I like the contrast of Vader telling Luke "You don't know the power of the dark side", between this film and the previous one. In the Empire Strikes Back, Vader said it as a means of tempting Luke with greater power, but here he's admitting that he's a slave to its influence.
When Leia said, "I know. I've always known" she didn't mean it literally. She wasn't aware of her lineage until that moment when Luke revealed it to her. What she meant by that line is that she had always known that she and Luke were connected somehow but wasn't sure what it was until that moment. Also, Vader had no clue he had two kids until Luke's thoughts gave it away. You'll find out why later on. And Luke did save his father, he brought him back to the light side in his last moments. He wouldn't have survived his injuries so redemption in death was the ultimate salvation.
You know that look at the camera Steejo gave right after she was talking about "but if he's the da, how wouldn't he know about Luke's sister?" That's the "I know, but I'm not going to say anything more about it right now" look.
The original never had Vader saying 'no'. The looks and the lighting on Vader's mask plus the music told us cinema goers what was going on well enough.
1:11:27 Vader is standing there, saying nothing, doing nothing.....and every single person watching this scene knows exactly what Vader is thinking. We all feel the conflict raging in him..... 😲
44:18 That's actually why Leia was able to hear Luke through the Force at the end of the last movie. More particularly, their sibling bond IN the Force.
Suzy, Vader absolutely didn’t know he had a daughter- that moment before Luke loses it was the first time he’s learning about it. You’ll get more info when you guys get to the prequels. 😉
You know that look at the camera Steejo gave right after she was talking about "but if he's the da, how wouldn't he know about Luke's sister?" That's the "I know, but I'm not going to say anything more about it right now" look.
Boba Fett didn't deliver Han to Jabba right away. Darth Vader stole Han back to try and lure Luke out again, to no avail. The original ending had just the Rebels celebrating on the Forest Moon (with a different song) and Sebastian Shaw as Force Ghost Anakin. The 1997 Special Edition was edited to show celebrations across the galaxy on Tatooine, Bespin, and the Imperial capital world Coruscant. Then in 2004 it was edited further with Naboo from the Prequels and Hayden Christensen as Anakin's Ghost.
Tattoine was in fact modeled after the desert planet Arrakis in the Dune novel by Frank Herbert. We saw the skeleton of a sandworm in Episode IV when C3-PO was wandering after their escape pod landed, and the creature they try to feed Han and Luke to is a live sandworm. Luke's aunt and uncle were "moisture farmers", similar to the windtraps the Fremen in Dune used to collect water. Of course some details had to be changed for copyright and plot reasons. @35:00 - Leia's outfit has been the subject of vast discussions over the last 40 years. @53:00 - "How does he know how to drive these things?" - It runs in the family 🙂
Once you watch the prequels you will realize what a big heart Anakin had before he became Darth Vader. As for the order in which movies should be watched, people who don't know Darth Vader is Luke's father can still watch the movies in release order and live the "I am your father" moment just like people in 1980 did. But the majority of people these days already know because it's popular culture, and in that case I recommend chronological order: I've seen people reacting in shock when they hear the name Darth Vader for the first time in the prequels and they learn it's Anakin.
1:31:02 Vader didn't know about Leia, but he could sense what Luke was thinking and feeling - especially his fears. The Dark Side is founded on one's fears, anger and hatred - the "Dark" emotions. As the Sith are devoted to using Dark emotions, they will always sense when someone is afraid or angry or full of hate. Palpatine had always planned on replacing Vader with Luke. A Sith Lord is always looking for a stronger apprentice, and a Sith apprentice is always plotting to overthrow his Master. That is the trap of turning to the Dark Side: You and your fellow Sith are always plotting against each other. No trust!
Great fun reaction guys... The intial title for Ep6 was Revenge of the Jedi (the initial promos were titled as that)but then they surmised that a Jedi wouldn't seek "revenge".. 😊
The supposed Mandala effect line actually DOES exist, just not in the final cut of the movie. There is a Radio Play version of Empire Strikes Back produced by NPR, broadcast in 1983 which actually DOES have ' No Luke, I am your father's spoken. The radio drama was written by Brian Daley, who to fill out the storyline to better suit radio was given access to all the early drafts and storylines from the movie. There are extra scenes in the radio drama to give more context, and these never made it to the movie. The radio drama also had access to all the raw audio recordings pre movie edit, and so there is additional music by John Williams in the Radio Plays. Many (though not all) actors returned to re-record their lines for the radio play. So yes ' Luke, I am your father' was in the script at some point, and was spoken by Vader - just not in the movie. Maybe this contributed to the mandala effect (radio plays were like podcasts at the time - so pretty popular - I had them on cassette tape, and listened to them on long road trips).
The original plan was to have the final battle on Kashyyk, the wookies's home planet. Not sure why they changed; I wonder if they couldn't find enough super-tall actors. Kids + little people are a lot more common. Wicket the Ewok was Warwick Davis's first (noteworthy) role; he later played the title character in Willow (great movie, BTW) and Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter.
What a treat! I just binged Episodes IV and V only to be greeted with IV after my lunch break! This one is my favorite and the first Star Wars movie that I watched.
@@autumncolors7015 I really didn't, but I was really young so all I cared about was lightsabers and I was really fascinated with Yoda, probably because he reminded me of Grover from Sesame Street. My dad tried to explain the movies to me and fill me in on the previous 2 when I saw it. Luckily they released the original trilogy on VHS a few years later so I got to see episodes 4 and 5.
Great reaction! Thank you, guys! I didn’t forget about my promise to reveal my most favorite line from all the movies I ever watched and which was in the episode you’ve just watched, so here it is: “I am a Jedi, like my father before me”. In the next trilogy (also known as the prequels) you’ll learn the full story of Darth Vader. Looking forward to your next reaction. Salutations from Romania …
at 55:04 when Suzy says, "And that looks like a man in a costume." She wasn't wrong, that was Warrick Davies as a young boy in the first of MANY Star Wars and Lucas Film appearances
New subscriber here. I'm enjoying watching Suzy's reactions. Takes me back to when I was 12 in '77 and seeing Star Wars for the first time. I must have seen it 22 times at the time. Not too shabby for a 12 year old with no car or money. haha Can't wait to see her reactions to the Prequels. And props Steejo for not spoiling it for her.
I saw it a long time ago and it was really something then, and I live in Poland and in the 80's there was still communism when I saw it, in 88 I bought my first computer and then a VHS video recorder but those were happy and crazy times📼📼🕹🕹😉😉👍👍
The "big hats" the imperial operator wore were supposed to be representing the "navy" of the imperial fleet. If you go back to World War 2 the American sailors on the ships wore "big hats" aboard the ships to deflect water as they were manning their stations on the ship during battle. It's not fun getting water in your face so these "big hats" helped the sailors keep a "dry" face. A lot of WW2 movies like Tora Tora Tora, Midway some sailors wore "big hats" too. I see only what a movie shows but never was in the Navy to know for sure. Help them out internet. Have a great watch !!!
RE: Luke and Leia being siblings - you are not the only one who did not see it coming. It was necessary to write it into the script after the filmmakers were able to convince Harrison Ford to return for a third film. Originally, Han was supposed to die (or otherwise be completely out of the picture) at the end of Empire Strikes Back with Lando taking over his role in the friend group, and it would leave Luke and Leia to have a classic romantic relationship (knight errant completes his quest and marries the princess). As an aside, a Luke-Leia romance was furthered by the first Star Wars novel, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye," by Alan Dean Foster, published after the first film and based upon a script that Lucas had prepared for a low-budget sequel in the event that "Star Wars" bombed; "Star Wars" was a huge success, however, so "Empire Strikes Back" was able to be made, and "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" became a novel (which was reworked in subsequent printings to remove the romance and therefore conform to "Return of the Jedi"). The return of Harrison Ford, and the consequent return of Han Solo, revived the love triangle problem that would have been resolved by Han's death; people really liked the Han-Leia romance from Empire Strikes Back, so Lucas cut Luke out of the triangle by making him related to Leia by blood so as to resolve it without needing to raise the specter of hard feelings either on the part of the characters or the fans.
Regarding thinking this was the last movie the answer is no. We knew with the first one from what was written in the magazines at the time that this was a trilogy of trilogies. We just didn't expect it to be so long between Episode Six and One.
Yeah I don't know what all this take about the 1st movie changing to episode IV is about. I've only known the 1st 3 movies referred to as episodes IV, V, and VI when I saw them in the theater. So we always expected the prequels to come out. And we only hoped the last 3 would be made (because some of us were skeptical about Lucas' intentions). An interview suggested a total of 9 movies but we suspected this was more of a ploy to get the 1st one made. But it eventually all worded out in the end.
*Ewoks are cute af, but I'd rather hug Chewbacca (granted he's in a good mood). I also can't help but cheer when Leia chokes out Jabba with that chain.* *Side notes:* *1. The creature that killed that Twi'lek (green woman with tentacles/tails on her head) slave and almost kills Luke inside that pit in Jabba's palace is called a rancor.* *2. The scene at the Sarlacc pit was shot in my home state of Arizona in the middle of the Yuma desert, while the scenes on the forest moon of Endor were shot in the Redwood Forest of California.* *3. If you're wondering why Yoda sounds like Miss Piggy, they had the same puppeteer/voice actor at the time: Frank Oz*
They got the episodes in starting with the release of Episode 5 (Episode 4 was originally only 'Star Wars' without any subtitles, but when George Lucas got the ok to make more movies in the galaxy, they put in the episode numbers 4, 5, and 6). George Lucas always wanted prequels and felt that starting with Episode 4 was giving the people the idea that the story was much more than what they'd seen already.
Ready for 1-3 now. No one knew in 1983 of any more movies would be possible. Suzy will love and cry through the prequels. Also check out the changes from 1999 from the original theatrical versions (4-6). "Despecialized" versions come close to the actual versions from 77, 80 & 83.
In the '80s, there were two follow-up Made-For-TV features. The first was "Ewoks: Caravan of Courage", and "Ewoks: The Battle For Endor". I don't remember much about them except they made me very bored as a kid.
Originally they were going to add another character as Luke's BROTHER. But they thought he wouldnt fit well with Leia, Han, Chewy, and Luke. They thought he would look like an outsider. So they changed the story and made Leia Luke's twin sister.
24:40 that’s what she said 44:20 lol was looking forward to your reaction to this revelation 1:18:26 your instincts serve you well 1:28:29 this went in a direction I wasn’t expecting lol 1:34:20 love her excitement 1:40:09 1:42:06 for me these parts are even more impactful once you’ve seen the prequels and clone wars Enjoyed your reaction to the original trilogy. Needed more Saasy Bear references though. Looking forward to your reaction to the prequels
21:40 -- In case no one has informed you yet: Neither of those are moons. The planet Tattooine has two suns. In that scene, we're watching them set. 43:30 -- You'd have to watch the prequel movies (Episodes I, II and III) beforehand to get the necessary context, but the Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" provides some insight as to Ben's thinking here, and why he's convinced that Anakin and Darth Vader are like two entirely different people.
When they made The Empire Strikes Back, the original plan was for Luke's sister to be a whole new character, to be introduced in further films. However, during the filming of this one they decided to end the story and cut that story thread, the easiest way being to make her an already existing character. So the various kisses were only retroactively a bit dodgy.
in case no one posted it. The first Star Wars was released as Star Wars firstly, and in the 1981 re-release the subtitles Episode IV A New Hope were added to bring it inline with the release of Empire from a year earlier. It has been known as the 4th episode since then. Empire was always #5 and Jedi (this film) #6. iniitially i understand Lucas had intended to film the the 3 prequels pretty quickly after Jedi but realised pretty quickly the technology wasn't there and he wanted a break (Empire and particurly Jedi were very hard on Lucas with his inputs into the films) hence the long period until the 1st episode (Phantom Menace) came out in 1999. (of course Lucas did make changes to the originals in 1997 - which by the way is the versions you watched here)
I was 17 when I first saw this in theaters. I have indeed watched them all. My suggestion as to the order for watching the movies is to watch them in the order they were released, then watch them again in chronological order. C'mon...you know this isn't the only time you're going to watch these.
Something to think about....what are they eating at that victory party? Remember earlier we established the Ewoks are cannibals, and they had those Imperial helmets they were using as drums. What happened to all those Imperial prisoners?
While they did eat human flesh they are not Cannibals. Cannibalism in the true sense of the word implies an interspecies activity. They eat humans but they did not eat each other. So no they are not Cannibals. C
Even though I know that The Empire Strikes Back is the best of all of the movies, this one will always be my favorite, not only because of the story, but I have so many happy memories attached to this one. My best friend at college and I, along with some of our other friends, camped out overnight to see the first showing the morning of the release. So much fun. The line wound all the way around the block. I ended up seeing ROTJ more than 20 times in the movie theater over that summer. It'll always have a place in my heart.
In my experience (66yo), the 2 most "not correct" lines in famous movies are #1 Casablanca "Play it again Sam". #2 Tarzan of the Apes (1932) "Me Tarzan, You Jane". Those lines are not in those movies, even though people will usually say they are.
The rescue follows a well-worn path first trod by the movie serials that were the inspiration for these films. At the time this one was made, there were many people familiar with those serials, either from seeing them in cinemas as children, or watching them on television. Amusement park rides seldom make sense and seldom need to.
Did they say it made no sense? They said that, to Jabba's crew who had no idea about The Plan, all of Luke's threats made no sense... I'm not saying it was perfect and there was no room for disaster, but they got R2 and Lando into place, they got Leia in and Han unfrozen (would've been a lot harder to recover him still in carbonite), and they got a chance to all see each other before all the lasers started firing. The main thing they were gambling on is Jabba not summarily destroying the droids or executing anyone on the spot haha.
I think she spoke about it on Graham Norton, but Carrie Fisher hated the golden bikini - apparently there was hardly any support, and it frequently "slipped", so other cast members frequently got an eyeful
I've seen many reactions to this movie. Han's reaction when Leia kisses him isn't a realization that she smooched her twin, it's that she actually loves her f'up smuggler, sarcastic, outlaw,jerk-ass boyfriend. I just wish Chewie was there instead of the ewok. Of course, a wookiie slapping sense into a human could be fatal
I was born in the early 1980's... so the original trilogy was really all there was for me and my older brothers. It came on TV all the time, and we'd always watch. But news of the Prequels starting buzzing around 1997... and I remember it very clearly (because they had also re-released the original trilogy as "special editions" in the theaters). I was excited at first, but less excited with each new thing I saw (the Phantom Menace was a real let down to us older folks). Jake Lloyd's casting as Anakin made me very suspicious about the film's quality long before I even saw it.
Star Wars episode 4: A New Hope (1977) ============================= 3 Years between events in universe ============================= Star Wars episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ============================ 1 Year between events in universe ============================ Star Wars episode 6: Return of the Jedi. (1983) The actress that played Leia, Carrie Fisher. And her stunt double both sun bathed in their slave girl costumes on top of the Sells Barge set. There's a photo.
I’m so glad you are showing your wife the Star Wars Trilogy!! I might have to go to Patreon to see the sequels with you guys 😎. And I hope you guys will try and watch The Mandalorian!!! I’m a long time follower I’ve seen a couple of reactions I only comment to content I like because I’m a picky person when it comes to Hollywood film.
1:41:18 I'm pretty sure Lucas had plans for the prequels by that point and went on record in interviews that he was just waiting for the technology to catch up before making them. But 7-8-9 definitely weren't part of his plan so this was the real ending for a long time (and still is for some of the fanbase because of Disney shenanigans 😅)
@@da-vidcargill4975 yeah individually I enjoy them, I'd even go against the grain and say that 8 is my favorite of the 3... My main issue is that if they had a cohesive plan for the trilogy when they made 7, by the end that pretty much went out the window lol
Vader knew that Padma had been pregnant, but he did not know she had twins. Vader did not know about Leah until he pulled it from Luke's mind during the fight
You know that look at the camera Steejo gave right after she was talking about "but if he's the da, how wouldn't he know about Luke's sister?" That's the "I know, but I'm not going to say anything more about it right now" look.
Great video, good that it sounds like you will watch the other star wars movies.....I prefer Star Trek, but going both ways is always best, so I love both! I hope you will watch Star Trek and Highlander the Series on your channel in the future 🙂
after 1,2,3 you should say to hell with 789 and watch the clone wars show, essential star wars lore in that show if you ever want to get into some of the other Disney+ series
I'm sorry, but watching the series where you start with nr. 4 ruins the ending with Anakin standing there for me. Even though nr. 4 came out first doesn't mean you start from there. I've seen reactors watch it from episode 1 and they've literally balled their eyes out from that ending scene. Still a great reaction! 🤩
There is no "Right" or "Wrong" way to watch the trilogies. It's not a competition. To each their own. George Lucas began the Star Wars saga with the story of Luke Skywalker for a reason. He did not always plan to make a prequel trilogy. He made the Prequel trilogy because of the huge success of the first trilogy and because fans really wanted to know more about Darth Vader.
@@Stogie2112 Thats not true, actually. George gave a lot of reasons why he started with ANH. It’s much smaller in scale, less reliant on advanced technology, George prefers to start in the middle instead of beginning with the part where he needs to do a lot of exposition(people at that time regularly told stories also from the middle on instead of where it actually began), and finally he also considered ANH a movie with the highest success rate as it was an all in bet. Btw, George explicitly recommended watching from TPM first. There is no right and wrong of course, but I agree that starting from TPM is overall more beneficial.
@@Abdullah7536 ... Yes, it is true, and YES, there is no Right or Wrong. Watching the Prequels first is more beneficial to YOU - not to everyone. Lucas had originally envisioned three movies and the possibility of more movies. He settled on the original trilogy. The first movie was just called "Star Wars". The original theatrical film had no mention of "Episode IV" or "A New Hope". When they were filming "Star Wars", many of the actors and workers thought that the film would flop. Many big time actors refused to audition for it. There was no expectation of the film being a smash hit. Of course Lucas wants everyone to watch the Prequels first. He altered all the original episodes so that they jive with Anakin Skywalker as played by Hayden Christensen. He made a LOT of money by altering and repackaging all his films. It was a marketing tactic. It's all about the MONEY - not the enjoyment of the story.
@@Stogie2112Aligning all movies into a cohesive 6 part series is not some marketing scheme! It’s the attempt to realize his vision and passion. His marketing strategy is a different section that is entirely irrelevant to the matter at hand.
The most emotional way to watch, specially who has never seen it and is watching the current remastered versions is to watch episodes IV and V then the prequels in order, and end with VI (Return of the Jedi). You avoid the main spoilers that the prequels may reveal and the ending becomes much more emotional and just a great / perfect ending for the whole series
Sam Whitwer (the voice of Darth Maul in the Clone Wars cartoon and multiple background characters throughout the various series and films) says his preferred version -- especially for kids -- is to watch the best arcs of the Clone Wars first (not the Mortis arc, obviously), THEN Episodes IV-V, then I-III, then VI. That way you also get to know Anakin as the hero Luke imagines him to have been.
@@jerodast true but that one is very well telegrafed in Empire (the person should be suspecious already), the reveal happening when Luke talks to Yoda is a bit anti-climatic, having the reveal happen there or happening at the end of Episode III I feel doesn't make much diference.
And "Darth" can be translated as "dark", so the whole name can be read as "Dark Father", which he certainly was in several senses: killed a lot of people, wore exclusively black.
George Lucas made the first three Star Wars films to tell a very simple story: A man who had lost his way is saved by his children. The Original Trilogy created the very enticing mystery of Darth Vader, who he was and how he turned to evil. Star Wars fans were extremely eager to see how Anakin Skywalker became Vader. When the Prequel Trilogy was released, fans sprinted to theaters! Everyone HAD to know!!
@@SuzySteejo Ahh. I thought it might be some sort of hidden easter egg where when you find it you win a little prize, lol. I love your channel. You two have such an amazing chemistry. That's what keeps me watching. Keep it up!
I agree this is one of my favorite movies of all time! However I think you misunderstood the Emperor's plan and how the Dark Side works. The Dark Side is like an EXTREAMLY addictive drug. You saw how the Emperor was intentionally making Luke experience anger and hatred. If you are feeling anger and hatred and use the force at the same time then you are using the Dark Side. Which technically Luke did use it a little. Many people would have become addicted to the Dark Side right there and wouldn't be able to resist the Emperor's offer to learn how to get more of the Dark Side. The Emperor was fairly confident that using the Dark Side even once would be enough because we do see Luke look at his robotic hand, struggle, and seem to consider the Emperor's offer but Luke was able to resist the temptation. However, the Emperor, Obi one, and Yoda who were old and had tons of experience were absolutely certian that someone who is as heavily addicted to the Dark Side as Vader would never ever be able to give up the Dark Side; that is UNHEARD OF! So while the Emperor was terrible and his plan didn't work it was a smart plan. Years latter I realized it might be even smarter than I thought because Luke cut off the hand of his own father and while it was justified it seemed to count as a dark enough act that we see Luke struggle to resist the Emperor's offer for a moment. So if that alone made Luke struggle then it is possible that Luke killing his own fauther under any circumstances would be an act so dark that it would have turned Luke to the Dark Side at minimum it would have become ALMOST impossible to resist.
Hi. 😀 First thing, I have to say that I have been loving your reactions to Star Wars and I look forward to seeing you doing more of them. But second, who taught you to shoe a horse? You don't hurt the horsey. It's just nailed to the nail of the hoof. I shoed a horse when I was a kid. He wouldn't have let me if he was in pain. Actually it's cruel not to be shoeing a horse if it has to walk on hard roads.
R.I.P. James Earl Jones, Darth Vader
Captain Needa died this year as well
I like the contrast of Vader telling Luke "You don't know the power of the dark side", between this film and the previous one. In the Empire Strikes Back, Vader said it as a means of tempting Luke with greater power, but here he's admitting that he's a slave to its influence.
Great observation
I don't think I ever caught that
Wow. Actually wow. Thank you
When Leia said, "I know. I've always known" she didn't mean it literally. She wasn't aware of her lineage until that moment when Luke revealed it to her. What she meant by that line is that she had always known that she and Luke were connected somehow but wasn't sure what it was until that moment. Also, Vader had no clue he had two kids until Luke's thoughts gave it away. You'll find out why later on. And Luke did save his father, he brought him back to the light side in his last moments. He wouldn't have survived his injuries so redemption in death was the ultimate salvation.
The Force is her ally, and a powerful ally it is.
You know that look at the camera Steejo gave right after she was talking about "but if he's the da, how wouldn't he know about Luke's sister?" That's the "I know, but I'm not going to say anything more about it right now" look.
@@jerodast Lol true
Lol nice cope
@@xDarthSTYXx Lol not sure what you mean
The original never had Vader saying 'no'. The looks and the lighting on Vader's mask plus the music told us cinema goers what was going on well enough.
Was better imo
1:11:27 Vader is standing there, saying nothing, doing nothing.....and every single person watching this scene knows exactly what Vader is thinking. We all feel the conflict raging in him..... 😲
44:18 That's actually why Leia was able to hear Luke through the Force at the end of the last movie. More particularly, their sibling bond IN the Force.
So does that makes leia Jedi now
@@Karlebow571 Well, she needs training, first.
Suzy, Vader absolutely didn’t know he had a daughter- that moment before Luke loses it was the first time he’s learning about it. You’ll get more info when you guys get to the prequels. 😉
You know that look at the camera Steejo gave right after she was talking about "but if he's the da, how wouldn't he know about Luke's sister?" That's the "I know, but I'm not going to say anything more about it right now" look.
Boba Fett didn't deliver Han to Jabba right away. Darth Vader stole Han back to try and lure Luke out again, to no avail.
The original ending had just the Rebels celebrating on the Forest Moon (with a different song) and Sebastian Shaw as Force Ghost Anakin. The 1997 Special Edition was edited to show celebrations across the galaxy on Tatooine, Bespin, and the Imperial capital world Coruscant. Then in 2004 it was edited further with Naboo from the Prequels and Hayden Christensen as Anakin's Ghost.
The original was better IMO
Tattoine was in fact modeled after the desert planet Arrakis in the Dune novel by Frank Herbert. We saw the skeleton of a sandworm in Episode IV when C3-PO was wandering after their escape pod landed, and the creature they try to feed Han and Luke to is a live sandworm. Luke's aunt and uncle were "moisture farmers", similar to the windtraps the Fremen in Dune used to collect water. Of course some details had to be changed for copyright and plot reasons.
@35:00 - Leia's outfit has been the subject of vast discussions over the last 40 years.
@53:00 - "How does he know how to drive these things?" - It runs in the family 🙂
Once you watch the prequels you will realize what a big heart Anakin had before he became Darth Vader.
As for the order in which movies should be watched, people who don't know Darth Vader is Luke's father can still watch the movies in release order and live the "I am your father" moment just like people in 1980 did. But the majority of people these days already know because it's popular culture, and in that case I recommend chronological order: I've seen people reacting in shock when they hear the name Darth Vader for the first time in the prequels and they learn it's Anakin.
1:25:04 ewoks are "murder bears"
1:31:02 Vader didn't know about Leia, but he could sense what Luke was thinking and feeling - especially his fears.
The Dark Side is founded on one's fears, anger and hatred - the "Dark" emotions.
As the Sith are devoted to using Dark emotions, they will always sense when someone is afraid or angry or full of hate.
Palpatine had always planned on replacing Vader with Luke. A Sith Lord is always looking for a stronger apprentice, and a Sith apprentice is always plotting to overthrow his Master. That is the trap of turning to the Dark Side: You and your fellow Sith are always plotting against each other. No trust!
Great fun reaction guys... The intial title for Ep6 was Revenge of the Jedi (the initial promos were titled as that)but then they surmised that a Jedi wouldn't seek "revenge".. 😊
Suzy in the Leia costume for Episode 1! 🔥😘🤪
i cant wait for episode 1-3 and then do NOT FORGET ROGUE ONE! best star wars movie
The supposed Mandala effect line actually DOES exist, just not in the final cut of the movie. There is a Radio Play version of Empire Strikes Back produced by NPR, broadcast in 1983 which actually DOES have ' No Luke, I am your father's spoken.
The radio drama was written by Brian Daley, who to fill out the storyline to better suit radio was given access to all the early drafts and storylines from the movie. There are extra scenes in the radio drama to give more context, and these never made it to the movie.
The radio drama also had access to all the raw audio recordings pre movie edit, and so there is additional music by John Williams in the Radio Plays.
Many (though not all) actors returned to re-record their lines for the radio play.
So yes ' Luke, I am your father' was in the script at some point, and was spoken by Vader - just not in the movie. Maybe this contributed to the mandala effect (radio plays were like podcasts at the time - so pretty popular - I had them on cassette tape, and listened to them on long road trips).
The actor who played the first Ewok you meet, is Warwick Davis, from the movie Willow, and he played professor Flitwick from Harry Potter.
The original plan was to have the final battle on Kashyyk, the wookies's home planet. Not sure why they changed; I wonder if they couldn't find enough super-tall actors. Kids + little people are a lot more common.
Wicket the Ewok was Warwick Davis's first (noteworthy) role; he later played the title character in Willow (great movie, BTW) and Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter.
I've heard that marketing toys to children played some part in going from Wookies to Ewoks.
The change from the Wookiees to Ewoks was due to the negative reception of the Holiday Special. I just know that was the reason.
The best Star Wars movie, in my opinion. It had the best flow and character developments. Thank you Suzy and Steejo for reacting!
Yeah I always thought it got too much hate because people loved Empire so much. That said the Ewoks were a little cheesy
“It is too late for me, son” breaks your heart, Anakin’s story is so tragic
I love your long reactions, please Do the same with ep 1 2 and 3
What a treat! I just binged Episodes IV and V only to be greeted with IV after my lunch break!
This one is my favorite and the first Star Wars movie that I watched.
How on earth could you even understand what was going on without seeing IV and V first?
@@autumncolors7015 I really didn't, but I was really young so all I cared about was lightsabers and I was really fascinated with Yoda, probably because he reminded me of Grover from Sesame Street. My dad tried to explain the movies to me and fill me in on the previous 2 when I saw it. Luckily they released the original trilogy on VHS a few years later so I got to see episodes 4 and 5.
Clearly Suzy needs to watch Ace Ventura 1 & 2 guarantee she would love them
Great reaction! Thank you, guys!
I didn’t forget about my promise to reveal my most favorite line from all the movies I ever watched and which was in the episode you’ve just watched, so here it is: “I am a Jedi, like my father before me”.
In the next trilogy (also known as the prequels) you’ll learn the full story of Darth Vader.
Looking forward to your next reaction.
Salutations from Romania …
Love the quick post! Can’t wait for movie 1!!!!!
at 55:04 when Suzy says, "And that looks like a man in a costume." She wasn't wrong, that was Warrick Davies as a young boy in the first of MANY Star Wars and Lucas Film appearances
New subscriber here. I'm enjoying watching Suzy's reactions. Takes me back to when I was 12 in '77 and seeing Star Wars for the first time. I must have seen it 22 times at the time. Not too shabby for a 12 year old with no car or money. haha Can't wait to see her reactions to the Prequels. And props Steejo for not spoiling it for her.
I saw it a long time ago and it was really something then, and I live in Poland and in the 80's there was still communism when I saw it, in 88 I bought my first computer and then a VHS video recorder but those were happy and crazy times📼📼🕹🕹😉😉👍👍
The "big hats" the imperial operator wore were supposed to be representing the "navy" of the imperial fleet. If you go back to World War 2 the American sailors on the ships wore "big hats" aboard the ships to deflect water as they were manning their stations on the ship during battle. It's not fun getting water in your face so these "big hats" helped the sailors keep a "dry" face. A lot of WW2 movies like Tora Tora Tora, Midway some sailors wore "big hats" too. I see only what a movie shows but never was in the Navy to know for sure. Help them out internet. Have a great watch !!!
RE: Luke and Leia being siblings - you are not the only one who did not see it coming. It was necessary to write it into the script after the filmmakers were able to convince Harrison Ford to return for a third film. Originally, Han was supposed to die (or otherwise be completely out of the picture) at the end of Empire Strikes Back with Lando taking over his role in the friend group, and it would leave Luke and Leia to have a classic romantic relationship (knight errant completes his quest and marries the princess). As an aside, a Luke-Leia romance was furthered by the first Star Wars novel, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye," by Alan Dean Foster, published after the first film and based upon a script that Lucas had prepared for a low-budget sequel in the event that "Star Wars" bombed; "Star Wars" was a huge success, however, so "Empire Strikes Back" was able to be made, and "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" became a novel (which was reworked in subsequent printings to remove the romance and therefore conform to "Return of the Jedi"). The return of Harrison Ford, and the consequent return of Han Solo, revived the love triangle problem that would have been resolved by Han's death; people really liked the Han-Leia romance from Empire Strikes Back, so Lucas cut Luke out of the triangle by making him related to Leia by blood so as to resolve it without needing to raise the specter of hard feelings either on the part of the characters or the fans.
Regarding thinking this was the last movie the answer is no. We knew with the first one from what was written in the magazines at the time that this was a trilogy of trilogies. We just didn't expect it to be so long between Episode Six and One.
Yeah I don't know what all this take about the 1st movie changing to episode IV is about. I've only known the 1st 3 movies referred to as episodes IV, V, and VI when I saw them in the theater. So we always expected the prequels to come out. And we only hoped the last 3 would be made (because some of us were skeptical about Lucas' intentions). An interview suggested a total of 9 movies but we suspected this was more of a ploy to get the 1st one made. But it eventually all worded out in the end.
Wicket the Ewok was played by a young Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick/Griphook from the Harry Potter series) in his first acting role.
*Ewoks are cute af, but I'd rather hug Chewbacca (granted he's in a good mood). I also can't help but cheer when Leia chokes out Jabba with that chain.*
*Side notes:*
*1. The creature that killed that Twi'lek (green woman with tentacles/tails on her head) slave and almost kills Luke inside that pit in Jabba's palace is called a rancor.*
*2. The scene at the Sarlacc pit was shot in my home state of Arizona in the middle of the Yuma desert, while the scenes on the forest moon of Endor were shot in the Redwood Forest of California.*
*3. If you're wondering why Yoda sounds like Miss Piggy, they had the same puppeteer/voice actor at the time: Frank Oz*
Ewoks are vicious, they eat stormtroopers.
They got the episodes in starting with the release of Episode 5 (Episode 4 was originally only 'Star Wars' without any subtitles, but when George Lucas got the ok to make more movies in the galaxy, they put in the episode numbers 4, 5, and 6). George Lucas always wanted prequels and felt that starting with Episode 4 was giving the people the idea that the story was much more than what they'd seen already.
GL also felt making Ep4 was the easiest to follow...
Ready for 1-3 now. No one knew in 1983 of any more movies would be possible. Suzy will love and cry through the prequels.
Also check out the changes from 1999 from the original theatrical versions (4-6). "Despecialized" versions come close to the actual versions from 77, 80 & 83.
In the '80s, there were two follow-up Made-For-TV features. The first was "Ewoks: Caravan of Courage", and "Ewoks: The Battle For Endor". I don't remember much about them except they made me very bored as a kid.
Originally they were going to add another character as Luke's BROTHER. But they thought he wouldnt fit well with Leia, Han, Chewy, and Luke. They thought he would look like an outsider. So they changed the story and made Leia Luke's twin sister.
24:40 that’s what she said
44:20 lol was looking forward to your reaction to this revelation
1:18:26 your instincts serve you well
1:28:29 this went in a direction I wasn’t expecting lol
1:34:20 love her excitement
1:40:09 1:42:06 for me these parts are even more impactful once you’ve seen the prequels and clone wars
Enjoyed your reaction to the original trilogy. Needed more Saasy Bear references though. Looking forward to your reaction to the prequels
21:40 -- In case no one has informed you yet: Neither of those are moons. The planet Tattooine has two suns. In that scene, we're watching them set.
43:30 -- You'd have to watch the prequel movies (Episodes I, II and III) beforehand to get the necessary context, but the Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" provides some insight as to Ben's thinking here, and why he's convinced that Anakin and Darth Vader are like two entirely different people.
Every couple should know the Wilhelm scream! 😂 you guys are awesome!
When they made The Empire Strikes Back, the original plan was for Luke's sister to be a whole new character, to be introduced in further films. However, during the filming of this one they decided to end the story and cut that story thread, the easiest way being to make her an already existing character. So the various kisses were only retroactively a bit dodgy.
in case no one posted it. The first Star Wars was released as Star Wars firstly, and in the 1981 re-release the subtitles Episode IV A New Hope were added to bring it inline with the release of Empire from a year earlier. It has been known as the 4th episode since then. Empire was always #5 and Jedi (this film) #6. iniitially i understand Lucas had intended to film the the 3 prequels pretty quickly after Jedi but realised pretty quickly the technology wasn't there and he wanted a break (Empire and particurly Jedi were very hard on Lucas with his inputs into the films) hence the long period until the 1st episode (Phantom Menace) came out in 1999. (of course Lucas did make changes to the originals in 1997 - which by the way is the versions you watched here)
I was 17 when I first saw this in theaters. I have indeed watched them all. My suggestion as to the order for watching the movies is to watch them in the order they were released, then watch them again in chronological order. C'mon...you know this isn't the only time you're going to watch these.
Something to think about....what are they eating at that victory party?
Remember earlier we established the Ewoks are cannibals, and they had those Imperial helmets they were using as drums. What happened to all those Imperial prisoners?
While they did eat human flesh they are not Cannibals. Cannibalism in the true sense of the word implies an interspecies activity. They eat humans but they did not eat each other. So no they are not Cannibals. C
Even though I know that The Empire Strikes Back is the best of all of the movies, this one will always be my favorite, not only because of the story, but I have so many happy memories attached to this one. My best friend at college and I, along with some of our other friends, camped out overnight to see the first showing the morning of the release. So much fun. The line wound all the way around the block. I ended up seeing ROTJ more than 20 times in the movie theater over that summer. It'll always have a place in my heart.
This was Star Wars at its peak its so good
I have the blu-ray collection. This is my favorite one. Awesome reaction guys.🎉👍
Seeing Return of the Jedi at the theatre as an 8 year old blew my mind!
In my experience (66yo), the 2 most "not correct" lines in famous movies are #1 Casablanca "Play it again Sam". #2 Tarzan of the Apes (1932) "Me Tarzan, You Jane". Those lines are not in those movies, even though people will usually say they are.
Between Episode III & Episode IV is Rogue One! My actual favorite of all the movies. It's a MUST WATCH!!
Jabba can speak Galactic Basic. He chooses not to as sort of a power move. The language Hutts speak is called "Huttese"
I love how nonsense the rescue Han plan is, yet I've never seen anyone on first watch notice that it makes no sense what-so-ever LOL.
Lol it didn't have to make sense, it just had to work which it did(kinda)
The rescue follows a well-worn path first trod by the movie serials that were the inspiration for these films. At the time this one was made, there were many people familiar with those serials, either from seeing them in cinemas as children, or watching them on television. Amusement park rides seldom make sense and seldom need to.
Did they say it made no sense? They said that, to Jabba's crew who had no idea about The Plan, all of Luke's threats made no sense...
I'm not saying it was perfect and there was no room for disaster, but they got R2 and Lando into place, they got Leia in and Han unfrozen (would've been a lot harder to recover him still in carbonite), and they got a chance to all see each other before all the lasers started firing. The main thing they were gambling on is Jabba not summarily destroying the droids or executing anyone on the spot haha.
My favorite of all of them, mainly due to the ending. The story was great.
You have to watch Clone Wars. It is an essential piece of Star Wars
everybody should drop a clone wars comment maybe well get lucky lol
It is a loss of time
I've never watched it .. I watched SW in '77... Im good with my choice. 😊
@@raybernal6829it’s literally the same series
Can not wait for your Prequel and Rogue One reaction and The Mandalorian is also a must, especially for Suzy!😃❤ Greetings from Germany
I feel like Suzy will enjoy the ObiWan Kenobi series
Ian McDiarmid, The Emperor Palpatine, is your fellow Scot who grew up near Dundee (Carnoustie, Scotland).
I love Steejo Intros, keep them going!
1:09:00 this is probably the funniest thing Suzy’s ever said 😂😂😂
I think she spoke about it on Graham Norton, but Carrie Fisher hated the golden bikini - apparently there was hardly any support, and it frequently "slipped", so other cast members frequently got an eyeful
one of the best movies ever love the how it tied the majority of the storylines :D
Amazing reactions Suzy and Steejo! Bring on the prequels!
I've seen many reactions to this movie. Han's reaction when Leia kisses him isn't a realization that she smooched her twin, it's that she actually loves her f'up smuggler, sarcastic, outlaw,jerk-ass boyfriend. I just wish Chewie was there instead of the ewok. Of course, a wookiie slapping sense into a human could be fatal
I was born in the early 1980's... so the original trilogy was really all there was for me and my older brothers. It came on TV all the time, and we'd always watch. But news of the Prequels starting buzzing around 1997... and I remember it very clearly (because they had also re-released the original trilogy as "special editions" in the theaters). I was excited at first, but less excited with each new thing I saw (the Phantom Menace was a real let down to us older folks). Jake Lloyd's casting as Anakin made me very suspicious about the film's quality long before I even saw it.
Can't wait for your prequel reactions!
Star Wars episode 4: A New Hope (1977)
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3 Years between events in universe =============================
Star Wars episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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1 Year between events in universe
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Star Wars episode 6: Return of the Jedi. (1983)
The actress that played Leia, Carrie Fisher. And her stunt double both sun bathed in their slave girl costumes on top of the Sells Barge set. There's a photo.
Next in the series, Spaceballs!!!
Also often misquoted (another Mandela Effect) is Star Trek: Captain Kirk Never once says, "Beam Me Up, Scottie." 😂
He ALMOST said it in Star Trek IV ("Scotty, beam me up!")
Will the Clone Wars series be on the watch list after Episode 3?
I definitely recommend a rewatch of 6 after watching 3 (or obiwan or rogue 1)
Also Clone Wars and Rebels shows really show Anakin/Vader's true character.
I’m so glad you are showing your wife the Star Wars Trilogy!! I might have to go to Patreon to see the sequels with you guys 😎. And I hope you guys will try and watch The Mandalorian!!! I’m a long time follower I’ve seen a couple of reactions I only comment to content I like because I’m a picky person when it comes to Hollywood film.
1:41:18 I'm pretty sure Lucas had plans for the prequels by that point and went on record in interviews that he was just waiting for the technology to catch up before making them. But 7-8-9 definitely weren't part of his plan so this was the real ending for a long time (and still is for some of the fanbase because of Disney shenanigans 😅)
7 - 9 were great movies. 9 is probably my fav out of them all. - suz
@@SuzySteejo And thus all your commenters exploded 🤣🤣
I love to see it. 😊
well they can cry in the corner while the others can enjoy the lore of the proper continuation rather u like it or not
@@da-vidcargill4975 yeah individually I enjoy them, I'd even go against the grain and say that 8 is my favorite of the 3... My main issue is that if they had a cohesive plan for the trilogy when they made 7, by the end that pretty much went out the window lol
Vader knew that Padma had been pregnant, but he did not know she had twins.
Vader did not know about Leah until he pulled it from Luke's mind during the fight
You know that look at the camera Steejo gave right after she was talking about "but if he's the da, how wouldn't he know about Luke's sister?" That's the "I know, but I'm not going to say anything more about it right now" look.
Great video, good that it sounds like you will watch the other star wars movies.....I prefer Star Trek, but going both ways is always best, so I love both! I hope you will watch Star Trek and Highlander the Series on your channel in the future 🙂
after 1,2,3 you should say to hell with 789 and watch the clone wars show, essential star wars lore in that show if you ever want to get into some of the other Disney+ series
Stop telling people what to watch. I loved both 7 and 9. I hope people don't listen to negative comments like yours. - Suz
I'm sorry, but watching the series where you start with nr. 4 ruins the ending with Anakin standing there for me. Even though nr. 4 came out first doesn't mean you start from there. I've seen reactors watch it from episode 1 and they've literally balled their eyes out from that ending scene.
Still a great reaction! 🤩
I agree, you are right. It’s not only from George the recommended way but also the most impactful with a clear storyline.
There is no "Right" or "Wrong" way to watch the trilogies. It's not a competition. To each their own.
George Lucas began the Star Wars saga with the story of Luke Skywalker for a reason. He did not always plan to make a prequel trilogy. He made the Prequel trilogy because of the huge success of the first trilogy and because fans really wanted to know more about Darth Vader.
@@Stogie2112 Thats not true, actually.
George gave a lot of reasons why he started with ANH. It’s much smaller in scale, less reliant on advanced technology, George prefers to start in the middle instead of beginning with the part where he needs to do a lot of exposition(people at that time regularly told stories also from the middle on instead of where it actually began), and finally he also considered ANH a movie with the highest success rate as it was an all in bet.
Btw, George explicitly recommended watching from TPM first. There is no right and wrong of course, but I agree that starting from TPM is overall more beneficial.
@@Abdullah7536 ... Yes, it is true, and YES, there is no Right or Wrong.
Watching the Prequels first is more beneficial to YOU - not to everyone.
Lucas had originally envisioned three movies and the possibility of more movies. He settled on the original trilogy. The first movie was just called "Star Wars". The original theatrical film had no mention of "Episode IV" or "A New Hope".
When they were filming "Star Wars", many of the actors and workers thought that the film would flop. Many big time actors refused to audition for it. There was no expectation of the film being a smash hit.
Of course Lucas wants everyone to watch the Prequels first. He altered all the original episodes so that they jive with Anakin Skywalker as played by Hayden Christensen. He made a LOT of money by altering and repackaging all his films. It was a marketing tactic. It's all about the MONEY - not the enjoyment of the story.
@@Stogie2112Aligning all movies into a cohesive 6 part series is not some marketing scheme! It’s the attempt to realize his vision and passion. His marketing strategy is a different section that is entirely irrelevant to the matter at hand.
Great Vader impression Suzy lol
The original three will always be the best!
The most emotional way to watch, specially who has never seen it and is watching the current remastered versions is to watch episodes IV and V then the prequels in order, and end with VI (Return of the Jedi). You avoid the main spoilers that the prequels may reveal and the ending becomes much more emotional and just a great / perfect ending for the whole series
Wow. As someone who saw the original trilogy as a teenager when they were first released, I never even considered that, but you make a good point.
Sam Whitwer (the voice of Darth Maul in the Clone Wars cartoon and multiple background characters throughout the various series and films) says his preferred version -- especially for kids -- is to watch the best arcs of the Clone Wars first (not the Mortis arc, obviously), THEN Episodes IV-V, then I-III, then VI. That way you also get to know Anakin as the hero Luke imagines him to have been.
Main spoilers avoided with the exception of the big one Suzy had no idea about in this video...
@@jerodast true but that one is very well telegrafed in Empire (the person should be suspecious already), the reveal happening when Luke talks to Yoda is a bit anti-climatic, having the reveal happen there or happening at the end of Episode III I feel doesn't make much diference.
Ah the machete order
BTW, "vader" is dutch for "father."
And "Darth" can be translated as "dark", so the whole name can be read as "Dark Father", which he certainly was in several senses: killed a lot of people, wore exclusively black.
I remember from first movie reaction Steejo's reaction when Suzy was shipping Luke & Leia 🤣
30:10 Bob Fossilus (sp?) director of "Hardware Wars"!!!
"Can we get a movie about Vader?", the entire franchise is about him 😂
George Lucas made the first three Star Wars films to tell a very simple story: A man who had lost his way is saved by his children.
The Original Trilogy created the very enticing mystery of Darth Vader, who he was and how he turned to evil.
Star Wars fans were extremely eager to see how Anakin Skywalker became Vader.
When the Prequel Trilogy was released, fans sprinted to theaters! Everyone HAD to know!!
Just a reminder that Disney owns the rights to Predator, Aliens and Star Wars and they could do a Predator vs Aliens vs Ewoks movie if they wanted to.
What the heck happened to the subtitles at 49:00? They got all horror movie looking!
Lol, that's a weird issue with adobe premiere. No idea why it does that randomly. - Steejo
@@SuzySteejo Ahh. I thought it might be some sort of hidden easter egg where when you find it you win a little prize, lol. I love your channel. You two have such an amazing chemistry. That's what keeps me watching. Keep it up!
Today I opened up an online image editor and it was randomly grinch themed. Maybe they edited this on Halloween haha.
Love your videos
"Good people can do evil things".
Me: That doesn't mean the people they hurt/killed will be forgiven for their crimes.
I've seen Vader die a hundred times. I cry everytime.
I agree this is one of my favorite movies of all time! However I think you misunderstood the Emperor's plan and how the Dark Side works. The Dark Side is like an EXTREAMLY addictive drug. You saw how the Emperor was intentionally making Luke experience anger and hatred. If you are feeling anger and hatred and use the force at the same time then you are using the Dark Side. Which technically Luke did use it a little. Many people would have become addicted to the Dark Side right there and wouldn't be able to resist the Emperor's offer to learn how to get more of the Dark Side. The Emperor was fairly confident that using the Dark Side even once would be enough because we do see Luke look at his robotic hand, struggle, and seem to consider the Emperor's offer but Luke was able to resist the temptation. However, the Emperor, Obi one, and Yoda who were old and had tons of experience were absolutely certian that someone who is as heavily addicted to the Dark Side as Vader would never ever be able to give up the Dark Side; that is UNHEARD OF! So while the Emperor was terrible and his plan didn't work it was a smart plan. Years latter I realized it might be even smarter than I thought because Luke cut off the hand of his own father and while it was justified it seemed to count as a dark enough act that we see Luke struggle to resist the Emperor's offer for a moment. So if that alone made Luke struggle then it is possible that Luke killing his own fauther under any circumstances would be an act so dark that it would have turned Luke to the Dark Side at minimum it would have become ALMOST impossible to resist.
43:42 I can't wait to see your reaction to Revenge of the Sith
This is where fun begins
@@Karlebow571my favorite quote from SW
Are you gonna watch Deadpool and Wolverine soon?
Look, if she'll kiss Jabba the Hutt, she'll kiss ANYBODY!
In the end, I found peace and freedom
Star Wars episode three revenge of the Sith is the greatest Star Wars movie of all time
Putting Hayden is the best decision ever made!!!
Rancor definitely reminds me of the brumak
Hi. 😀 First thing, I have to say that I have been loving your reactions to Star Wars and I look forward to seeing you doing more of them.
But second, who taught you to shoe a horse?
You don't hurt the horsey. It's just nailed to the nail of the hoof. I shoed a horse when I was a kid. He wouldn't have let me if he was in pain. Actually it's cruel not to be shoeing a horse if it has to walk on hard roads.
September 23rd, WTF....I'm upset...j/k
Why?