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STAR
WARS:
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK |
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"Sir, You Really
Should Do Something
About That Blackhead" |
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Directed by Irvin
Kershner - Written by
Leigh Brackett, Lawrence
Kasdan
Starring Mark Hamill,
Harrison Ford, Billy Dee
Williams, Carrie Fisher
Distributed by 20th
Century Fox - 1980 -
129mins - Rated PG |
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A Worthy Chapter |
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The
sheer joy experienced by movie goers 20 years ago must be impossible
to comprehend. They got to see this for the first time in theaters.
Wow.
There are several reasons why "The Empire Strikes Back" is far
superior to any of the other "Star Wars" movies. I will list them in
no apparent order:
1. George Lucas has producer credit, but nothing more. This was
written and directed by other people. People who actually know how to
make films! People who know how to write realistic characters and
dialogue. People who know how create a truly powerful situation on
film!
2. The technical aspects have been improved. The groundbreaking
effects have only gotten better.
3. The entire atmosphere has changed drastically. Rather then the
light, fun feeling of the first outing, this one goes dark. Extreme
attention is paid to Darth Vader and the evil Empire. The way they are
presented is chilling. Darth Vader is still a badass, but he's not a
one-dimensional badass. He's the type of villain every movie needs, he
almost becomes a Hannibal Lecter villain (in terms of how powerful it
is). Our heroes are no longer invincible warriors. They have doubts,
they have failures, and they run and hide more often than fight. The
battle sequences are also darker and more dramatic. Several subplots
work extremely well, Billy Dee Williams' new character Lando is a
great addition, and the entire Jedi system is worked out and it brings
a sense of samurai honor to the Jedi.
A classic film. It's also one of the few classics to live up to what
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