Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

20250504:
May the Fourth be with you.

This movie has the epic reveal, which unfortunately knowing the reveal, I can't say I feel the full impact. Sure it's still an emotional scence, but I think a lot of the impact comes in the surprise.

Rating: 4.8/5

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Instant Comments:
haha! "Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss?" "I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee." "I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss." I wonder how Han will find Luke in this storm. Unless with possibly the Force
not bad. 725 to 1
huh I wonder if the banta falling... the way it fell looked like claymation
hahaha "Who's scruffy looking?"
smile. she kisses Luke to make Han jealous. (my son said he does not like to see this part) Luke takes it in. I wonder what they'll think about this kiss when they find out they're siblings
he says "it must have had a self-destruct" (these types of droids are found in... uh... that one adventure game. after you destroy them they also self-destruct)
hehe that one Admiral... what will the look on his face be when he realizes he's wrong?
I wasn't paying attention but apparently the Admiral jumped out of lightspeed too close to the system resulting in losing the element of surprise
hehe Darth Vader force jokes the Admiral, kills him, and promotes the other guy
That AT had perfect aim destroying that Rebel vehicle
Mia says "R2-D2 in the back," "beep-boop," and "R2-D2 is behind the ship."
"Never tell me the odds."
When the monster pulls R2-D2 down, after a moment, Mia calls out "R2-D2! Where's R2-D2?"
Haha. "Let go." "Shh." "Let go, please." "Don't get excited." "Captain, being held by you isn't quite enough to get me excited." "Sorry, sweetheart. I haven't got time for anything else." (that's an innuendo that he did get excited)
The Emperor reveals Luke is the son of Anakin Skywalker
"Much anger in him. Like his father."
"Was I any different when you taught me?"
"As it did Obi-Wan's apprentice"
"I don't... I don't believe it." "That is why you fail."
Hehe. This person got promoted to Admiral. People on the ship must be feeling like... I don't want to be in the chain of command
oh no. they're being followed by the bounty hunter
huh. Yoda reveals to Obi-Wan that there is another. Did Obi-Wan not know? I don't remember the ending of the Episode III well enough
huh. unbelievable to me that Luke managed to have Vader fall backwards. Like someone as skilled as Vader wouldn't be aware of his surroundings
hehe power socket
R2-D2 says it hurts but I wouldn't think he feels anything
"No. I am your father."

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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Irvin Kershner. 124 min

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