 (Click to Enlarge) | The Empire Strikes Back: Star Wars: Original Radio Drama/CassettesAuthors: George Lucas, Highbridge AudioAverage Customer Rating: 4.6/5.00 Amazon Sales Rank: 159,803 Audio Cassette Release Date: November, 1993 Manufacturer: HighBridge Company View on Amazon (ISBN: 1565110005) Number of Audio Cassettes: 5 Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours List Price: $39.95, Amazon Price: $27.97 |
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Rating: 5 [ Splendid traveling companion ]I have all three dramas, and find them entertaining on the way to work. My kids enjoy them on long trips as well.I would have liked this to be longer, a match for the first one.
The vocal characterizations are spot-on, and the writing is perfect for the medium. Mark Hamill does his usual splendid vocal work, and hearing this makes one almost regret Lucas didn't use Brock Peters for Vader in the movies as well. Billy Dee Williams shows a range he was not really allowed in the film. Even John Lithgow as Yoda (an idea I was skeptical of at first) worked wonderfully well. Brian Dailey wrote Han (and Empire is Han's movie, make no mistake) like no one ever has since, but he is also careful with the characterization of the others, and the expository dialogue blends smoothly into the story. (as one of my slash-writing friends commented on the Hoth shelter scene, "You can hear them snuggling.")
Highly recommended, esp if you like radio drama.
Rating: 5 [ A wonderful radio adaptation of the film. ]
The second part of George Lucas' famous STAR WARS saga comes to radio, and it's well worth the wait. Mark Hamil, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Dee Williams are on hand to reprise their film roles, and they are ably supported by Brock Peters, Ann Sachs, Perry King, and John Lithgow (as Yoda). The 10-part script takes the time to flesh out the characters and the setting, making the saga appear more real than ever. After hearing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK on audio, you just might be tempted to get rid of your video copy--it's really that good! So start up the cassette player, and journey to a galaxy far, far away.
Rating: 3 [ Star Wars ]
Well, I bought this CD collection after hearing how good it was from some other SW fans. I must admit that it didn't really live up to my expectations.The best thing about the Radio Dramas is A New Hope. It starts out with the events leading up to Leia's ship being chased by a Star Destroyer in the first place. We get a sense of where Artoo and Threepio came into it and learn a little bit more about Viceroy Bail Organa and Obi-Wan Kenobi's friendship. This was a standout point for me. We also have dialogue that was filmed but was cut from the original print after early showings. This is between Luke and his friends at the Toshi station.
A New Hope is also the longest in the series. It seems that the more action the movie had, the less time there was on the Radio series. I think Empire Strikes Back suffered the worse from this.
Also some of the characterisations where a little bland at times (especially Leia and Han), but that could be because we are all so use to Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford.
The collection is interesting and great to have if you have to travel to work.