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    Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)

    Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
    Director: Irvin Kershner
    Actors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels
    Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $19.98
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    Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 426 reviews
    Sales Rank: 5835

    Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
    Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
    Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
    Region: 1
    Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
    Number Of Discs: 2
    Running Time: 124 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
    Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.3

    MPN: 2236385
    UPC: 024543263838
    EAN: 0024543263838
    ASIN: B000FQJAJG

    Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1980
    Release Date: September 12, 2006
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    For the first time ever and for a limited time only the enhanced versions of the Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi will be available individually on DVD. Plus these 2-Disc DVD's will feature a bonus disc that includes for the first time ever on DVD the original films as seen in theaters in 1977 1980 and 1983.System Requirements:Running Time: 127 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: PG UPC: 024543263838 Manufacturer No: 2236383

    Amazon.com
    The 2006 limited-edition two-disc release of The Empire Strikes Back is not only the first time the movie has been officially available by itself on DVD. It marks the first-ever DVD release of Empire as it originally played in theaters in 1980. What does that mean exactly? The film is without the various "improvements" and enhancements George Lucas added for the theatrical rerelease in 1997 as well as the DVD premiere in 2004. So no more of Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replacing Clive Revill with slightly revised lines, or Temuera Morrison rerecording of Boba Fett's minimal dialogue.

    What do you lose by watching the 1980 version? Dolby Digital 5.1 EX sound, for one thing (only 2.0 Surround here), and digital cleanup. But for home-theater owners, the biggest frustration will be from the non-anamorphic picture. On a widescreen TV, an anamorphically enhanced (16x9) picture at a 2.35:1 aspect ratio will fill the screen with the exception of small black bars on the top and bottom. The original edition of Empire, however, on a widescreen TV will have large black bars on the top, the bottom, and the sides unless you stretch the picture (and distort it in the process, especially considering the substandard picture quality). If you're watching on a standard square-shaped (4:3) TV, though, you won't notice a difference.

    Yes, it's true that serious home-theater lovers who want spectacular sound and anamorphically enhanced picture can always watch the 2004 version of the movie also included in this set. But chances are good that they already picked up the trilogy edition of all three films, so their decision to buy the 2006 two-disc edition depends on how much they want the original film. The official LucasFilm stance is that this is an individual release of the 2004 version of The Empire Strikes Back, and the 1980 version of the film is merely a "bonus feature." Common speculation is that the only reason the original versions are seeing the official light of day at all is to undercut the booming black market for the laserdisc version. Star Wars fans will have to decide for themselves if that's worth the purchase. --David Horiuchi


    Customer Reviews:   Read 421 more reviews...

    1 out of 5 stars Theatrical version included..! HAH!   May 16, 2009
    Joel Watson (Brea, CA USA)
    I grew up watching Star Wars. These are quite probably my favorite films of all time...which is why it simply kills me to see things like added footage with the "new" Emperor or voice over dubs with the "new" Boba Fett voice. Don't get me wrong, the restoration that has been done to the film is nothing short of incredible. It looks amazing on my 42" flat panel TV. But that's not what the one star is for.

    Being a Star Wars fan, I purchased the special edition trilogy on DVD the day it was released...so I already have all of those as I'm sure almost every other Star Wars fan in existence does. The ONLY reason to buy this disc is to get the original theatrical version on DVD. You can imagine my shock and despair when I popped the second disc in to view the theatrical after having seen how beautiful the special edition looked on my TV. The picture literally filled less than 1/3 of the screen. The colors were muted and washed out. The audio not much better. This is nothing short of a tragedy and a slap in the face to the VAST number of fans that want nothing more than a restored copy of the original films without any added footage or special effects. Considering about 95% of the special edition literally is nothing more than the original, it's inexcusable to advertise this release as having the original theatrical version and simply throw a cheap laserdisc transfer on without even taking the time to make it anamorphic widescreen.

    So, end story is this. If you were planning on buying this because you wanted to watch the original theatrical version, prepare yourself for disappointment. Hopefully once Lucas passes on, the next person to run Lucasfilm realizes the error of their ways and gives all the fans what they want.



    4 out of 5 stars Big Improvement Over The First Star Wars   April 26, 2009
    Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
    Although called "Episode V," this was second movie in the Star Wars 6-part installment and I've always thought one of the better entries in the series.

    If you watch the first Star Wars and then this one, you'll immediately see a vast improvement in the special-effects department. There is a much more polished look to this one, and improved sound In fact, the DVD transfer is outstanding considering the age of this film.

    While the first Star Wars was a bit subdued, this one picks up the action right from the start, although lulls are really appreciated because the first 40 minutes are pretty hectic. The most notable of those scenes are the gigantic robots which were awesome when this film first came out, and are still pretty good. The movie calms down after that opening land war but retains the viewer's interest with other things.

    The second half of the movie features two stories going on at once: the battle in space with most of the cast involved, and "Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in a swampland involved in his training sessions with the Master Yoda.

    Some of the movie's dialog is still corny, especially between Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) with their love-hate relationship, but it's not overdone.



    5 out of 5 stars the best of the sagas   March 8, 2009
    Juan Mora (houston,texas)
    the empire strikes back is obviously the best movie of them all.the story was so damn cool and this particular dvd with the original cut is just outstanding.if your a serious star wars fan like myself you wont be disappointed.


    3 out of 5 stars Actors are the weakest link   February 4, 2009
    Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
    0 out of 2 found this review helpful

    I watched this for the first time in almost 30 years last night and was struck by how lame the acting seems, even though this was aimed at pre-teens and modeled on 30s-era Saturday matinees, never paragons of adult acting. Then, I realized, by listening to the audio commentary, why this is full of lame jokes: The film was directed by someone I never heard of, but who sounds like a studio dinosaur who came up in the olden days when Hollywood was pure hokum. Only Darth Vader and the Nazi-like storm-troopers bring the right gravitas, it seems to me. This was all enthralling, sort of, three decades ago. It's still kind of charming, and the battle with the tall walkers is pretty good. I know nothing about the various 'editions' that have been released. I wonder why they can't upgrade this to fill the screens of today's LCD tvs.


    5 out of 5 stars Vader Wants His Son Back...   January 15, 2009
    M. Morris
    ...And that's why most of this movie happens! Darth Vader is trying to use Han and Leia as bait to lure Luke to him. Luke is on the planet of Dagobah taking Jedi lessons from Master Yoda, while the always-bickering Han and Leia are starting to fall in love. But Vader won't stop until he has his son back, and exciting things result from this...

    With the way this ends, you'll want to see Episode VI: Return of the Jedi to find out what happens afterwards. And you can watch all the rest of them, while you're at it...



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