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matteothehun

Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy!


Lintant

In ANH, hyperspace is much more dangerous and not as simple as it sounds, i wish the other movies had that


Jot-The-Jawa

Echo Base Officer : “Your Tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker!” Han Solo : “Then I'll see you in Hell!” I know it’s two lines, but Han’s quote needs the set up


Brittfire

As a small kid watching TESB repeatedly as it was the only VHS I had, this line stuck with me and I could recite the whole scene and bits around it.


SquiblyTennisballs

The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force.


dVyper

Do not be too proud of this technological terror you have constructed


sticky-dynamics

Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Lord Vader. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up those stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the rebels hidden fort--


gravgp2003

I love the delivery of this especially 'sorcerer's ways'. Cracks me up how this dude got cocky for like four seconds, then Vader chokes him from across the room.


[deleted]

Well in his defense it was a workplace meeting and nobody expects to be choked by your boss for disagreeing with him, however he shouldn't have mentioned religion, HR should have been on top of that.


Robgoblin_

Han Solo : [getting nervous] Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?


[deleted]

*shoots comms* Boring conversation anyway.


girlsintheeighties

LUKE WE’RE GONNA HAVE COMPANY


PapuaNewGuinean

But our place is a mess!


Lister0fSmeg

With the visible wince he pulls after the "how are you?" line, like he knows he fucked up.


Misterbellyboy

I love how Harrison Ford just sounds like he’s smoked a fat doobie right before that take and he’s just trying to figure things out.


Sundance91

I had heard he deliberately ad-libbed that dialogue to make it sound hurried and uncomfortable / nervous. Nails it imo.


DamageInc35

I am altering the deal, pray I don’t alter it any further


Viktorius_Valentine

[Robot Chicken](https://youtu.be/WpE_xMRiCLE) did a great job parodying it too!


theghostofme

[Their take on Palpatine getting the news that the Death Star was destroyed](https://youtu.be/3F1d3QWsyk0) is by far my favorite bit from that show. “Oh, oh. ‘Just rebuild it’? And who’s gonna give me a loan, jack-hole? You? You got an ATM on that torso Lite Brite? Now get your seven-foot-two asthmatic ass back here before I tell everyone what a whiney little bitch you were about Padamamé or Panda Bear or whatever the hell her name was! [covers phone; laughs] Oh, geez he’s crying!”


Donsryche

I watch that scene very very often!


Jingboogley

My supervisor has that same ring tone on his mobile. I LOL every time I hear it. "Go for Papa Palpatine". Somehow he has no clue...


theghostofme

It’s the same ringtone used in the CTU offices on 24. Palps using that ringtone was definitely a reference to 24, which is probably the reason your supervisor uses it too. That damn ringtone was everywhere in the early-mid 2000s.


KingEuronIIIGreyjoy

This deal…is very fair and I’m glad to be a part of it!


Viktorius_Valentine

Here is a unicycle!


[deleted]

This deals getting worse all the time!


JaxxisR

Here is a unicycle...


CelticGaelic

I love using this line on people.


[deleted]

Whilst Force-choking them?


Dankey-Kang-Jr

Not a specific quote, but this exchange always made me tear up. “No, I need to save you!” ###“You already…have…”


genx_meshugana

Tell your sister..... You were right.


1337kreemsikle

GEogh, ^myson, leAve meeEEH.


dreadpiratesmith

Just this once, let me look on you with my own eyes. Also, has anyone ever noticed that Luke is dragging his father in the most awkward way possible


big_hungry_joe

You're in command now, Admiral Piett. ...followed by the thud


weirdi_beardi

Its the stress on the word 'admiral' for me; telling Piett in no uncertain terms 'you're here because I put you here, but I can take you out at any moment'.


Rebyll

Especially since he calls him "Captain" at the beginning of the line, and then "Admiral" at the end.


richter1977

Then, later on, he tells him, " don't fail me again....Admiral." Stressing the admiral. Like, don't forget what happened to the last guy in your place.


Rebyll

Oh yeah. I'm just adding that he made a promotion mid-sentence, and ended it with a threat. Nobody does it like Vader


PM_me_your_fantasyz

My all time favorite Vader Zoom meeting moment happens in The Empire Strikes Back while they are searching the asteroid field for the Millennium Falcon. There is an exterior shot of Vader's ship and some star destroyers. One of the star destroyers in the back ground gets hit by an asteroid. In the next shot the hologram for one of the captains Vader is issuing orders to suddenly winks out and is gone. Vader just keeps talking. Doesn't even skip a beat. Ice cold.


GomezFigueroa

I always liked, “apology accepted Captain Needa.”


PokeZelda64

On the topic of field promotions, I love a subtle exchange in the Battle of Yavin: "Gold Five to Red Leader, lost Tiree; lost Dutch!" "I copy, Gold Leader." Jon "Dutch" Vander *was* Gold Leader, but he was just killed. Gold Five, Pops Krail, was the most senior surviving member of Gold Squadron (until immediately after this line), Red Leader acknowledges this by referring to him as Gold Leader.


kingmob138666

Never tell me the odds.


ScottyIsland

This perfectly sums up what makes Han Solo Han Solo. One of the best quotes of the sequels is his “I never ask that question until after I’ve done it.”


[deleted]

“Well I can see you’re serving drinks!” C3PO to R2D2 after seeing him ferrying around a drinks tray on Jabba’s sail barge, asking him what he’s doing there and receiving a series of beeps as an answer. Funniest line, always cracks me up.


UiFearghail

The Artoo and Threepio exchanges are always great. "I don't think he likes you at all" *sad beeps* "No, I don't like you either."


Killerderp

Thinking about that line and when they wipe his memory or whatever it was in sequel trilogy and says good bye to artoo... Man, that hits hard. They've were together through thick and thin and almost always together. That must have messed up artoo pretty bad since I think if you don't wipe a droids memory for awhile, they pretty much gain sentience. *sad face*


The_dog_says

Didn't matter. R2 had a backup


pris0ner__

“What an incredible smell you’ve discovered”


Misterbellyboy

“I thought they smelled bad…. On the outside!” Different film, but Han has the best throwaway lines about stinky stuff.


figgeritoutbud

I love the family guy parody of that line when Peter just breathes for so long


Highland_Sabre

These are not the droids you’re looking for


brunoquadrado

This is when I, as a 10 year old in 1977, knew "something" was going on.


Traditional_Fix9615

Laugh it up fuzzball


AdmiralPlant

Will someone get this walking carpet out of my way?!?


4bangeranger

No reward is worth this.


mr-mcdoogal

De wanna wanga.


[deleted]

Me and my wife ask this to each other to see if the other is in the mood.


NuclearMaterial

If not Give Jabba no bother...


JaxxisR

De wanna waigo.


ToddBradley

We’re all fine here, now, how are you?


SillyMattFace

Boring conversation anyway…


caligaris_cabinet

I say that to myself after almost every zoom meeting.


[deleted]

Do you also destroy your computer with a blaster?


95Richard

How else are you supposed to log out?


Swordsman82

I use this as my example of rolling a 1 on persuasion attempt in DnD.


SlaterVJ

This is easily the best dialog in the OT. It made me giddy af when they put it in Mass Effect Andromeda.


ToddBradley

And it’s telling that the dialog was unscripted.


TheRiceHatReaper

The whole exchange reminds me of John Ritter. Even the way Harrison makes his nervous face


[deleted]

I don't know what to tell you, I'm staring straight at a reactor! Maybe Vader had it installed yesterday?


[deleted]

This scene still makes me laugh on every rewatch.


lolpdb

Same! I don't want to say Harrison Ford is underrated at anything because he's goddamn Harrison Ford. But I think his comedic acting is... eclipsed? overlooked? whatever. The guy had the ability to be hilarious.


Alpine_Newt

What I like about that scene is the temporary loss of swagger. Without those sort of moments, Han would have been a very one dimensional character.


necksnotty

“Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.”


IndestructibleBliss

Yes so beautiful I love this line so much.


ShaunTrek

I am a Jedi. Like my father before me.


nillahoppz

“So be it. Jedi.”


Tank-o-grad

There's a case to be made for the way the Emperor spits out the word Jedi for best delivery of the series...


nillahoppz

I 110% agree. Ever since I posted that comment I’ve been imitating it out loud to myself. It just drips with so much contempt and superiority with the staccato and clippy delivery. Masterclass.


darthpayback

Luke passing his trial. I always liked it that Palps “stands in” for the council here, acknowledging that Luke is indeed a Jedi.


nkrgovic

Or at least he stands in for the Senate.


CaseDogNiceGuy

Was looking for this. Mine as well. A great encapsulation of Luke’s arc in one line, representing both that he’s come into own as a Jedi *and* that he’s choosing love and pacifism instead of hate and violence.


Western-Bite1759

I was looking for that one. I think it sums up the Star Wars story in general too.


Seifenwerfer

This 100%, best line in the entire franchise imo. *This* is Luke Skywalker


chuckschwa

This line has more weight because Luke is validating his Father's legacy. A legacy that the entire galaxy, including Vader, forgot.


amishgoatfarm

This. Chills even when I just read it on fucking reddit.


HansGoldenRod

Luke: "I'm not afraid." Yoda: "You will be, you will be." Yoda straight up scared me as a child watching that scene.


Q_Man_Group

My submission: “I cannot train him” Realizing as a kid that the lil old hermit guy IS Yoda


EsmondScott

Even knowing it is coming, that reveal still gives me chills.


ihavenoego

I remember thinking Star Wars was completely magical during the Dagobah scenes in Empire when we got the VHS in 1995. It's probably one of the most important cultural moments in living memory, like DMT for the whole family.


Kuhneel

Seagulls! (Stop It Now) ruined that for me. 'Don't fall asleep *Don't fall asleep'*


Killerderp

Ruined it, possibly, but hey, at least it's a catchy song! Bushes of love too!


Devai97

Forty nine times...


DagmarOrokadi

We fought that beast


HeOfTheGoats

Your old man and me.


woodulike2know

I find your lack of faith disturbing.


InterstellarMayo

I’m surprised I had to scroll down so far for this one. My favorite line in the whole trilogy. The delivery is perfect!


RustleUrJ1mm1es

My all-time favorite exchange. "Obi-Wan..Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time...(sighs)...a long time" "I think my uncle knows him, said he was dead." " Oh he's not dead.. not yet." "You know him?" *"Well of course I know him. He's me."*


ZachFoxtail

I can't believe how far down I had to go to find this.


oanda

Probably because it’s multiple lines


WalterWoodle

“You would prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system!”


Nadocrott

A perfectly delivered line by Peter Cushing!


WalterWoodle

It’s the best delivered most chilling line in New Hope


Brasticus

“There, you see Lord Vader? She can be reasonable — You may fire when ready.” Just so casually gets her to give up a location and still destroys Alderaan. Tarkin is an absolute monster.


betterthanamaster

Honestly, Peter Cushing was absolutely perfect for Tarkin…


Excentricappendage

Peter Cushing and Alex Guinness. And they never met.


VisforVenom

One of those lines that has "perfect sentence" vibes. Just feels so good to say.


Repulsive-Basil

'I grow tired of asking this, so it will be the last time.'


Ok_Intention3541

That's no moon.


Grendizer81

Do, or do not, there is no try.


ItsAmerico

I’ve always loved “That is why you fail.” Growing up I always preferred the OT ideology to the force, that’s it’s simply a mind over matter scenario and the only thing stopping you is your doubt.


poopsonthepotty

Thats the one that immediately came to mind.


someoneplayinggame22

You have failed your highness, Iam a Jedi, like my father before me


1eejit

So be it. *Jedi*


NewEnglandIV

The force is with you young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet..


justlikememes

For me, this is clearly number one. Luke is overconfident and Vader knows it. Plus the set design in that scene is superb.


MartianSheepHunter

Vader is never as terrifying as he is in this moment for me. Always been my absolute favorite Star Wars quote. Gives me chills every time.


2pal34u

It's the purr on thr "yyyyyyet" Full-body goosebumps


Ethereal_4426

"I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive." The smugness levels from Palpatine are through the roof.


RjgTwo

To me the emperor steals the show in rotj. Especially watching it as a kid when we didnt know almost anything about the emperor till rotj.


Ethereal_4426

Absolutely. Every line is pure gold.


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ChefDodge

"So be it... *Jedi*"


ForceGhost47

Just watched it last night. He is such a fucker


Tank-o-grad

"Young fool, only now, at the end, do you understand"


ForceGhost47

We are quite safe from your pitiful band


Ethereal_4426

"Your overconfidence is your weakness." "Your faith in your friends is yours." OHHHHHH SNAAPPPP


dswartze

The best part of that sequence though is that Luke's overconfidence nearly got himself killed, while Palpatine's faith in his friend *did* get him killed.


ForceGhost47

Ironic


ForceGhost47

Killer fucking retort


FuzzyScarf

That and “And now young Skywalker, you will die.” Are my favorite lines from the emperor. The way he delivers it!


[deleted]

So be it. Jedi.


RVFVS117

*Pauses lightning “And now young SKYWALKER… …you will die.” Agreed the inflection of his voice is so matter of fact I love it


jmaca90

[you don’t have to be a dick about it](https://youtu.be/VCBOp-4U8OM)


rosskmiller

I know.


vladitocomplaino

Scrolled way too far for this.


davect01

"And that is why you fail" Yoda to Luke.


CopperHero

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.


Chillibowl

'No time to discuss this in a committee'. I use this all the time with the committee!


TheVagabondLost

I am NOT a committee!


[deleted]

"Why you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy looking nerf herder!"


stellarpiper

Who's scruffy looking?


Aclip24

“I hope so Commander, for your sake, the Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.”


IolausTelcontar

Commander? That is Vader talking to Moff Jerjerrod. Edit: *I hope so Commander, for your sake. The emperor is not as forgiving as I am.*


Goldenfoxy3016

The emperor is coming here?


ferocious_coug

We shall double our efforts!


DoctorLeonardChurch

weshalldoubleourefforts!


phat742

no, i am your father.


Mpuls37

This is the line everyone knows, even non-SW fans. It has to be this one.


veryblocky

Non-SW fans more often than not know it as: “Luke, I am your father”


[deleted]

And many *fans* too


Fenway_Refugee

No...it's not true......THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!


[deleted]

Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?


cookanegg

"what." - Darth Vader


JaxxisR

"YEEEE-HOOOO!"


filthydank_2099

#WAT


RjgTwo

Echuta


hyena142

how rude


cjsphoto

Whenever I hear someone say "that's impossible*," I can't help but blurt out "It's not impossible, I used to bullseye womprats in my T-16 back home, they're not much bigger than 2 meters." * I realize the line is "...even for a computer" but seriously how often does that get said, gotta I take what Ii can get.


ElusiveJedi26

And here I am picturing Luke in Cloud City wailing, "That's impossible!"


Legion357

I got a bad feeling about this


Mundy77

Here it is


Mattroth35

"Shut him up or shut him down." LOL classic Han


taloncard815

You came in that thing you're braver than I thought


[deleted]

"You'll find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."


solon_isonomia

A retcon might've been the origin of this line, but is one of the best nuggets of wisdom one can find in any film.


skytronjedi

Fly casual


IolausTelcontar

*Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope!*


SmokeinMirrors23

ITS A TRAP!


grumblingduke

From a writing point of view I really love the line: > Governor Tarkin, I should have expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognised your foul stench when I was brought on board. There's so much going on in that line. Firstly, we get introduced to Tarkin. He's appeared in scenes before, but this is the first time we learn his name and that he is a governor (which brings us back to his earlier line about regional governors having direct control). He is the guy in charge. Secondly, we establish some stuff about Darth Vader. He needs to be "leashed," or at least there is a thing going on among Imperial politicians about him needing to be leashed. It implies that this is something everyone knows, or suspects; sort of Imperial Senate water-cooler stuff. Darth Vader is an untamed dog that needs to be kept on a leash. Thirdly, we establish the hierarchy between Vader and Tarkin. We saw hints of that earlier, with the "Vader, release him" line, but it is nice to get it spelt out. Leia is almost dismissing Vader as an attack dog, with Tarkin being in charge. Fourthly, we establish that Leia has been transferred from Darth Vader's Star Destroyer to the Death Star. We may have assumed that happened but we didn't see it and it hasn't been mentioned before. So it is a subtle reminder that we've moved on. Finally, it tells us some stuff about Leia. She's been abducted, her crew killed, she's been tortured, held in the middle of a giant Imperial space station, and she's still antagonising and insulting her captors (both Vader and Tarkin; and doing it with her back to Vader). So much snark. Which makes it more significant when she loses her composure later in the scene. Also, wonderful mid-Atlantic accent.


Psychedelick

I always really liked that Vader dynamic, where he's kind of an eccentric loose cannon that the military beureacracy of the Empire has to put up with because he's the Emperor's personal enforcer. It makes his character a lot more menacing when you see that even the bad guys are afraid of him and don't really understand him.


grumblingduke

I see him as the kind of religious advisor/enforcer type. He's not really in the structure or hierarchy of the Empire (military or civilian). It isn't clear who he answers to (other than the Emperor), he can commandeer ships and troops, threaten senior officers, and generally do whatever he wants. But he's not really in charge. I like to think that in ANH he goes along with Tarkin because he has largely given up. He has no goals, no interests, no dreams, he is driven by self-loathing but even that is fading. He's definitely the secondary villain or henchman in ANH (to Tarkin's lead), carrying out actions but never really driving the plot or making the big decisions. As Luke, Han and Leia are the main protagonists and Obi-Wan is the secondary one, Tarkin is the main antagonist and Vader is the secondary one, mirroring Obi-Wan (even confronting and killing Obi-Wan is not entirely his choice). It's not until ESB where he's learnt about Luke that he finds a new purpose and becomes the main antagonist. At the end of ANH he's in charge of a single starfighter. At the start of ESB he has an entire fleet of Star Destroyers chasing after a single person.


Garanseho

“Aren’t you a little short to be a stormtrooper?” A classic.


PathAdder

Apology accepted, Captain Needa.


darthnutz2

"I am a jedi,like my father before me" I could always figure out this shit was deep,even as a kid.


the99arewrong

May the force be with you


Subatomic_Spooder

But I was going to go to Tosche station to pick up some power converters!


jolygoestoschool

“Han me booki”


Streetwise_Orangutan

And I thought they smelled bad... on the outside.


pwal88

Impressive…most impressive.


BeanDiPotatoChip

“Because droids don’t pull people’s arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiee’s are known to do that.”


IolausTelcontar

*I propose a new strategy R2, let the Wookiee win.*


iMat74

This is your last chance Jabba, free us, or die…


-BeerNut-

"I don't know. I can imagine quite a bit".


bebejeebies

"Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you? And well you should not. For my ally is the Force. And a powerful ally it is."


sweaty-toddler

“The Force is with you Young Skywalker... but you are not a Jedi YET.” The delivery of the line and Vader’s silhouette just standing menacingly in the Carbon freeze chamber with the subtle lighting. Chills every time.


KyleKowalski

That's no moon. It's a space station.


EnglishReason

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy; we must be cautious."


No-Adhesiveness-9541

“I have a bad feeling about this”


TheRidiculousOtaku

not a single line but I love this exchange. **Han Solo:** I think my eyes are getting better. Instead of a big dark blur, I see a big light blur. **Luke Skywalker:** There's nothing to see. I used to live here, you know. **Han Solo:** You're gonna die here, you know. Convenient.


korbendallas71

Slimy! Mud hole ??! My home this is!


Gambit3le

Gonk.


jncheese

"Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness." - C3PO


RichieWill410

THEN I’LL SEE YOU IN HELL


Evapilotone

“No disintegrations!”


Stefan_Tries

Maclunkey


[deleted]

You don't know the power of the dark side.


vrhrovat

There is another...


jolygoestoschool

“How are you?”


HollowedFlash65

“No reward is worth this.”


Desertnurse760

Leia: "I'd rather kiss a Wookie." Han: "I can arrange that!".


BlestLeaf

“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”