LemonSky reviewed The Empire Strikes Back by George Lucas
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5 stars
Another excellent radio adaptation of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Brian Daley adapted "The Empire Strikes Back" into a radio show. He added some dialogue, most notably the conversation between Luke and Han as they wait out the Hoth snowstorm. It's nice to see the development of both Han's character and his friendship with Luke. The scenes in Cloud City were also more detailed.
Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker and C-3PO respectively. Billy Dee Williams is back as Lando Calrissian, which was a very nice surprise. Lando has always been one of my favorite characters (I have a weakness for rogues). Brock Peters once again portrays Darth Vader. Someone commented that the problem with Peters is that he's not James Earl Jones. Well, nobody's perfect! If we can't have Jones, then Peters is just fine, thank you. David Rasche is an adequate, though colorless …
Another excellent radio adaptation of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Brian Daley adapted "The Empire Strikes Back" into a radio show. He added some dialogue, most notably the conversation between Luke and Han as they wait out the Hoth snowstorm. It's nice to see the development of both Han's character and his friendship with Luke. The scenes in Cloud City were also more detailed.
Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker and C-3PO respectively. Billy Dee Williams is back as Lando Calrissian, which was a very nice surprise. Lando has always been one of my favorite characters (I have a weakness for rogues). Brock Peters once again portrays Darth Vader. Someone commented that the problem with Peters is that he's not James Earl Jones. Well, nobody's perfect! If we can't have Jones, then Peters is just fine, thank you. David Rasche is an adequate, though colorless Piett. He certainly gave the impression of being terrified of Vader, for which I don't blame him in the least.
What surprised me, though, was John Lithgow as Yoda. Whose casting idea was that? He actually did a pretty good job, which I wasn't expecting. Not as good as the original, but I would have never expected it was Lithgow doing the voice.
The weak points are, as usual, Perry King and Ann Sachs, though the latter has somewhat improved. She now sounds like she's actually graduated from high school. However, King is as lightweight as ever.
Despite King and Sachs, this is a very good radio show and certainly worth the time of any Star Wars fan.