It wasn't that bad.  I liked how the Special Editions didn't really kill the story, they just prettied up the 70s/80s special effects (which were already darned good).

Incidentally:

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

10. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 142,302
11. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 179,109

Very closely rated.

It wasn't that bad.  I liked how the Special Editions didn't really kill the story, they just prettied up the 70s/80s special effects (which were already darned good).

Incidentally:

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

10. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 142,302
11. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 179,109

Very closely rated.
empire is definitely a worthy adversary.

i really have a thing about that whole special edition thing. it's positively stalinist.

"Episode VIII: The Star Wars Christmas Special"

This never happened.  If you never heard of it, don't google it.  Don't youtube it.  It will make you angry.  Fear leads to anger.  Anger leads to the Christmas Special.  The Christmas Special leads to... suffering.

"Episode VIII: The Star Wars Christmas Special"

This never happened.  If you never heard of it, don't google it.  Don't youtube it.  It will make you angry.  Fear leads to anger.  Anger leads to the Christmas Special.  The Christmas Special leads to... suffering.

lol. i have this somewhere on dvd. it was dreadful, yes.

Weird Al referenced it in his "White and Nerdy" video.  I almost died when I saw that.

  Let's get something straight, here...

  "Star Wars" not "Episode IV: A New Hope"...

  "The Empire Strikes Back" not "Episode V"...

  "Return of the Jedi" not "Episode VI"...

    :P

  Oh yeah, I give Empire the edge go ;)...

 

  Let's get something straight, here...

  "Star Wars" not "Episode IV: A New Hope"...

  "The Empire Strikes Back" not "Episode V"...

  "Return of the Jedi" not "Episode VI"...

    :P

  Oh yeah, I give Empire the edge go ;)...

 


Nerd.

Nerd.


  Fanboy not nerd...

    :P :P

Sem ting ;)

Empire without a doubt.

Where is the Star Wars porno ... "Fart Wars: Episode 1 - Phan Your Anus"

Empire Strikes Back.  It's not even a contest, really.

Here's the thing.

Empire really turned the tide on movies. Most films have happy endings, it's just the way it is. In empire, Luke gets his hand cut off, Han gets frozen, Leia gets all upset.. all the time (ooohh Carrie) Obi-Wan's dead, Lando looks like a backstaber, Chewie is miserable, the droids (how I detest thee) have a sh.it time of it, Darth is kinda miserable because of the internal - Nurture/Kill conflict with his son. The Emperor is probably pissed because Luke got away, although in some ways he's gonna be happy because now he'll come to him. Notice, after Empire, the Emperor is waaaaay more interested in where Darth is, because he knows Luke will go to his father. So everyone is miserable. Even Boba Fett is miserable because he knows in 30 years everyone will think he's a clone, which totally destroys the original backstory for him. (Talk to me about annoying, the whole universe shouldn't exist considering how many paradoxes Lucas created).
Anywho, misery is paramount to the continued existence of the force, seeing as without a dark side, there would be no light side of the force. They balance each other out, because for good to exist, evil must also exist, if there was only good or evil, they wouldn't be either because there would be no way to clarify what exactly they were.

"Shuh, Empire, best..episode (  ::) ).. ever."

I do not really have a favourite, for all six seem to merge into one long story and cannot play a true individual point.

Here's the thing.

Empire really turned the tide on movies. Most films have happy endings, it's just the way it is. In empire, Luke gets his hand cut off, Han gets frozen, Leia gets all upset.. all the time (ooohh Carrie) Obi-Wan's dead, Lando looks like a backstaber, Chewie is miserable, the droids (how I detest thee) have a sh.it time of it, Darth is kinda miserable because of the internal - Nurture/Kill conflict with his son. The Emperor is probably pissed because Luke got away, although in some ways he's gonna be happy because now he'll come to him. Notice, after Empire, the Emperor is waaaaay more interested in where Darth is, because he knows Luke will go to his father. So everyone is miserable. Even Boba Fett is miserable because he knows in 30 years everyone will think he's a clone, which totally destroys the original backstory for him. (Talk to me about annoying, the whole universe shouldn't exist considering how many paradoxes Lucas created).
Anywho, misery is paramount to the continued existence of the force, seeing as without a dark side, there would be no light side of the force. They balance each other out, because for good to exist, evil must also exist, if there was only good or evil, they wouldn't be either because there would be no way to clarify what exactly they were.

"Shuh, Empire, best..episode (  ::) ).. ever."
yeah true. i remember when i saw it originally, though, i thought of the ending more as a cliffhanger than as a real ending though. at that point everybody knew there would be a third and the rebels were gonna get some payback.

i personally like the first better but i like the second one so much i don't really care that much, it's like ladies, ladies, don't fight! you're both pretty. sorta like arguing whether the first or second ep is worse. i'm like ladies, don't fight! you're both hideous cows.

The Empire Strikes Back

I've only seen 4, 5, and 6 (since those were the first three films to be made)...so I can't vote. :-\\

I've only seen 4, 5, and 6 (since those were the first three films to be made)...so I can't vote. :-\\


Yes you can, because those are the only ones that matter.

i say 4,5, and 3.

i say 4,5, and 3.


Oh yeah, that's true.

Yes you can, because those are the only ones that matter.

But what if one day I see 1, 2 and 3 and decide I like them better than 4 and/or 5 and/or 6? I can't change my vote on some polls.

Then go rent them and watch them right now.  I'll wait.

Then go rent them and watch them right now.  I'll wait.

Oh yeah, like I'm gonna go out to the video rental store right now and rent all three. Also it would take several hours to watch 'em all. Besides, I got other things to do at the moment.

Oh yeah, like I'm gonna go out to the video rental store right now and rent all three. Also it would take several hours to watch 'em all. Besides, I got other things to do at the moment.


You're right, it would be a waste of time and money.  There is no possible way you can like the first three episodes more than IV or V.  And if you do, you are the reason kittens die.

Oh yeah, like I'm gonna go out to the video rental store right now and rent all three. Also it would take several hours to watch 'em all. Besides, I got other things to do at the moment.


And yet you have countless hours to post dreck on PPP. You make no f*cking sense, dude.

Oh yeah, and I voted for EPISODE V.

And yet you have countless hours to post dreck on PPP. You make no f*cking sense, dude.



;D

Oh yeah, and I voted for EPISODE V.
i regret the sun. oh, why must i live? :\'( :-\\ :-[ :-\\ :\'( :( ??? :(

By a smidgen ;)

Silly question...do you find it appropriate or lame that Kenny Baker was asked back to sit in the R2-D2 trash can for the new movies, what with all the CGI and stuff?  I guess George needed to write off an extra $500K or so.

I like all the ones in the original trilogy, but I gotta go with V.

Episode VII: George Lucas in Love
Episode VIII: The Star Wars Christmas Special

Has these two episodes been shown in the cinema?

Has these two episodes been shown in the cinema?
is "george lucas in love" actually the movie "lucas"? cuz that's a cute movie.

Has these two episodes been shown in the cinema?


George Lucas In Love was like a small direct-to-video independent film that poked fun at how George came up with Star Wars.  The Star Wars Xmas Special never should have happened, kind of like Robocop 2 or Rocky V.

George Lucas In Love was like a small direct-to-video independent film that poked fun at how George came up with Star Wars.  The Star Wars Xmas Special never should have happened, kind of like Robocop 2 or Rocky V.
But do these two episodes continue the saga of Star Wars?

No, they were a joke.  You're supposed to laugh.

No, they were a joke.  You're supposed to laugh.
Something tells me I will never be in a position to laugh at them.

i kinda liked robocop 2.

robocop 3, now THAT was bad.

I like Return of the Jedi the best. It showed the victory over the empire and the final confrontation between Luke, Vader and the Emperor.

Although Empire Strikes Back is a close second.

I love Empire! These prequels had too much CG and the CG was tooo notacible. Made it feel cartoony in a way. You can't beat the originals. Empire rocks, don't know why, but it just feels right to be the best. I have to admit though episode 3 was really good and the best of all the prequels.

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back