am your father!' the place went absolutely nuts!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>When Vader uttered the now famous line -- 'Luke, I am your father!' the place went absolutely nuts!<< Hey! Spoiler alert, dude!!!! ; )
Originally Posted By friendofdd I remember standing in a long, long line in Seattle to see the movie with my kids. The things one does for their jr high/high schoolers. =o]
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I saw it in a huge SoCal theatre when it opened that had a line that wrapped around the building, and you had to wait through at least one showing (we had to wait through just one, so 2 1/2 hours or so, but other people on line said they'd already seen it and waited through 2 or more). Seemed totally worth it at the time.
Originally Posted By Ursula First off, something is wrong. It hasn't been 30 years. Secondly, this is the best movie ever. I LOVED it. I remember we drove all the way to the Lakewood Theatre. It was the closest and best theatre near us, so that was a long drive. When THE LINE was said, our theatre went nuts, too. I remember thinking that he's wrong! He just said that to upset Luke. There was NO way that could be true!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Have I told you guys about Rosebud? And if you ever watch 'The Sixth Sense' remember that Bruce Willis is...
Originally Posted By DAR Ah a time when spoilers weren't actually ruined by the internet or our need to know yesterday selves. It's nearly impossible to pull it off but if you can do it, then kudos.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA "Luke, I am your Father" is about as much of a spoiler as when Dorothy pulls back the curtain and Frank Morgan talking through a microphone. Did I really need to put SPOILER ALERT???
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>And if you ever watch 'The Sixth Sense' remember that Bruce Willis is...<< Wearing a hair piece! >>Did I really need to put SPOILER ALERT???<< No, just yankin' your chain. But I do remember wondering what was going on when Darth's helmet was removed in Return of the Jedi and James Earl Jones was nowhere to be found.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA ^^Me too! That wimpy little, wrinkled guy has the voice of CNN? Really?
Originally Posted By Labuda Chasing Amy is an AMAZING film! Likely the best film Kevin Smith will ever make, though I think Clerks 2 is my favorite of his movies. Note the distinction I just made - film (i.e., respectable) vs. movie (fun).
