Happy 30th Anniversary to TESB!

[FLOSI]

 

[Khev]

Even with the unfinished lightsaber effects 1979's TESB teaser is still one the best trailers of all time!

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Long live 1980's The Empire Strikes Back!

 

[Darthrazz]

Awesome poster! You know seeing the Millenium Falcon in that shot reminds me that the Falcon was actually such an integral part of the OT. It was almost as if it was a another character.

 

[Anzik]

I was just under 13 when it came out and I remember the buzz being that Vader HAD to be lying to Luke.

 

[Khev]

Even as a kid I remember getting goosebumps when the music cued as Luke reached for his lightsaber in the wampa cave. In ANH we knew that the Force was good for giving the power of suggestion and a heightened state of awareness, allowing expert precision when deflecting seeker ball shots or aiming at Death Star exhaust ports. But that moment in the cave showed that it was something truly magical that could actually manipulate other things.

 

[LOTRFan]

My earliest memory of ESB was being freaked the hell out when Vader's helm "explodes" during Luke's vision; I was only about 4 when I saw it and it really scared me.

 

[kl241]

It's a travesty that there is not a new poster commissioned for Empire's 30th anniversary.

 

[Darthrazz]

Even with the unfinished lightsaber effects 1979's TESB teaser is still one the best trailers of all time!


Long live 1980's The Empire Strikes Back!

I love the deleted scenes....Vader blocking Han's shots with BOTH hands,
Threepio removing the Wampa warning sticker....longer scene of Lando looking for Luke from the falcon's airlock.

 

[Khev]

My earliest memory of ESB was being freaked the hell out when Vader's helm "explodes" during Luke's vision; I was only about 4 when I saw it and it really scared me.

I remember thinking that Vader showed up on Dagobah and Luke decapitated him, end of saga! I didn't even recognize the visage in the exploded mask, I just thought that was Vader's dead face.

 

[LOTRFan]

I remember thinking that Vader showed up on Dagobah and Luke decapitated him, end of saga! I didn't even recognize the visage in the exploded mask, I just thought that was Vader's dead face.

Best part is passing on the saga to my kids and my sons were both freaked by the vision sequence and Han being frozen in the Carbonite; they called him the "man in the box," for the longest time - they were only about 3 when they saw it the first time.

 

[Khev]

I love the deleted scenes....Vader blocking Han's shots with BOTH hands,

Actually Vader uses both hands in the actual movie, he raises the second one real quick right before snatching Han's gun. Years ago my friends would look at that scene as just one of many that really show Han to be just the coolest guy ever.

Vader's all, "Yeah that's right, shoot your gun, I'll raise my one hand and--oh ____ that one's going to hit!" *raises second hand*

 

[Darth Waller]

Awesome poster! You know seeing the Millenium Falcon in that shot reminds me that the Falcon was actually such an integral part of the OT. It was almost as if it was a another character.

Star Wars Shop is doing a limited edition reprint of that poster:
https://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?topcatID=1300264;product_id=1320554

 

[Mad Old Lu]

I was just under 13 when it came out and I remember the buzz being that Vader HAD to be lying to Luke.

I thought the same thing! For 3 years I believed Vader was lying to Luke to trick him. I also thought Luke was a little too quick to believe Vader, as he's lying in the Falcon and says "Father?" when Vader calls out to him. I was thinking, "Luke! Don't you know he's lying to you?!? "

 

[Anzik]

Best part is passing on the saga to my kids and my sons were both freaked by the vision sequence and Han being frozen in the Carbonite; they called him the "man in the box," for the longest time - they were only about 3 when they saw it the first time.

My son and I have a great time watching the movies, the clone wars series and playing video games together.

 

[Khev]

Anyone else watching TESB right now? Every scene is awesome, I LOVE THIS MOVIE.

 

[Darthrazz]

Best part is passing on the saga to my kids and my sons were both freaked by the vision sequence and Han being frozen in the Carbonite; they called him the "man in the box," for the longest time - they were only about 3 when they saw it the first time.

When I was a kid I took a stack of Baseball cards, wrapped them in masking tape, then took my 3 3/4" Bespin Han, placed him on top amd wrapped him in Aliminum foil. I made my own Han in Carbonite.......YEARS later I found the baseball card block and right there , the top most card was....RICKEY HENDERSON's Rookie card! Ruined! By yellowing masking tape!

 

[Anzik]

When I was a kid I took a stack of Baseball cards, wrapped them in masking tape, then took my 3 3/4" Bespin Han, placed him on top amd wrapped him in Aliminum foil. I made my own Han in Carbonite.......YEARS later I found the baseball card block and right there , the top most card was....RICKEY HENDERSON's Rookie card! Ruined! By yellowing masking tape!

Always use Legos.

 

[kl241]

When I was a kid I took a stack of Baseball cards, wrapped them in masking tape, then took my 3 3/4" Bespin Han, placed him on top amd wrapped him in Aliminum foil. I made my own Han in Carbonite.......YEARS later I found the baseball card block and right there , the top most card was....RICKEY HENDERSON's Rookie card! Ruined! By yellowing masking tape!

I used to put my Han figure in a glass of water and put him in the freezer overnight and let him slowly unthaw the next day. I did it so many times that my figure shrank a few centimeters!

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Happy Birthday to the best movie ever made, it was my 2nd favorite as a kid but when I grew a brain I came around. You're always there for me and always will be. Also didn't Empire come out on May 21st? Either way I love it. And wtf is a prole?

 

[Darthrazz]

I used to put my Han figure in a glass of water and put him in the freezer overnight and let him slowly unthaw the next day. I did it so many times that my figure shrank a few centimeters!

I did that as well until I cracked a glass. My mom was not too pleased!