4K Star Wars Ep.V - Empire Strikes Back: The Battle of Hoth Part 2 of 2 

Can we please take a moment to realize that they shot it in 1979. That's really amazing.

Even General Veers was impressed by the gigantic fireball when the power generator blew

Basically every ground trooper in the Rebellion at the start of this battle was dead or captured at the end of this battle. They knew their job was to buy time for the evacuation. The last transport took off while they were still engaged with the Empire. Star Wars Ep 4-6 focussed on the Jedi but in my view the men and women in the background without Force ability were the true heroes.

This movie - my childhood. Brilliant masterpiece!

Before the Scout Regiment, there was Rogue Squadron.

3:36

Where my Veers chads at? "Yes Lord Vader, I've reached the main power generators, the shield will be down in moments, you may start your landing." Theres a man confident in his combat abilities.

3:34 The Empire in its glory. When I saw this movie in 1980 as a little kid, this scene stuck with me, it was so powerful. The walkers dominating the battlefield with the soundtrack was mind blowing.

"My men and I spent long, arduous hours setting up the perimeter defenses, doing what we could in case we were ever found here. Then this morning Captain Solo made scrap out of an Imperial probe droid that slipped past our proximity sensors… We knew they'd be coming-and we were ready for them." - Corporal Jobin "Word from our scouts is we've got stormtroopers approaching our position. We cannot let them get inside the base. You understand me? The enemy will not pass this trench." - Sergeant Major Trey Callum "Empty your magazine, fall back, reload, and do it again. When you've retreated back as far as station 3-7, sprint for the evacuation area and find transport. And hope that none of those mechanical monsters arbitrarily decides to pick on you in the process." - Colonel Ledick Firest

"Begin retreat! Fall back!" That line is carved into my mind from a young age. That, combined with John Williams' amazing music and the visuals of the Rebel defenses overrun by the relentless Imperial war-machine, will always be among the most iconic scenes in all of cinematic history. All of these new fancy movies can't hold a candle compared to this.

Actual competence from imperial officers. Amazing! Why are movies like ESB and Infinity War considered cultural icons? Because they have the guts to show that the good guys cant win all the time. If your enemy isn’t competent, the final victory isnt earned.

Such bravery , but they can't stop this Steel Monsters. One Reason why every Star Wars Fan loves the AT ATs is because they are pure Power and we got time to see there Might, Power and Size. When General Veers looks down on the running Rebel Scum, how high the Walkers standing over there Enemies, when the T 47 flies between there Legs or gets crushed like an Insect by a single Foot. Perfect Director, Special Effect and Camera Work. And what got Rian Banthapoodo Johnson the Balls to bring in his Rip of? The Walkers simpliy stay around and did nearly nothing.

This entire movie was a masterpiece in filmmaking and i've loved it since I was a 9 year old kid in 1980. I especially luv all the creatures, vehicles and spaceships. I think the vehicle that stayed with me the most though was those giant mechanical dinosaurs known as Imperial Walkers or AT-AT's for short. I loved them so much that I actually bought a Master Replicas brand AT-AT which was taken from the actual molds they used for the movie and it now lives in my Man Cave. I keep it in a nice see thru plastic case guarded by a single giant AT-AT pilot and have it several feet away from my Snowspeeder & Luke Skywalker action figure (or "doll" as my girlfriend calls it ) just in case they get any ideas about trying to destroy it.

Disney will never understand.

That AT AT blowing that speeder out of the air was really dramatic. It drove home the fact that the Empire ruled the battlefield. I would say that the Empire Strikes Back was the only movie that really stressed the fact that the Imperial Navy was a competent, highly trained military force. Even Star Wars didn’t stress that to the extent that The ESB did.

"Imperial troops have entered the base, Imperial troops have entered....., come on that's it, give the evacuation code signal, and get to your transports, oh, wait for me, begin retreat, fall back, fall back"

Star Wars at its best. From Star Wars episode IV to Empire Strikes Back totally epic! Return Of The Jedi had its moments too. Now thats the Star Wars that made the grade! 👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️

Ady Wan did some fantastic work retouching the first two movies and yes The Empire Strikes Back is the best movie out of all of them.

The priceless phrase " Good shot Jackson " oh man, how many times I have used that when trying to give a comedic compliment !!!

4:05 "That still only counts as one!" - Gimli

I have all of these 4K movies as was screened in -77 -80 -83. Fantasic. I grew up with Star Wars as a kid. Revenge of the Jedi came out the same year i was born. Seeing the end sceen in Jedi with the real acrtor and the original music in glorius 4k almost brought a tear to my eyes. This battle was shot in Norway and as a Swede that makes me proud!👍 Special Edition is OK but THIS is real Star Wars. F Disney and all their crap "Fake Wars".

Seeing the rebels forced to flee the imperial military was pretty scary

Who remembers playing this Battle in Rouge Squadron on the N64?

1:14 nobody ever mentions those 3 guys running in the background. I have always thought they are imperial stormtroopers.

Jansen aim cable is strong ! 0:22

If you wonder where all of the soul of today's star wars is, it's right here.

"Atari 2600 during 5th grade 'Empire Strikes Back' home video game continuous play, to the point of staying home instead of going to Barrie Day School, in Wheaton, Maryland (1983/1984)," says Milner Benedict III because....

Loved the John Williams theme... especially the part where Luke takes out an AT-AT, then Veers destroys the generator.

"And I have never felt I was anyone other than me - I have always been grounded in me, Milner Benedict III."

"I don't type actors into fictional roles, or any screen roles for that matter."

Legend has it the troops and the Empire in the AA are still chasing them to this day

But wasn't the Walker Luke destroyed pregnant?

In legends that snow speeder that flies off at 1:26 is Dash Rendar

3:05... Makes me thing of one of the moments I appreciated from The Force Unleashed 2. "Rebel troops have entered the base. Rebel troops have entered--[Static]"

If you were hoping to see something as cool as Star Wars back in 1980, you were not disappointed, what an absolutely incredible follow up.

04:25 Me playing Shadows of the Empire in Jedi difficulty:

0:01 Commander Luke Skywalker(Rogue Leader) and Lieutenant Commander Wedge Antilles(Rogue 3) 0:15 Commander Luke Skywalker(Rogue Leader), Dak Ralter(Rogue Leader Gunner), Lieutenant Wes Janson(Rogue 3 Gunner) and Kit Valent(Rogue 2 Gunner) 0:22 0:26 0:30 0:33 0:39 Lieutenant Commander Wedge Antilles(Rogue 3) and Lieutenant Wes Janson(Rogue 3 Gunner) 0:55 Colonel Ledick Firest 0:56/0:57 Corporal Vildar Blin(R.I.P He and his Assistant died when that AT-AT exploded) 1:03 Lieutenant Commander Wedge Antilles(Rogue 3) and Commander Luke Skywalker(Rogue Leader) 1:39 Commander Luke Skywalker(Rogue Leader) and Zev Senesca(Rogue 2) 1:46 Commander Luke Skywalker(Rogue Leader), Zev Senesca(Rogue 2) and Kit Valent(Rogue 2 Gunner) 2:48 Commander Beryl Chiffonage, K-3PO and Chief Controller of Echo Base Toryn Farr(Next to Leia and C-3PO) 3:36 Commander Luke Skywalker(Rogue Leader) 4:26 I'm willing to bet the Pilot and the Gunner didnt survive that so I think its pretty safe to say that was Vekozev "Zev" Kabir(Rogue 8) and Stax Mullawny(Rogue 8 Gunner)

3:49 And inside that walker: “Oh look, it’s the skinny blond kid with the glow stick.”

Wedge is so fucking awesome !!!

Nice!

1:36 matches up with the 'Star Trek: Insurrection' scene where Commander Riker says, "Photon torpedoes...," says Highlander Jedi Ambassador Milner Benedict III, President of the Highlander Jedi Council.

never understood why they didnt climb higher and hit the back of the necks on the walkers. Also, pretty sure a flights of A-10s wouldve massacred the empires attack.

On Star Wars battlefront II Hoth galactic assault, you can get some serious kill streaks going with those orbital strikes.

That commander did a great job for the empire!

I don’t get why in the original release Luke’s line “this is it” was cut out. I’m glad they put it back in the movie back in the 90s.

All i'm thinking now is Renegade squadron....

Mon Mothmas son died during this battle, he kept the Ion Canon operational when Snowtroopers tried to saborage it and was eventually captured by Vader who said he'd show mercy if he told him where the Falcon had gone, he told Vader to save his "mercy" for someone else, Vader then snaped his neck.

Also, 1:17 and 1:24 should have switched places in time. At 1:17 the soldier to the right is hit by something. At 1:24 he is back firing.

They cut out the part where General Reikann orders two transports to leave instead of one.

I always have a feeling that AT is the German tank in The Battle of the Bulge.

Go for The Legs it's our only chance to win this Fight

My favorite battle

This looks the imperial viper probe droid on planet Hoth that han and Chewbacca shot down in Empire Strikes Back

See the young luke take one at-at was so epic, just like Anakin.

The 501st were definitely present during this battle, they can actually shoot

athena

Along with the music, effects, acting and everything else, the reason why this battle is so great and entertaining is the narrative. The Rebels suffer a big setback - lots of casualties, loss of their base and their troops are either killed or scattered. It's such a bleak start to the blockbuster but sets the tone for the film so well. And it really shows what the Empire is like when it means business. While (in my view) Disney essentially copied many aspects of this battle for the ending of The Last Jedi, they couldn't help but spin it slightly as a victory by the end. And there was nowhere near the level of investment in the characters to the point where you felt a sense of defeat and loss.

I still don’t get why they thought attacking these things frontally was a good idea. They have huge firepower and armor, though they are still very slow in comparison to their ships. Why no one suggested to attack them from behind?

What’s the lore for why these speeders have harpoons in the first place

On the big screen...as a very young teen...this was just mind blowing. To see this again after 40+ years....wow! I think i have the Blu-ray. If not, I'm getting it.

we need to regroup

Sometimes less is more. What did we have 5 AT-ATs, 2 AT-STs, 8 T-47s. 2 X wings for the transports. One ION Cannon. This is why it felt real.

Eso era Star Wars, esos efectos especiales que te quedabas babeando en el cine, no lo que existe ahora y no digo que no me guste pero no es lo mismo ni de coña

0:59 Didn't they just say the armor was too strong for blasters? I know he hit a weak spot, but why did it have to be tied up for that weak spot to be visible?

lol what are they firing at, armor is too thick

In Rogue One we see that Xwings can easily destroy ATVs and we know that the Rebelion has Xwings on Hoth. They are wasting pilotes for nothing making them fly Awings when they could protect the shields with only a few Xwings in the air.

Absolutely amazing scene!! If you look at 4:09 you can see the stick poke through the ground to tip the AT-AT over. I can't unsee it, and now neither can you!

I’ll never understand why they didn’t use the X wings to engage the AT-AT’s. They worked so well against them in Rogue One

0:58 why they can destroy when it fall? They get weaker or what?

Great scene and film. I got to see it in the cinema and we'd only seen 'Star Wars' so it was all still very new as a franchise. Interesting how the Commander's Imperial Walker is the only one not destroyed.