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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Irvin Kershner

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz ...

8.1

137,286

Sci-Fi. Adventure The Empire Strikes Back - Three years later Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The best of three Star Wars films, and the most thought-provokin It is a visual extravaganza from beginning to end (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"The best of the Star Wars trilogy (...) a zingy balance of drama, humor, and Deep Thoughts"
		Chicago Tribune	"It balances bloodshed with charm, spectacle with childlike glee. It's a near flawless movie of its kind"
		James Harwood Variety	"The Empire Strikes Back is a worthy sequel to Star Wars, equal in both technical mastery and characterization"
		The Washington Post	"A dramatic illustration of the continued technical brilliance and leadership of the Lucas production team"
		Eric Shorter Telegraph	"It is hard to place one’s affections anywhere in a world which is ruled by buttons and dials, computers and bleeps, and people whose conversation is so technical, inaudible or dull (...) What makes the time pass bearably is the decor"
		Ian Nathan Empire	"The whole feel is of a Wagnerian opera: dark and epic (...) Nothing in the 'Star Wars' canon betters this (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Time Out	"The tautest [instalment] - an extended ricochet from one incendiary set-piece battle to another which still finds time to attend to plot, pace and character (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Arthur Knight The Hollywood Reporter	"While 'Empire' doesn't quite measure up to 'Star Wars' in the freshness and originality of its script (...) [it] remains a rattling good entertainment, a worthy successor to the original"
		New York Daily News	"A spectacular piece of work that carries the new 'Star Wars' tradition forward. Settings are used with a lavish hand (...) The special effects continue to impress"

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