WATCHING EVERY STAR WARS MOVIE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! *PART ONE* (Star Wars Original Trilogy)

[@sedawk]

“My home room teacher is calling me” - a phrase I can guarantee that was never said once in the ‘70s or ‘80s when I was in school.

[@jaredthorne6881]

As a fan that's seen every Star Wars film in theaters since 1977, I enjoy watching a new generation react to them

[@meatpopsicle6244]

I was just old enough to see empire in theatres. What a lot of people fail to realize is what an EVOLUTION in film making and special effects these movies were. No other movies were even close to this level so it absolutely blew everyones minds. Without context younger folks just look at it as just another movie but it was much MUCH more than that to experience it at the time.

[@cfinley81]

Same! My parents took us kids back in '97 when the original trilogy was re-released in theaters. I was 16 and had zero interest in SW, but went anyway. I came out of that theater a FAN. It was the most amazing movie experience ever. I always thank my parents for that.

[@Lord_Legolas_Greenleaf]

One thing I don't care for and it's not 'anyone's fault but she knew EXACTLY when that "I am your father" was going to happen. For us that saw it - we had no clue except for when Luke went and 'battled himself.' Back then - 'we all' kept the secret so as to let 'everyone enjoy/be terrorfied' by the big reveal/secret. And 'no one' revealed it.

[@Propofol001]

Born in January 95, saw TPM in theaters and I grew up with the prequels. My dad had me watch 4,5,6 after phantom menace and I’ve been a fan my whole life ❤

[@frankiek2269]

@jaredthorne6881. Yes. That’s true. Back then, if you didn’t see it, you didn’t see it. There was never any replay before sequels. These young bucks don’t know how good they have it. Lol. If you miss the theater run, you can get it everywhere!

[@inarar5334]

I love people's reactions to the in-universe reactions to the Millennium Falcon. When you get a better frame of reference (especially what it looked like relatively new) against other ships, it's so beat up and dirty. To us it's this iconic ship and awesome looking. To them it's like seeing a really old cargo van that's rusting out.

[@mem1701movies]

And LUCAS never bothered giving it a radar dish the first time Luke sees it

[@BKPrice]

"Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise." Obi-Wan Kenobi. Not just a master of the force, but a master of humor as well. But seriously, I'm a little sad that current generations have been robbed of the big reveals we got surprised with as kids.

[@inarar5334]

If the trilogy had stayed consistent as far as Stormtroopers went, the line wouldn't have been so comical later. They're just fine right up until the group is trying to escape the Death Star, when all of a sudden they can't hit the broadside of a barn. But they were *letting them go* and just trying to make it look good (which Leia even picks up on, she isn't remotely guessing when she tells Han the escape was too easy and they were let go in order to track them). Had the other movies not stuck with the couldn't hit the broadside of a barn thing, Obi-Wan wouldn't sound like a weird fan boy. Unfortunately most of the issues of the following movies being a case of having a loose outline that you end up winging the details on ends up making Obi-Wan in to the scapegoat where there was a time people would joke he's not the smartest guy in the galaxy (this, the certain point of view excuse, not Having Luke use his uncles last name of Lars, etc).

[@racernatorde5318]

@@inarar5334 But the only time stormtroopers actually fail is when they are fighting the Ewoks, is it not? The stormtroopers crush the base on Hoth and hold control over cloud city

[@inarar5334]

@@racernatorde5318 well, Hoth was lost the moment they showed up, and was a covering action for the retreat. By the time the troopers got to the base, there wasn't much left to crush. We don't see them take Cloud City, it's implied Lando turned it right over, but when they're trying to escape, the stormtroopers can't hit crap again. At the very least it's quite inconsistent and super convenient when they all of a sudden can't hit anything.

[@racernatorde5318]

@@inarar5334 But hereos have plot armor in pretty much every franchise. How many movies are there where the bad guys just magically manage to miss/kill the protagonists? I don't think stormtrooper are exceptional in that regard and this whole running gag of them missing all the time only exist (To this extend) becuase people either just repeat the "joke" or because they didn't understand the plot of episode IV. Don't forget that the rebels had to give up their base on Hoth the moment that they knew that they were discovered. They knew that they had absolutely no chance against an attack from the empire. The stormtroopers did the mentioned crushing!

[@mariotovar2173]

So are you saying the stormtroopers didn’t blast the Jawas?

[@inarar5334]

So many reacters totally question Yoda telling Luke he won't need his weapons. I realize that it's a cryptic setup but he has just said what's in the cave is "only what you bring with you." Luke immediately goes for his weapons. Even if you don't grok to it being like a Force vision, when the mystical wise dude says that you only get what you take in to it and the reckless youth obviously doesn't get the warning, you'd generally figure the teacher was basically saying "did you not hear me just say you get what you take in with you?"

[@stevep2380]

That's a part most don't pick up on. Fear leads to the darkside. By choosing to take and use weapons you're essentially giving in to fear and violence. Thereby starting your path down the dark side.

[@mattp6089]

Luke had to face his dark side no matter what. But it wouldn't have been armed if he wasn't. And it wouldn't have fought if he didn't, even if they were armed. In the scene, it only reacts to what Luke does. If he had remained calm and at peace, his dark side would have been powerless to act.

[@NotNewButYork]

It's also a foreshadow - What he's fighting against cannot be defeated by weapons. Only by not striking Vader down in the end could he win, all other options lead to the Emperor's victory. It's doubled up when he kills Vader in his vision, he's confronted with his own death.

[@justincrowley8787]

"Talking to myself, am I?"

[@3dbadboy1]

The Force probably told Luke that Leia was his sister. Also, when Leia says that somehow she's always known that she was Luke's sister, The Force was probably telling her but since she never thought she was Force sensitive, she dismissed it as a random thought.

[@yasminareacts]

ah that makes sense

[@waldoman7]

An inner instinct more than a concious thought. And when you have a connection that you don't understand to someone, mistaking it for romantic or sexual draw is very common, but naturally they never got far and she drifted to someone else.

[@spider-mantobeymaguirefanc9469]

@@yasminareacts one of my favorite wars trilogy original is the better!

[@mattx449]

With regards to your urge to misquote Vader, “you must unlearn what have learned”.

[@Esco33]

Especially love seeing really young people experience the original Star Wars more or less for the first time. Keep up the good work and I hope you eventually jump into all the great classic franchises out there. 😉👍

[@inarar5334]

You will never see Vader quite as obviously pissed off as he is at the start of New Hope, at least for that long. He is usually the epitome of "tranquil fury" while occasionally having an outburst. He's more scarier the calmer he speaks. It was just a weird abberation for years but when they finally showed us what directly proceeded it, his being that angry at everyone on Leias ships answers makes perfect sense.

[@focalized]

His angriest moment is when Luke hit his arm in ESB. His angry growl them cut his hand off.

[@lisathuban5534]

Post-credit scenes didn't come along until 1979. The first one was at the end of the movie "Airplane". Before then, they didn't exist that I know of.

[@sixstanger00]

Mark Hamill also voices The Joker in _Batman: The Animated Series_ Regarding the Vader quote: As someone who has seen TESB hundreds of times since I was probably 8 years old, I can confirm that the line has ALWAYS been, _"No, I am your father."_ The common misquote, _"Luke, I am your father"_ assumes the previous couple of lines don't exist: Vader: "Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father." Luke: "He told me enough!.....He told me you killed him!" Vader: "No, I am your father." This scene has never been altered any way, not even in the Special Editions. Star Trek: The Original Series also suffers from a similar misquote - a line by Captain Kirk saying, _"Beam me up, Scotty!"_ During the actual series, this line doesn't and never has existed. It was an ad lib created by fans (since Scotty typically mans the transporter console) that, over the years, became a meme and later generations came to treat it as actual dialogue, rather than the ad lib it was.

[@barthuff3924]

Came here to say that about the quote. When she said even she knew it I told my wife that anyone who believes that doesn't know the context of the conversation, as you pointed out perfectly. I think the "Luke, I am your father" came from Tommy Boy when Chris Farley said it into the fan.

[@Gabriel_Cook]

It was altered. They added Luke scream when he falls down the shaft, in 97 and removed when the blu-ray released.

[@sixstanger00]

@@Gabriel_Cook I'm referring to the "father" scene, not when Luke falls down the shaft.

[@Gabriel_Cook]

@@sixstanger00 Ok. Technically the same scene.

[@sixstanger00]

@@Gabriel_Cook Literally the last 2 seconds of the scene...pedantic, much?

[@m.maritato863]

It is cool to see the younger generations watching the original trilogy and enjoying them.

[@Otokichi786]

Even the (relatively) naive can tell the difference between a fully realized story and a corporate dumpster fire.;)

[@citpeks2000]

Nice catch with Anakin at the end of Jedi. You are absolutely correct, they did edit him in about 30 years later. Lucas is notorious for going back to his movies and re-doing them years after they've been released. Which is fine, but he also buries any copies of the original theatrical version (which is kind of a dick move)

[@Сайтамен]

No he doesn't, he just didn't release them since 2006. You can google and find them.

[@ajclements4627]

GL won’t give an original copy of SW to the library of congress, sounds like he’s “burying” it to me.

[@inarar5334]

"no he doesn't, except when he has." He definitely doesn't want the things he's edited being distributed in the older states. You might want to say it's not "burying them" but if he had 100% control, searching Google wouldn't matter. The Library of Congress thing is basically the greatest example of his attitude. To Lucas, the second he even changes a single frame that means the work now is the only legit one.

[@cyatic]

@@Сайтамен Yeah, I found a super awesome version. It's the original version with scene 38 reimagined edited into the movie. Yes, Greedo shoots first!

[@VinVonVoom]

@@inarar5334He gave it to them because its realistically still the same movie and its in higher quality than any alternative at the time. As we can see from Disney, George could've been way more strict with how widespread the original cuts were. Stanley Kubrick literally burned the negatives of all the scenes he removed from later versions and gave edited versions to the Library of Congress but I've never seen anyone complain about that.

[@CraftsWithCrafts]

There are a couple different versions of these movies. There's the 1977 version simply titled Star Wars, later re-released in 1982 as Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope right before Star Wars - Episode IV: The Empire Strikes Back, and the enhanced versions of the prequel trilogy that were released in 1997 in advance of Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace...you appear to have watched the 1997 re-release - the "Krait Dragon scream" at the 8:55 mark is one of the things that gives it away very early, not to mention the extra stuff George Lucas added in to give it more "atmosphere" like the kinda sketchy looking space creatures in Mos Eisley and Han calling Jabba a human, because in the original footage they used, Jabba was actually played by a human... Also, Boba Fett **is** a Mandalorian, just as Din Djarin, is "The Mandalorian" of the title of the TV Show.

[@3DJapan]

21:02 "a medal for you and a medal for you and Chewy you get nothing!"

[@slchance8839]

i love how much you enjoy these movies. makes me think you'd have enjoyed them even more without all the background information: imagine watching these with the following knowledge -we had never even HEARD of a lightsaber or what one looked like -we didnt know Vader could choke people -we didnt CHEER for Vader, we were legitimately scared of this faceless villain that moved like a person but felt like the angel of death. - we didnt know Obiwan and Ben were the same person - we didnt know who or what yoda looked like -father reveal this movie saga is reveal after reveal and twist after twist. From a story telling point of view, it kept us 1970s viewers on our toes, enthralled, and sucked in. Almost no one i saw these movies with said a SINGLE WORD while they were watching it for the first time: you couldnt...it was just too much newness to process. spellbound is the closest word I can think of. Sadly, the thrill of being spellbound is lost to nearly everyone out there who doesnt already know the spoilers.

[@PizzaPasta100]

Star wars reaction!! Lets goo. I always love peoples first reactions to the Star Wars movies

[@robertbunting3117]

"Leia's the only woman we've seen this whole series." poor Aunt Beru so easily forgotten

[@yasminareacts]

my bad...

[@focalized]

Mon Mothma., The green lady who was dinner. The radio control on Hoth base. The Millennium Falcon. Just saying.

[@matthewbee128]

Nothing in Star Wars beats the Original trilogy! So iconic!

[@Сайтамен]

Revenge of the Sith does.

[@Alberto11vader]

@@Сайтамен Hell yeah it does.

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

@36:20 there’s also Aunt Beru in A New Hope, but yeah there’s really only a few note worthy women in the original trilogy: Princess Leia, Aunt Beru, Sy Snootles, Oola, and Mon Mothma

[@mattp6089]

Everything sounds right when James Earl Jones says it. It is near-sacrilegious that 'that' line is so often misquoted. With them not getting far away enough on the forest moon, the main complex is a fair distance underground from the secret back door.

[@stevep2380]

R2D2 is easily the most beloved character in star wars.

[@danieltate6092]

I'm 50 years old, and I was 5 years old when the first Star Wars was released. I saw it in the theaters the first week of it's release.And as a 5 year old boy watching,...well I was in utter awe and amazement. Most reaction videos I see on these movies always mention the CGI in the movies. The original trilogy didn't have any CGI in it at all. The CGI that's in it now was added in the 90's by George Lucas. At the time the movies were released, movies didn't use CGI. CGI didn't become really good (good enough to widely be used in films), until the early 90's with Jurassic Park. In the 70's there was no CGI. And in the 80's they had CGI, but it was very simple basic CGI. There are two films (popular films) from the 80's that show how good CGI was in the 80's, the first is "Labyrinth", which features a CGI Owl in it. The other is a movie called "The last starfighter", in which CGI was used for the space ships and space battles. The CGI in those films was the best of the best back then. There is one scene in the first Star Wars (where you see Jabba the Hut for the first time) that was originally filmed when they filmed the movie. The scene was originally filmed with a person playing Janna. But the scene never made it into the original theatrical release. When George added the CGI, he added the scene and added the CGI Jabba over the human actor playing Jabba in the scene. They also used the computer to make it look like Han steps on Jabba's tail. There are several videos on KZbin that talk about the special effects of the original films, and how they were done, and what was added to them.

[@Tekkarath]

Edited but you still left in Janna? But seriously, Empire of Dreams is in full on KZbin, you can just recommend that from now on.

[@danieltate6092]

@@Tekkarath Empire of dreams does not even scratch the surface of the documentaries that have been done on the creation and Special effects of the original trilogy. And my auto correct spelled Jabba as Janna. I thought a corrected all the instances it did so, I guess I missed one.

[@andrewharrison5288]

Welcome to the Star Wars fandom-we're very happy to have you!

[@anthonybankhead9830]

There are two additional movies between Episodes 3 and 4 that you should make sure to watch. One is "Solo" and the other is "Rogue1"

[@nickthepeasant]

Was worried I'd have nothing good to watch over lunch and then bam! - a first time OG trilogy marathon. So, thank you, as a lifetime fan, I always enjoy seeing people's first time in this galaxy far, far away. (And R2 is the MVP of at least the first 6 movies).

[@PaTREEEEEcia]

Wouldn't that be the MVD? ^^

[@blacktronlego]

'Slave girl Leia' was the ultimate fantasy woman for a whole generation of male fans! Boba Fett wears Mandalorian battle armour. That is why he looks almost identical to the Mandalorian. 1:07:04 Yes, they originally had another, older man as Anakin. Not the man in the suit, who was David Prowse, or the voice, who was James Earl Jones, I don't think it was the guy who played him without the helmet either, although I'm not certain.

[@stanleydodds9]

Boba Fett really was "the" mandalorian at the time; he's wearing mandalorian armour, and he was the only one on screen for a long time, or the only thing close to a true mandalorian.

[@misterevil1967]

Here's a drinking game for y'all. Every time Yasmina says "iconic" you take a shot. Can anyone remain conscious until the end? I think not!

[@teepat5487]

other people pointed out the CGI was added in the 90s, but there is one scene with CGI in the original release, at the very end, when the general is giving the briefing on how to destroy the death star. that little animation of the torpedo going down the vent to the core is it!

[@mattkylie6723]

8:48 the creature the Sandpeople ride are Bantha, they are large, quadrupedal mammals with long, thick fur.

[@LittleMan27]

There’s still The Clone Wars (animated movie), The Clone Wars (animated series), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story

[@3DJapan]

36:19 you've also seen Aunt Beru and at least one of the musicians at the cantina.

[@twstf8905]

900 years and the great Jedi master Yoda's last word ever spoken was; "Skywalker." ---that's cool. 👍

[@missionpassed4584]

being born in the late 70s I was fortunate enough to grow up with these movies and the toys etc that came with them, I even watched the special releases the ones you are watching with 'new CGI' added at the cinema in the late 90s, at some point I stupidly sold off all my toys and only have a tiny air mask thing left that they were wearing inside the giant worm creature.

[@okeefe757]

There's 2 women in Star Wars: A New Hope-Aunt Beru and Princess Leia and 2 in Return Of The Jedi-Leia and Mon Mothma (the woman who leads the rebel meeting before everyone goes on their missions). Of course, there could have been female Ewoks, but we just couldn't tell and the dancer at Jabba's palace & the singer and her backup singers in the band playing at Jabba's. Possibly one of the A-Wing pilots.

[@slchance8839]

i think it's interesting that Lucas put all his women in positions of power. I saw an old Carrie Fischer interview yesterday from 1978 and she said "George didnt want a damsel in distress, he wanted a fighter." Also, Lucas did a movie about the only all-black fighter pilot squadron in WWII. Special effects, women's roles, diversity, Lucas has been ahead of the curve for decades.

[@focalized]

The Millennium Falcon counts.

[@extrasmack]

You've earned yourself a new sub, Yasmina! This reaction his was great! It's an interesting concept to me, who grew up watching this trilogy as each film came out in theaters, to see someone so young, who's already been so exposed via both pop culture and one of the modern films, actually discovering these for the first time. I'll be very interested in hearing your thoughts and opinions on the rest of the films. You guessed Luke's age correctly. In the first one he's supposed to be 19. Also correct on the Anakin force ghost reveal. Originally it was older Anakin, played by Sebastian Shaw, restored. Lucas later edited in young Anakin, played by Hayden Christiansen. I look forward to the next installment in your Star Wars series! 🙂

[@xcharmillionx]

Star Wars fan here since I was born in 1996, growing up I got to experience all the prequels in theatres as a youngling (and grew up on VHS tapes of the original trilogy as well) so Star Wars has always been really important to me from the start. There was so much about these films that is just so full of life and love and a lot thats aged super well, and for how simple the story itself is Ive always loved all the characters and the world and the little nuances that prop the simple stories up. Seeing new experiences of these movies from fresh eyes is just so heartwarming to me, theres pieces of art I really do think are timeless so seeing the generation directly ahead of me enjoying them like I did is just???? Really beautiful stuff, my dude. Thanks for the reactions and commentary, will definitely subscribe and check out your prequel reactions and more as well :) Also as a fellow Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fan, every time you mentioned AoS I screamed internally a little and got thinking about Fitzsimmons just Fitzsimmonsing

[@yasminareacts]

thank you and welcome to my channel fellow AoS fan

[@buildinasentry1046]

That shot of vader after Luke falls is so good. Hes like "Are you fr rn my boi"

[@jonmedders3866]

"What if they edited this in later" Oh dear lord, you have no idea.

[@iswiftyfox8997]

bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuh

[@marcusanark2541]

Han Solo saying "I know" is a favorite moment.

[@oneironaut420]

There was no CGI in 1977. Realistic CGI wasn't really a thing until the early-mid 90s. The only versions of the original trilogy movies are the ones that have been enhanced over the years with newer special effects technology. Back then, special effects were achieved with models, miniatures, matte paintings, animatronics, stop-motion photography and lighting tricks. Leia was not originally going to be Luke's sister. She was going to be some totally new character introduced in Ep.6, and the next trilogy would've been about her. But by this time, Lucas had grown tired of making Star Wars movies and just wanted to tie up all the loose ends, so he made Leia the sister.

[@Сайтамен]

Death Star plans were CGI.

[@oneironaut420]

@@Сайтамен That’s why I said REALISTIC CGI!

[@andrewft31]

Lucas was also trying to fix his dying marriage, so he was dealing with a lot of personal stuff

[@khodance]

So great re watching with your reactions. Entertaining and gave a nuance to the film.

[@williamhu6941]

There is one episode in The Simpsons where Homer and Marge leaves the theatre after watching The Empire Strikes Back and Homer accidentally spoiled a big plot twist to everyone waiting outside of the theatre. And here is one interesting thing about A New Hope. It picks up immediately after the end of Rogue One.

[@Will-nn6ux]

Yes, you really can't miss Rogue One! It's an important prequel (despite not being part of the 'prequel trilogy') and one of my favorite Star Wars movies.

[@lisathuban5534]

I had that happen in real life. I was crazy about the original Star Wars, which I saw in the original form in 1977. When "Empire" came out, I got in line for the SECOND showing that day. I was working at some crappy job, so I missed the first show. Keep in mind, there were NO LEAKS before "Empire" was released in 1980. No internet. No one had a single clue about Luke and Darth. And... I'm waiting in line TWO HOURS just to get a ticket. The first show lets out, and some JACKASS yells "VADER IS LUKE'S FATHER!!!" There's nervous laughter in the line, because we think he's joking. A few hours later, it was a permanent sour taste in my mouth, to have that ruined before I saw the actual film.

[@williamhu6941]

@@lisathuban5534 You serious? I hate fans like that who spoils a plot twist out loud because that ruins everyone’s fun time.

[@rickardroach9075]

@@williamhu6941 Not as bad as spoiling the end of _Rogue One,_ still … 🤦‍♂️

[@Nicooo]

nice reaction, i am glad you were honest about the things you knew beforehand (like luke being darth vaders father) instead of pretending to not know them like some other reactors

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

I watch a lot of reactions, and I can only think of about 2 that I was suspicious about knowing the plot twists before hand and pretending they didn't.

[@chefskiss6179]

Luke's his father?! Lol, please don't edit that, that's kinda cool... "No Luke, I am your son!" :)

[@Nicooo]

@@chefskiss6179 lool my brain was afk there for a sec

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

@@chefskiss6179 Yea, LOL I liked that also. My wife has seen all the movies a bunch and she still mixes up the 2.

[@musical_lolu4811]

I first watched the series in 2020 and I didn't know Vader was Luke's father. Don't just assume everyone knows or cares about that.

[@Falconer1128]

I really enjoy your reactions and commentary. You're witty, fun and you have a great personality. You laughed when Yoda was riding on Luke's back during his training... when ESB came out, I was just a young boy and they produced Yoda backpacks. Kids lost their minds over those and of course we all had to have one. They did CGI a lot of improvements long after the originals came out. Some seriously improve it, for example when the emperor first appears to Vader, the original was god awful. The enhanced edition uses the actual actor who will portray the emperor in the prequels so that was much better. Some of the improvements were horrible like when Jaba confronts solo in the hanger on Tatooine and Han steps on his tail.... ugh. That was bad. Also the addition of the "improved" Aniken force ghost at the end was the source of a lot of controversy because they cut out the original actor to do that. Made a lot of fans angry. Of course they did it for the same reason as the emperor... to use the actor who will eventually play Aniken in the prequels. Anyway.. enough out of me. I would like to make a vote if you would consider it... please watch Rogue One after the prequels but before the sequels. You'll just have to trust me that that would be best. And you won't be disappointed. Rogue One is really good with some epic scenes. Thank you for your channel.

[@ceeball]

YES, the backpack... I didn't get one :( If I were much younger now I'd look into getting the Taun Taun sleeping bag. One vote here for Rogue One Erm..wait... a four out of what?

[@Falconer1128]

@@ceeball lmao! a Taun Taun sleeping bag?! That is awesome! Did they really have those? OMG that would be so great! Oh.. they also had C-3PO backpacks as well... for when Chewie was hauling him around on his back in Cloud City. Yoda was much more coveted though.

[@andrewft31]

The actor that plays the Emperor also plays him in the Return of the Jedi first then the prequels. They edited him into Empire Strikes Back. Ian McDiarmid is the Emperor.

[@Crespwnian]

to be fair about the part where Han steps on Jabba's tail and how janky it looks is cause in the orignal footage they shot of the scene (they had decided Jabba would be an non human species) but had not decided on a final look yet as we know him now... however when they did have an idea what Jabba would be and looked at the footage they understood the tail would have been a problem so the edited Harrison in a way he sorta glitches over his tail) you can see this in the making off of the remastered version if i recall right. Personally i like the original versions the best cause it looks damn good and many of it has aged quite well due to pretty much all of it being practical effects. So it's a joy to watch to me just for all the clever film trickery they had to pull off (miniatures, matte glass paintings and stop motion animation to name a few technique's) to pull everything off. many of the amazing backgrounds you see in the wide angle shots in star wars (OG trilogy) are all matte glass paintings with parts of em done 1 solid color (white/black) so that they could edit footage around it, the (Empire of Dreams Documentary) goes more into this as well.

[@seantlewis376]

I STILL want a Yoda backpack! And yes to Rogue One. For Yasmina, it's kind of like Episode 3.9, but now that you've watched the original trilogy, you can watch Rogue One whenever you want.

[@m.maritato863]

The original edition did not have any CGI....it was added later in the special edition.

[@mattkylie6723]

10:17 Ben wished to take Luke to Alderaan and unite the Skywalker twins, to train them both as Jedi in hopes to overthrow the empire and bring balance to the force, however Ben didn’t realise at this stage that Leia was being held captive.

[@kilroy987]

First I've heard of this. Canonically it makes sense.

[@bendavis6550]

been playing star wars the old republic since the 2011 I'm a star wars movies and games fan sorry for any misspells or mistakes in spelling.

[@mattkylie6723]

@@bendavis6550 Ben is kool bro” we’re all Star Wars family her man 👍🏻😉

[@tofersiefken]

The lightning necklace is quite appropriate for this episode, but force lightning is a dark-side power. : )

[@LukeMaynard]

""I know [Mark Hamill] best as the iconic character of Skips from ''Regular Show'..." Honestly, Mark is one of the actors who loves his fans and has the very best relationship with all the things he's done. He gets an overwhelming amount of attention as Luke Skywalker, and probably an equal amount for his voice acting as the Joker. But I know for a fact he would be so pleased and honoured that Skips, SKIPS of all his work, is the work you know him best from. Considering Mark Hamill as being "iconic" for his work on Regular Show would have most people shaking their heads in confusion, but I know it would but such a big smile on his face.

[@Tekkarath]

Honestly I had the same reaction to regular show that she had to the first however minutes of episode 1. I only tried Regular Show because of the clips of it I saw while watching Adventure Time. The clips I saw were pretty funny, but when I tried actually watching the entire show I couldn't even get through the first few episodes. Had no idea Hamill was even a part of it until she said that.

[@sovcast8760]

The people on Tatooine celebrating at the end, "The empire has been defeated, yay we're free! Oh wait, we're still in Hutt space, crap!"

[@mrgadget1485]

You are so lucky to not have watched Star Wars yet! I wish I could watch all of them the first time :)

[@williamozier918]

I saw ROTJ in theaters as a kid. When Luke did the back flip and ignited his lightsaber the audience jumped up like it was a football game...even know I get a little misty with excitement when I remember it,

[@zmarko]

They did add in young Anakin at the end of RotJ. Prior to these "special editions" coming around, it was the force ghost of old Anakin when Darth Vader died, just wearing a cloak like Obi-Wan was. You can find the de-specialized versions out there on blu-ray disc (fan made) if you search for them. They're my preferred method of viewing the original trilogy, as I was 6 when Star Wars came out and I prefer what I saw in theaters over the special editions.

[@franciscoantonio5306]

First time I've ever heard Iconic be used correctly! lol Just watched the ANH portion of this and it was fun! This kids definitely gonna fall in love with these movies.

[@kevinheath5046]

Great reaction. My favorite parts are the movie dances! Keep up the great work.

[@TommygunNG]

"Is the taun-taun okay?" The Yeti thought she was delicious right off the bone.

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

The forest bike chase in The First Avenger has a lot of visual callbacks to the Endor Chase here.

[@mattx449]

Makes sense because the director Joe Johnston was a concept artist and effects technician on Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi 👍

[@marcusanark2541]

"Ahh I didn't know what I as expecting, not that" I nearly spilled my water!

[@spaceman_the_Australien]

Don't forget to watch "Rogue One - A Star Wars Story". It is one of the best

[@FM-kl7oc]

6:43 Lady, that is not a "walking trashcan" -- that is none other than the legendary Gonk Droid. Really, I've heard stories of kids dressing up as the Gonk Droid for Halloween 😂

[@Ayekonyk]

The quote has ALWAYS been ' No, I am your father. ' ...I first saw Star Wars 22 times in the theater in 1977 when I was 12. And, countless times over the last 45+ years. It would irritate me furiously when my friends would misquote the line. I believe 'Luke' was added to the quote to identify it as a Star Wars reference. In the film Vader says to Luke, ' Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father. ' ...Luke responds with ' He told me you killed him. ' ..' No...I am your father. ' is the natural response there. Why in the hell would he say Luke? IT NEVER HAPPENED

[@SelvesteSand]

Right, it wouldn't have made sense in the larger context. People who think they remember him saying Luke have at some point heard it being misquoted, imagined Vader's voice saying what they just heard, and subconsciously stored what they just imagined in their long-term memory. Memory doesn't distinguish between real experience and imagination, so the only way to be sure a memory is real is if it is part of a bigger, more detailed memory, such as if you remember something else that happened because of it. Like, say you were in the cinema with your friend Luke, and Vader said "Luke..." and your friend jokingly said "Yes?" out loud, and then Vader said "I am your father" and your friend started crying because he's an orphan and never knew his parents, then you could say "I remember him saying that because--" but it's never that, it's always just "I clearly remember him saying that", in which case, no, not clearly. :D

[@jimdetry9420]

Don't forget to watch Rouge One after the Prequels. Solo doesn't matter so much but Rogue One is part of the story that connects the Prequels to the Originals.

[@mattkylie6723]

47:00 fun fact: the title of this movie episode VI “Return of the Jedi” refers to the return & redemtion of a Jedi long thought dead, … Anakin Skywalker!! as he brings balance to the force, by destroying the Sith and fulfilling the ancient prophecy

[@matthill5426]

Walking trash can?!? THAT is a Gonk droid, and Gonk droids are kewl! 😊

[@visionaryventures12]

Please watch Rogue One, which fits in after the prequel trilogy and occurs immediately before the Original Trilogy.

[@mordsithrahl]

This. And do not bother watching at all the sequel trilogy.

[@jamesguerrero2993]

Enjoyed your reactions. Don't forget to also watch Rogue One, It's the best of all the prequels. May the force b w/u 🤘

[@SeanBlader]

When I (50m) meet youngsters now who haven't seen Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or The Matrix, I feel like Jack Black in "School of Rock" when he says "UGH, WHAT DO THEY TEACH IN THIS PLACE? A New Hope was produced with a mere 11 million dollars, and had lines around the theaters for days. It was by far the first real blockbuster... in fact that's probably where the term came from. it held onto the all time highest grossing movie of all time for like 16 years with over 100 million grossed in the worldwide box office until Jurassic Park surpassed it when ticket prices were nearly twice as expensive. Also the difference between movies before and after Star Wars is markedly notable. Previously they were really vintage and after they mostly pass as modern movies. Gen X really got to experience movies through their golden age.

[@redleader5199]

48:21 thats the Aurebesh I believe it's called

[@Addeyyyy]

1:07:25 was zoning out a bit and almost fell out of my chair when I heard 4/10, good thing you showed the screen with 4/5 stars lmao

[@yasminareacts]

i didn't even realize i said it until i was editing and then i did a double take

[@eschiedler]

Hah hah, I was a little kid in Mexico City and I remmeber in 1977 the theater marquees said "Las Guerras de las Galaxias" but I had to get a little older to watch it. No problem, there was a Disney movie theater nearby. LOL

[@garyb5998]

Welcome to the Star Wars Universe,, the Force was strong in your reactions 😎 😎.. May the Force be with You

[@blacktronlego]

3:50 People seem to forget that Leiia only had the 'headphones'/'space buns' hairstyle in the first movie and not all of that. She has plenty of other interesting styles, but they all seem forgotten. 8:44 It's a 'Bantha' the preferred beast of burden among the desert dwellers on Tattooine. 11:15 Burned out skeletons, massacred Jawas and drug use, how did this get a 'U' rating? 11:49 'These aren't the [insert appropriate word] you're looking for' is a popular meme.

[@rodneybrewer7246]

I was 12 years old when episode 4 came out and I watched episodes 4,5 and 6 in the movie theaters, me and my friends thought they was awesome but the worst thing was having to wait 3 years till episode 5 came out and another 3 years until episode 6 to come out

[@Nicole-zk6rw]

"And a walking trash can" is so true. Like no one knows what that kind of droids do except they can be used as chargers.

[@cooperhurst2639]

1:06:48 the creators have gone back and made changes to the original trilogy a lot. That scene originally had the older actor (but with hair and no burns/scars). Some other changes they made include the cgi in a new hope, Jabba and Boba Fett in a new hope and that sequence in Return of the Jedi where it shows all the other planets celebrating.

[@GrantKelsey-u6m]

There were two TV Specials about the furry Ewoks after "Return of the Jedi" was released. The first was Titled "Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure", aired on ABC in 1984. The Second Special was titled "Ewoks: The Battle for Endor", which aired on ABC in 1985. Both Specials involve the Ewoks helping a human man and woman and their two children to survive when their starship crashes on the Forest Moon of Endor.

[@richiecabral3602]

You didn't mention it, but you should also watch "Rogue One"! I'm old, to your eyes at least, I was born just after the first one came out, saw "Return of the Jedi" in the theater when I was like 5, and grew up as a fan, so this is controversial among my peers, but I've struggled with this, and finally come to terms with it, but I honestly thing that "Rogue One" is the best movie out of all of them! If you go in release order, it'd be after you watch the prequels. I obviously recommend you do.

[@richiecabral3602]

Teachers call their students outside of school now?

[@SYLDarkroom]

You've decided to watch all three films? Then I guess you get the omnibus version of my remarks on the films. I was 12 when _A New Hope_ premiered. As the precise target demographic for the film, let me tell you about my first screening. Check the replies for specifics because KZbin doesn't like me posting things that long in a single post ...

[@SYLDarkroom]

_A long time ago, in a movie theater about 50 miles away ..._ THERE WAS NO EPISODE TITLE Nobody thought this film would make much money. For all he knew, Lucas was making one movie. "Episode IV" was added in later releases to be in line with episode numbering from V on. I first saw _Star Wars_ at the Indian Hills Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, US (a city of about 1M). The Indian Hills was one of the last remaining Cinerama theaters in existence (it's gone, now). Cinerama was an experimental widescreen format seen in the 1950s and 1960s. It had an extremely curved screen, such that films shot in Cinerama used _three projectors_ : one for the center of the screen and one for each side. The projectors had to be constantly synchronized so that the film looked normal onscreen. If you see Cinerama films on DVD/Bluray/streaming today, it often looks distorted on the left and right. This is caused by converting a curved film to a flat screen. So there I was at the Indian Hills, a theater that seated 810 patrons: 662 on the main floor and 148 in the balcony. It was completely packed, as was every screening of _Star Wars_ until the film left theaters. I'd gotten to the theater rather late, forcing me to sit in the center seat of row one. This turned out to be fantastically good bad luck. Today, the center of row one is a terrible seat due to parallax distortion. In a theater the size of the Indian Hills, that distortion didn't exist because the screen was far enough away from the seats. However, it was close enough so that it filled my field of view from top to bottom. The screen was large and curved enough so that it filled my field of view from periphery to periphery. _Star Wars_ was shot in CinemaScope, a more popular experimental widescreen format of the era. While not technically the same as Cinerama, it still lent itself well to that screen. I watched _Star Wars_ with the film filling my entire field of view from top-to-bottom and side-to-side. I didn't have to turn my head to watch it unless I wanted to, and I usually didn't. It was an astonishingly immersive experience. Not even IMAX comes close. Add to that the massive audience reaction that shouldn't be overlooked. It was a shared experience that I've only seen at _Infinity War_ and _Endgame_ on their opening nights, when there were a lot of fans present. This audience reaction happened at every screening, in every theater, everywhere in the world, until _Star Wars_ left the screens. Imagine 810 people all cheering, clapping, jumping to their feet, and occasionally crying all at once. The shared experience was amazing, as it fed on itself. No one held back, it just kept growing and growing until the destruction of the Death Star -- which prompted massive roaring from the audience. The film itself was like nothing put to the screen at that time. While cinematically based on old _Flash Gordon_ and _Buck Rogers_ movie serials of the 1930s, this was a big-budget, big-screen version like nothing anyone had ever seen before. It completely changed science fiction on the movie screen. Until that time, you occasionally got a science fiction film, but they tended to be years apart. After _Star Wars_ , there were multiple science fiction movies every year, a trend that continues to this very day. There would be no modern _Star Trek_ without _Star Wars_ . _Star Wars_ was such a massive hit for 20th Century-Fox that Paramount quickly looked around and said, "Aha! We have this _Star Trek_ thing that Trekkies are always saying they want more of. Let's make it into a movie!" Thus _Star Trek - The Motion Picture_ was released in 1979. Without that, there would be no _Star Trek_ today. _Star Wars_ changed filmmaking from a business perspective. The film grabbed audiences like nothing seen in the entire history of cinema. While _Jaws_ was technically the first summer blockbuster, _Star Wars_ cemented summer as the time to release action-heavy, family-friendly films. The special effects of _Star Wars_ were utterly innovative, and the tools created by the likes of John Dykstra became commonplace in films that don't even have special effects. Almost all special effects in the Original Trilogy were achieved either in-camera, with optical effects, miniatures, extremely detailed paintings, or a combination of those techniques. CGI that allows an entire film to be shot on a green screen wasn't even a glimmer in anyone's eye. In 1977, the most advanced computers were the size of an SUV and didn't have the computing power of your phone. CGI as a primary filmmaking technique wasn't popularized until _Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow_ in 2004, by which time computing power/square centimeter had skyrocketed exponentially. The special effects spawned Industrial Light and Magic, a company created and owned by George Lucas that first did work for _Star Wars_ . ILM is still in existence today, constantly innovating with new technologies to create visual effects for many, many films and TV series. From it's inception, ILM has been considered the gold standard of VFX companies. In short, this film was nothing like what had come before. It changed _everything about cinema_ . And I got to see it with an audience of 810, on a screen so immersive that I got nauseous during the Trench Run.

[@SYLDarkroom]

_A long time in a movie theater somewhere around here ..._ EPISODE V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Unlike _A New Hope_ where I had a filmcraft-type anecdote; and unlike _Return of the Jedi_ where I have generally a crazy story; I have no specific recollection of _The Empire Strikes Back_ . I know I saw it repeatedly. I'm sure some of those times were alone and some with friends. Other than that ... it's just a blur. However, I can tell you about my initial reactions and what went on in scifi fandom during that interminable period between films: 1. _Curse you, George Lucas_ ! That's not an ending to a film! And yes, I know this is all based on 1930s movie serials that each ended on a cliffhanger, but that audience only had to wait a week for the resolution! They only had to wait 12 weeks for the entire story to be told! Just _ending it_ and making us wait for years ... _Curse you, George Lucas_ ! 2. The Jedi training scenes were awesome. While the film's current popularity in the Western world has more to do with nihilism, at the time everyone loved the Jedi training scenes with Yoda. We hoped to see a lot more of this at various times and were generally disappointed. 3. Vader being Luke's father came completely out of left field. There wasn't even the most subtle hint before Vader said it. It was so far out of left field that a debate raged during the years between films with two sides: _Vader was lying_ , and _Vader was telling the truth_ . It wasn't fair to make us wait that long for the resolution of that, either! _Curse you, George Lucas_ ! And that's what I remember about _Empire_ , both personally and what resonated in fandom for the next several years. Next up on your _Return of the Jedi_ reaction: the story of the bangin' new sound system at the Stuart Theater. And you only have until my next post that, not _years_ . _Curse you, George Lucas_ !

[@SYLDarkroom]

_A long time ago, in a movie theater about five miles away ..._ EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI I saw _Return of the Jedi_ in the Stuart (now Roccoco) Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska. Like many theaters of her era, she had once been a live theater that was converted to film. She originally hosted the local symphony orchestra, theatrical productions, touring companies, vaudeville, etc. When she was converted to a movie theater, they sold her backstage area. Today, it's a 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. It 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 two 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 people, I'd be bored out of my mind for two or three hours. Then it hit me, like a flash of lightning: _the Stuart Theater is offering free admission 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! So as everyone else went to the school auditorium, I went in the opposite direction, toward 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 left 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 Williams' brilliant score as it reverberated the theater. It was no less impressive than watching a live 90-piece orchestra. But that wasn't even the half of it. When Jabba had his first line, " *Bo shudda* ," the bass shook the rafters and vibrated the whole building. It doesn't matter how good your home sound system is, it's not shaking the rafters of a gigantic theater like the Stuart. I sat there for two hours just waiting for a good bass, and I wasn't disappointed, So while this wasn't as immersive as the Indian Hills Theater, it was sill impressive! *Bo shudda* !

[@Billinois78]

I didn't count how many times I heard the word "iconic", but it was a LOT. LOL. You're not wrong, though.

[@michaelmcconnell448]

Hi, Answering a few of your comments. 1. The character in the helmet is not the mandelorian but Boba Fett. 2. The mandelorian and book of Boba felt are sort of tied together 3. Some of the visual effects are original,, some were added in later 4. Another suggested film to watch is rogue one it happens just before a new hope. The Mandalorian happens just after the original trilogy Possibly another series that you could delve into is the Clone Wars which is an animated series which delves into the mandalorians the Clones and even Yoda and also Ahsoka Tano 5. At the end of May the Obi-Wan series is coming out and that'll be played by the same actor that played Obi-Wan in 1, 2 and 3 6. Just some voice actor notes. The voice of Yoda was played by Frank on which also did the voices for Miss Piggy and fuzzy the bear original The the voice of Darth Vader was played by a different actor than the physical actor

[@vicjr74]

Great reaction. I was 9 when Return of the Jedi came out and my grandma took me to see it in the theaters. The one scene I remember more than anything else was the Ewok dying. I remember crying so much and every time is see that scene it takes me back to whenI was 9. 😭

[@JedHead77]

36:19: There were women at the rebel base. One even had a line.

[@joetroncoso7292]

thank you for the edification, i had no idea that mark hamill was the voice of skips

[@wrybreadspread]

4:40 The scrolling text hearkens back to the Flash Gordon serials of the 1930's

[@InedibleMattman]

So just an interesting piece of trivia about the "luke, I am your father" line ... In the original theatrical release of the film, the line is delivered as "No, Luke ... I am your father". But when the movie came out on VHS George Lucas decided he didn't like that Darth Vader says the name Luke, so he edited that out of the audio. Ever since then, it's just been "No, I am your father". This explains why so many people remember it being "Luke, I am your father" even though you cannot hear it in ANY version of home media.

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

The line, "Luke, I am your father," doesn't make sense to what Vader is responding. If he'd either said, "No, Luke...I am your father," or simply, "No. I am your father," those DO work. Think about the line that leads in. "He told me enough! He told me YOU killed him." It would be really awkward for the next word that Vader says to be, "Luke."

[@InedibleMattman]

@@B-a-t-m-a-n correct. Which is why I said the line was “no, Luke … I am your father”. Go back and re-read my comment.

[@OzModIaZ]

"I watched 13 minutes of it, and..... I... I just couldn't get through it" - This is a not uncommon reaction to watching the Phantom Menace. Possibly the most honest and accurate review ever given ;)

[@diaborosyuzuha9865]

Luke losing his hand in Empire Strikes Back is the bigger reference Marvel calls back to in any film where a character loses their hand. They consistently did it up to a point.

[@SeanRCope]

I was nine the first time I saw the star destroyer go over my head… I find myself missing that crappy old theater… Good video kid. Keep them coming.

[@Yora21]

First time I watched Star Wars, we watched the first, then straight into the second, and the third one the next morning.

[@Otokichi786]

A sorta Padawan is getting on board the "Tantive IV." What will she make of the wide, desolate spaces of Tatooine? 6:22 Jawas at work, collecting salvage. 10:48 Dark Side Choke. 11:33 You are watching the George Lucre version, with DFX not seen in the 1977 original. 11:39 Jedi Mind Trick. 12:50 In the original trilogy, "Jabba the Hutt" didn't show up until "Return if the Jedi" (1983). 15:43 Princess Leia's iconic line.;) 16:24 A Dianoga. 17:46 The Jedi consider Death to be a quaint concept. 19:16 Now for some World War II-level space combat. 21:10 Did you notice that Chewbacca DIDN'T get a medal? The Hero's Journey begins; no "Mary Sues" here. About Original Trilogy rankings: In my humble opinion, without "Star Wars," there is/was no "The Empire Strikes Back" or "Return of the Jedi."

[@Gabriel_Cook]

Another incel with that mary sue shit.

[@ericjones9487]

The CGI was all added 20 years later. The majority of effects were from the original releases and all of that was done with models and video overlays.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

"Is that a threat?" Well, now you are ready to watch "Seagulls (Stop It Now)". It's on KZbin.

[@One.Zero.One101]

"Well there's no rebels now or anything because the bad guys are gone." JJ Abrams: "You don't know the power of the soft reboot."

[@Ironoclasty]

A New Hope was revamped in the 90's using CGI to replace the still-capture effects that were originally used. You haven't seen the movie as it was originally released - almost no one has. But even back then, the cinematography was ground breaking. The Industrial Light and Magic company (the standard for special effects in the industry) was established with this movie. If you want to know what cutting edge technology was for the time, check out clips from Dark Star (1974), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and compare those to Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). I can't imagine how you perceive this move from this side of history, but Star Wars changed everything.

[@RonnieG]

Did you notice chewy didn't get a medal?

[@traviswinkler3994]

“Oooh… four dots?” 😂 Best. Reaction. Comment. Ever.

[@twstf8905]

Hahaha 😂 Star Wars... ...making people ghost their homeroom teacher's calls since 1977. 👍

[@maximillianderembourg4887]

“Show me on the doll where the dark lord ‘felt’ you.”

[@arraymac227]

'Oh, I guess Minions sound like them.' ++ for a rare save.