Genre:
Science Fiction
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD-EX/DDS2.0
Run Time:
Flags: Watch With Your Kids, Sci-Fi Violence
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
The second entry in
George Lucas'
Star Wars trilogy finds
Luke Skywalker (
Mark Hamill), the green-as-grass hero from the first film, now a seasoned space warrior.
Luke's
Star Wars cohorts
Han Solo (
Harrison Ford) and
Princess Leia (
Carrie Fisher) are likewise more experienced in the ways and means of battling the insidious Empire, as represented by the brooding
Darth Vader (body of
David Prowse, voice of
James Earl Jones). And, of course, "The Force," personified by the ghost of
Luke's mentor
Ben Kenobi (
Alec Guinness), is with them all. Retreating from
Vader's minions,
Luke ends up, at first, on the Ice Planet Hoth, and then the tropical Dagobah. Here he makes the acquaintance of the gnomish
Yoda (voice of
Frank Oz), whose all-encompassing wisdom comes in handy during the serial-like perils of the rest of the film. Before the film's open-ended climax, we are introduced to the apparently duplicitous
Lando Calrissian (
Billy Dee Williams) and are let in on a secret that profoundly affects both
Luke and his arch-enemy,
Vader. Many viewers consider this award-winning film the best of the
Star Wars movies, and its special-effects bonanza was pure gold at the box office. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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