140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW
The best film sequel of all time? Easily. The best SW film? Probably. One of the greatest films of all time? Absolutely. Risky at time? Yes.
Spoiler-free Movie Review of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980):
With a new Star Wars film coming out later in 2015, I’m going to be writing in-depth pieces on each film, so I think I’ll leave more discussion of The Empire Strikes Back for later. For now, enjoy the 35th anniversary of Episode V and watch it for the zillionth time. A New Hope will always be my favorite Star Wars film, but it’s pretty hard to argue that Empire isn’t a better film in nearly every way.
More coming soon…
Poster:
Trailer:
Opening Crawl:
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back – Opening Crawl on Disney Video
Bechdel Test:
Fail
The Representation Test Score: C (4 pts)
(http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)
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| Main Cast | Mark Hamill Luke Skywalker Harrison Ford Han Solo Carrie Fisher Princess Leia Billy Dee Williams Lando Calrissian |
| Rating | PG |
| Release Date | Fri 20 Jun 1980 UTC |
| Director | Irvin Kershner |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
| Plot | After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke. |
| Poster |  |
| Runtime | 127 |
| Tagline | The Adventure Continues… |
| Writers | Leigh Brackett (screenplay) and, Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay) … |
| Year | 1980 |