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Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Movie Reviews
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Mediajonez (Michael Dumas)
After the unparalleled success of 1977's Star Wars, George Lucas found himself in a unique position: at the helm of a vastly evolving story, and a growing fan base beyond anything seen in cinema before. It had always been his plan to follow A New Hope
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San Francisco Examiner (Bob Stephens)
This is the bluest film you'll ever see. The haunting color resounds throughout Empire like a sustained, melancholy chord...Empire is essential viewing for lovers of science fiction. [Special
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Washington Post (Judith Martin)
The total effect is fast and attractive and occasionally amusing. Like a good hot dog, that's something of an achievement in a field where unpalatable junk is the rule.
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Mr. Cranky
As Luke (Mark Hamill) is getting hypothermia and losingconsciousness on some ice planet where the rebels have decided to hide another base, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guiness) materializes in front of him and tells him, "You will learn from Yoda, the Jedi
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The Best of the Series
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Some may argue with me, but this is the best movie in the Star Wars series. The story takes a darker tone than the rest of the movies, but it pays off. It seems like the actors have matured and brought their "A-game" to the task, too.
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Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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1980
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Action of 1980
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Action of the 1980's
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Adventure
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Adventure of 1980
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Adventure of the 1980's
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Sci-Fi of 1980
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