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The Empire Strikes Back, 1980

Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Directed by: Irvin Kershner

Written by: Leigh Brackett

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 124 min

MPAA Rating: PG

Rating:8.8

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The mood of The Empire Strikes Back is stylized, exciting, and suspenseful. The plot centers around space wars, a master villain, and space and aliens. It is a sci-fi, action, and adventure movie. Stylistically, The Empire Strikes Back is a saga, is epic, and has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is fantastical. It happens in the future. Visually, The Empire Strikes Back involves special effects. The musical score is orchestral. The movie is known for being a modern classic, a blockbuster, and an award winner. The Empire Strikes Back is especially suggested for teens and a boys' night. Note that it includes mild violent content.

Summary of The Empire Strikes Back

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 young adventurer Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), rogue pilot Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and the beautiful but seemingly humorless Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)--have been successful in destroying the Evil Empire's Death Star. However, the Empire's top commander, the terrifying Lord Darth Vader (played by David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones), is scanning the galaxy for the Rebels' secret location. After a visually stunning showdown on the ice planet Hoth, the Rebels are forced to flee, and Luke separates from Han and Leia. Masterful storytelling weaves multiple, archetypal plotlines that pit Vader against Han and Leia as he desperately attempts to capture Luke for political--and, secretly, personal--reasons. Luke, meanwhile, finds himself under the tutelage of the tiny but powerful old Jedi Master Yoda, who teaches him the ways of the Force and warns the impatient but talented student against the threat of the Dark Side. Greek tragedy meets a philosophical hero's journey in EMPIRE, a remarkable sci-fi epic in which the performances are as powerful as the spectacular special effects.

In 1997 a special edition of the film was digitally remastered with enhanced visual and sound effects. Several scenes--including the one in which Luke Skywalker encounters a deadly Wampa on Hoth--were reedited with more detail while other scenes--such as the one on Cloud City--were added for the rerelease.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	17 May 1980
Runtime:	124 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Awarded Best Sound at the 1980 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Visual Effects at the 1980 Academy Awards

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Mark Hamill

as Luke Skywalker

Harrison Ford

as Han Solo

Carrie Fisher

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Entertainment Weekly

The storytelling is the series' best, with a zingy balance of drama, humor, and Deep Thoughts (in a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, directed with confident exuberance by Irvin Kershner). [Special Edition] Full Review

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by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

San Francisco Chronicle

The balance between action and mysticism in The Empire Strikes Back provides fascinating energy. It's as if the kids are given one set of delights, the bravado of battles and elaborate warships zooming through exotic space, and adults are given... Full Review

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by: Peter Stack

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My all time favourite.

I quite like that fact that it's a dark story and has not got a happy ending, yet is funny and has such a lot of focus on the characters. When it was released, I have to admit I went to the cinema in the morning and stayed all day for 4 back to... Read and rate it

11.October.2010
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by: Spannerandco
Spannerandco rated this movie10/10Must See

Why review the greatest movie of all time?

Because what could you say? Actually, I agree with a friend of mine that said "If you could tack on the first scenes from Return of the Jedi (basically from the beginning until Jabba's flotilla explodes), then Empire Strikes Back would hands down be... Read and rate it

22.June.2009
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by: Laura
Laura rated this movie10/10Must See

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