Despite his limited Screen time, I consider Peter Cushing's Tarkin as one of the greatest Villains, not just of Star Wars but ever. Polite Manners, a sophisticated Accent and a calm demeanour hiding a true ice-cold monster lurking underneath. I've watched Cushing in other movies and he has incredible presence on the screen.
It supposedly was Peter Cushing's idea that the light should shine on Carrie Fisher's face while he'd be in the shadow to really have that good vs evil stand off. He actually smelled wonderful on set and was a perfectly nice gentleman too. Such a great actor. I really got to appreciate him so much more after starting to watch the Hammer movies. Fun fact: There's a Frankenstein movie where Peter Cushing is Dr Frankenstein and David Prowse (Darth Vader) plays his created monster a few years before this. I can really recommend anyone to look up more movies with Peter Cushing, I think he is both the definitive Van Helsing AND Dr Frankenstein. Seems he was just one of the most pleasant actors to work with, very humble too. The kind of actor who always improves any movie with his presence. They never where able to cast any imperial officer in Star Wars that came close to his Grand Moff Tarkin. He wasn't even much into Science Fiction, he just took on roles that he thought his fans would like to see him in. Thought it was a shame he died in the first movie too, he would have liked to be in the sequels.
I absolutely adore Peter Cushing. Its humorous that while this is likely his most famous role, and that everyone knows him as a villain, he would usually play the hero in all the Hammer films. I also heard that he wore slippers while filming these scenes because the boots pinched his feet too much. Carrie Fisher apparently had a hard time not laughing at the image.
@@professorgray151 Sadly a lot of people refuse to watch older movies, something like Star Wars being an exception due to the amount of star wars content there still is being put out. I can really recommend the Hammer Horror movies though, they are so much fun. I like how it tends to be more like a mystery and I enjoy that gothic horror setting they tend to use. I wouldn't say they are very scary, it's more sort of a fun scary.
@@willemverheij3412 oh i love the hammer movies. I have all Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee dracula movies and mummy movies playing on repeat. Actually dressed up as Peter Cushings Van Helsing for Halloween one year.
@@professorgray151 I've only recently gotten into the movies, got two box sets and the first Dracula movie too since oddly the second one was in a box set without the first. I'm looking to get more of them and it's fun to hunt for that and something to put on the christmas list for sure. Did anyone recognise you as Van Helsing for Halloween?
The ironic thing about the Death Star's destruction of Alderaan was that it had the opposite effect of what Tarkin wanted: he wanted it destroyed to show the Imperial Senate that the Empire will not suffer traitors, even if it came from one of their most 'loyal' worlds like Alderaan (a Coreworld and a very important planet in Republic history). He hoped it would scare the rest so well, they'll refuse to aid the rebels. Instead, Alderaan's destruction caused MORE planets to secretly ally themselves with the Alliance and increase military supplies, bolstering the Rebels with more men and ships in the hopes of giving them a chance to defeat the Empire.
It might have worked if the Rebels didn't leak the recording of the destruction of the Death Star a little later. But with the threat gone and the Empire's evil on display? With Princess Leia Organa, formerly senator of Alderaan able to tell everyone that you can't trust the Empire? Yeah, that will have the opposite effect, even if many Imperial loyalists believed the Empire's lies afterwards.
I was always confused by the millions of voices part since Alderaan had billions of people on it. I didn't factor in that only half the planet would be able to observe the Death Star firing. The otherside of the planet died in ignorance.
The amount of reactors surprised that Tarkin still orders the destruction is pretty hilarious. I guess they didn't really believe the term Evil Empire.....
"I grow tired of asking, so this will be the last time..." Such a great bad guy line.
7:04 Lightsaber baseball. Sounds like something mom would say.
Despite his limited Screen time, I consider Peter Cushing's Tarkin as one of the greatest Villains, not just of Star Wars but ever. Polite Manners, a sophisticated Accent and a calm demeanour hiding a true ice-cold monster lurking underneath.
I've watched Cushing in other movies and he has incredible presence on the screen.
It supposedly was Peter Cushing's idea that the light should shine on Carrie Fisher's face while he'd be in the shadow to really have that good vs evil stand off.
He actually smelled wonderful on set and was a perfectly nice gentleman too. Such a great actor. I really got to appreciate him so much more after starting to watch the Hammer movies.
Fun fact: There's a Frankenstein movie where Peter Cushing is Dr Frankenstein and David Prowse (Darth Vader) plays his created monster a few years before this.
I can really recommend anyone to look up more movies with Peter Cushing, I think he is both the definitive Van Helsing AND Dr Frankenstein. Seems he was just one of the most pleasant actors to work with, very humble too. The kind of actor who always improves any movie with his presence. They never where able to cast any imperial officer in Star Wars that came close to his Grand Moff Tarkin.
He wasn't even much into Science Fiction, he just took on roles that he thought his fans would like to see him in. Thought it was a shame he died in the first movie too, he would have liked to be in the sequels.
I absolutely adore Peter Cushing. Its humorous that while this is likely his most famous role, and that everyone knows him as a villain, he would usually play the hero in all the Hammer films. I also heard that he wore slippers while filming these scenes because the boots pinched his feet too much. Carrie Fisher apparently had a hard time not laughing at the image.
@@professorgray151 Sadly a lot of people refuse to watch older movies, something like Star Wars being an exception due to the amount of star wars content there still is being put out.
I can really recommend the Hammer Horror movies though, they are so much fun. I like how it tends to be more like a mystery and I enjoy that gothic horror setting they tend to use.
I wouldn't say they are very scary, it's more sort of a fun scary.
@@willemverheij3412 oh i love the hammer movies. I have all Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee dracula movies and mummy movies playing on repeat. Actually dressed up as Peter Cushings Van Helsing for Halloween one year.
@@professorgray151 I've only recently gotten into the movies, got two box sets and the first Dracula movie too since oddly the second one was in a box set without the first.
I'm looking to get more of them and it's fun to hunt for that and something to put on the christmas list for sure.
Did anyone recognise you as Van Helsing for Halloween?
@willemverheij3412 unfortunately not but it was still fun
The ironic thing about the Death Star's destruction of Alderaan was that it had the opposite effect of what Tarkin wanted: he wanted it destroyed to show the Imperial Senate that the Empire will not suffer traitors, even if it came from one of their most 'loyal' worlds like Alderaan (a Coreworld and a very important planet in Republic history). He hoped it would scare the rest so well, they'll refuse to aid the rebels.
Instead, Alderaan's destruction caused MORE planets to secretly ally themselves with the Alliance and increase military supplies, bolstering the Rebels with more men and ships in the hopes of giving them a chance to defeat the Empire.
It might have worked if the Rebels didn't leak the recording of the destruction of the Death Star a little later.
But with the threat gone and the Empire's evil on display? With Princess Leia Organa, formerly senator of Alderaan able to tell everyone that you can't trust the Empire? Yeah, that will have the opposite effect, even if many Imperial loyalists believed the Empire's lies afterwards.
I was always confused by the millions of voices part since Alderaan had billions of people on it. I didn't factor in that only half the planet would be able to observe the Death Star firing. The otherside of the planet died in ignorance.
But also, Obiwan doesn’t know what happened. It’s unlikely that he could even imagine the scale of it.
@@JGComments He doesn't need to imagine. It was communicated to him by sheer volume of the disturbence of The Force.
Yeah, this scene does a perfect job establishing how evil the Empire is, destroying an entire planet on a whim.
The boots issued to Peter Cushing were actually too small for his feet, since all his scenes were closeups he actually wore slippers on set. 😂
Facts... 😊
“Vader is taaaaallllll”
Who put a workstation on a tiny ledge right next to the path of the 5000 gigawatt laser? Are there any long term health effects from that?
That was one example of Galen Erso deliberately sabotaging the station's design.
As destructive as the superlaser's blast is, it's not until Rogue One that we see how nasty it can get.
“They still it?” You’ve gotta be kidding me. Which part of 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 empire didn’t these people understand? 🤦🏽♂️
Fun fact, it was actually 2 billion people who died. Only 60,000 Alderaanians survived off world.
Alderaan? More like Aldergone!!! But seriously thanks for doing this video!
The amount of reactors surprised that Tarkin still orders the destruction is pretty hilarious. I guess they didn't really believe the term Evil Empire.....
How have this many people NEVER seen Star Wars!!! Really????
Well, Star Wars came out 47 years ago, so probably quite a few! They mostly have no idea how big Star Wars was during the summer and autumn of 1977!
The bad guy does bad thing.
Shocked Pikachu face.
9 out of 15
14 what?