Happy 30th Anniversary to TESB!

[IrishJedi]

May you continue to "bore" the proles with your character-driven pacing, emotional resonance, and grit for another 30+ years.

And thank you for being the best SW film that will ever be.

 

[agen_kolar]

Re: It's May 19, so Happy 30th to TESB!

TESB was one of my least faves as a kid, but now quite possibly my favorite of the saga!

 

[IrishJedi]

I was 8 when EMPIRE came out. It blew me away. I loved it instantly and it's been my favorite SW film ever since.

ANH still has the pure nostalgia on its side, but it was outdone in pretty much every way by EMPIRE.

(Also, thank you TESB for delivering us the true Yoda, not the CGI whirling dervish imposter of the prequels)

 

[Darthrazz]

ESb was perfect in so many ways.

 

[thenammagazine]

And yet after all these years it's still underrated, with a huge fumble by the license holders to properly celebrate its 30th.

...shame on you guys.

 

[IrishJedi]

And yet is still underrated with a huge fumble by the license holders to properly celebrate it.

...shame on you guys.

Where are our EMPIRE figures & environments, Sideshow??????

 

[Darthrazz]

Where are our EMPIRE figures & environments, Sideshow??????

Well, there's Bespin Han and Bespin Luke and Lando and ....

 

[IrishJedi]

Well, there's Bespin Han and Bespin Luke and Lando and ....

Only one of those figures is cool, and it came out last year and not in celebration of TESB's 30th.

 

[FLOSI]

My parents took me when I was five years old and that day the line "I am your father" totally changed my life... well, the life of a child that is.... I still get goose bumps today when watching that scene and to this day when asked my favorite film I can always say Empire Strikes Back and not think twice about it. The film will always hold a special place in my heart and I can't wait to watch it with my son once he's old enough.

Empire added so much to the Star Wars pantheon. AT-AT Walkers:

Bounty Hunters:

Little green Jedi masters:

Proof that black men existed in the Star Wars Universe and ran some pretty cool mining colonies:

The biggest plot twist my little brain couple possibly imagine and what is by far my favorite duel in the SW movies:

 

[Darthrazz]

Only one of those figures is cool, and it came out last year and not in celebration of TESB's 30th.

Seriously, ESB just hasn't been shown too much love.

 

[Darthrazz]

My parents took me when I was five years old. I will never forget the line "I am your father".... I still get goose bumps to this day when watching that scene and to this day when asked my favorite film I can always say Empire Strikes Back and not think twice about it. The film will always hold a special place in my heart and I can't wait to watch it with my son once he's old enough.

Empire added so much to the Star Wars pantheon. AT-AT Walkers:

Bounty Hunters:

Little green Jedi masters:

Proof that black men existed in the Star Wars Universe and ran some pretty cool mining colonies:

The biggest plot twist my little brain couple possibly imagine and what is by far my favorite duel in the SW movies:

Just think, none of that was done with CGI ! The special effects still look great to this day and when I saw it as a 8 year old as well, it was truly MAGIC!

 

[FQRizzo]

Further proof that ESB was the best:







They barely messed it up with the Special Edition.

 

[IrishJedi]

Just think, none of that was done with CGI ! The special effects still look great to this day and when I saw it as a 8 year old as well, it was truly MAGIC!

 

[fantasymaker]

Without doubts , The best

 

[Darthrazz]

Further proof that ESB was the best:







They barely messed it up with the Special Edition.

That's true, that was the one that had the least amount done to it correct?

 

[IrishJedi]

That's true, that was the one that had the least amount done to it correct?

Yep. But Lucas still managed to remove tension from the Wampa cave sequence by adding new (unnecessary) footage of the creature... eating.

I actually dig a lot of the tweaks to Cloud City, but by far one of the worst changes was the removal of Vader's "Bring my shuttle!" line replaced by the silly "Alert my Star Destroyer to prepare for my arrival", with unnecessary footage of him arriving (which was obviously archived from ROTJ's Death Star II arrival scene).

 

[Darthrazz]

Yep. But Lucas still managed to remove tension from the Wampa cave sequence by adding new (unnecessary) footage of the creature... eating.

I actually dig a lot of the tweaks to Cloud City, but by far one of the worst changes was the removal of Vader's "Bring my shuttle!" line replaced by the silly "Alert my Star Destroyer to prepare for my arrival", with unnecessary footage of him arriving (which was obviously archived from ROTJ's Death Star II arrival scene).

If you look closely as Vader steps off the shuttle, the officer is speaking to him, but there's no dialogue.

 

[IrishJedi]

If you look closely as Vader steps off the shuttle, the officer is speaking to him, but there's no dialogue.

I know. Horrible.

 

[FQRizzo]

Yep. But Lucas still managed to remove tension from the Wampa cave sequence by adding new (unnecessary) footage of the creature... eating.

I actually dig a lot of the tweaks to Cloud City, but by far one of the worst changes was the removal of Vader's "Bring my shuttle!" line replaced by the silly "Alert my Star Destroyer to prepare for my arrival", with unnecessary footage of him arriving (which was obviously archived from ROTJ's Death Star II arrival scene).

I agree with you on the "Bring my shuttle" change along with the shuttle landing, but I felt the scene of the shuttle approaching the Executor made it flow better.

 

[LOTRFan]

I actually dig a lot of the tweaks to Cloud City, but by far one of the worst changes was the removal of Vader's "Bring my shuttle!" line replaced by the silly "Alert my Star Destroyer to prepare for my arrival", with unnecessary footage of him arriving (which was obviously archived from ROTJ's Death Star II arrival scene).