Viewed Despecialized Edition

The Empire Strikes Back takes the incredible foundation of the original classic and digs into its problems, insecurities, and emotional dilemmas that were left in the shadows previously. It's the equivalent of peering into an open wound, with every beloved character dealing with issues and trials that are both fascinating and startlingly introspective. It only helps that every scene is perfectly composed, wonderfully acted, amazingly scored, eerily shot, and mindbogglingly awesome. I get chills just thinking about Darth Vader waiting for Luke up on that platform, enshrouded in mystique and menace, ready to smother the light from Luke's soul.

The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite STAR WARS film and one of the finest works ever made. Fucking Shakespearean in its themes and scope, this mystical masterpiece enthralls again and again. It'll never age.

My all time favorite film. It doesn't get any better than this.

What I really paid attention to this time around was the pacing. It is astonishing how perfect The Empire Strikes Back flows, every single scene is exciting and memorable. I never really thought about it, but the Rebellion doesn't even leave Hoth until roughly 40 minutes into the film, which clocks in with a total running time of just over two hours. Think about how much iconic greatness is jammed into those remaining 80 minutes, yet it never feels rushed, nothing is glossed over.

I can't imagine ever been more entertained than I am during Episode V. It was the greatest achievement in the world when I was a child, and over 20 years later nothing has changed.

only angels have X-wings

Me: "I love you."

Empire Strikes Back: "I know."

Such a step up from ep4, exciting, visually rich, Vader's scary, dark but not mean-spirited, Yoda is phenomenal :-)

A better movie doesn’t even exist.

Este filme é supostamente o melhor da série Star Wars (dentre os que vi, é mesmo). É também:

- um dos piores roteiros escritos pela Leigh Brackett;
- um dos piores roteiros escritos pelo Lawrence Kasdan;
- um dos piores filmes dirigidos pelo Irvin Kershner.

De resto, uma esquerda que analisa a realidade a partir de analogias com os filmes de uma série cujo mantra é a frase "não pense, faça!" (é isso o tal "pragmatismo"?) e que enxerga oponentes/dissidentes como vilão de capa preta e botão de microondas dos anos 70 no peito está mais do que fadada a eleger um mongoloide como o Bozo, a cair em papinho de embusteiros como Gabriel Abrantes e cinéfilo canadense neófito que paga de straubiano.

It's the best one. It just is

Now my girlfriend understands what they meant whenever they said ‘Lando’ in Stranger Things.

Best movie ever made.

I gave this movie a 6/10, that obviously means I hate it.

*1980 nerd voice*

What's with the force powers that didn't appear in the original? The great Jedi warrior is a frickin' muppet? I bet Irvin Kershner thinks he's so clever for ~subverting our expectations~. And a black guy, in my star wars??? this is cultural Marxism. What? It was co-written by a woman? PC gone mad.

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Esse filme dá uma aula de como fazer uma sequência, ele desenvolve a trama do primeiro colocando mais elementos, além de conseguir superar o original em tudo.

O ritmo é espetacular, assim como as lutas e os diálogos, e o roteiro é claramente superior ao original, além de ser mais divertido e melhor dirigido.

Os dois primeiros atos são ótimos, já o terceiro, é uma das melhores coisas do cinema.