Showing posts with label David Prowse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Prowse. Show all posts
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Movie Review: *****Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
This tar Wars film again introduces us to a new world. In this case it is the moon of Endor, where the Empire is constructing another death star super station. The Battle of Endor then has a battle on three different levels, each with its own significance. On the surface the Ewoks join a small group from the rebellion to battle for entrance into the station so they can destroy the generator and bring down the shield surrounding the death star. Then there is the battle in space, as the rebellion sends a fleet of fighters to destroy the new death star. And finally inside the death star, Luke Skywalker battles his father, Darth Vader, and then also Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). With battle on all these levels taking place at once, this is an amazing series of action and intrigue. We are not introduced to new characters. However Emperor Palpatine plays a much bigger role.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Movie Review: ****^Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
I still love this movie. It was such a fascinating film. From the World of Hoth, where Luke Skywalker runs into a snow creature, and Han Solo has to save him, to Han Solo being frozen, and Luke Skywalker is unable to save him, this movie jumps. The information that Darth Vader shares as to Luke's parentage is classic, "I am your father." is in the vernacular now. This movie also introduces us to Yoda (Frank Oz), the wise Jedi sage who completes Skywalker's training. Again we are introduced to interesting worlds and tremendous conflicts, which makes for a great movie. The ice planet Hoth is an inhospitable planet, Dagobah is over populated with plants and snakes, and the Cloud City of Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) is a mining community in the sky. The other scene that is classic, is after a chase through an asteroid field and floating away with the garbage. If not for Bobba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch) the bounty hunter, they would have gotten away.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Movie Review: *****Star Wars: A New Hope
This movie introduced a new universe. It is the first of the Star Wars movies made. It was exciting and full of new creatures and worlds and lots of fun. I know it has been redone, to add more special effects, but the original version is good enough for me. What is better than a group of young people saving the rebellion. Lots of fun.
We were also introduced for the most part to a series of new actors:
 | Mark Hamill | ||
 | Harrison Ford | ||
 | Carrie Fisher | ||
 | Peter Cushing | ||
 | Alec Guinness | ||
 | Anthony Daniels | ||
 | Kenny Baker | ||
 | Peter Mayhew | ||
 | David Prowse | ||
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