The Empire Strikes Back

1980 "The Star Wars saga continues."
8.7| 2h4m| PG| en
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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

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GazerRise Fantastic!
Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
renniepfouts The Best movie ever made. Perfect in every way. 10/10
yaxleycratler Don't know how they did it, especially with the sequel curse, but I would say this is even better than the first movie! The acting was stellar and there were more jokes tossed around. The Hoth battle was fantastic and is one of the best scenes especially from the time frame the movie was made in. New characters were introduced as Han and Leia's love grew. It was especially hard to say goodbye. But then the ending Darth Vader being Luke's father was just an amazing plot twist!! Highly impressive!!!
rhapsodiaa This is, without a doubt, the best Star Wars movie. Although my personal fave is Return of the Jedi, Empire Strikes Back is a great movie. Everything about it is perfect. Plot, characters, relationships, dialogs, acting, music (of course), scenography, and even the feeling of watching a good movie. There is a spirit of an adventure. The movie is fun and funny. I especially love scenes on Millennium Falcon. The Han-Leia interactions, R2-3PO, Han-3PO, Chewie-3PO (yes, I love 3PO :P). Yoda scenes. The Luke-Vader duel and heavy story impact in this (not like the duels in prequels). Well, english isn't my mother tongue and I only wrote it, because IMDb wanted me to to complete my profile, so I thought, why not the best SW movie? Especially if SW is my life? Just go watch and appreciate this movie. I think it is the best episode to start with this saga. If you'll get interesed after this (and you should) you'll watch the rest (and find out what you missed in A New Hope).
jhswartwin Dude from a galaxy far away, falls in with a bunch of other righteous folks fighting against "The Man" for equality and freedom for everyone in the Galaxy. In the action packed process, there are huge spaceships, laser cannons, giant worms, asteroid fields, cities in the sky, hot babes, romance, best friends, lots of fighting...and the main character meets his real dad, after his dad cuts off his arm. Bad guy wins, good guy lives to fight another day. Live Long and Prosper!