*STAR WARS: EP V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK* FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION
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00:34 Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Reaction
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Jen, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy. It is your destiny...
OMG Darth! I will never surrender to the Dark Side! 💪
@@jenmurrayxo You would be wise to surrender.
@Darth Vader I don’t know where you get your delusions, laser brain!
@@jenmurrayxo 🤣🤣🤣
@@jenmurrayxo are you sure about that? We have cookies... 🍪 🍪 🍪
I was a freshman in high school and I got called to the principals office. My older brother got me out of classes to go watch the first showing of Empire Strikes Back on opening day. We ate popcorn and Whoppers and drank a gallon of soda and watched it together twice that day. One of my favorite memories.
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I did this with my little brother for the first one. Got him called to the principal’s office right after school and off we went to the movies. It was great!
"Reminds me of an adorable muppet."
That's exactly what he is. Controlled and voiced by Frank Oz, who did a lot of work on the Muppets (Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and some others).
Awesome, it makes sense he has that Muppet charm then!! Loved his little feet lol
Yoda's voice confused me when I saw it in the theater as a child. I wondered "Why does Yoda sound like Grover from Sesame Street?" Later I found out Frank Oz also voiced Grover. LOL.
Wow, didn't know this. Literally a muppet.
@@jenmurrayxo I always thought his voice sounded like Grover from Sesame Street [another Jim Henson/Frank Oz creation].
Well not "exactly" he wasn't built by Jim Henson's company. But yeah, Frank Oz.
Empire Strikes Back came out in 1980, 3 years after New Hope. And 3 years has passed in universe too.
Bonus fact: How hot is it inside a Taun-taun? Luke warm..
Lollllll 😆
God damn, just take the like.
Stop that, just stop that! 😅
Hahaha, brilliant. ♥
3 years went by in the universe? Nah. It's more like 1.5 years. But yeah some significant time so that Han and Luke and Leia can be in different moods for sure.
"He looks pretty rough." The whole beginning sequence of him getting hit in the face by the monster was written into the script to explain why Luke looked different. Between the filming of the first and second movie, Mark Hamill had gotten into a pretty bad car accident and broke his nose and scarred his face a bit.
Poor Mark! Very cool they worked it into the story 👍
It was a little more then a broken nose and scarring, they acctually had to do some reconstructive surgery (taking cartilage from his ear and rebuilding part of his nose)
@@splinter579 I wanted to look that up because I've never about that accident before. It seems he fractured his nose and left cheek bone but it was false rumours that he needed any plastic surgery. 'Hamill later said that the stories surrounding his injuries had become exaggerated. Confirming that he had only broken his nose, he observed that "over the years it's [been] built up into having my face reconstructed with plastic surgery.'
Laya was so high on coke shooting this she had to take breaks way to ofter then clean the coke out of her nose
I heard they had to superimpose parts of his butt to reconstruct his head, canonically making him a butthead. Might just be a rumor though...
Watching these reactons makes me appreciate the absolute magic of the original trilogy. The mix of story, acting, music and special effects has never been duplicated.
Jen: "I loved it" " It was amazing"
Subscribers: "The Force is strong with this one"
Fun fact : the director of this film , Irvin Kershner, was one of George Lucas's old film school teachers. When Kershner asked Lucas why he was being picked to direct Empire Strikes Back, Lucas simply replied "Well, because you know everything a Hollywood director is supposed to know, but you're not Hollywood." :)
Omg I love this fun fact!! ☺👍
Oh my gosh, Jen, watching you react to the "biggest reveal in cinematic history" (Thanks, Pitch Perfect!) was priceless! You felt exactly how we all felt sitting in theaters forty-plus years ago!
Must have been awesome to see in theaters! 👍
@@jenmurrayxo It was. But then we had to wait 3 more years for the conclusion.
Jen: "like an adorable muppet...I hope its not blamphemous...". Me: "Um, that's Frank Oz playing Yoda...the voice of Ms. Piggy, Grover, Cookie Monster, Sam Eagle, etc......blasphemous? that is right on Point! Good Job Jen!" The Force is strong with you!
Your face when Daryl said he was Luke’s father, was so classic! Now imagine a theater full of people...all making that face! It was the biggest shock of the episodes! Great video! Keep doing ya thang! Since you like Harrison so much, maybe consider doing a watch of Blade Runner some day. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thanks! This would've been so wild to see in theaters! Oh yes I'd definitely like to see Blade Runner 👍
'Daryl' XD
@@oldfrend ... don't you just love 'autocorrect'? (Or 'autowreck', as my brother calls it.)
@@waywardmind I actually do have a brother named Darryl Leslie…I’m Darryl Jr after our father…so growing up, I heard that joke on the daily…lol 😂
There was actually very little added to this movie as part of the special editions. That is a true testament to how perfect the originals versions were. They fixed some of the color matting issues for the Hoth battle but they didn't introduce any new cgi scenes for that battle.
The biggest things added in were on cloud city when they fly into bespin for the first time. Scenery was added to make bespin feel even bigger and more alive than the original. They also added virtual windows in the hallways of cloud city. The worst thing that Lucas added in was Luke yelling "noooooo" as he fell down the core. You will soon find out that Lucas has this weird obsession with Luke and Vader yelling "noooooo" that he just had to add in.
Didn't they add a little bit more animation of the wampa in the ice cave? I don't recall there being quite so much footage of the wampa.
@@PJ818 yes, that is correct. The originals didn't have the angle of the full view of the wampa that you see in the special edition. That was a very quick but welcome addition that they made.
They also changed Palpatines face to be in line with the prequels. He looked and sounded so much different in the original version.
@@chazo1367 Yeah. They hadn't hired the actor who would end up playing Emporer Palpatine in Return of the Jedi or the prequels yet. They also did this weird thing where they visually replaced the actor playing Palpatine's eyes with those of an ape.
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@@chazo1367 I like the original version better. He was more menacing, almost like a dark version of Obi-Wan, not the cackling caricature we now have.
I knew this was going to be worth it. Those two jaw-drop moments back to back at the end of the duel were fantastic. That's how all of us looked in the theater 40 years ago. Thanks, Jen!
Thank you! Oh my gosh I can't imagine seeing this in theater!! Must have blown your minds 🤯
@@jenmurrayxo I saw all three in the Cooper Theater in Denver. They don't make giant theaters like that anymore. It had seating for 800 including a balcony section and a huge curved screen that required three synchronized projectors. For all three movies, the line wrapped all the way around this huge building.
My dad took my sister (8) and I (11) to see Empire. It was so packed that we couldn't find three seats together and had to sit separately. I've never seen a theater with that many people in it all at once before.
The best movie watching should be a communal experience. Seeing the _Star Wars_ films in the Cooper was an amazing experience that unfortunately will never be repeated. Like many of the old grand movie theaters, they tore down the Cooper in the 90s. It makes me sad that younger folks will ever know what that's like.
@@maingun07 I was lucky enough to also see it in a old theater.
At the time it was The Vic theater in downtown Green Bay Wi.
It was opened 1900. Seating was listed at 1,114.
Full orchestra pit and a balcony.
The best though was seeing A New Hope at a drive in theater so the Tie Fighter's were about 18 ft tall.
@@jenmurrayxo It wasn't just seeing it on the the big screen that blew peoples minds. There was simply nothing else like this that existed at the time.
Indeed. I remember it well. Total shock!!!
Fun Fact: They filmed the Ice planet Hoth in Norway on a glacier. The scenes where Luke is struggling to walk in the blizzard really happened, The film crew were snowed in due to the blizzard so the director didn't want to lose any filming day. He forced Mark Hamill out the back door of the hotel and the film crew filmed from the open door and warmth, while Hamill suffered. Also here is the main question: Do you have "princess things" to do if the planet you're a princess of goes KAAAPLOOOOOIE?
To answer your second question: yes. Princess Leia has the same lead-from-the-front "noblesse oblige" as her dad; there was no way she was going to be the first one to evacuate, and there was definitely no way he wasn't going in with the first wave of infantry.
In "New Hope", aunt Berru say that Luke has much of his father in him, for which uncle Owen responds "That is what I'm afraid of."
Yes do you think they knew who his father was?! I've heard differing opinions
@@jenmurrayxo We are going into spoiler territory, so I will not say a word in one or the other way.
Oh thank you!! I appreciate that a lot! 🙏
6:36 In Star Wars lore, when Vader promotes a Captain/Admiral, the imperial personnel form betting pools on their life expectancy. If you notice near the end, when the Millennium Falcon jumped to light speed to escape, you'll see Admiral Piett's reaction, as he became afraid, because he was responsible for deactivating the hyperdrive. Piett was still watching Vader as he walks past him, as he was expecting punishment. He got lucky!
“What’s wrong, hun? You’ve barely killed any of your Admiral!” I think Vader was just depressed about the Falcon escaping yet again.
Never heard of the star wars dead pool!
The reason Vader didn't kill Admiral Piett is because he knew (courtesy of the force) that R2D2 pulled an Uno Reverse Card on him. He was probably more annoyed with himself for not factoring into his plans the most powerful droid in the galaxy.
Lando wasn’t evil. He was caught between a rock and a hard place. I see him like Rick in Casablanca. He was protecting his city from the Empire storming in. He learns that you can’t make a deal with an Empire like that no matter what.
As a kid, I found Lando's betrayal scary and bewildering.
As an adult, I actually feel that Lando did the best he could the entire time.
He was faced with immense pressure from Vader and the Empire. He responded by trying to keep as many people alive as long as he could.
To be fair, the alternative was immediate annihilation. He survived this encounter, so it seems he made the right choice.
Ya my first reaction was just anger at the betrayal of our heroes but I see now he didn't have much choice & helped them as soon as he could 👍
@@jenmurrayxo: "... he didn't have much choice & helped them as soon as he could"
Yeah, that's how I see it too.
@@SJHFoto
Do you know if he got a different reaction from fans after RotJ?
Yeah, once you realize that Frank Oz voiced both Miss Piggy and Yoda, you’ll never un-hear it.
Ohhhh truuuuue... luckily I love the Muppets! :)
I hear more Grover.
I saw this movie with my parents when I was 5. I had to go to the restroom during the reveal that Vader is Luke's father, and my mom took me. I still remember my dad's reaction when we came back in the theater to this day. ❤️️ I don't mean to say this in a dark way, but I lost both of them tragically and this is one of my favorite memories of both my parents. Best Star Wars movie of all time. Thanks for reacting to it Jen! peace
Aw what a lovely memory! It's so beautiful how movies invoke such nostalgia, I love it. Thanks for sharing Sean ☺💙
So sorry 😢
@@phillipdry3696 I appreciate it, thank you. My kids think I am nuts for being such a huge fan. I tell them it has everything to do with my dad. 😌☮️
About the pronunciation of Han, think of it as different accents in different parts of the world, just think of how British and how Americans speak English; the same principle applies with the Galaxy, they have different accents even for the standard Galactic language spoken throughout different systems and because of Lando's accent, he pronounces Han in a different way, meaning the other one is the standard pronunciation and Lando's is more of a localized way of saying it, particular to his planet's speech/accent.
I think in it's in Solo that Han tries to make up a fake name on the spot to tell Lando is his name when he first meets him, but he doesn't think of anything so he ends up saying his name weird. Yours was probably the pre-Disney explanation though.
As much as we all loved Carrie Fisher, Han's patience is amazing. He's been risking his life repeatedly to save Leia, and she's just roasting the heck out of him. But it all helps build that tension - and that's why I think this is the best one, everyone gets some character development.
Ya I really felt for Han in this one, they are clearly into each other but she won't admit it yet! Loved the tension though and made their kiss all the more satisfying 😍
And, let's be honest...we all sort of love her abrasive sass, or 'moxy'...She's not some swooning violet, but a smart, resourceful fighter who just has a little trouble lowering her shields, sometimes.
@@jean-paulaudette9246
"Shields up!!"
Aren't Han and Leia BOTH incredibly cranky?
@@SJHFoto It's a date.
That tension was big in the 80s. Think of Sam & Diane on Cheers.
“We’re those walkers in the original because those are bonkers”
They are bonkers and they were in the original. In fact Empire is the one with the least amount of changes I could count them on my fingers and most *actually* improve the movie (like the emperor hologram used a different actor than they decided to go for in 6 in this edition they retroactively changed the actor to the one they hire later)
So cool! The effects were really amazing!
@@jenmurrayxo also, you were right. The walkers were stop motion animation. But the jerky, mechanical motion it gave them was really cool and appropriate. The Hoth battle scene is probably my favorite sequence in the original trilogy.
"In fact Empire is the one with the least amount of changes I could count them on my fingers and most actually improve the movie... "
Agreed.
This is in contrast to Eps 4 and 6 in which the changes were abysmal on the whole.
@@paulp9274 It's one of the best battle sequences ever put to film.
@@UTU49 I think most of the changes to this episode were mainly "cleaning up" some of the effects to make them look a bit better.
Fun fact: Frank Oz made, voiced ,and was the puppeteer of the Yoda puppet. He was also a puppeteer on The Muppet Show, and was the voice of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle
His aunt & uncle did know. "You can't keep him here forever. He's got too much of his father in him."
"That's what I'm afraid of."
I thought his aunt said that line kind of fondly, not like frightened as I would expect her to be if she's saying Luke is like Darth Vader? I'm sure more will be explained for me later 👍
@@jenmurrayxo It might make a little more sense after episode 6. The emperor left a huge clue in this episode. If not, the entire prequel trilogy should answer what's left. I'm looking forward to it!
Oh me too 👍
For the record, the most useful line in the whole Saga, Leia: "Would it help if I got out and pushed?"
Lol LOVED that line!!
@@jenmurrayxo next time you’re in traffic remember that line.
Traffic? The context is for something slightly different.
You can jump start a car with a manual transmission if you can get the car moving first. Easiest ways to do that? Have someone else push the car. So Leia's sass is about getting out to push the non starting Falcon to jump start it like a car.
It was a trick most people knew at the time since automatics were rarer instead of the norm. Heck you can even see the trick in action at the begging of the original Karate Kid th-cam.com/video/nK1xslvKteE/w-d-xo.html
@@JKMeller yeah. That I know. I’ve had to do that jump start too many times. I’m talking about the uses of that quote in every day life. Stuck in traffic, that super slow person walking in front of you at the store or the Con or in any kind of crowd. Hell it’s even useful when trying to clear a mental block.
No way! I love that you full went Princess Leia for this! You can't know what she meant to those of us who first met her in 1977. What a great reaction video. Thank you for this!
My mom was pregnant with me when she saw the first film in 1977, so she named me after Carrie Fisher. She was my one strong female role model throughout childhood. Never a damsel in distress, just running around being competent and assertive.
Thank you for watching! Leia is such an icon, I had to pay tribute ☺ I can only imagine how much more badass she would've been seen as when this first came out! Can't wait to see her kick ass in Jedi 👍
Oh ya I can only imagine how empowering Leia was to so many back then! But her badassery stands the test of time even now! ☺
@@moonfisher Carrie Fisher changed western culture back in 1977. This was actually VERY controversial in it's day. But for us kids who went to see it, I LOVED her. My entire understanding of women being equal partners was defined by Carrie Fisher (as dumb as that probably sounds today). She is royalty to me. She will always live in the stars as the best princess ever.
@@jenmurrayxo Jen, I watch every Star Wars reaction anyone uploads and you earned a "sub" today from me. But I beg you to get through episode 3. I hope you stick with Star Wars for at least the original 6 Lucas films. They highlights are truly amazing among movie history. I'll be here with all your reactions. You're great at this!
I've noticed, to my fascination, that just about everyone is so shocked about Han opening up the taun-taun and shoving Luke inside, that almost no one registers him saying "...keep you warm, until I can get the shelter up!" He built or activated some kind of shelter for them, to spend the night. I couldn't tell you how many times I saw this before I caught that line.
Oh ya I didn't notice that!
I love it when the speeder is looking for Han and Luke , Jen says "he is busy inside of an animal right now" (if you like to leave a message he will get back to you when he is finished.)
I love how Lando keeps calling him him H-an instead of h-on. It's actually one of those inconsistencies that is repeated in future movies.
Tomato tomauto/potato potauto
The AT-AT attack (the big mechanical walkers) scene is pretty much exactly as we saw it in 1980, so you can imagine how our minds were blown! They did clean up the inside pilot area of the snow speeders that fly around them though: Originally the effect used to have the walkers in the background had a tiny side effect that the outside could be seen through the window pillars. This was fixed for the special edition. I believe _The Empire Strikes Back_ looks the most like its original compared to _A New Hope_ and _Return of the Jedi._ I think it had the fewest "additions" and changes made to it.
After you watch _Return of the Jedi_ I _HIGHLY_ recommend the behind the scenes of the making of this whole trilogy called "Empire of Dreams". It is on Disney+ and has also been released as extra content on various DVD and Blu-Ray rereleases. You can probably also find it on TH-cam. It's about 2 and a half hours long and is one of the best behind the scenes documentaries ever made.
Oh awesome! I'll definitely check that out! Thanks for the recommendation 👍 I can watch before eps 1-3 & no spoilers?
@@jenmurrayxo It doesn't spoil the prequels. You are fine to watch it.
@@jenmurrayxo For sure you can watch that behind the scenes with no issues for episodes 1-3 because it deals only with the making of 4, 5 and 6.
I heard somewhere that in order to make soldiers run from AT-ATs they organized a race. This is why you see them running full steam.
@@josepablolunasanchez1283 Makes sense.
This is hands down the best SW movie ever made. Empire is pure 🔥. Master Piece soundtrack by the master Mr.John Williams
Luke- "I don't believe it"
Yoda- " That, is why you fail"
Gets me every time. Chills...
I know it has been at least a year since uploading this reaction, but I wanted to note that while some effects have been enhanced for these three films, *_most_** have not been.* So, it is still appropriate to be duly impressed by the effects.
Be well! 🙋🏼♂️
A while ago a tech/geek toy company, thinkgeek (which was bought out by GameStop and hasn't really existed since) made as an April Fools joke a tauntaun sleeping bag. The demand was so high, they then made real ones for children, and then eventually for adults (if I remember right). They probably smelled the same on the inside and outside.
Lollll that's hilarious!!! 🤣
In terms of CGI enhancements, The Empire Strikes Back has the least. Barring a visual update to the Emperor during the hologram scene, everything is pretty identical to the original source material. So this "bonkers" imperial walkers looked just as good back in the day. They were done using stop motion, and there's a really great breakdown video of the special effects involved somewhere on youtube. They mentioned how they'd move the legs frame by frame while having the camera "fly" through and around them.
Great reaction! You noticed the tension in the beginning; that's very perceptive. I don't remember any other reactors noticing that. It makes a lot of sense when you consider that they are on the run from the Imperial Starfleet and have been bouncing from place to place. Han makes a reference to a bounty hunter on Ord Mantell as the reason he has to go pay his debt to Jabba.
We will watch your career with great interest.
Thanks Barry! I really loved this one! That makes sense why there was so much tension and that made it exciting right from the start 👍 Really excited for Jedi! ☺
WWII pilots said that...
"It is a good landing if you can walk out it. It is an excellent landing if you can use the aircraft the next day"
Fair enough! 👌
For future reference, the bounty hunter that took Han is named Boba Fett.
Also, Obi-Wan Kenobi became one with the force. An unusual ability only a few Jedi know about.
Oh thanks! I've heard there's a Boba Fett TV show coming out?!
@@jenmurrayxo Yes, he’s getting his own show. As far as I know it takes place roughly 5 or 6 years after Return of the Jedi. There’s a ton of Star Wars content out there and more coming. I suggest sticking with all of the movies first and if interested going back for the series’ later.
@@jenmurrayxo The ability they talked about gets a tiny explanation in the prequels. I'm not saying anything more. You'll see when we get there.
Hahah, I really enjoyed this reaction. It's very rare to see someone so much un-kissed by the whole popcultute about Star Wars and your reactions are much more interesting to watch. Cannot wait for episode 6, my personal favourite.
Thank you! I'm really enjoying the ride seeing these for the first time!! Looking forward to Ep 6 for sure! They must rescue Han!!
Just a note as someone steeped and raised in Native American culture (my mother is 1/2 Cherokee and 1/4 Creek), that Dreamcatcher should be on the wall behind the head of your bed if it's going to work. The dreams as supposed to slide off the web and down the feathers into the head of the person lying beneath them. Otherwise it's just decorating your room.
And btw, I'm LOVING your Star Wars reactions! ♥ Keep 'em coming!
Ohhh interesting thank you! My cousin made it for me so it's not authentic... would it still work?
If I remember the digital changes in this movie are
-full screen shot of the Wampa snow monster. It was just a puppet before.
- digital addition of windows in cloud city
- replayed the other actor as the Emperor to be Ian McDiarmid who plays him in the other films
- some of the effects in the snowspeeder fight had slight transparency issues (you could see through the effects if you looked very closely)
This is the film that got tampered with the least when Lucas re-released these. None of these changes are unnecessary though which is debatable for the other two films.
And now you start to see why so many people love the starwars universe. There is so much for you to see....
Oh yes, and such an epic adventure!
23:31 "I'm gonna need to figure this out"
You're actually doing really great, remembering his aunt and uncle's warnings! You already pieced most of it together :)
Ironically enough, the worst special effects in the Star Wars OT were the ones that were added in the special edition, decades later. The original stop motion was on-point, and the puppets were from Jim Henson's crew (including Frank Oz for Yoda's voice), which is why they fit so well. It was the '90s computer effects that stood out because light-matching technologies of the time weren't up to snuff.
Thank you!! ☺
I wonder if they will re-do the special effects again in the future?! Or maybe that'd be even worse!
@@jenmurrayxo Disney may go for that cash grab if all else fails with their ownership of the franchise, but they won't be able to re-enlist George Lucas' help in leading that charge because he's kind of over it. There have been a few fan edits of the films, mostly aimed at "de-specializing" the OT**, but some editors are also special effects artists themselves. Someone who goes by the handle "Adywan" has de-specialized the first two movies (third is still in process), and he added his own modern effects where he felt it fit the story or fixed plot holes (e.g. he built his own wampa and ice cave to fix continuity errors with the creature's horns, iirc). Fan edits are difficult to acquire, though, because they have to deter distribution to prevent legal accusations that they're cutting into the copyright owner's (aka Disney's) profits.
** If you're not familiar with the "Han shot first" controversy, this was another impetus to de-specialize the movies: In the theatrical release of the first Star Wars, Han Solo was cornered by the green guy with a gun (a bounty hunter named Greedo) in the cantina on Tatooine. Han preemptively shoots Greedo under the table to avoid being captured, and then calmly walks away, establishing him as "not a great guy". This sets up his character arc of learning to think of someone other than himself when he saves Luke at the end of the movie. When George Lucas released the special edition, though, he clumsily (digitally) moved Han's head in response to Greedo shooting first, meaning Han was just defending himself. OT fans felt this diminished his overall character arc and they didn't like the update. Lucas later released another version where they shot at the same time, but this wasn't really an improvement because it didn't address the original criticism.
The matte effects with the blue sky on Hoth were absolutely groundbreaking at the time. As with the first movie, they developed new technologies to depict the visuals. As for me, they should have left well enough alone.
This is my favorite of all nine Star Wars films. Great reaction, Jen. Happy New Year!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed! Happy New Year!
Haha! Your face at 22:30! When we were kids, we left the first movie jumping for joy. But we left the 2nd movie like we'd been punched in the gut. It was a masterful stroke.
Leia is the princess of a planet that Tarkin blew up. So she doesn't have many princess duties...
Oh yes true. I'm curious if she will get to do Princess things in future
@@jenmurrayxo Disney did buy Star Wars, so...;)
I dig your MVP/Worst awards. It makes your reactions unique among themselves. Thank you for a great reaction!
Oh thank you! I'm having fun awarding those after the movies so I'm glad you like it ☺ More to come soon!
Fun fact about Luke's scars after being walloped by the Wampa (i.e. the abominable snowman, as you described it): it was from a legitimate injury. See, shortly after _A New Hope_ had released, Mark Hamill was in a car accident. This made for a convenient way to depict Luke as being injured from his encounter. It worked well for the character because Mark Hamill would fully heal by the next film, and the change to his facial structure would end up making Luke look more mature.
As far as I'm concerned, this film was the _only_ one that needed an overhaul from its 1980 debut. For example, take the Emperor as you see him here, then compare him to his original appearance (you can find the video fairly easily on TH-cam). OG Emperor on the message looks almost like moldy pizza.
Lollll
LOL, her "HAAAAAN!" was Jen channeling her inner Chewie.
They live in a cave on a snow planet, i think cranky is the best thing you can expect from them at a time like that.
He's busy inside of an animal right now, this needs to be someone's voice mail outgoing message.
"He's with R2, it'll be alright,"
That guys the worse, right when the kissed. Well yeah, you know what the C in C-3PO stands for right? A bird blocker shall we say.
Despite what many people will say it is pronounced both Han and Hahn, there is not wrong way to say it.
You had it right, initially. It's Han to rhyme with Ron. I'm pretty sure Lando is the only one to pronounce it to rhyme with tan.
Oh good! I like it better that way!! ☺
Nice! I'll stick with Han like 'Hawn' then 👍
@@jenmurrayxo that's the pronunciation Harrison Ford uses when Han introduces himself. I figure he would know best 😀
Oh yes, whatever Harrison uses I'm on board with 🥰👍
@@paulp9274 Han introduces himself:
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Jen, love your reaction! So much dark stuff gets glossed over in this movie like Vader torturing Leia, Han and Chewie just because he knew Luke would sense their pain and come to help them. Also the fact that Luke literally tries to kill himself after Vader tells him who he is.
Thanks! Ya also when they torture Han & he says they didn't even ask him anything! Chilling
The Imperial Walkers were, in fact, stop-motion animated models. The main action/characters/etc. are the original effects...just digitally sweetened, sometimes. The additions are usually peripheral stuff to fill out the frame, add interest, and extend the settings so that they look more impressive. I think the major exception is the emperor's holographic appearances - if I'm not mistaken, that was completely updated.
I'm so curious what the originals looked like, have you seen them?
@@jenmurrayxo I'm gonna date myself here, but.....yep, I actually saw them in the theater when they were released. (*oh, lord, I'm getting old...haha*) And I own copies of what I believe were the last released copies of the original versions....as extras on DVDs of the Special Editions.
On opening night of Empire when Han says "Loud and clear kid." The theater of 350 people erupted in cheers.
That must have been wild! ☺
Hey, Jen Murray. I hope you had a great holiday. I'm fairly new to your channel, but I'm an instant fan. I really enjoy your reactions and I'm excited to watch these movies with you. It brings back so many childhood memories.
In the prequels you will learn more about Anakin's story, so hold out for that. They are rough but they are worth watching for the story.
By the way, the Imperial Walkers at the beginning are original production, not new cgi added later. There are only a few small bits of new cgi added. For example, when the emperor first appears to Vader in the hologram, the emperor's face is changed with new cgi from the original. The original face was horrible. So very bad. You may be able to find the original scene on TH-cam if you want to see it.
Anyway, I love your videos and I'm so excited to watch ep 6 with you. Thank you for your channel. I look forward to every video coming out on your channel. I absolutely live for your Firefly reactions. I love that show as much as Star Wars.
Thank you so much Mel! I'm so glad you're enjoying my reactions, I'm having a blast making them & getting comments like yours makes me so happy! ☺
I'm really loving experiencing these movies with long time fans! So excited to see where the story goes 👍
I'm really looking forward to 2022 for the channel-- I'm just bringing on an amazing editor so that should help me get out content faster & more consistently for you guys ☺
I'm loving Firefly too, more to come. Any recommendations after I finish it?
@@jenmurrayxo great news on getting an editor. I can only imagine how time consuming editing these things are to avoid copyright. You're definitely getting the key moments in though and that's what makes your channel successful.
Recomendations... from me? How much time have you got. Lol. Jk. Sort of.. Here are some of my favorite movies that I'd really like to introduce you to. If you haven't already seen them, of course. As short of a list as I can... I hope it won't be overwhelming.
Ladyhawk - my all time favorite movie. I believe it is Michelle Pfifer and Mathew Broderick's early, if not, debut work. Not a well known movie so may not bring you a lot of views. I would imagine it has a big fan base but I'm just not sure.. it's just such an amazing movie.. Maybe watch on your own time if so.
The rest of the list will surely bring in many views.
The Princes Bride - kinda slapstick but so hilarious. So many pop culture one liners in this.
Saving Private Ryan - sad as hell, but such an amazing movie.
The Shawshank Redemption - also a novel adaptation by Stephen King and produced by the same team as The Green Mile. But it's nowhere near as sad.
Also, I'd love to see you do The Mandalorian series after Star Wars. You'll love it. I promise. And it draws a lot of views. Rogue One, as well.. it takes place just days before ep 4, A New Hope.. it's a must see. And of course do the movie Serenity at the end of Firefly. It ties up a lot of loose ends the series cancelation left.
Again, I hope that's not too overwhelming. And thank you for asking for my ideas.
A little Extended Universe lore for you...before Disney did away with it.
The large walkers during the battle of Hoth, until that point in time were extremely feared and were deemed unstoppable by the Rebels.
Every combat encounter the Rebels had, that had one of those pop up they would retreat or suffer massive casualties or be wiped out. At this point in the war the Rebels were outgunned and outnumbered in every way. So while it wasn't a total victory at Hoth, it was still a small victory when they brought down an AT-AT.
I was on the USS Eisenhower off the coast of Iran, during the Hostage Crisis in 1980. Someone's uncle owned a movie theater and videotaped the movie from the screen and sent a copy to the ship. All 5,000 of us were sworn to secrecy about the pirated film.
I was in a Star Wars mood, so I decided to watch the best Star Wars movie with the best reactor ever lol and love the cosplay of Princess Leia Jen, you always nail them.
Usual consensus is that this is the best of the early trilogy. Met Mark Hamill who plays Luke Skywalker. He is one of the funniest and nicest people that you could meet. Thank you for your usual great reaction and commentary. Looking forward to your next reaction.
Arguably the best installment of the franchise - Vader is Luke's father! Yoda! Boba Fett! Lando! Han frozen! Threepio blown up! Yep back in the day we had to wait 3 friggin' years to get closure. Unheard of today. Fun reactions Jenn; keep it up!
7:17 "Were those things in the original?"
Yes, they were and they freaked me the f- out!
Darth Vader is third on the AFI's list of top 50 movie villains of all time. Only Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates are ahead of him. They specifically cite his role in this movie.
Leia leaning out of the doorway yelling “Luke, it’s a trap” is one of my favorite part of the original trilogy.
When it came out, cliffhangers weren’t common for movies (classic in tv shows, but not movies). Audiences were shocked to get out of the movie without having resolution.
The whole trilogy was groundbreaking for the times while relying heavily on true and tested tropes (young boy getting a destiny call to because a knight for good, the evil dark knight, the wise man disguised as a fool to test the young hero, etc). Empire Strikes Back is the back bone of the trilogy. Can’t wait to see your reaction to the next one (and then the next one, and the next one, and the next one, and…)
Oh I didn't think about cliffhangers being uncommon, that's a good point!
So excited for the next ones! ☺
Great comment, JDL.
"Luke, it's a trap!" comes across as really funny when she's grabbing onto the wall while being dragged.
"... back bone of the trilogy."
Nicely put.
That trope is called "The Hero's Journey" in story telling.
Cliffhangers were very common in the short serials of the 30's and 40's, to get the audience back the next week. Lucas used so many techniques in his films.
Yep - me too and I don't know why! I just love Carrie's delivery - raspy and desperate like she's using her last ounce of energy and spirit to warn Luke!
Hi Jen. I've seen hundreds of reactions to the "I am your father" line over the years...I think your reaction is top 5! Wonderful! Great job!
I was 13 and went to see this on Opening Day right after school. No one saw that famous line coming, and everyone in the theater went”Holy Sh-“ and then laughed as we all thought the same thing.
I saw someone point out one time that the other people just walk around Leia and Han without even a second glance like them fighting in the hallway is an every day occurence 😆 And honestly I'm a fan of that head cannon.
I like that
Hi Jen. I am super pleased by your reaction to the Vader revel, despite the pop culture references. Funny thing, I was 8 when this came out, and I skipped school to go see it in the theaters. However, I almost missed the Vader revel scene, because I ran out of the theater when Luke first started to fight Vader, because I thought Vader would kill Luke, and I didn't want to see that.
Aw so cute! I would've done the same thing when I was 8. I bet it blew your mind! 🤯
Empire Strikes Back is the least ‘enhanced’ of the original trilogy. Very little was done. They touched up some highlights on certain explosions & filled in some extra buildings on the sky city & brightened up the color. Otherwise, the film is essentially what came out back then.
Also added in a fully CGI wampa 'snow monster', in the original you only saw the arm.
This one was so good even perfectionist George didn't feel the need to tinker with it...
Oh very cool!!
The scene with the Emperor is new compared to the original version.
Ohhh interesting!
Star Wars lore is so deep and it's breadth amazing. The movies, all nine of them, just scratch the surface.
This was an awesome watch. Every time I get to experience someone watching "Empire" for the first time, it reminds me of when I saw it myself. :)
Thanks John! I agree, the next best thing to experiencing a movie for the first time is watching someone else experience it for the first time ☺
I've seen a lot of reactions, and it seems that everyone is so grossed out by Tauntaun guts that they miss the 'til I get the shelter built' part.
Damn straight that's a "great theme". The power of John Williams. Still my favorite score by the legendary film composer.
I think mine MIGHT be Jurassic Park but I truly love everything he's done
@@jenmurrayxo My 2nd favorite by him is "Jaws 2". But, "Jurassic Park" is fantastic as well. Enjoy!
I didn't even know there's a Jaws 2! 🤯
@@jenmurrayxo As well as "Jaws 3-D"(which I enjoyed, mainly because of Lea Thompson) and unfortunately, "Jaws IV: The Revenge". Looks like you got your work cut out for ya, good luck!
Spot on with the Muppet reference, Yoda was puppeteered and voiced by Frank Oz!
Jim Henson who made the Muppets, also made Sesame Street and Frank Ox played the voice of Grover from Same Street and Yoda.
wow.... luv the hair!!! :)
Thank you! ☺ Braids next time
It's pronounced "Han", but that's ok.
You'll understand in Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Vader reveal is a prime example of the Mandela Effect in action. Vader never says, "Luke, I am your father." He says, "No, I am your father."
"Star Wars V: Ew What's Wrong With His Head?" would have been a much better title for this episode in the series. Either that or "Dinner With Vader."
LOLLL totally!! Most awkward dinner ever! I'm eagerly anticipating the reveal of whatever is wrong with his head 😱
@@jenmurrayxo Well, as a dinner host, all you can hope for is that his freakish head in no way compromises his culinary skills.
Star Wars is brilliant because it follows the timeless "Hero's Journey" that nearly all myths and legends are based on and everybody is familiar with, but at the same time it bucks every trend and leaves the viewer in constant suspense and wonder. Empire Strikes Back in particular is the very personification of that. The evil side wins, there is no happy ending, the hero loses his hand, the bad boy gets the girl, the bounty hunter actually collects his prize and the wise old wizard is a 2 foot tall green creature with pointy ears. Then you have possibly the most shocking moment in the history of cinema and groundbreaking special effects on top of that. It's easy to see why this one of the best sequels ever made.
Speaking of special effects, CGI didn't really exist when the first three movies were made, at least not in the way that we think of it. There were some very simple computer generated graphics in the original trilogy but 99% of the effects were practical, meaning real ship models, real sets, puppetry, stop-motion, makeup, prosthetics, real explosions etc... anything you see in the first three movies that is obviously CGI was added later. Empire had the least amount of additions of the three, the Imperial Walkers for example were completely real models using stop motion and other effects.
CGI in the way we think of it today was really revolutionized by funnily enough, Lucasfilm. Specifically it's visual effects department ILM or "Industrial Light & Magic" which Lucas started in 1975. ILM was responsible for many CG milestones including the first fully computer generated character, the first partially computer generated character (Terminator 2), the first time the texture of human skin was computer generated, the first computer generated detailed living creature (Jurassic Park) and the first computer generated photo-realistic hair and fur (Jumanji).
A couple other cool facts about Lucasfilm: Pixar actually began as part of Lucasfilm's computer division before it broke off and became it's own company and eventually sold to Steve Jobs. Pixar would end up creating the first completely computer generated movie (Toy Story). Also, Photoshop was originally created by ILM's visual effects supervisor John Knoll as a summer project and Lucasfilm was the first to ever use it as an image-processing program. Although he sold it to Adobe, John Knoll continues to work for both Adobe and ILM to this day.
If memory serves me right only Darth Vaders actor has the script with the actual line. Everyone else’s script said something like “I Killed your farther.” So marks reaction was more genuine of a surprise when he heard it. There were people on set who didn’t know that it was coming, it literally surprised everyone! Like the actor and Lucas I believe were the only ones who knew, the director I think knew as well so as to not call cut. So that surprised reaction was captured on film.
So cool they kept it secret!
Mark Hamill was the only one to know the true line about Vader being his father, and even he was only told right before the shoot. Dave Prowse who played Vader had the fake line.
btw, one of the reasons they had the snow creature injure luke was that luke had a scar on his head from an automobile accident just befor ethey shot the movie and this way they had an explination as to why he had a scar
My music teacher at the time used the score from the Hoth battle to teach us how music affects storytelling. That was about 45 years ago but the lesson still sticks.
You were spot on about Yoda and the muppets, Frank Oz is the voice of Yoda, he is also Miss Piggy and many more..
That explains Yoda's Muppet charm!
Just came across your channel and have been enjoying your reactions. So rare to find a Star Wars ‘unicorn’ that didn’t know Vader/Luke!!!
Thanks Chad! I feel super lucky I git to be genuinely surprised by that! ☺👍
Phil Tippet and Dennis Murin did a lot of the props and puppets for the movies
Love your reactions! I have now completed all three Star Wars movies 🎬 with you! You are a gem! I like the award ceremony at the end a nice touch 👌! Again, thank you for watching the movies of my childhood. Star Wars is an important part of my life. I was 7,10, and 13 respectively for these films, and to see younger people enjoy these icons puts a smile on my face.
Thank you so much for watching along with me! It's so cool you were at the perfect age when these came out and I bet these movies were formative for you ☺ So happy I've finally seen them, I'm a huge fan! 👍
@@jenmurrayxo It goes without saying. I have met a majority of the cast of Star Wars back in 2003 and 2005, at official Star Wars Celebration events promoting the Prequels, the only one missing was Harrison Ford. Sorry, he was working on some projects.
I thought you were going to burst out into "Ooooh-mazing grace" when Luke got attacked by the snow monster.
Lollll ☺
"He looks like an adorable muppet." Funny you should mention that: the puppeteer was Frank Oz.
While they were all buddies and together for that great ceremony where Chewie didn't get a medal, 3 years have passed, as did 3 years between movies, so they've done all sorts of stuff we don't see or hear about, and we get dropped back into the middle of the action.
Shortly before filming began on episode 5 Mark Hammill allegedly had a motor vehicle accident and they apparently needed to explain why his face looked the way it did when he was healing, hence the Wampa attack. The AT-ATs (All Terrain Assault Transports) are stop motion and we're basically unchanged in the enhanced versions. Yoda was all puppet in the 1983 version, only slightly touched up in the enhanced version. The majority of the enhanced CGI was very subtle in this enhanced version, mainly refining and enhancing the original effects.
The origin of Darth Vader and why he looks the way he does is explained in Episode III, but watching the episodes in numerical order COMPLETELY spoils one of the GREATEST plot twists in cinematic history on this episode, so I'm REALLY gals you're watching them in release order...
I need to see a meme of Jen in her Princess Leia outfit from this video confronting Vader and saying "what is up with your disgusting head ?"
There was one scene left out of the movie (but you can see part of it if you can find an old trailer): The rebels have one of those giant Wampa creatures sealed in a room on the base on Hoth. There's a large yellow and red sign on the door that reads "Keep Out" in Imperial script. As Han and Leia are running from stormtroopers to get to the Millennium Falcon, C-3PO stops and tears the sign off the door. The stormtroopers round the corner and see the door and say, "maybe they went in here!" and go through the door... only to get attacked by the now loose and raging Wampa. I wish they had left the scene in, it would have been funny.
The scene with the snow beast in the beginning was done to explain facial injuries Mark Hamill sustained between movies, a motorcycle accident if I remember correctly.
Poor Mark! It's interesting they wrote it into the movie to explain
Effortless casual Princess Leia cosplay! Well done!
7:00 "Luke looks a lot older."
The reason for that is that he was in a serious car crash between Episode 4 and 5 and had major facial injuries. The scene with the Wampa (the yeti) attacking Luke at the beginning was to explain his new facial scars in the film.
11:00 Vader's suit is a life support suit. He has severe injuries from *spoilers*. The sphere is a sterile environment where he can take off his helmet safely.
OHHHH OK that makes sense!! Thanks for no spoilers, I love to be surprised!! 👍
I've heard the "sticks and stones" bit, but I never knew you could get severe injuries from spoilers! 😆
@@SJHFoto Well, it pretty much wrote itself. But thanks!
A fitting way to honor Princess Carrie on the anniversary of her passing. December 27, 2016 🙏🏾
RIP to the coolest Princess in the galaxy 🙏
Yodas home is so small it makes a hobbit home seem huge.
I never understood why poor R2-D2 had to stay out in the rain. He would fit inside easier than Luke.
Yes poor R2!
i think not enough people realize it, so i say it as much as i can, but Empire is unequivocally the greatest movie soundtrack ever made. so good i think even the old classical masters would be blown away by it.
Jim Henson was originally asked to play yoda, ubt he said Frank Oz should do it. Frank Oz is Miss Piggy, Fozzy and Animal. So Yoda kinda is a muppet in a way lol
Mark was in an accident and had to get some work done to his face. The whole scene in the start of the movie with him getting hurt was a cover up for that bit of trivia.
Yoda was a Muppet. He was operated and voiced by Frank Oz, the voice of Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Sam Eagle, Animal and Marvin Suggs, and on Sesame Street, Bert, Grover, and The Cookie Monster.
Hi, Jen! You kept us cooking for so long, at some point I even thought you abandoned Star Wars … now you’re back - thanks! I was thinking you’ll get to watch all 9 episodes until celebration and that could be possible … oh, you probably didn’t know yet … I’ll explain: Star Wars is the greatest saga ever, therefore it earned a worldwide celebration day which is May 4th - “May the fourth” like in “May The Force (be with you)”. If you synchronize well, you could make it with all 3 trilogies until May 2022. I can hardly wait to see your reaction to the awesome surprises in ep. 7 … but until then, just watch in the release order (6 then 1,2,3 then 7,8,9). You’re doing great so far, just keep it up.
Salutations from Romania …
Thank you Kay! I'm so excited to see the rest of the saga! Loving the ride!
That's a great idea about May 4th ☺👍
@@jenmurrayxo Yes indeed, whoever came up with the idea, had a heck of an inspiration. Without spoiling anything, let me show you a very small part of how such a celebration looks like: th-cam.com/video/swlM2onuQfE/w-d-xo.html and where the age range of a true fan begins (hearing this cutie scream “aluminum falcon” simply melted my heart): th-cam.com/video/nf2c_lY7QS0/w-d-xo.html - from Romania, a HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
Good eye Jen the walker footage was practical scaled models in stop motion in the original, (pretty sure) not sure if additional digital assets were used or not. they're all under a lot of stress with the the Imperials tracking them down. no ILS in the swamp. (ILS Instrument lading system). I always thought it was a bit funny that Yoda sounded a lot like Grover, Frank Oz's voice. it is Han solo. c3po is comic relief/ lol