Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - Classic Movie Review 

+Taylor Simpson It's so cool that you don't have on differing opinions even if you disagree with them. You deserve an internet medal. Props to you, sir. :)

+Taylor Simpson Totally agree. I really like hearing his dissenting opinion.

I don’t enjoy Ben- at all. He says the most cliche things possible. “Adult”, “mature” critics like him are only allowed to like Empire because it got four stars back then. Lazy reviewer. What’s the purpose of a re-watch if Ben is parroting the original takes from 1980? We know it was written better Ben- yawn- you suck.

+Tal Moore " I love hating on people with differing opinions than my" - Tal Moore.

Play List "I hate needing a sense of humor."-- Play List

um. that does not make sense.

Play List that's what a person without a sense-of-humor would say.

+Tal Moore SCORE! hahahaha

+J.A. Contes You're a rebel. Most people don't like themselves AND Ben.

+J.A. Contes so you like incest porn?like to not watch anything you review?or don't like things because you are too cool to like start wars?if so nice to meet you ben jr.

+J.A. Contes Although I love SW, I like there being a Ben here, just to keep some perspective. We all know the next 2 months are gonna be an onslaught of fanboyism that even many of us fans will end up finding to be much..

Yeah, I am dreading December 18th. It won't be as bad as the Twilight craze though.

+Jay Campo I'm not sure they'll have the time. But I would like them to keep reviewing classics when a sequel or remake gets released.

+Jay Campo Close Encounters of the Third Kind

+Jay Campo I'd be really happy if they went back and reviewed some classic films from the 70's im unfamiliar with.

asterack I would love that too and not just older films but recent movies they couldnt Id love a review of Peter Jacksons King Kong or Tony Scotts True Romance

+Jay Campo - I agree. When there is a week with nothing but bad movies coming out. They could give themselves a break & us a treat by reviewing some of the classics. Few things bother me more than seeing WTF spend 12 minutes reviewing a film that never should have seen the light of the projectors in a movie theater.

+David Chen The same one that you think is the best movie ever made, because your friends thinks so, and because that's what the majority believes.

When did I say it was the best movie ever made? And what does my friends have anything to do with it? A New Hope has a lot of things going on but bad dialogue is not one of them.

You don't need to say it Sir. Rest assured, I already know it.

Uh huh.

+David Chen The Force tells me things. Well actually it whispers. Now that I think about it, I might be schizophrenic. Fuck.

+Joe V I actually think 6.5 was a an appropriate rating for IV. For V though, I would have given 6.9. I think he gave into peer pressure. Let me brace for the shit storm to come.

+Joe V Well they really are terrible films. I think the prequels are judged too harshly not because they're not terrible films too, but because the old ones they're compared to are really not as good as people think. Phantom Menace might be a little worse than A New Hope but not by much.

+Joe V Ben just likes being a contrarian

+Zombi Pineapple Dude that's not it at all. Redlettermedia did a 7 part review on why the prequels suck, not just compared to the original trilogy, but as movies on their own. And no nostalgia has nothing to do with it.

+Zombi Pineapple What (mostly younger people) don't get is that the first 3 films blew away everything else at the time with their special effects. These couldn't be done with CGI at the time, as they are now, so audiences were amazed to see stuff flying about in space, lazers etc. Star Wars also finally introduced the idea that spacecraft could be weird shapes and sizes, as there's no need to be aerodynamic in space. Also the idea of light sabres etc, lots of things that other films have subsequently used. These were great films. If you're just looking at them compared to modern technology, over 40 years later, of course they can't compare technically. It's like saying a 69 Dodge Charger sucks because it's less fuel efficient than a Prius.

I completely agree with you!! Both are great movies, but I feel like I really like every part of the original, whereas there are parts in the second I don't love ...but it's still a fantastic movie!

+joel1975 agreed

Lucas rewrote the whole thing, he hired kasdan to bring it to completion when he ran out of time

A lot of her elements are in Empire just tweaked

+Totoro's Peace Um, I disagree. For myself (and many others), Empire and Star Wars are definitely still tops. Force Awakens is better than Jedi though.

+Adronias Yeah, ...I think of it as the last survivor of whatever planet was destroyed (probably by the Empire). ...I know you didn't want an answer, however I'd guess it eats Mynok poop.

+Adronias "I mean what the fuck does it eat normally?(don't answer, I don't want to hear the convoluted Bs)" I think THAT'S what it eats. Convoluted BS. It eats convoluted BS.

They showed the bat-like creatures, mynocks, inside it so clearly there's life on that asteroid. It's fantasy.

+reglavcor Totally hilarious. 13:00

IMO, this movie is John Williams at his absolute best.

+detubeme The movies have always been about a central cast of heroes and villains, not a wide exploration of a galaxy.

+Ragitsu Oh come on. He's not talking about exploring the galaxy. He just wants a little bit of depth as to what the Empire's goals and motivations are.

Stuie Malan In point of fact, they're not meant to have much depth beyond being an evil empire that opposes the heroes.

+Ragitsu Have you SEEN the prequels? They spend SO much time on trade disputes, Senate hearings, and council meetings. They go to SO many different places for pretty much no reason except to show some different planet that's a part of the galaxy. They show so many different aliens just so you know they exist. I'm just saying, hey... how about you show me the emperor and a general discussing how they've conquered a new system or plan to colonize a new world but have to destroy the indigenous life there first or something? Just let me know what they're up to. Otherwise, the rebels might as well just be terrorists and the jedi were just plotting to overthrow the government: Anakin's point of view. It's pretty simplistic to just say: "they're the bad guys because they're evil!" What if the economy boomed and life got better for everyone in the empire once the Emperor took over? LOL. What if things were awesome for the systems that complied, but then the rebels just kept messing stuff up?

detubeme I can safely say that hearing about "trade agreements" put many a viewers to sleep 8-^).

Agree-a-mundo!

Alonso gave Attack the Block a 10 😂

+PureDetroit The godfather 2 isn't even better than its predecessor though.... Part 1 is farr superior to Part 2

+PureDetroit I really don´t give any movie a 10 either. That´s perfection, and perfection doesn´t exist (take into account I give the average Marvel flick a 5 or 6 lol).

sanyrub yeah i know. Not a single movie deserves a 10 No movie is perfect. (except 1)

+PureDetroit lol Christy gave Birdman a ten dude. One of the most overrated movies of this century.

He hates nearly all big budget, popcorn blockbuster type movies, including nearly all the superhero movies.

now that you mention it, i dont seem to remember a good review he's given to any of those types of movies.

LooYee Yeah part of it is he's a Mankiewicz, so his family tradition probably makes him a bit of a film snob. He just doesn't respect superhero movies. Look at the FF review they posted here from this summer, he's at the desk for the review but didn't even bother to watch the film haha.

HA, yeah he shows up to alot of these reviews without even watching the movie. Sure the other guys do it but he does it alot. He's an overall film snob and elitist, but i don't hate the man. He gives good opinions and is rather funny. I guess its just not his taste whatsoever. He seems to be a guy that was born in his 40s.

+LooYee I love Ben so much, but it's great to know whenever you see the other three just gushing over these shows, that he's sulking in the corner. :D

It's not the majority the idea is most of his training is before Luke is a Jedi master before return of the Jedi and after empire

The training yoda was giving him was mainly philosophy preparing him mentally for the challenges ahead, not in practical fighting skills thus could be shown to luke in a short period of time. Many things would come to luke with just the opening of his mind to the force. That was the main issue luke was having do to his advance age at the beginning of training. The trip into the darkside force area is a kin to the trials a jedi is supposed to go through to achieve a higher rank, facing his father was also a trial, so was the battle of yavin4 in a new hope. Rescuing han could also be considered a trial as well, as before the purge that is the sorts of missions padawans might have been sent on with their masters. So by the end of the 3rd movie when vador says your skills are complete he is likely correct that over the last few years, many of which were off screen luke found the knowledge to be worthy of being a knight. His official I guess ceremonial trial is sparing vader's life knowing he might die as a result. He goes from a brat that just wants to get out and see the galaxy to leader willing to sacrifice and be committed to a cause.

I never understood that because it's the middle part of a story why would it have closure

+Nathan Snyder couldn't even finish episode 2

+Ibrahem Wasti Fuck the Empire.

She wrote the screenplay for the Bogart/Bacall movie that escapes my mind at the moment, but was awesome... The Big Sleep, or no maybe its the other one

sorry... they say it in the video, I didn't watch it before reading your comment

+EoghanMcCarthy900 I think it's a collection of historical battles that took place on the North Pole where the soldiers could see the stars crystal clear while fighting under them.

Jun Lagda How dare i have a different opinion that most people, how dare i use freedom of speech to express that opinion? I should bw hung by the neck until i am deaf

Jun Lagda that was not a spelling misstake that was a joke

+Axel Djärv (Yaaaaaawwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnn) Sorry. Did you say something relevant?

+Axel Djärv You hate everything and everyone. Even black people!

blinkzone1 Black people and Star Wars isnt the same thing....