Ian McDiarmid reading Star Wars Shakespare

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  • @gentrywalker
    @gentrywalker 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6101

    Ian McDiarmid was the best actor in the prequels.

    • @adambesley4455
      @adambesley4455 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      +Gentry Walker Absolutely.

    • @superroblox123186567
      @superroblox123186567 9 ปีที่แล้ว +287

      +Gentry Walker Ewan McGregor and he was the only reason I can sit through them.

    • @bretth4988
      @bretth4988 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      +Gentry Walker Yes they should have make a film from the Sith point of view.

    • @AishaVonFossen
      @AishaVonFossen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Gentry Walker Word! :D

    • @Warriorcats64
      @Warriorcats64 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      +Austin G Hell no, Jackson was wooden and boring as f&*k...M. Night Shyamalan directed him better, no joke.
      No, McDiarmid, McGregor, and Neeson were easily the best.

  • @Jeyslayer_
    @Jeyslayer_ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6116

    Imagine McDiarmid being elected as President and giving his election speech.
    Edit 2024: Thanks for the love 6k likes. We all stand for the Emperor Palpatine.

    • @AishaVonFossen
      @AishaVonFossen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      +PrinceV1R This should be a thing! LOL

    • @Alex-24610
      @Alex-24610 9 ปีที่แล้ว +324

      The emperor would still be better than Trump

    • @TheEldarie
      @TheEldarie 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      +PrinceV1R
      Holy crap, that would be magnificent!

    • @donwinslow6967
      @donwinslow6967 9 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      +PrinceV1R I'd pay big money to see how Donald Trump's hair would react to an onslaught of Force lightning.

    • @AishaVonFossen
      @AishaVonFossen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Don Winslow Yeah!!! The Emperor kicking Donald Trump's ass! I like this! LOL

  • @kobk9709
    @kobk9709 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3100

    This man is the dark side.

    • @ConnerVain
      @ConnerVain 7 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      Kob K he's the senate

    • @Afeeq1011
      @Afeeq1011 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Shadow Shock 2 not yet

    • @Adventurer_Gaming
      @Adventurer_Gaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Syafeeq Said It's treason then

    • @anakinskywalker9773
      @anakinskywalker9773 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kob K Ian needs to return as
      Palpatine in New Film..
      Sidious was true Evil.. You
      Can't Kill True Evil

    • @mrgotham3685
      @mrgotham3685 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Jonathan Pagan OUUUUWWWWWAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!

  • @rockoperajon
    @rockoperajon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3667

    Sound tech 1: Hey, that's a cool echo effect you put on his mic!
    Sound tech 2: Um, actually, I forgot to turn the echo on.

    • @Deadpool-px2nm
      @Deadpool-px2nm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +222

      rockoperajon Tis a small sample; the true power of the dark side of the force.

    • @bastardjustice
      @bastardjustice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Then cue sith lord theme*

    • @piloto2412
      @piloto2412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      DECEPTION

    • @Bitchtheman
      @Bitchtheman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      UNLIMITED POW-WA

    • @MrPjw5
      @MrPjw5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      It’s a shame I can’t like this comment more than once.

  • @BewareOfNerd
    @BewareOfNerd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3030

    Wow. Good-natured grandpa to scariest guy in the galaxy in two seconds.

    • @perseus1666
      @perseus1666 9 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      He went 0 to 100 real quick.

    • @DealsFS
      @DealsFS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Just like the prequels

    • @blzahz7633
      @blzahz7633 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      _"Good-natured grandpa to the senate in two seconds"_
      Ftfy.

    • @dancastro4732
      @dancastro4732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Evil comes in all disguises

    • @skinnysnorlax9356
      @skinnysnorlax9356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Or the scariest grandpa in the galaxy for some people...

  • @Boofus90
    @Boofus90 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4068

    Wow you still got it master.

    • @CrypticHowl
      @CrypticHowl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Maul is the only true Sith boy!

    • @0mnicide
      @0mnicide 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      No, I am.

    • @mycubiclepenguin868
      @mycubiclepenguin868 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      true

    • @Double-R-Nothing
      @Double-R-Nothing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      No kidding, Lord Vader. You are scary again, as well! That young deviant, the one who calls himself "Chad Vader", the one who desecrated your great name by voicing you in Star Wars Battlefront, has been UTTERLY FORGOTTEN!! By the way, great job destroying those rebels over Scarif.

    • @LanziBen
      @LanziBen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Fuck off Vader is a god

  • @jonathan8087
    @jonathan8087 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3310

    damn that voice plus reverb make it look like he's calling out from the grave as a Sith ghost.

    • @jonathan8087
      @jonathan8087 9 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Cameos!! Unlimited Cameos!!

    • @brandonbowerstx
      @brandonbowerstx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      John Shepard Bravo!!

    • @spacemanmonster23
      @spacemanmonster23 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It's as if he's talking inside your head!!

    • @pkmovies92
      @pkmovies92 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Project "confirmed" huh?... ;P

    • @punishedvenomsnake716
      @punishedvenomsnake716 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Sidious as a Sith Spirit on Korriban.... I could see it

  • @lilmoris1
    @lilmoris1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1891

    Plot twist: Ian is Emperor Palpatine

    • @Double-R-Nothing
      @Double-R-Nothing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Apparently, he uses an ancient Japanese technique that uses the stomach to project his voice, resulting in the guttural croak that he is so famous for.

    • @JourneyToTheCage
      @JourneyToTheCage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      No, Ian is the senate

    • @chipmunkDoesStuff
      @chipmunkDoesStuff 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Suburban Slingshots damn you beat me to it!

    • @kennethcastelino2667
      @kennethcastelino2667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, he is DARTH SIDIOUS !

    • @AnakinSkywakka
      @AnakinSkywakka 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Double-R-Nothing What's it called? I wanna learn how to do it!

  • @hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger
    @hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1321

    0:34: "Yeah come on, hate me, hate me."
    _Let the hate flow through you._

    • @_chew_
      @_chew_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I was going to like your comment, but then I saw it already has 66 likes, and that's too perfect.

    • @somedude5581
      @somedude5581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfill your destiny!"

    • @bastardjustice
      @bastardjustice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If luke were there he'd be like, "Oh you'd like that won't you? "

    • @nofacedgoldfish6216
      @nofacedgoldfish6216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@_chew_ Someone ruined it.

  • @nathanbroderick1317
    @nathanbroderick1317 8 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    His voice is terrifying as Darth Sidious.

    • @TheGhostbuster1989
      @TheGhostbuster1989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He IS Darth Sidious.

    • @CheeseTruffles
      @CheeseTruffles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@TheGhostbuster1989 What are you talking about he’s the Senate

    • @paladinheadquarters7776
      @paladinheadquarters7776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@CheeseTruffles not yet

    • @justin5096
      @justin5096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@paladinheadquarters7776 it's treason then

    • @Silverritter
      @Silverritter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@justin5096 Raahhhhhhh!!

  • @GavsWeatherVids
    @GavsWeatherVids 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1933

    Star Wars was so lucky to have Ian. WOW!

    • @Bounty_Hunter84
      @Bounty_Hunter84 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +RikkyCZ I agree.

    • @kevinhasch6439
      @kevinhasch6439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      GavsWeatherVids He made that movie awesome

  • @underthesun-ml4mu
    @underthesun-ml4mu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The way he switched to Palpatine sounded so terrifying I thought he was gonna execute order 66 on the entire audience

  • @leonderprofie123
    @leonderprofie123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1295

    I wish I was Ian. I'd speak like Palpatine all day.

    • @cosmosreality222
      @cosmosreality222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      🤣lol

    • @joeofmacabre07
      @joeofmacabre07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      "Dew It!"

    • @bernhardderstift3177
      @bernhardderstift3177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Digga ich seh sich überall

    • @CaptainCoolzCT-
      @CaptainCoolzCT- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Imagine being Ian, waking up and realising you’re late for something and saying to yourself in Palpatine's voice, "Prepare my Shuttle for take off, Commander. I believe that I am late for my arrival..."

    • @jonathanrichwine1996
      @jonathanrichwine1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You don’t already do that?

  • @emperoring112
    @emperoring112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +748

    He turns that darkness on and off so unbelievably. Like he became Palpatine in front of everybody and then switched back to himself immediately afterwards.

    • @JibrilPC
      @JibrilPC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      just like palpatine does, he can disguise himself easily

    • @Atoronz
      @Atoronz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That's not acting... The Senate is real.

    • @GhostLink92
      @GhostLink92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities, some consider to be... unnatural.

    • @Eggy79
      @Eggy79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Atoronz He is the Senate

  • @obi-wankenobi4301
    @obi-wankenobi4301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    Ian: * Finishes speech, looks at host *
    Host: *Is dead on the floor*

    • @chrisnazareth4114
      @chrisnazareth4114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Is it possible to learn this power?

    • @nettraveller81
      @nettraveller81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello there

    • @abdulbah2176
      @abdulbah2176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chrisnazareth4114 not from a Jedi

    • @thekinggamer488
      @thekinggamer488 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@nettraveller81 General kenobi.

  • @CEB1896
    @CEB1896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    “Thy feeble skills are nothing when compared to all the power of the dark side”
    - The Senate

  • @charadreemurr5290
    @charadreemurr5290 7 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Just your average Senate meeting

  • @TheTruMan196
    @TheTruMan196 8 ปีที่แล้ว +744

    Best choice for Sidious. Can't get any better than Ian

    • @starscapearchitect
      @starscapearchitect 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      They started with someone else in ESB, and he felt so wrong... So glad they didn't stick with him and even changed that scene to have Ian in it.

    • @danhouse1989
      @danhouse1989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@starscapearchitect probably one of the better changes made to the originals

    • @FireLordJohn3191
      @FireLordJohn3191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@danhouse1989 The first was actually a woman in a robe and voiced by someone else...

    • @nurlailatulafiqahbintiramb6348
      @nurlailatulafiqahbintiramb6348 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just look at his shirt

    • @KyloRen0127
      @KyloRen0127 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FireLordJohn3191 He was originally voiced by Clive Revill.

  • @adamsanter9385
    @adamsanter9385 9 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    It's been 10 years, but he's still got it.

    • @UnknownPersononGoogle
      @UnknownPersononGoogle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Adam Santer He probably does it in the shower.

    • @Adeon55
      @Adeon55 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Just 10 years? He was Sidious for the original trilogy, back in the early 80's, as well. :)

    • @mrd3993
      @mrd3993 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Been more than 10 yrs

    • @lilcolgatevert3715
      @lilcolgatevert3715 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mrd3993 No it wasn't. Comment was written 3 years ago

    • @lilcolgatevert3715
      @lilcolgatevert3715 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Adeon55 It's been 10 years (since his last official role reprisal), but he's still got it"
      Did you really need that clarification to understand it?

  • @jessicafielding8643
    @jessicafielding8643 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1029

    few appreciate that Ian McDiarmid is classically trained; he voices the devil in the Paradise Lost audiobook, plays the brief but spooky role of the Porter in Macbeth, and much more. Also, I was plesantly suprised to find that the Shakespearean Star Wars volumes are well written and not goofy

    • @AishaVonFossen
      @AishaVonFossen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Jessica Poggi Wow, he voices Satan in a Paradise Lost audio book? That sounds pretty awesome! :D
      I remember seeing him as the Porter in Macbeth, I watched it in 8th grade after we read the play. He was a bit spooky but he actually made me laugh. LOL I like how he broke the fourth wall in the beginning of that soliloquy by looking directly in the camera and beckoning us to come nearer, that was just so funny. XD
      Yeah, I read a bit of the Star Wars Shakespeare books, and seeing it performed here is just even better, I'm glad they're well written, too.
      It's honestly a shame that Ian isn't a more popular actor, because he's really good at what he does, his own brand of classic Shakespearean actor for sure. :D

    • @risingsonfilms
      @risingsonfilms 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Jessica Poggi where can i buy that on itunes

    • @GeffenAvraham
      @GeffenAvraham 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Always remember, evil, sin, temptation... the devil's side are they.

    • @aliliatapueluelu2951
      @aliliatapueluelu2951 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      RisingSonEntertainment

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's one of Scotland's best exports.

  • @straightpimpin888
    @straightpimpin888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    *Producer to sound tech*
    Producer: WOW great effect adding that echo to his mic!
    Sound Tech: Uh sir....that’s not me....

    • @TREVORVADER
      @TREVORVADER 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Matthew Stormwolf honestly I like to believe that’s just Ian’s presence resonating throughout the room

    • @Sylinnilys
      @Sylinnilys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Some have argued it could be his voice vibrating between his two mics. Not sure.

    • @FireLordJohn3191
      @FireLordJohn3191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      danieltjayx11 then you have to ask... was it planned?

    • @dariusfarrel3228
      @dariusfarrel3228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Cause:
      Ian is Palpatine/Darth Sidious
      George Lucas didnt even edit it or add anything
      Ian’s voice is just like that

    • @transformersrevenge9
      @transformersrevenge9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dariusfarrel3228 yeah, George didn't even add the Lightning effects. That was all Ian.

  • @logicalfallacy234
    @logicalfallacy234 8 ปีที่แล้ว +710

    It's crazy how his voice only gets even more wicked as he gets older. A part of me kind of wants Lucas to have him re-record his lines in ROTJ, since he sounds different and higher pitched there than he does in ROTS and here.

    • @KrisFrost4359
      @KrisFrost4359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      logicalfallacy234 Now he’s closer to the age Palpatine was in the movie.

    • @AlexanderDiviFilius
      @AlexanderDiviFilius 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Considering all the changes Lucas made to the OT, it's best that it's kept as unaltered as possible in substance from here on. Considering the gap from when you see him on screen, I think it'd only be noticeable when compared side-by-side, or by the super fans. But then again, us super fans would notice any minor discrepancy.

    • @ardas77
      @ardas77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@KrisFrost4359 Palpatine is 120 years old in the RotJ.

    • @KrisFrost4359
      @KrisFrost4359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@ardas77 No, he was 86. According to several sources, he was born 82 years before the Battle of Yavin, which would make him 86 at the time of the Battle of Endor.

    • @darthethan1995
      @darthethan1995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      L0L L0L L7L Emperor Palpatine was 88 years old in Return of the Jedi.

  • @treyj5308
    @treyj5308 8 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    God i'm trying to impersonate Sidious, I've gotten far, but this is so fucking raw omg

    • @Styleth
      @Styleth  8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Nice ;D Let's hear it!

    • @Pr0ud4ng3l
      @Pr0ud4ng3l 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i'm curious too!

  • @andrejackson5132
    @andrejackson5132 9 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    dude Ian mcdiarmid is the ULTIMATE Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of Sith.

  • @hughjasse4047
    @hughjasse4047 9 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    that gave me the chills

    • @Styleth
      @Styleth  9 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Hugh Jass me too

    • @BatDadx
      @BatDadx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me three

    • @hughjass4564
      @hughjass4564 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice name

  • @새우-q1k
    @새우-q1k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    I want emperor own movie with ian McDiarmid...

    • @xxzxzxzxx6974
      @xxzxzxzxx6974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      saame

    • @remnant1018
      @remnant1018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I said the same on another video. They ought to make a Palpatine backstory movie before it’s too late.

    • @brianbrush5107
      @brianbrush5107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It'd be like House of cards but in space

    • @Sir_Gugharde_Wuglis
      @Sir_Gugharde_Wuglis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sighhh... did you see episode 9?

    • @suudhejsdhshshdhxjdjud9548
      @suudhejsdhshshdhxjdjud9548 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      trashu

  • @andremaccarini1656
    @andremaccarini1656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    The way he says "the power of the dark side" is just incredible. The man still has it.

    • @Sylinnilys
      @Sylinnilys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "Thy feeble skills are nothing(echo)..." The lightness with that comes off as mocking and emphisizes his following words, impressive.

    • @Eggy79
      @Eggy79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And to think he did this on the fly with no context. Imagine what he could have done if he had a chance to sit down and really dig into the passage. What an actor.

  • @JoshuaAndres
    @JoshuaAndres ปีที่แล้ว +20

    His voice alone can topple democracy

    • @vondas1480
      @vondas1480 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous oration

  • @tholian_web
    @tholian_web 9 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    What a brilliant artist. Ian should be knighted by the Queen as so many of his contemporaries like Ian McKellan and Christopher Lee have been.

    • @LesterRamos
      @LesterRamos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Ian is no Knight. He's a lord. A dark lord if you will. Lol

    • @carterlando423
      @carterlando423 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He is the Senate.

    • @latenightronnie
      @latenightronnie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I've actually heard that Ian was offered one and turned it down

    • @darthethan1995
      @darthethan1995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Alec Guinness was Knighted.

    • @dragoninthewest1
      @dragoninthewest1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@carterlando423 well he's English so it would be he is the parliament.

  • @davyjones-locker979
    @davyjones-locker979 9 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Classic, "Thy feebles skills are nothing when compared to all the power of the dark side."
    "I, Thy debt is due, and I am both thy creditor and thy collector, too."

  • @TheSixthDoctor
    @TheSixthDoctor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    Ian Doescher's Shakespeare rewrites are great fun. I especially like the pun he put in there. Palpatine's torturing Luke with Force Lightning, talking about a poetic debt he is owed, then this happens: "O what joy it brings to charge thee thus!"
    He's talking about charging someone while conducting electricity through them.

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The Sixth Doctor The best part about those kinds of puns in a Shakespeare-like work, is that it's exactly the same kind of multilayer pun the Bard himself would have used.

    • @maxalaintwo3578
      @maxalaintwo3578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The wit is not lost on any of us it seems

    • @maxalaintwo3578
      @maxalaintwo3578 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Seph it's treason then

    • @NatalieN500
      @NatalieN500 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i didn’t put that together until now

  • @Whoami691
    @Whoami691 9 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    There would be no finer actor to portray palpatine.
    Thank you Ian McDiarmid!
    All it was missing is an 'UHNLHIMETEED POWAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

    • @animatedink2529
      @animatedink2529 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Whoami691 In the William Shakespeare version of Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine does get a version of it. And it actually sounds legit cool, better than in the movie. It's "O pow'r unlimited, I AM YOUR GOD!!!!"

  • @benwasserman8223
    @benwasserman8223 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Who else loves how Ian McDiarmid's Emperor Palpatine voice just echoes across the entire room?

    • @sirclassicalhou3650
      @sirclassicalhou3650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was struck at the awesome effects of it! I loved it so much and it just reeks of the Dark Side!

    • @johnsullivan7679
      @johnsullivan7679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the voice is awesome it my ring tone

    • @jll716
      @jll716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually thought it was distracting. I’d rather hear Ian’s unadulterated talent with no gimmicks.

  • @meganphillips8087
    @meganphillips8087 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    It’s a shame Ian McDiarmid doesn’t get enough recognition for his role as the greatest villain of all movie history. He deserves more attention and respect.

  • @josephrutchik5777
    @josephrutchik5777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Are you kidding me?! How have I not seen this before? The classically trained McDiarmid reading Shakespeare Star Wars. I just... no words. And he's so nonchalant when he finishes. A true gentleman.

  • @jonnnyren6245
    @jonnnyren6245 8 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    This, is power beyond anything... Master Sidious still has it.

    • @Pacbandit13
      @Pacbandit13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You could say unlimited power

  • @giftheck
    @giftheck 9 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    "And then of course the lightning. Still mine!"
    I have no idea how many people got that, but I like that nod!

  • @DeepScreenAnalysis
    @DeepScreenAnalysis 9 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    That was fucking incredible.

  • @Gasoline85
    @Gasoline85 9 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    The one TRUE emperor.

    • @EpaminondastheGreat
      @EpaminondastheGreat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It is ironic you used a quote that I, myself, used in the Rise of Skywalker four years ago...To be specific, "...and now, the power of two restores the one true Emperor!"

    • @timeisflowing74
      @timeisflowing74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@EpaminondastheGreat omg that's true ahahahha

  • @AishaVonFossen
    @AishaVonFossen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    At 1:59, when he says, "What thou hast not repaid with thy belief, I shall extract from thine own flesh," my skin crawled, quite a chilling line. LOL

  • @ermonski
    @ermonski 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Emperor Palpatine does a good impression of Ian McDiarmid

  • @Paulunatr
    @Paulunatr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One-upping a character as intimidating and well executed as Darth Vader is ambitious enough. Making him a much smaller old man is even harder. Taking that concept and making it "real" on-screen, nailing every aspect of the character from casting and writing to makeup and leitmotif? Madness. I can't think of a single way they could've done better.
    George, Ian, and everyone involved deserve all the credit they get for Sheev. The character is one of the shining stars of an already very bright franchise.

  • @savage7882
    @savage7882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    The older he gets the more like the emperor he sounds

    • @kross2659
      @kross2659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The more wrinkles he gets the more he’s gonna look like the Emperor he won’t need the prosthetic makeup anymore, all he’ll need are just the yellow contacts and the dark circles around his eyes, then slap a black robe on him. That means more relief for him from wearing all those thick layers of makeup.

  • @damienkilcannonvryce
    @damienkilcannonvryce 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    "...what joy it brings, to charge thee just..."

  • @finesse2119
    @finesse2119 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ian is amazing love how with a little reverb he can sound so evil when putting on that voice that we all know and love

  • @anakinskywalker9773
    @anakinskywalker9773 6 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Master, I just got chills...
    You Still Have Unlimited POWAH!!!!!
    What Is Thy Bidding, My Master...

    • @erikku0369
      @erikku0369 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anakin Skywalker :( traitor

    • @AnakinSkywakka
      @AnakinSkywakka 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get a load of this guy

    • @esmeraldadiaz638
      @esmeraldadiaz638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is getting out of hand! Now there's 2 of them!

    • @dancastro4732
      @dancastro4732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We should not have made this bargain

  • @godzilla964
    @godzilla964 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I don't care who played the emperor in "Empire strikes back". Ian is the emperor.

    • @jespereriksen2223
      @jespereriksen2223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well. that was Ian as well..?

    • @edgyelectrokinetic6761
      @edgyelectrokinetic6761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@jespereriksen2223 Originally it was an old woman named Marjorie Eaton with a chimpanzee's eyes edited over hers, given a decent voice by Clyde Revill, but they decided to redo his debut with McDiarmid playing Palpatine for the 2004 edit of TESB

    • @jespereriksen2223
      @jespereriksen2223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Edgy Electrokinetic oh yeah probably in Empire strikes back. I just meant in return of the jedi

  • @Hurstain
    @Hurstain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    His Emperor voice got better with age.

  • @trevorvallo5841
    @trevorvallo5841 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Next year, it'll be ten years since this interview.

  • @ObiWanBillKenobi
    @ObiWanBillKenobi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The Shakespeare Star Wars plays are really well-written. Readers might be surprised how non-gimmicky they are-really true to both their sources!

  • @darthmaul7626
    @darthmaul7626 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    A thousand repressed childhood traumas just came back to me all at once. I... I think I need a hug... :'(

    • @home3075
      @home3075 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🫂

  • @morbius109
    @morbius109 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ian McDiarmid was, is, and always will be Palpatine. No one else could have done the role with such unforgettable brilliance. Long live our most glorious Emperor!

  • @KronoriumKid
    @KronoriumKid ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sidious is already scary enough, but if we saw him talking in a Shakespearean vocabulary normally a lot that would just be another level of horror for me 😭

  • @unLUCKY95
    @unLUCKY95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In his natural voice he sounds like such a nice friendly guy... then all of a sudden this demonic sounding growl comes out of his mouth that just makes me want to shrivel in a corner and beg for my life. Suppose the way he can switch like that is what made him perfect to play Palpatine as the kindly Chancellor and then suddenly switch to Darth Sidious.

  • @blakeikonomou1820
    @blakeikonomou1820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There is nothing better than an actor who loved playing his role.... Clearly Ian loves playing the Emperor...
    Oh wait,
    He is the EMPEROR

    • @Nathan_Jay
      @Nathan_Jay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correction: The Emperor of playing Ian

  • @RobertoCarlosGomezSosa
    @RobertoCarlosGomezSosa ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That voice is a national treasure !!

  • @CatMaster90001
    @CatMaster90001 9 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Those echos... _those fucking echos_... ALL the chills. I has them.

  • @OniSamurai_86
    @OniSamurai_86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's amazing how he starts to get so deeply in the character, even his facial expressions slowly begin to appear evil. What a master!

  • @drsssssssss
    @drsssssssss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    This guy should have destroyed everybody in ROS.

    • @EpaminondastheGreat
      @EpaminondastheGreat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Couldn't agree more my little -green- friend...

    • @Cetra29
      @Cetra29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I mean he did until the Jedi stepped in.

    • @partizanlegis
      @partizanlegis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Cetra29 the Jedi spirits pulled an Endgame

    • @seanerzat
      @seanerzat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I guess that's why they had all the Jedi spawn in for Rey. I wish I could see the proper JJ Cut, if it's a thing, cuz it sounded like they had Anakin and all the other Force ghosts drop in to battle the Sith with Rey. Cuz in that case it would have been all the top tier Jedi masters backing Rey to beat ol Palps

    • @drsssssssss
      @drsssssssss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@seanerzat yeah that would have been much better, but my point is Ian the best actor in the entire series, in every scene he has gravitas, and his character is the only one anyone can take seriously.

  • @dodywidodo9433
    @dodywidodo9433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hearing his voice, all demons from the Conjuring universe would run away I bet

  • @16Arson
    @16Arson 9 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This man is amazing.

  • @my_MillenniumFalcon
    @my_MillenniumFalcon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Listening to Ian speaking like Sheev on a live stage is so unreal!

  • @SefniAsheforr
    @SefniAsheforr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Ian and Ewan are my personal justifications for the prequels. The rise of Palpatine, and the exploration of Obi Wan's pre-empire life were both well worth sitting through the negative aspects of the prequels.

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Two fine Scottish actors, and I agree they were the best thing about the prequels.

    • @dabitz6167
      @dabitz6167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually the prequels were better than the original trilogy...

    • @surfboarding5058
      @surfboarding5058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dabitz6167 exactly the sequels suck

  • @davidyoung5114
    @davidyoung5114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Why do I have the feeling that J.J. Abrams saw this performance by McDiarmid, and that's what gave him the idea to bring him back in RISE OF SKYWALKER!

    • @DraculaCronqvist
      @DraculaCronqvist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just a last ditch effort to save what was poorly conceived from the very beginning.

  • @codylujan
    @codylujan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    It must be hard being his grandkids. i'd be begging him to talk as sidious all the time lol

    • @FireLordJohn3191
      @FireLordJohn3191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Though keep in mind he did say, "I just hope I don't indulge myself!" I suspect he gets great joy in acting.

  • @joelnavarro4629
    @joelnavarro4629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoever put that Garbage reverb on his voice killed an awesome performance. Sounds like he is in a massive tunnel.

  • @ericgurganus5193
    @ericgurganus5193 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Ian McDairmin is just amazing.

  • @greenranger8884
    @greenranger8884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When he started reading from the book I almost shit myself. Omg. What a voice.

  • @smith9808
    @smith9808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of the coolest voices of all time. Christopher Lee was another. R.I.P

  • @LegatusLucius1994
    @LegatusLucius1994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    He's truly a Sith Lord he dug deep into the dark side to play these lines

    • @Sylinnilys
      @Sylinnilys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Before he starts truly reading, you can hear the growl in his voice as he is adjusting.

    • @Sylinnilys
      @Sylinnilys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      more around 0:50 but you can hear the gradual shift from around 0:35

    • @LegatusLucius1994
      @LegatusLucius1994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sylinnilys Ian mcdiarmid is a Sith Lord you can be a kind old man and still be a Sith fucking Lord and he is the best I liked how he used to Sith Space Magic in the last movie cuz that's something he's known for doing in the Clone Wars in Rebels there was without a doubt that made sense to me

  • @michaelberry1382
    @michaelberry1382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how this man embraces the iconic-ness of the character he played.

  • @mikeor-
    @mikeor- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ian McDiarmid: the best Emperor and a great Shakespearean Actor.

  • @YogsenForfoth
    @YogsenForfoth ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My god, this is absolutely EXTRAORDINARY.

  • @wooden2187
    @wooden2187 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I imagine Ian is in his grandchildren's nightmares.

  • @zen-aku9069
    @zen-aku9069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    no one can replace Ian as Darth Sidious

  • @BubbleBelly
    @BubbleBelly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ian McDiarmid is, and was, the absolutely perfect casting choice in all of star wars

  • @ProjectDevilEye
    @ProjectDevilEye 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ian was BORN to be the ultimate Sith lord, there will never be any better than him.

  • @kryptonkobra8396
    @kryptonkobra8396 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    It felt like he was talking inside my head

    • @joshuapray
      @joshuapray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But was he every voice you've ever heard inside your head...?

  • @superman31172
    @superman31172 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    this is awsome he should read children's books with his darth sidious voice

  • @hogarmenos
    @hogarmenos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hear this with 'The Emperor's Theme' in the background is just fucking glorious.

  • @raifsam3408
    @raifsam3408 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    best villian voice ever

  • @michaelkarimian7538
    @michaelkarimian7538 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hope Ian Mcdiarmid reads an excerpt from the Darth Plagueis novel someday. I would especially love to hear him recite the speech Sidious gives to him as he’s killing him. Would be a dream come true for me.

  • @vordt4139
    @vordt4139 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    What is thy bidding..my master?

    • @TSPH1992
      @TSPH1992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What the hell is an Aluminium Falcon?!!!

    • @Double-R-Nothing
      @Double-R-Nothing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wait, you've been flying around for 2 weeks trying to get a signal? You must smell like feet wrapped in leathery, burnt bacon!
      ...
      Oh, just rebuild it? Real f*cking original! And who's gonna give me a loan for it, jackhole? You? You got an ATM on that torso, Litebrite?!

    • @HarryBillyBobGeorge
      @HarryBillyBobGeorge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's a disaster. Skywalker we're after.

  • @ivansproats4676
    @ivansproats4676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The echo is mad 🤣it’s brilliant

  • @Karlsteins
    @Karlsteins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I could listen to him talking about anything with this voice all day

  • @ShaunakDesaiPiano
    @ShaunakDesaiPiano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You can tell he deliberately put an extra oomph when he came to “power of the dark side”.

  • @kerkezpavle
    @kerkezpavle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am practically speechless.

  • @calebbowers7474
    @calebbowers7474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can watch this a MILLION TIMES and it doesn't Get Old. He's an Awesome Actor!!

  • @donwinslow6967
    @donwinslow6967 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That chilled me to the bone. Ian has still got it. Amazing performance!

  • @everettcrede
    @everettcrede 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bet this is where they said "Ooh we know how we're gonna start Rise of Skywalker!"

  • @Seraphatum
    @Seraphatum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    What a legend!

  • @southern04man
    @southern04man 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mercy this man's voice is amazing.

  • @helivarpalac2956
    @helivarpalac2956 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8 years and my hair still stands like crazy whenever I hear him with these lines as Supreme Chancellor and Senate Incarnate Sheeve Palpatine.

  • @MrKarnator
    @MrKarnator 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just imagine him reading bed time stories in that voice. Or any story for that matter.

  • @azaraiahzee
    @azaraiahzee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He just chews the scenery every time he's on camera, you can tell he absolutely loves that character 😁

  • @luciuswalker8578
    @luciuswalker8578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was honestly mind blown when I figured out that there was no editing for Palpatine's voice. It was all Ian.
    Holy s***.

  • @lonesuicune9985
    @lonesuicune9985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ok I just watched this for the first time and it gave me shivers.

  • @albertoabolafio9383
    @albertoabolafio9383 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feel so much power when he says power.. amazing

  • @phrixos2826
    @phrixos2826 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the first time i have seen this! The hairs on ythe back of my arms and neck were stood on end! Totally incredible performance!

  • @MeadowBear99
    @MeadowBear99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He sounds so much more sinister! I can imagine Palpatine giving a charismatic and authoritative speech in that way lol