Coby loves her Ewoks RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film that is the sequel to Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the "Skywalker Saga". It is directed by Richard Marquand based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The film follows the ongoing struggle between the malevolent Galactic Empire and the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. As the Rebels attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star, Luke Skywalker hopes to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz.
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[@MarkusCrassus]

Carrie Fisher liked to make sure she mentioned what Leia did to Jabba when asked. "Yeah, a slug put me in a metal bikini from hell, but then I killed him for it."

[@ronaldnelson6692]

@MarkusCrassus She hated that outfit because parts of her kept falling out of it. She said in an interview that when she leaned back in it, anyone behind her got a clear view all the way down.

[@3rdNationInc]

Wait! What! Oh I love her more and more e'er quote I found! That's a true definition of #awomanscorned !💛

[@ksharbaugh2]

"I bet all the boys were loving this at the time!" Yes. Yes we were.

[@sanzoftatooine]

Yeah. I was 12 when this came out, and let's just say, as much of a crush as I had on Carrie Fisher before, well after the gold bikini...

[@markavery8193]

Poster

[@DataCab1e]

Yes... at the time...

[@MisterItchy]

I liked this comment before I noticed it was on 69 so I had to unlike it. Sorry.

[@UTU49]

It's funny. I was 11 when ROTJ came out. I was old enough to be fully immersed in Star Wars, and cognizant of a lot of details, but young enough to never see Leia as a sex symbol. I always loved Leia as a character. I suppose if I had been 5 or 10 years younger, I would not have been "along for the ride" with the original generation of Star Wars fans. If, however I had been 5 years older, I would likely have been much more impacted by seeing Leia in her "carbonite bikini".

[@fireatwill7707]

“So he’s not a Jedi, but he is a brunette.” Quite possibly the greatest Star Wars quote I’ve ever heard.

[@wolfen69]

Yeah, ¨What happened there?¨. Had me LOL bad! 🤣🤣

[@paulhirons5474]

Agreed, that was a gold-standard quote! Great job Coby, enjoyed your commentary 👏

[@simianinc]

When Coby said that Leia looked hot in the black outfit, the fifteen year old me who saw this movie at the cinema said "You ain't seen nothing yet"

[@adamscott7354]

Everyone's fav Popcorn Roulette - Coby-Wan Kenobi

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@BDogg2023]

Just say what everyone is thinking…we’d all love to see Coby in that bikini… 🔥

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*I think you mean Christy Romano.*

[@doc0815martens]

👍😂😂🤣

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*When my unoffensive comments get deleted, I remove the channel from my algorithm.* An dems da breaks.

[@jacobkomnath7961]

The reason Leia says she's somehow always known Luke is her brother is because she felt a connection to him like she's felt with no other person. When presented with the fact that they're related, it just made sense because of that feeling she's had.

[@raybernal6829]

Another theory is that she was referring to being Force sensitive. I've never heard GL explain it so it's whatever we think...

[@sandman_says_runrunner4701]

Also, she is force sensitive, which gives her special insight and adds to the connection felt with Luke.

[@garyclarke9685]

Force feeling that is

[@mattschliemann9683]

There was also the specific connection in Empire when Luke called her for help while dangling at the bottom of the station.

[@alexp601]

Girls give me this line all the time. They feel such a connection with me they want to treat me like a brother…

[@wmrphotography7349]

Coby’s reaction to the Leia revelation is like everyone’s. First he’s got a sister? Then eww the kisses… lol

[@jenewbee]

The Emperor's lightning destroyed the suit that kept Vader Alive

[@InternetBlog-ww3go]

And also electrocuted his body (or what was left of it). But the damage to his life-support system inside his armor was evidently the main factor.

[@steve44t58]

"How come she keeps getting abducted by people who have outfits ready for her." I never realized that before. 😄

[@stewartstafford]

This is why we need Cobe's unique analysis!

[@pistonburner6448]

It's called sowing (EDIT: correct word is: *_sewing_* ). We have outfits for dogs and cats. Bears too. Even Rosie O'Donnell. People used to overwhelmingly make their own clothes.

[@jeremywagler3426]

I'm going to guess Jabba's former slave girls wore the same size. The man knows what he likes lol.......as for the ewoks having her size clothes, maybe they were from the last person they cooked? Lol

[@hadoken95]

The Jabba thing at least can somewhat be explained by the existence of his band and twi'lek dancers.

[@Hapsard]

Yeah ... The Ewok outfit is kinda inexplicable, but Jabba has slave girls and twilek women and human women have the same parts ... less the ears of course.

[@-Knife-]

Vader's character arc is legendary in theses movies.

[@garyclarke9685]

The entire story is about the fall & rise of anakin skywalker

[@jerodast]

NOOOOOOOOO

[@wkanost]

I have NEVER accepted the prequels portrayal of anakin. It’s just so disappointing after I had 20 + years to think about what a pre Vader Skywalker would be like. Sigh.

[@assassinxsteveo]

Darth Vader is played by 4 people in the original trilogy: 1. the body is former champion bodybuilder, David Prowse 2. the sword, Olympic fencer and stunt choreographer, Bob Anderson 3. the face, force ghost Anakin and helmet removal scene is Sebastian Shaw, Hayden Christensen was added after the prequels 4. the voice.. Vader would be far less intimidating without the amazing voice work of James Earl Jones

[@erice3933]

"Luke gets family kisses..." truer words were never spoken

[@rickmateas9219]

“Well. That’s not James Earl Jones.” That was hilarious. 😂😂

[@LordVolkov]

"And beneath his beautiful black visage is a feeble old white man!" 😉

[@stuartanderws5705]

It's also no Green Cross Code man either. (The actor used to teach children how to cross the road safely in UK public information films in the 70's and 80's) Why is hole other story.

[@WarGamerGirl]

For some reason, I feel like James Earl Jones would probably not work too well as Luke's father.

[@stuartanderws5705]

David Prowse

[@brucechmiel7964]

@@stuartanderws5705 I thought that was Sebastian Shaw in make up.

[@user-ts8ig7dt7r]

Luke's lightsaber is green because the blue one wouldn't show up against the blue sky. They explained that Luke had to build his own lightsaber as part of his Jedi training.

[@sandman_says_runrunner4701]

That and it was also to help establish it is a new Lightsaber for the general audience. There are other reasons but these came after the fact (Jedi Guardians, Consulars, Sentinals, etc.)

[@shadovpr]

There was a delete scene that showed Luke built a new lightsaber..

[@petercofrancesco9812]

They were out of stock of blue light sabers at the store so he had to buy a green one. It's in the director's cut.

[@jamesf791]

It wasn't because of the blue sky, but because of the sand.

[@user-ts8ig7dt7r]

@@jamesf791 Nope. I just read up on the reason. It was that the blue wouldn't show up against a blue sky.

[@EbefrenRevo]

"They dont have the same mother" Literally "TWIN SISTER"

[@stephenbruce4298]

5:54 And in the original release Return of the Jedi is the first time we as an audience learn Darth Vader’s real name is Anakin Skywalker!

[@pistonburner6448]

The principal in Ferris Bueller's Day off: "So *_that's_* how it is in their family..."

[@kristin-happytexan]

The actor is a child sex offender, so...

[@benjauron5873]

Leia is from Alderaan. It's kinda the Arkansas of the galaxy.

[@ChurchNietzsche]

​@@benjauron5873... Could have sworn it was the "Mississippi of the Galaxy"

[@jerodast]

Grand Moff Rooney.

[@ChurchNietzsche]

@@jerodast ... that's French for "Your @$$ is mine" ...

[@GeoffNelson]

"A Muppet on meth" 😂😂😂

[@nathancruz9172]

Jabba was smoking 🚬 a hookah.

[@billthomas478]

That and snow wookie were hilarious 🤣

[@jeremywagler3426]

I thought that perfectly described Salacious Crumb!

[@Pianodean]

My new rock band is now called "Muppets on Meth"

[@melkatts]

That was a great line. lol

[@danielmorency2242]

"Well... That's not James Earl Jones..." - This must be one of the funniest things I've ever heard!! LOL!!! 🤣

[@mevb]

Sebastian Shaw was only in the Vader suit for the moment when Luke unmasks Anakin, and for the bit when you see Anakin as Force Ghost (originally, ever since the DVD version he was replaced with the young Anakin played by Hayden Christensen during the shoot of Episode III, to show that Anakin Skywalker died as a person when he turned into Darth Vader).

[@jameslinham2733]

Except, he regained his Anakin self just before he died after saving his son. Therefore, he died as Anakin with the face of Sebastian Shaw. Replacing the force ghost Shaw with Hayden Christensen makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It was an utterly disgraceful way to treat Shaw.

[@The_Texorcist]

Every time I see the special edition of this film I just groan with Vader saying “no”. Originally he didn’t say anything before turning on the emperor. To me it works so much better that way, a man silently in a struggle within himself and in that silence seeing his son being murdered sacrifices himself to save his son. Way better than the very operatic “nooooo!”

[@hadoken95]

most of Lucas's later additions were poor, IMO. Don't even get me started on Han vs Greedo

[@thunderstruck5484]

Definitely the original was so much more impactful, without the silly noooooo

[@sandman_says_runrunner4701]

100%! I hate all the "Special Editions". Not only do they make the story weaker but ironically the CGI has not stood up as well as the practical effects. The wampa scene in the ice cave was better before when you couldn't really see it, Han and Greedo scene was better (much better arc for Han), the Jabba scene outside the Falcon was stupid and superfluous, etc., and as you say the "no" takes away from that scene. That is what happens when there is nobody around that will say no to George... we get the "Special Editions" and the PT.

[@koabua1973styria]

In the German Version Darth Vader is quiet. Because the Sound is remasterd in this Version.

[@ancientgamer2386]

I also hated what they did with the Sarlacc Pit, looks so phoney. I miss the Ewoks singing YuB Dub at the end. The thing that didn't make any sense is replacing Anakin's spirit with a younger version instead of the original theatrical version when they didn't change Ben and Yoda.

[@ajlynch123]

I think the Ewoks ate whoever wore her dress last 😂😂😂

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too

[@bwiedor]

You know, that's both entirely likely and really unsettling. 😮

[@johannesbowers7467]

"Yub-yub" means " Eat the weak, "

[@meewec2091]

@@bwiedor could have been from the towani's ship too

[@jerodast]

Hahaha, I just assumed they had some skilled seamstresses in the village, but that is so much better.

[@nocatlover]

Coby "where is her bikini, a few secondes later EWOKS" 😅😅😅 Coby cracks me up 😅😅

[@eddieboncek2447]

The reason it was so "easy" to kill the Emperor was because he was so focused on killing Luke he couldn't "feel" Vaders intentions. As for why Vader died, the Emperor made Vaders suit very susceptible to lighting, to have power over him, and it short circuited Vaders breathing apparatus.

[@joshjames582]

Yeah. Under ordinary circumstances the Emperor could have killed any potential assailant with a thought. He was so fixated on Luke and so confident in Vader's subservience that he never contemplated his betrayal. He simply didn't understand his love for his son.

[@dj_jx]

@@joshjames582 Not only that. Vader could be saved, he also can call the force as save himself. But he chose to die so his self sacrifice atone for all the crimes he done and turn back to the light. Thus fulfilling the prophecy of the One and his role to destroy the Sith.

[@iviesdomain6434]

Yeah the Emperor was absolutely furious with Luke for not turning. You can tell by his facial expressions, he was putting all his anger and disgust into punishing and killing Luke.

[@waywardmind]

He didn't _make_ it susceptible to lightning. He had to use cybernetics to reconstruct him. Cybernetics = metal. Metal = conductive. That easy.

[@magicbrownie1357]

All Leia's kisses for Luke were motivated by emotions: luck, jealousy, empathy, comfort. But not one of those kisses was motivated by feelings of romance.

[@Paul_1971]

Great way of putting it - this needs to be rolled out to so many people that don't get that.

[@raybernal6829]

George Lucas didn't decide that Luke and Leia were siblings and twins until late into the filming of ESB. So those kisses were what they were. 😊

[@zel9219]

I don’t know, I’m pretty sure he nailed her.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

It always makes me uncomfortable when people think that there was something incestuous between Luke and Leia. My question to them remains: Are we watching the same Star Wars, or are you looking at a specific kind of parody?

[@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealms]

@@raybernal6829 That may be true, but nothing done indicates that the kiss represented lust in any way. Feelings of love for someone can be prompted by many things, often misunderstood things, as they are in this case. Perhaps folks should check themselves for hidden motivations. 🤔🤔

[@iggtastic]

Salacious Crumb = "A muppet on meth" 🤣🤣🤣

[@PrincessSnowbelle]

That was the most accurate description of Salacious Crumb that I’ve ever heard.

[@kevinwestrom4775]

I had the same thought/reply. So funny.

[@kevinwestrom4775]

Calling Salacious Crumb a 'Muppet on meth' was hilarious.

[@pdegan2814]

Yes, this is the first time we as an audience got to see Jabba back in 1983. The Jabba scene in A New Hope was originally shot with a human actor playing Jabba, who Lucas intended to replace via bluescreen with a stop-motion animated creature. He ran out of time and couldn't make it the way he wanted, so he cut the scene. In 1997 the scene was added back in for the Special Edition of the movie(along with other changes), using a CGI Jabba that looked like crap. In 2004 for the DVD release a new, better-looking CGI Jabba which is what you see now. In the original scene Han walked behind the human actor, with the CGI Jabba the footage was manipulated to make it look like Han is stepping on Jabba's tail.

[@andycalmes4201]

I love how the editor included her saying “not a scratch” then when the Falcon got a scratch she wasn’t looking at the screen. 😂

[@treadstone1138]

Bro, I yelled at the screen when that happened!!! LOL

[@jerodast]

I always yell at Lando when he loses that radio dish haha. LIAR!

[@0okamino]

“I said I wouldn’t get a scratch on her. I didn’t say anything about not losing the radar dish.”

[@slchance8839]

she missed a L0T trying to show us how good she is at figuring out the plot. I dont think she saw rage in Luke AT ALL in his final 3 bludgeoning lightsaber strikes and she didnt seem to react to the hand chop at all. .

[@treadstone1138]

@@0okamino funnily enough This is actually referenced in a later novel from the Expanded Universe (I forget which one). Lando and Han are in the Falcon's cockpit and during a maneuver that was rather precarious, Han quips, "Wow we almost lost the dish there." Then he glances over knowingly at Lando who proceeds to say: "I said I was sorry about that!!!"

[@Stogie2112]

Vader's death scene: English actor Sebastian Shaw was the man behind the mask. Shaw was also Anakin's ghost, who appeared with Yoda and Obi-Wan at the end. As others have said, David Prowse played Vader in the suit, while James Earl Jones provided the voice behind the mask.

[@stewartstafford]

I always thought Sebastian Shaw looked like Ray Milland playing a harmonica at the end.

[@Stogie2112]

@@stewartstafford ... 😆😆😆

[@harveylee51]

@@stewartstafford That's Brilliant!! i cannot un see that image now !! 😆

[@nathancruz9172]

Only the original version without Jedi rock.

[@Stogie2112]

@@nathancruz9172 ….. Having a different Anakin ghost at the end didn’t bother me much. The abomination known as “Jedi rock” is tops on my list of Worst Film Changes. Lucas had no shame back then.

[@jamesweible5357]

It was decades of watching these movies before I heard someone point out how hard it must have been for Leia to hear vader was her father, because in the first movie he tortured her. That completely changed how I see that scene where Luke tells her, all the things she must have been feeling at that point...

[@ulibarriL]

Luke losing his adoptive aunt and uncle, his mentor, his hand, finding out Darth Vader is his father and then losing him too so shortly after he saves him. Yet, all of it combined could not match the devastation Coby feels when a rando Ewok dies. Lmao! As expected, she fell for these creatures instantly. It was a real pleasure seeing Coby's reaction to the original trilogy. It is a very rare treat considering most people have seen these films dozens, if not hundreds of times. I'm really glad you enjoyed them, Coby.

[@jamesodonnell3636]

14:19 mark -- Coby's reaction to seeing Carrie Fisher in slave-princess garb. Hilarious/priceless.

[@kickballjedi]

Generally, most women would be offended if the lead female character walked around in a bikini for the entire movie. But not Coby!

[@ianjohns9398]

... file under #onlywomanonplanetwishingformorebikinileia

[@ThomasKnip]

Coby: "Well, still a bit mouthy for family". - I would say so. 😄 Coby: "Ewww!" - Exactly 😄

[@nsasupporter7557]

At the very beginning of this video… listening to her talk like Leia might possibly pick Luke to be lover, I was dying laughing knowing that she’s about to find out that they’re brother and sister 😂

[@dandotvid]

Something I just noticed. That storm trooper that slapped Han after he snapped that twig was strong as hell! Han went FLYING back!

[@mulderscully2054]

8:00 if you think about it, we understand our phones by the different sounds it makes: text messages, ring tones for different people, voicemail and other alerts, alarms, emails, etc. I think that’s how R2 is understood. R2 was ahead of his time! Seeing this in the theater as a kid, when Vader picks up the Emperor and throws him the entire audience erupted in cheers! Still remember it!

[@byroniasmaximus924]

When i was young, i saw these films multiple times in the theater. It was a nice escape from the troubles of the bad neighborhood i lived in. Truly Magical. Thank you George Lucas.

[@regis_red]

So Luke faced the Emperor and managed to turn the dreaded Darth Vader but ran away from stupid Kylo Ren??? Great Job Disney, not my Star Wars.

[@MrMice...]

Coby's enthusiasm and animation made this really fun

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Darth Vader needed the suit to live (you will understand it more with the prequels), and without the suit only his rage and anger could keep him alive. When he came back to the light, with the suit circuits broken by dark force lightnings, there wasn´t chance to survive.

[@Ryzza5]

Also if he stayed alive the new republic would still want him prosecuted.

[@rikk319]

@@Ryzza5 Exactly. Lucas avoided the messy scenes of billions of survivors with family members who were murdered by Vader and the Empire calling for his execution.

[@brandonhill2183]

The kiss from Leia to Luke was nothing but anger and frustration and to get under Hans skin. Nothing more

[@garyclarke9685]

Also in the real world brothers & sisters have been known to kiss that way when greeting each other. Never understood why people react to that kiss as if it's disgusting

[@thereisnopandemic]

Nah, she was a pervert, she wanted to know how it would be like. Hence why she told Luke “ some how I always knew”

[@brandonhill2183]

@@thereisnopandemic that does not equate to perv at all. Try again

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

It’s not like they were frenching & he was getting down her pants or anything, lol. I really don’t understand why people make such a big deal over it. Nobody batted an eye back then.

[@slchance8839]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 100% I guess the newer generations are extra sensitive or something. It was a mistake and a misundeerstanding that lasted less than 2 seconds total.

[@davidmckie7128]

When this film premiered, there was a cinema in London that was showing parts IV and V up to midnight and after midnight they showed VI (announced by Anthony Daniels - not in costume). The whole cinema was comprised of Star Wars fans and many were in costume. It was a fantastic atmosphere and a great evening.

[@stewartstafford]

Yes, I saw the triple bill too in Dublin even though I'd already seen the first two, it was a unique experience to see them all back-to-back on the big screen.

[@CloneByDesign]

Vader was being kept alive by two things: his hatred, and the suit. He lost both of those when he killed the Emperor, hence his rapid decline in health and ultimate death.

[@MsOpportunity68]

I watched this in 1983, and back then there was no CGI beak for the Sarlacc, it was just a pit lined with teeth and tentacles, the dance routine was merely Oola dancing for him, and then spurning his advances hence why she was fed to the Rancor in the pit underneath Jabba's throne room, Vader was silent when he finally changed sides and saved Luke grabbing the Emperor and throwing him over the edge. The CGI beak and the song and dance routine and Vader shouting no before he acts, were added for the Special Edition releases in 1997. He also added the celebrations across the galaxy to the Special Edition, and further tweaked this by adding Christian Hayden in a 2004 update. The original celebrations just the the Rebel and the Ewoks celebrating back on the Forest Moon with the Ewoks "Jub Jub" song. Edit, changed 1984 to 1983 as I was still at school when this came out. My memory is obviously not what it used to be. 👍

[@dneill8493]

I miss the "jub jub" song.

[@rubadub79]

I was 9 when this came out, Jedi will always be my favorite, and I'll always love the Ewoks.

[@Rikrik1138]

I saw this movie on opening day in 1983 when I was but a young lad. That ending had the theater cheering. Now, I can’t experience that again for the first time, but I can experience you experiencing it for the first time, and you absolutely did not disappoint! Excellent reaction!

[@kirk1968]

That was an amazing time, wasn't it? It was great fun to see my younger friends experience the original films during the special edition re-releases in 1997, and now years later here. Fun seeing how Coby's having such a great time watching them!

[@davidasher3624]

So to answer your question about there being dresses for her. It’s a dark answer. Jabba had one most likely from another female who was executed. The Ewoks had a spare dress since they liked to keep trinkets… and they ate the woman who wore it before. Also on the Death Star you’ll hear blasters firing… there are no rebels onboard. They’re.. offing themselves.

[@NP-zt6hy]

“Muppet on meth” is accurate for most of the denizens of Jabba’s Palace.

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

This movie is the culmination of two huge classic story tropes. Aniken Skywalker finally gets redemption through his son. And Luke Skywalker finishes his hero's journey to redeem his father.

[@SYLTales]

_A long time ago, in a movie theater about five miles away ..._ *EPISODE VI* *JABBA THE HUTT, THE GOVERNOR, AND THE BANGIN' NEW SOUND SYSTEM* I saw _Return of the Jedi_ in the Stuart (now Roccoco) Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska. She took up the first six floors of the 10-story Stuart Building. Like many theaters of her era, the Stuart had once been a live theater later converted to cinema. She originally hosted the local symphony orchestra, theatrical companies, operas, touring companies, vaudeville, etc. When she was converted to cinema, they sold her backstage area. Today, it's a theater-themed night club: _The Barrymore_ . The Stuart was one of those Grand Dame theaters: six stories high, three balconies, box seats, hand woodworking, and gold and silver inlays everywhere. There was a gigantic chandelier over the main floor. She seated 1,850. She was truly a beautiful sight to behold. At the time I saw _Jedi_ , she had a bangin' new sound system -- which is a good time for a flashback ... _Slightly longer ago, at a High School about three miles away ..._ It was my Senior year in High School, and I was several days from graduating. The school held an assembly to acknowledge honor students, which I wasn't. Along with hundreds of other students, I'd be bored out of my mind for the next three hours. Then it hit me, like a flash of lightning: _The Stuart Theater is offering free admission to an obscure movie, so that they can show off her bangin' new sound system_ . After weighing my options, I decided to go do the Stuart Theater. I mean, what were they going to do, give me detention? I was graduating in a few days! As everyone else went to the school auditorium, I went in the opposite direction, to the school's main exit. However, as I was walking down the hall, who should be approaching but the Principal, two Vice-Principals, and the Governor of the State of Nebraska. The Governor was scheduled to give some kind of speech about how wonderful life is and we have so much ahead of us, blah blah blah. I assumed my goose was cooked. The Principal and his Vices knew precisely where I was supposed to be, and it wasn't headed out the door. What I hadn't counted on was that admonishing me in front of the Governor would be embarrassing for the Principal. I'm sure they told the Governor how squeaky-clean the school was, how the students are all fantastic, how there were never any problems, etc. To admonish me would be to destroy the propaganda. So we simply passed each other. I politely said hello to the Governor and nodded to the Principal and his Vices. They gave me angry hellos between clenched teeth. And then I walked out the door, hopped in my Chevy Chevette, and went to the Stuart. _Meanwhile, back at Return of the Jedi ..._ The Stuart's bangin' new sound system was not only bangin', it was astonishing. Imagine hearing Maestro John Williams' brilliant score as it shook the entire theater. It was no less impressive than a live performance by the London Symphony Orchestra. But that wasn't even the half of it. When Jabba had his first line, " *Bo shudda* ," the bass shook the rafters and thundered throughout the whole building. I recall being in the middle seat, of the first row, of the first balcony with some friends. The floor and guardrail shook like a minor earthquake. It doesn't matter how good your home sound system is, the music isn't reverberating the steel support beams of a 10-story building. I sat there for two hours just waiting for good bass, and was never disappointed. I mean, at the very least there was the London Symphony Orchestra performing the score, as composed and conducted by Maestro John Williams! So while this wasn't as immersive as the Indian Hills Theater for _A New Hope_ , it was sill impressive! *Bo shudda!*

[@Dalpark3000]

Wow Coby, I watched your reaction to New Hope and had to watch the next two. I had no idea I would enjoy watching you and re-watching Star Wars like I did. I can only imagine how much fun you would be watching a movie with you live.Thank you for such a great experience! your comments and questions are so great you made me laugh and you made me shout trying to fill you in or correct your misunderstandings. I was 15 when Star Wars first hit the theaters and you made me feel like It was the first time all over again. Bless you and thank you for making my day Coby!

[@patmx5]

Seeing them in the theater (especially the very first one) was truly awe inspiring - the effects were on a scale no one had seen before. That flourish of trumpets with the introductory crawl, then segueing into the opening battle with the huge Star Destroyer…. Practically mind blowing as a twelve year old. The thing that really sucked back in the day was having to wait three years between each one! As a teenager, that was an eternity. (These days it feels like an eye blink!)

[@johnnyboy6707]

The rebellion rescued by a platoon of primitive teddy bears. Props to those deemed humble and insignificant!!

[@user-ts8ig7dt7r]

Interesting fact: The scenes where Lando is talking to the alien copilot on the Millennium Falcon. Lando asks a question in English and the copilot responds in an "alien" language, right? When it was shown in Africa audiences were cracking up! The alien language is Swahili. They were phrases from a translation book. Lando says something important and the alien asks "Where is the bathroom?" etc.. 😂

[@nac5901]

My hovercraft is full of eels

[@wyrmshadow4374]

​@@nac5901would you like to come back to my place? Bouncy! Bouncy! I am no longer infected

[@RockPowerUSA]

I had a wonderful Memorial Day Sunday, all by myself. I chose this morning, as a 61-year-old, to watch this lady's discovery of Star Wars. It's been great watching your excitement. The whole story is amazing and you're right about the courage to start with episode 4.

[@jcurri]

"Well HE'S not James Earl Jones..." hahahaha

[@JUgena]

Just last night I saw your other two reactions to the other two films in the classic trilogy. I'm glad I don't have to wait at all to see the conclusion. Thanks for making the videos, I loved them. After watching them, I have had the idea of ​​recording myself and my little son when he sees these movies for the first time. It will be a nice memory.

[@AshLee92490]

Same. I was watching g the other two and genuinely enjoyed her reaction. I was excited when I saw it was coming out today and immediately clicked the notification for the premiere 🤗...

[@ryann5247]

they had a body builder named David Prowse playing Vader for everything except the Un-masking. One of the things that goes under the radar is the physical acting of Vader. You can feel his emotions through out all 3 original movies yet never see his face. Top tier physical acting by Prowse

[@toddjones1480]

Bob Anderson was Vader during duels.

[@ProfessorDoom]

Yeah, Prowse was taken away in the duels because he couldn’t fight.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

Jabba had a lot of slaves. As you can tell from the palace scenes, some of them were human, some were Twi'lek, and some were other humanoid aliens. Hence the bikini. As for the Ewoks... they had human clothes because they ate the people who wore them.

[@ternilapilli]

Every time I see it, I can't believe George Lucas replaced Yub Nub. The sacrilege.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Right? Pure blasphemy😞

[@slchance8839]

100% I heard it 30 years ago and I can still hum it.

[@DataCab1e]

I can't forgive that aboniation known as "Jedi Rocks," when literally _all_ they had to do was insert the soundtrack version of Lapti Nek. Bam! Edition Specialized!

[@QuayNemSorr]

Every change is for the worse. But Vaders "Nooooo" might be the worst thing to have been done to a movie, ever!

[@martenw757]

i second that : /

[@darylnelms1654]

Now Princess Coby, you are now ready for Mel Brooks Space Balls! It’s a Star Wars parody.

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

Another poster thought up a much better nickname for her: Coby-Wan Kenobi! 😃👍

[@MarkMcLT]

But not yet ready for Weird Al :)

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

@@MarkMcLT ... Weird Al was magic and could see the future! In his song Yoda there's a line that says "We'll be making these movies till the end of time" and that's exactly what they're doing!

[@davecrawley4634]

Space balls is not funny.

[@jamesodonnell3636]

"He's the last big baddie dodo-bird." Now, there's a phrase I haven't heard in a long time. (Nor have I ever seen this kind of enthusiasm for Ewoks.)

[@kickballjedi]

Yeah, really. The general verdict among us who saw the OT in theaters was that they sucked. But she makes me want to give them another chance...

[@houdin654jeff]

Glad you finally got to meet the Ewoks. The primary Ewok Leia meets was supposed to be played by Kenny Baker, the actor who plays R2-D2 when he dances, but he was ill the day they shot the scene. The part was instead played by an 11 year old actor with dwarfism named Warwick Davis. Return of the Jedi was his first movie. In his honor, the Ewok is named Wicket W. Warwick. A lot of his mannerisms (the head tilts mostly) are based on his grandmother’s dog and the way it reacted to strange noses.

[@jon1970]

Love the sincere reaction. It warms my heart when she says: I get it now.

[@RyanRichardsToby]

Just from time to time, your smile makes you look like Carrie Fisher.

[@Hoeech]

It's surprisingly fun to watch your reactions to films I have been a fan of for decades. My friends and I have watched these films so often that we know the dialogue by heart. To see someone experience it for the first time reinforces our love for these films. Thank you for doing this

[@madpirate7788]

Speeder Chase scene. Leia gets shot off speeder Coby: she's okay. Scout trooper: im not 😢💀🧨

[@bgkarma]

Coby, let's get serious... Of course we want to see you react to the other Star Wars films!

[@wsbchk_]

Or not. There are much better movies out there to spend time with

[@gordonduke8812]

@@wsbchk_ I am a OG SW fan, I saw them in theater the opening week. I was not a huge fan of the prequels, but they grew on me as I watched my kids fall in love with Obi Wan and Anakin, and realized that Luke belongs to my generation and Anakin belongs to theirs. But one undeniable fact about the prequels. Anakin's character arc from a kid to his redemption is so much better because of the prequels, and the Clone Wars, of course.

[@brianalambert1192]

I stand by that this is one of the greatest redemption stories of all time when it comes to Vader, counterintuitively. This guy was practically the boogeyman of Star Wars. He was ruthless, cruel, and vicious in his conquests, both to his enemies and his allies. There is not one instance in the three movies where it's even hinted at that there is still good in him, he doesn't do a single good thing. The most we get is that he used to be a good man. But Luke is the first and only one to say he still is. And every reactor says the same thing when Luke says it "What the hell are you thinking?" Then Luke and Vader talk on the bridge and we get the first sign of humanity from Vader. "It is...too late for me, son." The way James Early Jones delivers that line is so subtle but implies the emotions going through his head. Then the scene ends with Vader looking off in the distance, and the body language is such that there is some sadness to him, or else a longing on what could have been. But we still see no evidence of good in him. But inevitably by the time the Emperor is electrocuting Luke, every reactor does the same thing. "COME ON!!! SAVE HIM!!!" He does. And it is the sole proof that we as an audience need that Luke was right. People go from thinking it's crazy to think Vader would do this for his son to begging Vader themselves and feeling so in awe and relief that he actually does. And many are in tears by the time of Vader's funeral. I repeat, the absolutely terrifying, imposing, villain who was part of an evil fascist dictatorship makes people cry at his funeral. I'm actually shocked at how effective of a change this is to get through to so many people with so little. And I fully credit this to visual filmmaking and a certain style of storytelling that is fading into obscurity where you didn't need a full backstory to understand a character

[@MultiJp51]

Well actually the first sign of « good » is when he didn’t punish or killed the commander after they made a mistake. It was really well played as the commander was even surprised to not be punished …..this is the moment where you see anakin resurfaced

[@wsbchk_]

And thats why there was no prequel needed to "explain" Vaders past. The prequels are bad, really bad. Plinkett said everything there is to say about them.

[@lordofchaosinc.261]

I don't think io him as a good man even in the good old days. He was a good fighter is the best it got.

[@jamesellis1972]

@@MultiJp51 If you are speaking of the end of Empire Strikes Back, then I believe the reason he did not kill the commander was because he was deep in thought over his son.

[@MultiJp51]

@@jamesellis1972yes and that’s the start of the « conflict » he feels growing for the first time after 20+ years

[@Nightfly_69]

Wishing you could watch it again for the first time is exactly why it's such a favorite series for reaction channels. Getting to see someone cool watch it for the first time is the next best thing. :)

[@caldwellkelley3084]

Thanks Coby! It's a lot of fun watching someone view these for the first time!

[@christanzola8633]

I have been looking forward to this for the last two weeks!!

[@stewartstafford]

Interesting that you called the mini-walkers the "Dodo Bird Robot" as my Dad used to call them "Chicken Walkers." When this came out, Darth Vader came to my local store to sign autographs in the gardening section. (I associate the smell of peat moss with Vader to this day!) He had a blue Bic biro pen in his leather-gloved hand and I was so impressed that the Empire used Bic biros just like the rest of us. He finished signing and swept through all the plants and flower pots in his long, black cloak. Impressive, most impressive.

[@MarinComics]

❤❤❤ Hey folks! I love your work! Special shoutout to Coby! You are amazing! Thank you so much for the awesome experience. You rock!!! 🎉

[@nickfeeee]

It was amazing to see your face as you experience what we all felt 40 years ago. Your joy was reminding me of what I felt my first time. It was a simple r time back then, and there was nothing else this good back then. It was such a big event for a young boy like me at the cinema watching these first 3 films

[@user-vb5tq2kv1q]

Luke said exactly like his mom said that there's still good in him(Anakin)

[@rofyle]

Leia was not originally going to be Luke's sister. Luke's sister was instead going to be someone we never meet in the original trilogy. She was going to be the subject of sequels. She was going to be someone already turned to the dark side, and the trilogy was going to be Luke travelling to an as yet unseen part of the galaxy to try to turn her back like he did with his father. However, Lucas said he had so many struggles and issues with just trying to get the original three films made that by the time he got to Return of the Jedi he just wanted to be done with Star Wars altogether, and so during preproduction he changed the story to make Leia the sister. It works as long as you don't think too much about it. A sequel trilogy about Luke's sister would have been much better though

[@MySonsFather74]

I don't buy Lucas' version of that completely because shortly after we here there is another in Ep. 5, Luke reaches out to Leia with the force and she senses him, leading the audience to believe she is the other Skywalker. All well before Ep. 6.

[@KittyBoom360]

Yeah, it's similar to how Lucas changed his mind from Vader killing Luke's father to being his father between the first two films.

[@rikk319]

And in the end the extended universe turned that concept into Luke's eventual wife, Mara Jade.

[@tremorsfan]

Everybody accuses the Ewoks are cute, but just remember that they were trying to eat Luke and Han.

[@dneill8493]

And they definitely ate the stormtroopers they defeated.

[@PeteQuad]

Thank you for this trip down nostalgia lane. Those movies were so amazing for me when I was a kid. Return of the Jedi was my favorite movie of all time for many years later and I got to see it 6 times in the theatre. I love that she "got it". 😊

[@seasickviking]

a number of things were added after the prequel trilogy was complete: in the original, Vader was completely silent when he killed the Emperor, his Force Ghost was Sebastian Shaw (the guy inside the Vader suit) , they only showed Tatooine & Endor (rather than Naboo, Coruscant, Tattooine, Bespin, Endor and Tatooine,) celebrating the victory and they used an entirely different (and much better, imo) victory song in said celebration.

[@faisalmemon285]

No no no! David Prowse played Vader, but for the unmasking scene it was Sebastian Shaw. And in ESB during the lightsaber fight they brought in some Japanese sword fighting expert to play Vader.

[@treadstone1138]

They did not show Tatooine celebrating in the theatrical version. Only Endor.

[@Pianodean]

I miss "Yub Nub"

[@charlesf2804]

James Earl Jones was only the voice. For the first 2 movies and this one until the death scene it was David Prowse in the suit-1 6'7 bodybuilding and strength athlete. The actor in the suit for the death scene was Sebastian Shaw.

[@christopherwatters6813]

Great reation video, Coby! My childhood memories of seeing these three films in the theatre are some of the best memories of my life.

[@brianalambert1192]

On the Leia and Luke being siblings thing. I'll give them credit that it was not the original plan. If it was, I think they would have worked it differently, obviously. That being said, I do think the twist is important. I used to be able to explain this thought well, and I'm not able to anymore, so bear with me. Luke's story goes from "Can Luke defeat this great evil" to "Will Luke become this great evil" and then to "Can Luke save Vader?" That last question cannot be addressed until the second one is, and we know Luke well enough that the only thing that would cause him to turn is his love for his friends and family. Vader therefore needs a reason to go after someone in Luke's life, but someone who is terribly important. Leia being Luke's sister is the most dangerous role she could have. It's not just that she's going to be killed, they're going to try to turn her (for anyone who knows what goes into that training, not fun). So not only does this add a level of protection on Luke's side for her, it paints a target on her back much worse than before, and Luke knows it. If she was just someone he cared about who happened to be force sensitive, Vader and the Emperor wouldn't have pursued her half as much as they would knowing she's Vader's child. This was their trump card and it's the only thing that could have pushed Luke to the dark side as it so nearly does. I And when he is pushed to the dark side, and he sees that he is following Vader down his path, that's the moment of truth. The moment Luke wins by denying his destiny and throwing his lightsaber away, and without which Vader could not have been turned. On a side note, someone came up with an in universe explanation on Luke and Leia "knowing" they were siblings. They theorized that they felt a connection to each other through the Force but didn't know what it was, so they assumed it was attraction. But when Leia kissed Luke, they felt something was wrong and so they didn't pursue it any further. Quite frankly, it's the only explanation I've heard that makes it less weird

[@johnmiller7682]

Those aren't spider droids. They are the B'omarr Monks. They put their brains in this machine that looks like a spider.

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

Yeah. Spider droids.

[@johnmiller7682]

@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm Droids aren't living creatures. B'omarr Monks are.

[@Falcun21]

Technically speaking, the one seen in Jabba's palace wasn't a B'omarr Monk, but an "associate" that Jabba wanted to punish so had the B'omarr Monks perform their procedure on him. Han got off LUCKY.

[@nicksouthwell9393]

Coby: Luke gets the friendly family kisses. Everyone:😂😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@user-bd8xr8qe3v]

I love how excited you are over a movie series that you weren't even interested in before. So much fun to see you watch it for the first time!

[@IrrelevantPerson]

Excited to see this, hope you plan on watching the other two trilogies and story movies. Ignore the old people that are going to say this is where it ends, there are things to love and hate in every Star Wars movie.

[@sandman_says_runrunner4701]

Loved your OT reactions. Keep it real Coby, it will serve you well. ;) As for Leia's outfits, specifically her gold one... that is a slave outfit (chain and collar) and Jabba has had many slave girls (green girl at the start of RotJ was also collared and chained). The reason it fit is because there would be a whole collection from which they would choose one to fit her. Yes, all the boys loved and still love Leia in her slave outfit. ;) I can't explain the Ewok dress though (especially since Ewoks did not have woven cloth knowledge). "Empire" is and will always be my favorite (love all the OT though). Sorry to break it too you but no, the Ewoks were not universally loved, that is mostly a chick and kid thing. Oh, one last thing... Luke seeing his father's mechanical hand and then looking at his own made him realize that he was starting down the same path as his father (becoming him) which helped him turn from the Dark Side. EDIT: OK, one last last thing. 😆 The reason Yoda died so close to Luke returning is he was using the force to help keep himself alive until Luke returned. Once he did and he parted the knowledge he had to, he let go.

[@Fulschermd]

Thank you for letting us watch it again for the first time through your eyes.

[@FloridaGeorgia]

37:39 😂 Princess Leia had multiple outfits because Lucas was trying to sell more merch: Toys, Cards, Posters, and Burger King collectors glasses💯

[@JedHead77]

Lando’s co-pilot was puppeteered by my friend Mike!

[@thestingman2966]

That’s so awesome!

[@nathancruz9172]

That’s awesome. Also, my dad’s friend Andy knows Billy Dee Williams well.

[@terrykowalchuk1363]

'You are right we didn' t see Jabba until Jedi. The scene of Jabba in A New Hope was inserted for the special editions.

[@travisolson9413]

"Dodo Bird Robot" - might be my new favorite phrase.

[@EASTASIANLEGENDS-mw7ee]

Damn you made me laugh so much throughout this reaction. Absolutely brilliant. You’re an absolute star yourself thank you.

[@styles2980]

Watching Star War reactions is what got me started with watching reactions, and this was a great time. I hope Coby will watch episodes 1,2,3.

[@nucl3arboNg]

It is right....The first movie was written without a plan going forward. They didn't expect it to blow up like it did. So the whole brother/sister thing was not a thought when A New Hope was done. Also back in those times (70's/early 80's) kissing on the lips of family members, and sometimes even friends was a more common thing.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Where? Appalachia?

[@wsbchk_]

@@wyrmshadow4374 Everywhere on the world, except prude USA

[@rikk319]

@@wyrmshadow4374 Don't know where you grew up, but apparently you didn't visit much beyond your own home town. I moved around a lot, my father was in the military, and even in the United States, I saw that there's a significant minority of people who kiss family on the lips and it's no big deal. Again, if they aren't hurting you why does it bother you?

[@bendalton5221]

You have a fantastic laugh! I envy you, getting to see these for the the first time. I can still remember being in junior high and then high school, seeing these on the big screen, when they came out in 1977, 1980, 1983. Pure movie magic

[@vyero]

In this movie Darth Vader were 5 people: David Prowse was the main actor behind the mask, James Earl Jones was the voice, Sebastian Shaw was the actor with the mask removed who gave the final lines to Luke... and there was also a stuntman for the lightsaber sequences. And Hayden Christensen was Anakin/Darth Vader Force Ghost.

[@Greybeardmedic]

Okay, that is my FAVORITE name for the AT-ST walkers: Dodo Bird!

[@diegopasara3087]

I was waiting for this... Brilliant movie, great classic. I hope u continue the saga. Cheers