The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [DVD, 2-Disc Limited Edition; Widescreen]
Sci-Fi Action DVD - When George Lucas hit pay dirt with the original Star Wars in 1977, he was given the freedom to explore other aspects of the saga in this 80 sequel, a much darker film that many...
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Sci-Fi Action DVD - When George Lucas hit pay dirt with the original Star Wars in 1977, he was given the freedom to explore other aspects of the saga in this 80 sequel, a much darker film that many fans still believe to be the best of the entire series. Empire remained a space opera played out on a galactic stage, but it toned down the devil-may-care heroics of A New Hope and introduced a more sinister villain in the Emperor. Together with his dark lieutenant, Darth Vader, the Emperor seeks to quash the rebellion and annihilate the slender "new hope" posed by young rebel Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). Skywalker pursues his ambitions of becoming a Jedi knight following a near-death vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), who dispatches him to a distant swamp planet for further instruction by Yoda (making his series debut here as a puppet whose voice is provided by Frank Oz). With Luke off in training, the romance between Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) gathers steam, and they wind up on the mining planet, Bespin, overseen from the Cloud City an old colleague of Solos, Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams). Theyre soon tracked down by Vader and his storm troopers, leading to Solos capture and a momentous Skywalker-Vader lightsaber duel. This Limited Edition contains both the original 1980 version -- heretofore unavailable on DVD -- and the 1997 "enhanced" version preferred by producer George Lucas. More than a quarter century after it was made, Em...
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Considered the most morally and emotionally complex of the original Star Wars trilogy THE EMPIRE STRIKE BACK continues creator George Lucas's epic saga where STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE left off. The Rebel Forces--which include ...
For the first time ever and for a limited time only, the enhanced versions of the Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi will be availabl...
Sci-Fi Action DVD - When George Lucas hit pay dirt with the original Star Wars in 1977, he was given the freedom to explore other aspects of the saga in this 80 sequel, a much darker film that many fans still believe to be...
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MPAA Rating
PG (MPAA)
Available Formats
DVD: 2-Disc Limited Edition; Pan & Scan
UPC
024543263883
Release Date
1980
Running Time
2hr 4min
Languages
Original Language
English
DVD Editions
DVD Editions
VHS Editions
VHS Editions
Credits
Screenwriter
Lawrence Kasdan
Professional Reviews
Professional Reviews
(02/21/1997, p.35, Roger Ebert): "...THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is the best of the three Star Wars films, and the most thought-provoking....This one plunges into darkness and even despair, and surrenders more completely to the underlying mystery of the story..."
Quotes from the Movie
Quotes from the Movie
"Beware of the Dark Side."--Yoda (Frank Oz) to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) <br> <br> "The Force is with you, but you are not yet a Jedi Knight."--Darth Vader (played by David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones) to Luke
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Every part of this movie works seamlessly together to create a masterpiece.
Cons
None.
Bottom Line
A true classic, it is as moving today as it was 21 May, 1980. The "clean up" only improved it.
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