First Time Watching Star Wars V - The Empire Strikes Back 

"I... am your father" Biggest plot twist in cinema history. It was actually kept secret from almost everyone on set, even Mark Hamill, until just before they filmed the scene.

"i have a boyfriend but i love you like a brother" That aged well.😂

“So who you ship’n?” You two are diabolical. I can’t wait for Return of the Jedi! 🤣

"Is it warm in there?" It's kinda lukewarm.

The reason why "I am your father" is not only a meme, but also a powerful scene, is because the build-up and context make it the worst revelation for the character. It's quite genuinely the one thing Luke doesn't want to hear.

Something i thought was interesting, Mark Hamill was in a car accident in 1977, causing some damage to a cheekbone and his nose. This is the reason he looks so much more aged between the two films. Some folks speculate that the attack by the Wampa was the in universe reason to explain this change. Although it's debated whether or not thats the case.

So fun fact. The reveal of Vader being Luke's father was kept a secret from nearly everyone on set, including David Prowse, who is the guy in the Vader suit, and Mark Hamill. Hamill was told privately moments before the scene took place.

Fun fact: The Empire Strikes Back was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2010, one of a small handful of sequel inductees.

Honestly, props to you for not faking a reaction to the “I am your father” scene. I’ve seen a lot of OG trilogy reactions pop up lately, and it’s just hard to believe that an adult wouldn’t know about one of the most referenced moments in all of pop culture, even if they hadn’t seen Star Wars. Not saying it’s impossible, but I appreciate the honesty.

Yoda is basically post war Iroh just chillin and being a prankster

Fun Fact for those who somehow never realized: James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader whole David Prowse was the body of Vader. ❤️ 💜

"What happened to you my man?!" The high ground happened xD

Love the way Darth Vader looks so much sleeker and more menacing in this one because they went from lighting his helmet directly while having him lighter sets, to darkening all the sets he's in but lighting the environment around him so it reflects off the helmet better. It's a subtle change but it represented an evolution of film lighting techniques and makes this movie hold up so well.

Fun fact: The scene where Leia says “I love you”, Han was originally supposed to say “I love you too”. But Harrison Ford felt that the line didn’t fit Han's character, so they changed it to “I know”.

12:05 LMAO Luke putting his hands behind his head afterwards is such a power move😂😂 how have I never noticed that

The way they try to bate Ruff into shipping the siblings😬 I can't 😨😅

You *ABSOLUTELY* need to watch the making-of documentary, Blue Harvest. One thing about these original movies: there is NO CGI. They didn’t use CGI at all, it’s all practical effects, miniatures, paintings, in-camera effects, and other old filmmaking techniques. They did *use* computers, but not for special effects: they invented a system that could move the cameras multiple times in the exact same path, which they used to combine elements and make the scenes in space seem so realistic. Any CGI you do see was added decades later in re-releases

9:20 the Mythbusters actually tested this, if it took Han 3 hours to build the shelter, he would be able to survive just long enough to get him in the shelter.

😂😂😂 "love you like a brother"😉

12:53 "You can't put 2 L's together" "But maybe 2 L's make a W" 💀😭

Fun fact: only George Lucas, and director Irvin Kersher knew of the Darth Vader father twist beforehand. Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker for those who somehow don't already know) only found out the morning they shot the scene. James Earl Jones (Voice of Vader) thought that Vader was lying to Luke. 💜

Also Boom funny you mentioned wanting to be on a non Vader ship because people in the Empire actually were REALLY vying to be on his ship because 1) It was a great honor and 2) Everyone knew Vader's ship was a fast track for promotions for... strangulation reasons lol

Any CGI in this movie was added in the 90s and then updated when the blu-rays came out. There was very, very limited, if any, CGI in 1980 release.

13:00 "you cant put 2 L's together." "But 2 L's makes a W."

The "I know" part was ad libbed sorta. They came up with it while filming the scene because the original script didn't feel right.

32:50 John Williams doesn't miss. Indy, ET, Back to the Future, Hook, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, etc. He's a master of his craft. (All movies you should watch on the channel)

Droids in star wars are ignored to the point that in Lego Games, the enemies won't attack droids, even if you play as them

"They upped the CGI" that's not CGI, it's all very clever camera tricks! Check out Corrider Crew's break down of the VFX of these movies it'll blow your mind!

Time for the mother of all plot twists! Or… father, I guess.

Chewie's weapon is a tool unique to Wookie culture called a Bowcaster. The balls on the ends of the "bow" part are like electrodes that help focus the laser it fires. Bowcasters are known to be exceptionally powerful weapons.

Let’s all respect James Earl Jones. He deserves so much respect and love and appreciation being the VOICE of Darth Vader. 💯

Fun Fact: Star Wars was adapted into a Radio Drama originally broadcast on National Public Radio on March 2, 1981 based on the original film trilogy from 1977. If you’re interested in checking them out, they’re available here on RU-vid, but the three radio trilogy are 9 hours long in total

Something that will never fail to impress me every time I watch these movies: The goddamn sound design. Star Wars has a very distinct and iconic 'sound'. As soon as the probe droid started making noises, I got chills. As far as Star Wars games - I've been going through X-Wing and TIE Fighter again, they're flight sims from the 90s but there are mods to make them look fantastic. Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, and Jedi Academy are great FPS/Action games starring Kyle Katarn, the biggest giga chad in the galaxy.

15:04 that's the Executor, Vader's personal flagship. That fucker is 19 kilometers long. They had to build them in space because they're too big to enter a planet's atmosphere.

1:16:35. Don't worry, Bespin is a gas giant, so if you fell, you'd never hit the ground. The air would just slowly get thicker as you kept falling, until it was eventually a crushing liquid pressure 😈 With Bespin's lore, though, you'd probably suffocate first, since the atmospheric composition is in layers, with Cloud City chilling at the altitude with breathable air.

The reason why Luke looked really scarred up is because he was in a car wreck

Most of what you call CGI was actually physical models over a blue screen in the original versions. Later editions of 4,5 & 6 added cgi to a few scenes but otherwise it’s physical props with groundbreaking practical techniques

Now that Pirates of the Caribbean is all officially over on RU-vid, does this mean we're getting weekly Star Wars Reactions like we were for Pirates? 💜

Also these lightsaber can last forever but some of the very first actually had a battery pack and a cord going from the hilt to the battery

Jedi Fallen Order & Jedi Survivor are my favorite Star Wars games.

So David Prowse was Vader's suit actor, yes. But for most of the second half of the movie, he was replaced by Bob Anderson, who was the fencing instructor for the lightsaber scenes.

The bounty hunters are here boba fett, bossk, ig-88,Dengar, and 4-lom, and zuccus

They had to have Luke get all busted up because he got in a motorcycle accident

Fun Fact: The reveal of Vader being Luke's father was so unexpected and unbelievable that they actually had to add a scene in the next movie to confirm, once and for all, that, yes, Vader was in fact Luke's father.

Fun fact there's some special behind the scenes footage where the actor that plays chewy is actually talking to Harrison Ford but it was replaced with the moaning sound later

Those scars on Luke after the Wompa (yeti) attack aren't makeup. Mark Hammil got in an accident between movies, so they added that scene to explain it. Also, I know you use "cgi" just to mean effects, but remember virtually all of this is practical except for a few tiny bits added in the special edition in the 90s.

"Do, or do not, there is no try." One of the wisest, most iconic lines in cinema history! 💙 ❤️ 💚 💜 🧡 🤍

10:02 As a questionably wise companion once told me, “Dead not need things! We take!”

You guys literally released this an hour after I finished watching your a new hope reaction. If that isn't sublime timing I don't know what is

My favourite movie of this trilogy. It has all the twists and turns for our heroes. Starting with a catastrophic loss at Hoth which eventually leads to a glorious win in Bespin. Glory to the Empire!

"Crazy swamp dude, that seems like he's gone insane!" 😂😂😂

13:39 cant wait for tHAT moment. The definition of "he doesnt know". So surprised on how spoiler free my mans is

The shock of discovering Yoda is just a goofy little guy in this movie is so funny.

1:01:20 There exist a series of rewrites of the scripts of the star wars films as if they were plays by William Shakespeare. In one of them Luke has a speech starting "alas poor stormtrooper." Also because everyone speaks weirdly as a result of it being in Shakespearian, Yoda instead speaks in Haiku XD.

I feel a special connection to this film as I own a screen accurate set of Stormtrooper Armour specific to Episode V. Love it to bits and wear it far too often lmao

The faces you guys had when the lightsaber broke lmao!! Lets go Ceohknee! Also, I saw you and Boom give each other that "look". I aint gonna say when, but we all know what you guys were thinking lmao. I am hyped, its been a while since I watched Star Wars, I grew up with it on VHS and then DVD/Bluray. Seeing Ruff experience it is a treat!

I love the cave so much. "What's in there?" "Only what you take with you."

The snow storm scenes at the beginning of the movie were filmed in an actual blizzard. The hotel the cast and crew were staying at to film the Hoth scenes locations got caught in a huge blizzard, so Lucas told Mark and Harrison to get into costume and tramp around out in the snow and they filmed through the window of the hotel's lobby.

For a while they sold a sleeping bag based on the Tauntaun animal. The zipper was a little lightsaber.

Lightsabers are self sufficient. The Crystal inside it (Kyber Crystal) absorbs the force around it and slowly recharges it. You can drain a saber with excessive use but it will recharge.

I’m so glad that Ruff is experiencing these incredible movies.

Just to reiterate since Ruff seemed interested in the behind the scenes. Corrider Crew has a 3 part video breaking down the VFX of the Star Wars movies and it blew me away at how innovative and creative they had to get and just how much work went into making every scene!

I love seeing Ruff experience all of this for the first time, he's so invested and excited! And SeeOhKnee and Boom just baiting the hell out of him with Luke and Leia is absolute gold!

6:44 Lightsabers do run on batteries. However, they use almost no energy when activated unless the blade is actively cutting through something, so the battery seldomly runs out of power. But as a precaution, Jedi keep extra batteries on them just in case.

Guys, if you are watching Star Wars through Disneyplus, some of the special effects were updated with CGI. "A New Hope" had the most changes made, not for the best."

In the Expanded Universe, sabers would have to be charged. In canon, lightsabers are powered by force-embued kyber crystals.

Cameron Monaghan also played Joker in the Gotham show, so, that's cool

17:05 peter mayhew while filming would just say the lines in the suit and they dubbed the wookie voice in afterwards. Same with Darth vader, the guy in the suit just said the lines and they dubbed in James Earl Jones afterwards

Vader means father in Dutch, so people in Holland had the surprise kind of spoiled.

For the question about rerecording the lines. Yes they did. There is behind the scene footage of the guy in Vader 's costume voice.

This is EASILY one of my favorite reactions you've ever done. The bit with the lightsaber breaking had me dying laughing!

11:27 Fact (okay, it's more of a theory than an actual fact): There's speculation that the wampa attacking Luke scene was added in to this movie as a way to explain Luke's change in facial features. In January 1977 Mark Hamill was in a car accident that fractured his nose and left cheekbone, this wasn't any kind of big news at the time because he was still an unknown actor (A New Hope finished filming in April 1976, the film released May 25th 1977). Anyways, Mark had surgery to restructure his face and some of the cartilage taken from one of his ears to rebuild his nose. He had facial scarring when filming started and has claimed that "they used a lot of the real scars to build upon" the make up used for the scenes where he's injured post-wampa.

I just love how at the end, Ruff was trying to get Boom and Erik to acknowledge the cool shot and cliffhanger, as they're just absolutely yapping 😂

so a small nehind the scene info: when Chewbacca was "talking" the actor in the suit ,Peter Mayhew, had actually lines so the co-actors could respond and knew what he was saying- also yes the "i know " part from Han was improvised , i do´t think he had any line at all in that moment

KOTOR is an excellent game no matter where you're at in the series. It's a classic Bioware RPG, so tge story is fantastic and more than worth multiple playthroughs to try new builds. Once you finish the original trilogy, the Dark Forces series is also fantastic from beginning to end, but especially Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. They have some of the best lightsaber combat ever concieved of. Republic Commando is also great once you watch the prequel trilogy. It gives a very different take on the films universe since you're playing as a soldier rather than a Jedi or a merc.

as cool as the Falcon is, in universe, it's basically a highly modified space semi truck

I just have to say, I love watching these guys. It feels like I'm watching how my friends and I are when we just hang out and vibe. That ad run to self plug is a perfect example of that. I hope I can have as much fun at my job one day. And that I get a chance to meet these dudes, it'd be stupid fun to just chill with them for a while.

And yes the lightsaber can keep you you warm to a certain degree but only could do so much on a planet like that and yes it would be able to cut and cool the food technically

lol the trying to re-attach the lightsaber hurt me way more than him pulling it out in the first place, but I also realize he's unfamiliar with the toy pulling it out in the first place could weaken the plastic, but it's usually still fine - however, trying to cram & shove it back in is guaranteed to chip/crack/break it you'd want to twist off the bottom piece and simply slide those other, smaller sections back in from the opposite side of the cone also if you're not as picky, some of those replica lightsaber sites often have daily deals or mystery box sales

06:26 it's weird to think this is the first time anyone uses The Force for telekinesis in Star Wars. So many people think of telekinesis as The Force's main power but it wasn't even introduced until the second movie and it's only ever been just one small part of what The Force is.

Its never stated in the movies but in alot of the other media that Lightsabers are powered by kyber crystals (crystals connected to the force) the same thing used to power the deathstar lazer.

It's hilarious how hard they're trying to entrap Ruff into supporting twincest.

I love how ruff just broke his lightsaber lol like if he was fighting darth vader there hed been like: Man that was easy, WHY DID YOU THROW lol 😆

When Luke did that frontflip with Yoda on his back, it reminded me of that Robot Chicken skit and now I'm laughing my ass off 😂😂😂 'Begging you I am, sick I will be' 🤣🤣🤣

"The wookie 'voice' was added post editing. The same thing was also done with Jabba the Hutt."

I hope you guys don't stop after the prequels like so many other reaction channels have. The world progression is one of my favorite things about these movies

Yoda also acts like that in the beginning to test Luke's patience which leads to Yodas line "The boy has no patience. "

1:18:35 I don't know how many times I've seen this movie, I even saw it on the big screen when it returned to theaters for the 40th anniversary a few years ago. This is the first time I've realized that she kissed him on the lips there and not like his forehead like I always thought.

I love how much much you guys had watching this movie. Great reaction.

The pilot that pulled off the snowspeeder tow-cable trip was Wedge Antilles. He's a Corellian like Han Solo, survived the Death Star run with Luke, and the two of them founded Rogue Squadron as the Rebellion's elite fighter pilot squadron. Luke had a short run as squadron leader before passing the mantle to Wedge. Wedge appears in ROTJ as well, and I'm fairly certain he is the only named rebellion character outside of the main cast to appear in all three of the original trilogy. Oh yeah, and he's Obi-Wan's uncle. The actor that played him is Ewan McGregor's actual uncle.

The scars are real. He was in a car accident shortly before making this. The whole Wampa scene was written in to explain his scars.

"Luke and Leia, there names even go together" Man you guys are evil lol

12:06 remember this scene, for the next movie 13:59 o god

1:08:06 when the monkey immediately realizes it did an oopsie XD HAHAHHAHA OMG THAT IMMEDIATE FACIAL REACTION

13:59 *devious* way to phrase that, Boom

They were setting Ruff up hard in this one.

You guys do a great job! I just discovered this channel recently and I have really enjoyed it.

GO DOWN THE LIST. I’m w you boom, knew the unmissable memes but never watched the movies or really understood the reference until I watched them this past year. I’m all in to watch the reactions from you plus the homies

To answer the question on lightsaber energy, yes, it does require a battery that is concealed within the hilt. The battery powers a light, which refracts through the Kyber crystal. The refracted light is focused through a series of lenses to produce the blade.

Love seeing you rwact to Star Wars for the first time!! Keep it up!