Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Three years after the events of "Star Wars," Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion's defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces a startling revelation. (20th Century Fox)

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Genres: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Franchise: Star Wars

Country: USA

Directed By: Irvin Kershner

Written By: George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Leigh Brackett

Starring: Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, Clive Revill, Jeremy Bulloch

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Date	User	Rating
May 30	ekremsekerci	90 _83%
May 30	Rudaker	65 _44%
May 29	luked1282	99 _98%
May 29	Antonio P	60 _68%
Good movie. Best one out of the old trilogy as you discover in this movie that Darth Vader is Luke's father. Han Solo is frozen in the ice. That also was cool to see. Of course Luke's hand gets chopped off with the light Saber when he fights Darth Vader.
May 29	preisman	95 _97%
May 29	benrsahin	70 _54%
May 29	Laider	70 _53%
May 28	cyborg	75 _30%
May 28	dennis_leigh	90 _0%
May 28	ayush1710	85 _36%
May 27	gunduzfeneri	85 _82%
May 27	nexy	95 _92%
May 26	alexie.d	0 _18%
May 26	KotSTis	95 _80%
May 26	smajda28	10 _96%
May 25	7gLy3s	80 _60%
May 25	lassala	85 _59%
May 25	baziseyler	100 _97%
May 25	sfgse83rf3	70 _20%
May 25	pachodomi	80 _79%
May 25	vkWdkq	99 _96%
May 25	Ugur99	100 _89%
May 24	__s3kai__	85 _48%
May 24	duffy66	80 _64%
May 24	br70bR	80 _88%
May 24	16Cem0	50 _23%
May 23	griffin801	90 _86%
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May 23	armutvepilav	40 _4%
May 22	AeonEcho	5 _14%
May 22	elhenzo	95 _89%
May 21	DAMoviesPod	100 _93%
Incredible!
May 21	Anthile	60 _90%
May 20	murattglmez	74 _54%
May 20	Knegoff	84 _87%
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May 20	Alex Krajci	100 _0%
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May 19	hellothere	74 _61%
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May 19	Hurricane06	100 _91%
May 18	anarchistica	90 _95%
"Wars not make one great." I forgot that Yoda was actually wise and respectable once, even when he was goofing around. He's a prime example of subverting expectations in a good way. "Empire" is generally considered to be the best one, but it has its flaws. Leia is too passive for my liking. The Empire gets outwitted too easily a few times. Lando gets treated poorly too, that chocking goes on for far too long. We're supposed to sympathise with the people who don't care about Bespin at all? Hmm.
May 18	jnayak28	90 _89%
May 18	akilan	68 _41%
May 18	TSARK	57 _22%
May 17	samrahb	95 _96%
May 17	uygara	90 _90%
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May 15	0tYTfP	80 _85%
May 14	r4v3n3r	85 _96%
May 14	Rob97	100 _95%
May 14	VaderLynch	98 _86%
May 14	Enverovic	68 _69%
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May 14	yousefmo22	90 _0%
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May 11	zenithtim	90 _91%
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May 10	buuburn73	80 _82%
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May 09	PasadenaVic	98 _96%
May 08	djfrodo	85 _71%
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May 08	Epho	75 _78%
May 07	munferitysm	89 _79%
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May 07	Kingroy23	95 _77%
May 06	19natey6	100 _92%
May 06	gbugxray	89 _71%
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May 05	elefteria	88 _80%
May 04	RadioThought	90 _84%
May 04	Crisscross47	100 _96%
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May 03	Roskalov	80 _57%
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Apr 30	taupi	90 _77%
Apr 30	CHartwell	50 _97%
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Apr 29	WillC	99 _98%
Apr 29	primeval	60 _38%
Apr 29	Eagle1487	93 _62%
Apr 29	mrfrankieman	90 _74%
Apr 28	mpg66	70 _24%
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Apr 25	elizabethlk	90 _90%
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Apr 24	manwithbeard	90 _90%
Apr 23	Jawnson	40 _28%
Apr 23	jfield1	80 _78%
Apr 23	JuggernautR	89 _86%
The best of the entire series, although I may be a bit biased as this was one of the first films I ever saw on the big screen. It still holds up, unlike the original and Return of the Jedi, which have not aged well.
Apr 22	styates	100 _99%
Apr 22	emrhnyurek	98 _86%
Apr 22	jal90	100 _96%
Apr 22	IonAphis	100 _99%
Apr 21	AEMB0T	65 _17%
Apr 21	QsVG7H	90 _75%
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Apr 20	sleeps	79 _59%
Apr 20	bangura	90 _93%
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Apr 20	andrejs	80 _64%
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Apr 20	eyupylmz	80 _66%
Apr 20	enderun	80 _81%
Apr 19	sagor	90 _85%
Apr 19	jb3721	70 _12%
Apr 19	tenoke	90 _0%
Apr 19	btanrikulu	75 _81%
Apr 19	Ersanno3	94 _99%
Apr 19	Revan007	96 _96%
The Empire Strikes back was arguably beforeit's time, not only because it was a sequel that was arguably better than the original, but also because it featured one of the greatest plot twists in cinema history and was a rare chase where the good guys didn't win outright. Add in the same exception visuals and characters from the first film and you have another instant classic.
Apr 19	dlthompson	60 _25%
Apr 19	BenDing14$	50 _60%
Apr 18	CGBarW	70 _50%
Apr 18	sosyalci	100 _60%
Apr 18	J1rjbQ	100 _97%
Apr 18	Dalek Thay	90 _75%
Apr 18	alexisv21	97 _88%
Apr 18	MingLo	85 _70%
Apr 18	Kylon1138	97 _99%
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Apr 15	gBETzs	89 _95%
Apr 14	ysmoy	100 _87%
Apr 14	hellscreamtr	85 _69%
Apr 14	lime	88 _89%
Apr 14	SolomonBurrr	98 _96%
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Apr 13	EOL	89 _96%
Apr 13	rowej	95 _75%
Apr 13	Deoradh	100 _99%
Apr 13	Lionel Hutz	76 _77%
Apr 13	SirLance	75 _54%
Apr 11	ackdet	89 _77%
Apr 11	Twiss	97 _90%
Apr 11	bethebean18	91 _86%
Apr 11	9G88lv	100 _94%
Apr 10	Ylc5Hi	0 _5%
Apr 10	uupCho	75 _29%
Apr 10	Frungi	97 _82%
Apr 10	tinythedogg	100 _98%
Apr 08	irkatz28	50 _25%
Apr 08	hishame	100 _99%
Apr 07	AWo3tZ	87 _87%
Apr 07	Star_Chris	99 _0%
Apr 07	viinovo	100 _89%
Apr 06	ribe19	100 _93%
Apr 06	leo_franco92	85 _76%
Apr 06	fgarciadr	66 _89%
Apr 06	uOdFIf	100 _92%
Apr 05	Fäctarn	100 _99%
Apr 05	QDagenham	30 _51%
Apr 05	RudiNorth	95 _96%
Apr 03	GavanRex	90 _60%
Apr 03	evancurdts	96 _96%
Apr 02	UnToast	95 _85%
Apr 02	MqHHdv	100 _0%
Apr 02	mathagat	98 _65%
Apr 01	Amita	60 _26%
Apr 01	mlcarter815	95 _82%
Apr 01	DennisJ1976	75 _86%
Apr 01	H5jqAh	85 _60%
Mar 31	SaviorZET	77 _90%
Mar 30	Gommel1	99 _97%
Mar 30	yazganbora	85 _16%
Mar 29	abdullah290	80 _27%
Mar 29	mjoc0723	0 _0%
Mar 29	artiet	95 _91%
Mar 28	thecure161	100 _93%
Mar 27	spearmint	72 _71%
Mar 26	kelvinrnn	75 _52%
Mar 25	windyshadow	100 _97%
Mar 25	mn4EBk	90 _55%
Mar 24	drewbain9	82 _40%
Mar 23	ÖzcanEfe	85 _94%
Mar 23	NalleTV	9 _90%
Mar 23	xharrit	89 _74%
Mar 23	KSfE4N	10 _0%
Mar 23	Vicenzo	8 _84%
Mar 23	Kirschwasser	78 _42%
Mar 22	TheShiznit	77 _98%
Mar 22	Vileron	93 _91%
Mar 22	IYD6IB	95 _87%
Mar 21	BarzagliEDOP	99 _96%
Mar 21	hez	96 _96%
Mar 20	kiqother	90 _51%
Mar 20	Adanedhel	6 _31%
Mar 20	filthyvermin	30 _25%
Mar 20	hellwig	92 _86%
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Mar 18	Morpheus19	7 _47%
Mar 18	SleepingMan	74 _20%
Mar 18	khradein	90 _76%
Mar 18	SzGeri	85 _67%
Mar 18	LouisLeGros	95 _73%
Mar 17	EttNamnVa	80 _65%
Mar 17	zSnbog	15 _0%
Mar 16	trankobuskas	72 _38%
Mar 16	doitforfight	90 _0%
Mar 16	ahwell	83 _87%
Mar 15	Fred07	100 _0%
Mar 15	Ah8FZo	0 _0%
Mar 15	magodeoz26	90 _62%
Mar 15	Jules E. S.	80 _54%
Mar 15	Iulius E. S.	90 _86%
Mar 14	Romane	90 _79%
Mar 14	matthagen	65 _78%
Mar 13	ritomeister	81 _80%
Mar 12	Peaches12345	95 _94%
Mar 12	thekgbwaitsf	95 _89%
Mar 12	buckshome	90 _91%
Mar 10	saeed7395	88 _92%
Mar 09	Zellix	70 _50%
Mar 09	penguin070	93 _90%
Mar 09	Shakesbeer	70 _56%
Mar 09	stieffers	90 _85%
Mar 08	steveoh	88 _95%
Mar 08	wDPCOm	80 _55%
Mar 07	vidr	7 _60%

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