Celebrating 40 years of The Empire Strikes Back.

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Lucasfilm have released never before seen footage from the making of The Empire Strike Back.

It's only about 7 minutes worth but my Star Wars geekiness went off the charts. :D


Enjoy my fellow Padawans.
 
Thats awesome, might have to hit Disney+ in a bit.

Remember being sat in the cinema on a Saturday morning surrounded with lots of people from school trying like mad not to be the one that cried at the end.
 
ElliorR said:
Ah the good old days, when Star Wars films were good.
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Rogue One was pretty decent tbh... sure the first of the new ones was cringy but the old ones aren't exactly great movies anymore, they're more riding on the hype/nostalgia etc...

Don't get me wrong on this, I do *like* them and can see how they *were* great (for their time) but they're not all that amazing anymore.
 
dowie said:
Rogue One was pretty decent tbh... sure the first of the new ones was cringy but the old ones aren't exactly great movies anymore, they're more riding on the hype/nostalgia etc...

Don't get me wrong on this, I do *like* them and can see how they *were* great (for their time) but they're not all that amazing anymore.
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Got to have been there! ;)

Never has a sequence of films captured such a wide audience and retained such an appeal.

I went to see Empire at the Cinema (I was 4 years old) following the Kenner advert of an AT-AT stomping on a screen which was quite something. The toys, whoa! They were awesome and remain such a cult status. I cannot think of a sci-fi film series which has or will ever evoke the same believable universe as Star Wars did back in the late 70's-80's. Watching the original trilogy as an adult, I adore the series; Yes I could sit there as a critic but, going back to your original criticism, I cannot think of a sci-fi series of the last few years better plotted and captured old and young audiences? If so, I am interested to know!

I gave up with the latest versions, and agree Rogue One is the only one which as far as I have seen holds a candle to the originals.
 
Ninco! said:
Yes I could sit there as a critic but, going back to your original criticism, I cannot think of a sci-fi series of the last few years better plotted and captured old and young audiences? If so, I am interested to know!
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But that's relative, which is sort of the point, I'm not denying that it was good for it's time and captured those audiences etc... I'm saying they're not exactly all that amazing anymore, lots of nostalgia and hype plays into it I feel as in they were groundbreaking and very successful etc.. and have earned that place in cinema history.
 
Anyone not seen it yet Elstree 1976 is worth a watch for some nostalgia and reveals. Gets a bit draggy in places but some of the behind the scenes is interesting and learning an actor in one scene actually played several roles not just in the one film but later on.
 
It’s very strange that the one film Lucas had the least to do with is often seen as the best of all. I couldn’t possibly suggest why that is....
 
dowie said:
But that's relative, which is sort of the point, I'm not denying that it was good for it's time and captured those audiences etc... I'm saying they're not exactly all that amazing anymore, lots of nostalgia and hype plays into it I feel as in they were groundbreaking and very successful etc.. and have earned that place in cinema history.
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A classic is a classic no matter its age. Whether its something modern audiences would watch or can relate to now isn't the point.
 
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