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Posted 06 October 2004 - 10:42 AM

Hi guys. I'm writing an article about the new Star Wars DVD's for a local paper, and since this is by far the most informed Star Wars board, I'd love your opinions. Instead of bashing though, I thought I'd actually praise the original triology (Even ROTJ...some parts anyways)before all the crap of '97 on. So if I could get your top 3 moments of the OT, that would be great. Thanks for your time

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Posted 06 October 2004 - 11:00 AM

1. when vader saves his son from the emporer. along with the music, it's just a great scene and probably the only time I watch a film and get this special feeling inside.

2. When Luke stares at the binary sunset.

3. the intoduction of Yoda, such a great character.
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Posted 06 October 2004 - 01:17 PM

1. When Obi-Wan gives Luke his father's light-saber. While Luke is playing with it a little, Obi-Wan continues talking, ending with, "...before the dark times. Before the Empire." The last word coincides with the sound of Luke's switching off the light-saber, as though the blade's extinction also marked the death of the peace and justice of the Jedi.

2. For wry humour you can't beat, "Watch your step. This place can be a little rough."

3. My third choice is maybe a little hard to describe. It's the final sequence in the escape of Leia and Lando and the others from Cloud City. In the nick of time R2D2 opens the door so they can escape in the Millennium Falcon. The music reaches a crescendo and then we get this wonderful long shot of the Falcon sitting in darkness on the platform, the heroes running into the shadows while red blaster bolts dart back and forth.

But, for that matter, I think that everything that happens in ESB from the moment we learn of Lando's treachery is the best of any Star Wars movie. (Although it's perhaps a little too obvious that the chase through the corridors of Cloud City is just a little too slow; otherwise Chewbacca and R2D2 couldn't keep up! Fortunately the Storm Troopers oblige and run slowly as well.)
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Posted 06 October 2004 - 02:18 PM

Only three? That's not as easy as you think...

1. (ANH) Luke watching the binary sunset.
2. (ANH) The cantina scene.
4. (ROTJ) Final duel between father and son.

ernesttomlinson, I know exactly what you mean by your nr 3. Magical stuff.
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Posted 06 October 2004 - 03:32 PM

1.) (ESB) I hate to say it, because it's so trite, but I still get chills every time I hear Vader say: "No... I am your father." Every time I hear it it's like the first time. EVERY time. When I watched the SE DVDs to write my reviews, it got me again. It's just a powerful line and puts everything you've just seen into such perspective.

2.) (ANH) I agree with HK 47, the binary sunset is very powerful. The scene in Obi-Wan's hut is pretty good as well, hearing the background of Luke's father and Obi-Wan.

3.) (ROTJ) The amazing space battle between the Rebels and the Empire. I also think the way that ROTJ focuses on the story of Vader is quite well done.

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Posted 06 October 2004 - 05:05 PM

Hmm this is tough. I wish it was top 3 from each movie and not top 3 from the trilogy but here goes.

1. ANH - When Luke is going down the trench, Obi-Wan says Use the Force, Luke, and Let go, Luke. But it's the part after that when I get the chills. When he presses the button, and the music becomes the heroic Star Wars music, and they say, "Luke, you're computer screens off. What's wrong?" And he says, "Nothing. I'm all right." I don't know why, but I just have to smile and my whole body gets tingly every time I watch it. Hell, I'm smiling right now just writing about it, and I'm not joking.

2. ROTJ - I hate to repeat what so many have said, but yeah, the final part of the lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader, where you have the great music with a deep choir and a high violin, and it all builds to the Emperor's theme and Luke cuts Vader's hand off, and realizes what he's done, who he's like. Also, the way that battle is done is so great, because it is such a parallel with the ESB battle, only going from right to left instead of left to right and with Luke swinging wildly and causing sparks and just overpowering Vader. It's just awesome I can't go on enough about this scene.

3. ESB - I hate to leave out the Binary Sunset, which is such an affecting scene, but I'd like to include one from each movie, and also I do think this is a better moment. It's in the Vader-Luke duel, but it's not the "I am your father" part. It's before that when Luke is in the room with the round window. He starts to Vader, and the most powerful version of the Imperial March in the entire trilogy plays, and then Vader just puts his lightsaber down and defeats Luke using the Force, and knocks him out the window. Just a great scene, really showing Vader's mastery of the Force, Luke's inexperience, and Luke's desperation.
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Posted 06 October 2004 - 05:51 PM

Thanks for the feedback so far guys. Those are some awesome moments, not only from Star Wars but from all of cinema. And you're right Vwing, there are too many great moments to narrow it to three, so it can be as many moments as you guys like. Three is nearly not enough!
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Posted 06 October 2004 - 07:45 PM

1. (ESB) The exchange between Han and Leia before Solo is frozen in carbonite.

2. (ANH) I still find the opening sequence exciting, I don't know if it's just nostalgia, but I just love watching when that star destroyer is chasing down that ship.

3. (ROTJ) this has already been said by Garth, When Vader saves Luke from the Emperor. I just remember sitting in the theatre trying to keep myself from screaming at the screen, "DARTH help your son!" and then when he did, the entire theatre was cheering and hollering. I've never had an experience like that before or after in a movie theatre. It's just amazing how much of an emotional attachment people have with these characters.
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Posted 06 October 2004 - 09:20 PM

Firstly I have to say the scene where Luka comes on his ruined homestead though I loved the binary sunset.

Then it'd be when Han kicks the Millennium Falcon to make the jump to hyper speed and we see that hyper speed effect from the rear of the ship and then all the stars fly by.

And Obi Wan's death was really touching as well.

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Posted 06 October 2004 - 11:35 PM

Er, I ought to have added a moment from "Return of the Jedi", not two from "Star Wars". Hm...instead of going for the obvious highlights, let me mention a couple of little moments have have stuck with me for some reason:

The scene on Endor starting with Leia's finding Luke looking up at the night sky gets my vote; it has an elegiac feel to it. Hamill is good in it--"I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her"--and when he describes how he knows that Vader's come to Endor for him, there's another of those fortunate coincidences of the words and the music that I like so much. Unfortunately when Han comes everything falls apart--I know that he's supposed to be brass and rough around the edges but, in that scene, he's an insufferable jackass.

Come to think of it, the Han Solo of "Return of the Jedi" doesn't seem to me either as bright or as appealing as the Han Solo of "The Empire Strikes Back."

I also kind of like the reunion of Han and Chewbacca. For one thing it's the only time we hear Chewbacca in something like a real conversation. He gets an awful lot of information into those grunts and growls, doesn't he? Second, Han is absolutely right about Luke's putting on airs and "getting delusions of grandeur." (And why is Luke calling himself a "Jedi Knight" all of a sudden? He bailed on Yoda and Vader beat the shellac out of him; not much qualification, would you say?) Third, Chewbacca pets Han. So who adopted whom?
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 02:34 AM

As the one person here is actually doesn't think all that much ot the OT I'll add my two cents:

1 ANH: The beginning of the attack on the Death Star right when the X-Wings do their roll dive in sequence. John Williams heroic music swells up in just the perfect way as if to put exclamation point on: This is it, we make our stand here. Up to here, when watching the film I've been bored by the whole rediculous "escape from Death Star" middle sequence, embarrassed by the bad dialogue and atrocious acting. This was always the moment I waited for. It was what brought me back fully into the movie. It announced, all that bullshit is over. THIS was what I came for.

2 ESB: "Apology accepted, Captain (whatever his name was)" My favorite joke of the series will always be Vader as Stalin grinding through his military commanders as they fail to measure up to his perfectionist demands. Now Vader was not just a cardboard bad guy, he was a hard-driving badass. Alas, this view of super commisar Vader was jettisoned in the sequel for the softer "Daddy Loves You" Vader.

3: ESB: The Millenium Falcon's ignition failing to turn over like an old Buick on a cold morning as well as the lights on the control panel going out only to be jolted back on by a Han's fist. Sure its a cheap gag but it does let us see that the ship really is a piece of suped up junk, something Lucas tells us through character observation in ANH but fails to show us in any way. When hyperdrives are leaking in TPM, I assume that's a bad thing. But when you need to be somewhere and your fucking ride won't crank, that's something we can all empathize with.
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 09:14 AM

I thought I might finally have a try at these favourite moments... it is really difficult to narrow these things down but I'll try.

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- Like everyone else, I loved the scene with Luke looking at the binary sunset. It's just so beautiful and romantic. When you watch it, you see something really pure in Luke that is never shown again... at least not in such a poignant bittersweet way. You see his desire, this yearning to go out there, to see things, to fully live his life. Oh, I could go on and on about this... and I will. Just kidding. I will stop there or otherwise I'll forget other moments.

- I thought Obi Wan's introduction was wonderful. R2 is hiding in that crack in the rock, looking at this strange hooded figure seemingly healing Luke. There is something magical about this being, whatever it is, it has this otherworldly presence to it. The music is wonderful in this scene too, and when he throws off the hood and the music suddenly changes into one of the more familiar themes - and here he is, this kindly old man.

The rest of the scene is really nice too ... the way he coaxes R2 out from his hiding place and his revelation to Luke that he is in fact the mysterious Obi Wan Kenobi that was referred to in R2's message.

- The scene in Obi Wan's homestead is one of my favourite scenes too. It's one of the warmest scenes in the trilogy... probably the most comfortable, if that description makes any sense. I really liked Obi Wan in this film as well. He was so gentle and good natured, with a wry sense of humour... all of these things are lost when he becomes the ghost who just comes to Luke in times of need (in The Empire Strikes Back) or to conveniently tie up all the loose plot ends for no good reason (in Return of the Jedi). Obi Wan in Star Wars is a kind of guy we'd all like to know, like a grandparent or a nice elderly neighbour. He's a lot of fun as well.

In addition to the above, this scene revealed so much about the backstory (that the prequels have so thoroughly contradicted). And this scene is my favourite reference to past events. I really enjoyed listening to Obi Wan talking to Luke about his father... another age, a past that has been lost... and pay attention to the music in this scene. It is so beautiful and effective.


- That cantina. Walking into that cantina was literally walking into another world. It's kind of like Australia actually - no matter where you come from, somebody from that place is already there. One of the great things about this is that the scene is shown to the audience in the way Luke would see it. So we're feeling just as bewildered and lost as he is. It's fantastic. And of course, I get a huge kick whenever I meet Han Solo for the first time. There's something so cool about saving the cooler characters for later. It's one of my favourite story formulas....

Inexperienced main character has a hell of a time on his own (getting attacked by sand people for example) but about a third of the way through the film, he meets the more experienced confident character with whom, nothing will ever seem too bad.


-I also loved that bit when Han shot Greedo.... of course, this has been ruined for us all by George Lucas' freakin' tinkering. The scene as it stands now is nothing... a pointless weak piece of filler, with no entertainment value. Thanks a lot, George.


- "Stop that ship! Blast him!" This scene, with its ensuing shoot-out and the scene that follows with the Mellenium Falcon escaping from the two Star Destroyers is fantastic. It really kicks off the momentum for the rest of the film. Once they blast off Tatooine, it's just a roller-coaster ride till the finish... and this is the scene that kicks it off.

- It's also awe inspiring when the Mellenium Falcon is pulled aboard the Death Star. It's great that they show the whole thing, from it's slow approach right up to it being pulled into the hanger. The way Luke looks up in terror as they are pulled in just adds to the sheer scope which is conveyed. In Star Wars, the Death Star looked huge and this scene is one of the reasons for it. In Return of the Jedi, the Death Star never looked big to me - it was supposed to be big but the uninspiring scenes involving it and the lack of innovative shots resulted in it looking like a 1/10 scale model of the original.

Back to the scene being discussed, the music is also worthy of note here. It is interesting that when the good guys are being pulled into the enemy stronghold, it is not the enemy's theme which is played. It is the heroic Rebel Fanfare, played in all its grandeur as it has never been played before or since. The choice is interesting as despite what would seem, in theory, to be a really strange idea, came off brilliantly. It just works really, really well.

Maybe we can discuss this further another time. It is really interesting.

- Almost everything that happened from then on. Han's conversation with that imperial on the communicator, the shoot-out in the cellbay, Han chasing stormtroopers.... it is all fantastic. Has Star Wars ever been as fun since then? With everything that happens on the Death Star in Star Wars, it staggers me that some strange people find Return of the Jedi more exciting.. when it's got a full hour in the middle devoted to the stupid Ewoks that just needlessly drags on and on. There is no logic in that kind of thinking. Star Wars is the most fast-paced and exciting movie in the trilogy. There is no question about this. The Empire Strikes Back is the most mature, moving and epic entry in the saga and Return of the Jedi is the cheesy commercialised happy ending that is tacked on the end (albeit with some powerful moments, but not many).

- Obi Wan's death. For me, this is always a poignant moment in the film. The gazes between Obi Wan and Luke are a really touching. Years later, I realised that this was Gandalf giving his life to save Frodo.... but knowing this doesn't take anything away from the scene. It is a powerful moment and the direction, pacing, music and everything else is handled perfectly. Which is interesting when you think about it - Lucas could direct a film really well once upon a time.


- The Death Star battle was filled with potent moments, a lot of which are already mentioned. Here are some of my personal highlights from this section of the film...

When Red Leader crashes, the camera cuts back to Luke and you see him realising "Hey, everyone else has failed. It's come down to us to save the day." And it's clear that he never anticipated that the task of destroying the Death Star would fall onto his shoulders.

- The final part of Luke's trench run... the music, Obi Wan's intervention, the moment of truth when the Death Star clears the planet, the desperation, the moment where it is now or never...

... compare this to the Death Star Version 2.0 when they can just blow it up anytime they want and it's just not the same thing.

No, the trench run in Star Wars was, and always will be, one of the greatest moments in cinema history... unless Lucas decides to screw it up in his next DVD release.


Okay, I'm going to hit "Add Reply" now, so I don't have to worry about losing all of this... because it's taken me a while to write it.

I will come back with more of my personal highlights from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (the latter shouldn't take too long).
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 05:10 PM

Ok since I already did my top 3 overall, I'm going to do my top 3 for each movie, NOT including what I already mentioned, and in no particular order.

A New Hope (Sorry JYAMG, I was brought up calling it A New Hope and always will)

1. Binary Sunset - This has been beaten to death by everyone, and I think they've said anything I would have said here, so I'll leave it at this.

2. Throne Room - I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. I know it's trite, and it's a ripoff, but it's a great scene. You have a combination of the Jedi theme, now in a grand, march form, a cool room with a bunch of soldiers, and just the joy and innocence of the characters (for example, Han winks, Leia almost giggles at the wink, Luke smiles, R2 jumps up and down and beeps, Chewie growls, it's just great).

3. Someone said this before too, but the part of the Death Star attack when the Xwings bank and the Force theme plays triumphantly is a great scene as well. Just so heroic and exciting, it certainly sets the tone for the rest of the run.

Honorable mentions
-Kenobi's death
-Vader strangling the Admiral (Motti I think, maybe Ozzel)
-Tie fighter attack on Millenium Falcon (Here they Come!)

The Empire Strikes Back

It's funny, I find it much harder in ESB than in ANH and ROTJ to find actual moments that I loved. The whole movie has a consistent tone, but only a couple real moments (in my opinion) to match the powerful moments in ANH and ROTJ. I'm not sure if that's praising the movie or detracting from it, but it's just something I noticed. But I'll try anyway.

1. When Yoda lifts the Xwing out of the water, again I'm surprised no one has said this, where you have Yoda's theme playing and just the magnificence of an Xwing being lifted out. Also the line, "I don't believe it" "That is why you failed" is great.

2. When Han is lowered into the carbonite chamber, that is such a poignant scene, helped by the great Han-Leia love theme and of course Han's improvised line "I know" instead of "I love you too."

3. Alright for me, those first two and the one I put on top were really it for me (perhaps because I've grown up knowing that Darth Vader is Luke's father I'm desensitized to that scene as it doesn't have nearly the same effect on me as some others), but the only other scene that really comes to mind is the very last scene (you know the one that AOTC ripped off), where they're all standing in front of the window staring into the depths of space, as the Falcon takes off. Again, with the music, it's just a great scene, really gives you a sense of foreboding, and achieves the same effect (much better actually) as To Be Continued.

Honorable Mentions
-Luke/Vader "duel" in cave
-When the Falcon pulls off those awesome maneuvers when in the last movie all we saw was it flying straight, that was really cool
-Not really a moment, but the "why you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy looking nerf-herder" and "Who's scruffy-lookin?" was a very funny, memorable line. That's tied for me with the Dack/Luke conversation where Dack says "Right now, I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself." I know I usually don't praise ESB much over the other two Star Wars movies (though you must understand I do love the movie) but that one line really gives us a human element of the Rebellion, of that innocence and young confidence, that is absent in both ANH and ROTJ. It's a great moment.

Return of the Jedi

Again, it's much easier for me to find moments in ROTJ than in ESB, and again I don't know if that is praising the movie or degrading it. I mean, that could just mean that it was a movie devoted to those moments, and didn't really take it as an overall story, or it could mean that the story was handled well and so these moments that otherwise wouldn't have been as powerful came across as very powerful. Or maybe it's a combination of both, I don't know. But here goes.

1. "The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - This line, along, really, with the whole opening sequence, is great. I mean talk about foreshadowing, here, you have a grand entrance for Vader, the epitome of evil, with a great rendition of the Imperial March, and his line just really makes you really anxious to meet the Emperor. Whether you were disappointed (JYAMG and Civ) or not (namely, me smile.gif), that opening scene really gets you revved up for the Emperor.

2. Plank Walk - The battle itself was pretty good, certainly one of the lesser battles in the trilogy, but I think the tension built by this scene, Luke's plank walk, again with the music (notice almost all of my reasons, and many of your reasons, have to do with the music, I mean really you have to credit Williams almost as much as Lucas), is just really, really, cool, and really, really tense. Great scene.

3. C-3P0 telling the story of the trilogy to the Ewoks - Ok, I know that for writing those words under "favorite moments" I just lost any ounce of respect that anyone here had left for me smile.gif. However, let me defend myself. This, to me, is one of the most endearing moments of the trilogy. You have in ANH Luke asking 3P0 to tell him stories of his adventures, and 3P0 saying he's not much of a storyteller. And then, he has all these adventures, and even though he's a droid, he has now progressed, evolved if you will, and he tells the story of what he's gone through with great quality, detail and entertainment. In my opinion, it was one of the best character development scenes of the trilogy (ok a bit of an exaggeration, but the point does still stand), and it's another scene I just smile at every time I watch it.

Honorable Mentions

-Space Battle (includes escape from death star, which is a great scene)
-Vader Funeral Pyre (such a beautiful scene, it's the only one that almost equalled the binary sunset, and serves as a great parallel to that, Luke was looking to the future, and now he's looking back on the past, again with the Force theme playing beautifully in the background).
-Yoda's death scene - A gimmick or not to just have a character die (and I really don't think it was), it's extremely well-executed. You have a tragic version of Yoda's theme playing, as he disappears, and Luke goes back and looks over the swamp as the Force theme plays, it's another beautifully tragic scene.

Also, I do think the honorable mentions are interchangeable for me with the 1. 2. and 3. moments, I didn't like any one that much more than the other, they're all great to me.
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Posted 10 October 2004 - 09:45 AM

Great moments (continued)

The Empire Strikes Back

- Han rescuing Luke in the snow. This was a really powerful scene where you really get to see Han's concern for Luke. This movie really demonstrates how close these two men have grown in their friendship. I'd also add Chewbacca's anguish back at Echo Base when all the patrols are in and the shield doors are closed, leaving his friends stranded in the freezing night.

- The snow speeders coming out of the dawn, to the crisp new day, soaring high over the ridges and the snow covered wastes... this has got to be a classic moment, surely?

- The first time we see the Imperial fleet is amazing. And of course, the theme of the Imperial March is certainly a part of this. Never before or since have we seen such a display of Imperial might.

- The scene where Han and Luke part. I can't believe nobody mentioned this earlier. This is one of the most poignant and moving scenes in the trilogy. These guys will not see each other again... until Return of the Jedi when Luke's lost most of the traits that endeared him to us and Han has lost all of them. Han and Luke can't think of anything to say to each other when they bid farewell... and I think these speaks louder than any Lucas-type "Don't look back." dialogue.

"Be careful." Han finally says to Luke.

"You too." Luke tells him, putting on as brave a face as he can manage. He then turns away and we see Han still watching him... and you can clearly see he is afraid for Luke. It is an incredibly touching moment. Shame on you guys for neglecting to bring it up.


- The battle of Hoth is full of classic moments (hell, the whole movie is one classic moment after another... couldn't quite get where you were coming from, Vwing... not many moments? Come on, that's crazy)....

Who can deny the excitement as we saw the Imperial walkers through the binoculars? Or the hundreds of rebel soldiers lining up in the trenches, in what would be the most powerful and realistic battle of the Star Wars saga.

- The mad flight through the asteroid field is another great moment... another highlight from the trilogy. To anyone who thinks Return of the Jedi is the better film, I'd ask you to consider this: while in this film, we have just watched one of the greatest epic battles of the screen and are now watching an exhilirating chase through the asteroid field... if you were watching Return of the Jedi, you'd be sitting through a dull time-killing Endor sequence right now.

I'd also like to add that the asteroid scene in Attack of the Clones has NOTHING on this. With the unforgettable music and the amazing graceful manouvres of the Falcon, this is a timeless classic moment.


- The revelation of Yoda. There was something very mystical about that... the way he suddenly slipped out of his act and the haunting way he spoke of watching Luke over the years, the sadness in his eyes as he said "Much anger in him, like his father." This was top-notch stuff, guys.

- Han and Leia's kiss onboard the Falcon. This was just so natural and well played out.... even to Threepio's ackward interruption... so natural.

- The scene between Vader and the Emperor .... before Lucas completely ruined it.

- Luke's hallucination in the cave. This was foreshadowing... but of the kind I like.

- Captain Needa chasing the Mellenium Falcon. This was just a very exciting sequence. One moment, the Imperials have no idea where the Falcon is. Vader has just called in the bounty hunters and briefed them when Admiral Piett informs him. "My lord, we have them." And away we go from there. And I must say that a single Star Destroyer has never looked as frightening or impressive as in this scene, where it's just the one Imperial cruiser and the small freighter. The Empire was scary in this film... something I wish had carried on to the next one.

- Yoda lifting Luke's X-Wing out of the swamp. It's good to see that no-one forgot this scene at least. This is also the finest moment for the light side of the force... here we see its natural splendour, its beauty and gentle power.

- The approach to Cloud City. Cloud City was something else, wasn't it? A real fantasy treat. It looked fantastic and when you see it, you really get the feeling that this film went somewhere. We started on a frigid ice wasteland and we end up in a city in the clouds.

- When Lando opens the door on Darth Vader and Han fires the shots at him. For its sheer shock value alone, this scene deserves a mention.

I think I could go on and on so I may just summarise from here on...


- Luke's departure from Dagobah, and Obi Wan's dramatic appearance. The dialogue between the characters is first rate and its such a big moment for Luke... whoa... this isn't summarising... sorry, I'll keep going...

- The scene in the prison with Han, Leia, Chewbacca and Lando... I'd just like to quickly mention what a powerful moment it is when Han realises that it is Luke who Vader is after...

- The scene in the carbon chamber... Han and Leia torn apart...

"Chewie, this won't help me. Save your strength. There'll be another time."

"I love you."

"I know."

Does it get more dramatic than this? This is definitely the most emotionally moving scene in the whole trilogy. Lovers being torn apart is probably one of the most tragic things you can ever put in a film. Last year, when I lived in Japan, I got to see my girlfriend for a total of two weeks. At the end of those weeks, we had to go through these horrible emotionally wrenching partings at the airport. They were bad enough.... but having someone you loved frozen in carbonite, knowing they may possibly be killed... that could wrench you a hell of a lot.

- Luke walking into Cloud City alone. I love how the place seems abandoned... it always reminds me of those westerns when the town is evacuated and the lone sheriff stays behind to face the villain by himself.

- Luke entering the freezing chamber and seeing Vader on the ledge. This doesn't even need to be explained... none of these really do, I think.

- Lando's guys taking the stormtroopers prisoner... this is great, this scene.

- The look on Leia's face as Boba Fett gets away with Han.

- When Vader pummels Luke with random objects, using the Dark Side of the force. This is truly the scene where we see Vader at his full strength and when we really see how powerful the Dark Side of the force is. Again, I would have liked to have seen these things filter over into the next film. Yes, the lightsabre duel was good but the one in this film had so much more going on. I also like the constant changing of locations... the freezing chamber... the service tunnel... the gangplank in the giant wind tunnel... this was brilliant.

- The Mellenium Falcon escaping. I've always prefered those fights where the good guys run away... they're always so much more exciting than those ones where they shelter in the door of a little bunker.

- Vader reveals that he is Luke's father.

- Luke's jump into the void and seeing him hanging on for dear life under the city.

- Leia, Chewie and Lando rescuing Luke.

- The rest of the movie...



.... um, what were you talking about exactly, Vwing? The whole damn movie is a seamless stream of classic moments. They don't get any better than that.






Now, uh.... moments from Return of the Jedi....

- This little exchange...

Vader - "It is too late for me, son. The Emperor will show you the true nature of the force. He is your master now."

Luke - "Then my father is truly dead."


- The final part of the lightsabre fight where Vader provokes Luke into coming out of hiding, Luke overpowers him and hacks his hand off... then realises what he is becoming... the moment where Luke looks at the wiring coming out of Vader's arm and his own robotic hand is really first-class stuff.

- Vader killing the Emperor. Kudos to the guy who took the time to show us "X-rays" of Vader's bio-mechanical skeleton as the lightning zapped him. Sure it's a small thing but moments like this really count.

- I like the part where Luke is holding Vader afterwards too.

- Vader's death scene was suitably moving.

- The funeral pyre was a powerful moment too and I agree with Vwing that it feels like it's bringing the story full circle to its end... it ties in nicely with the scene of Luke looking at the binary sunset in Star Wars. Using a variation of the theme from that scene was also a very good idea.

No kudos for the IDIOT who allowed the scene to be tarnished by Ewoks yammering in the background. This sort of crime should result in imprisonment.

That's it.


Thank you for reading.



EDIT - Sorry, the escapes from the Death Star were very good too. I especially liked Luke's escape in the Imperial shuttle, although Lando's was still quite exhilariting. Luke's escape seemed more dramatic.

This post has been edited by Just your average movie goer: 10 October 2004 - 09:47 AM

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Posted 10 October 2004 - 12:01 PM

JYAMG - what about the light going out in yoda's little home from a distance after he dies? I've always loved that scene along with the music. And your points on ESB were very well done, it proves what a great film that was in terms of caring about the characters invovled.
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