Empire of Dreams documentary

[Landau]

I'm not sure who's seen it and who has, but I'm making a post about a very in-depth documentary of the Star Wars OT thats on the DVD set called Empire of Dreams. Before I got the DVD set, I oringally saw this on A&E.

The documentary itself is very well done. It puts you in with all the hard ships that Lucas and crew had to suffer jsut to finally bring it to screen. It makes you not only more of a fan of the saga, but much more thankful just to know Lucas worked so hard to make his dream a possibility, which made a huge, huge impact on the entertainment industry.

But of course, it's not just full of hardships and horror stories, but lets you get to see how everyone acted on set, what techniques and tricks were used in creating the film, and of course some comical moments throught the filming of the movie. Everythign about this documentary that I can tell you about wouldn't be suprising to the average Star Wars fan, but just to see it gives you a whole new look on the franchise and a new found respect for Lucas and all the crew that worked so hard on all 3 films. It's no wonder that of all the documentaries, this one was chosen to be put with the DVD collection.

After watching my only regret was that I wasn't born earlier enough to see at least one of the films on their original theatrical release. Sure I got to see the Special Editions.....but the originals are the originals that set the impact on the world of sci-fi. My mother had me when she was goin on 30.....come on! She (or my dad) shoulda tried harder! XD

[Leda EmBorr]

I really loved this documentary also... it just goes to show how much blood and sweat was put into making these movies... against all odds! It's no wonder he's protective of them!

[lazlototh]

I agree it's a great doc. I'm glad to see more behind the scenes. Unfortunately I was too young to really appreciate the filmakers' efforts - I just saw a cool movie back in 77

[Starkindler (The Naked Jedi)]

It's a great watch for sure.
I did get to see all the OT in the theaters when they were originally released and it was amazing. I distinctly remember sitting there during the scroll in ANH and then seeing the blocade runner being pursued by the Imperials.......I sat there with my mouth open as the ship just kept coming by, and coming by, and coming by......then as I saw the engines I turned to my Dad (who was with me) and said "H*ly Sh*t". He was so impressed he didn't crack me across the mouth as I expected him to.

anyone remember an old documentary called "Star Wars: the making of a saga" narrated by Mark Hamill? I have it on a VHS I made from HBO in the 80's. They played ESB > ROTJ > and the 'making of back to back and I got it all.

[Leda EmBorr]

I kinda remember that one... I think, but I haven't seen it since it aired... um... way back when!

[kivaanzion]

I saw both of those documentaries in the early 1980s on tv.

A few years ago I picked up a copy of "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga" on vhs. It has a bit of SW and ESB at the beginning but the majority of the tape focuses on ROTJ.

[Cara Drume]

Agereed, the 'Empire' doc is great...give me a new insight on how funn/serious/whatever the actors were on set...sounds like Hamill was a regular nut!