RIP Irvin Kershner (Director of Empire Strikes Back) - Blu-ray Forum

Kryptonic · 11-29-2010, 12:11 PM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...29/3079920.htm

It's going to be one of those weeks. Very sad. Shame he didn't helm more pictures.

rkolinski · 11-29-2010, 03:25 PM

This is beginning to be a very sad week! R.I.P.

OG Pooh · 11-29-2010, 05:50 PM

I want him alive... No disintegrations.

R.I.P. Irvin. You leave us one of the greatest films ever made.

STARSCREAM · 11-29-2010, 06:32 PM

RIP.

. Was just watching Empire Strikes Back last night on SpikeHD. It looked incredible in HD. Still one of the greatest movies ever made.

Batman1980 · 11-29-2010, 06:36 PM

RIP Irvin, I wonder how George Lucas feels about this.

csdot · 11-29-2010, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by STARSCREAM

RIP.

. Was just watching Empire Strikes Back last night on SpikeHD. It looked incredible in HD. Still one of the greatest movies ever made.

i watched it yesterday too. a real shame.

Gaius Marius · 11-29-2010, 10:27 PM

I just watched Empire over the weekend myself.

Very sad

Blu-Benny · 11-29-2010, 10:33 PM

the man made one of the greatest movies ever!!! very sad.

makes me nervous, haven't we been getting deaths in 3's lately??

MCT · 11-29-2010, 10:38 PM

B.B. King just died today as well. There's your third. Dude made the guitar cry. Unreal.

RIP Kersh....you could make the argument that if not for him, SW would have died after TESB. He made it all work. Think about everything you love about Star Wars. Most of it comes from Empire Strikes Back. He got the absolute most out of Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. He also made Vader much more merciless and cold, compared to the way he was portrayed in ANH, where he was just "the bad guy". You were genuinely terrified of Vader in ESB.

Diesel · 11-29-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MCT

B.B. King just died today as well. There's your third. Dude made the guitar cry. Unreal.

RIP Kersh....you could make the argument that if not for him, SW would have died after TESB. He made it all work. Think about everything you love about Star Wars. Most of it comes from Empire Strikes Back. He got the absolute most out of Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. He also made Vader much more merciless and cold, compared to the way he was portrayed in ANH, where he was just "the bad guy". You were genuinely terrified of Vader in ESB.

The B.B. King thing isn't true, just another of those internet rumors.

RIP - Empire is my #4 movie.

Diesel · 11-30-2010, 12:30 AM

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Irvin Kershner, known to most fans as the director of the first Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, passed away in Los Angeles this morning. He was 87 years old.

"The world has lost a great director and one of the most genuine people I've had the pleasure of knowing," says Lucas. "Irvin Kershner was a true gentleman in every sense of the word. When I think of Kersh, I think of his warmth, his thoughtfulness and his talent. I knew him from USC -- I attended his lectures and he was actually on the festival panel that gave the prize to my THX short. I considered him a mentor.

"Following Star Wars, I knew one thing for sure: I didn't want to direct the second movie myself. I needed someone I could trust, someone I really admired and whose work had maturity and humor. That was Kersh all over. I didn't want Empire to turn into just another sequel, another episode in a series of space adventures. I was trying to build something, and I knew Kersh was the guy to help me do it. He brought so much to the table. I am truly grateful to him.

"He was a friend as well as a colleague. He will be missed."

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GLaDOS · 11-30-2010, 12:49 AM

He made the best Star Wars film out there. R.I.P.

I know this is off topic, but B.B. King died too!?

Damn it!

EDIT: Never mind. Thanks a lot, MCT!

Diesel · 11-30-2010, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kotsedriver

I know this is off topic, but B.B. King died too!?

Damn it!

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Originally Posted by Diesel

The B.B. King thing isn't true, just another of those internet rumors.

GLaDOS · 11-30-2010, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

I know. I edited my post when I saw yours.

Diesel · 11-30-2010, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kotsedriver

I know. I edited my post when I saw yours.

MCT · 11-30-2010, 02:16 AM

damn internet rumors! BB will never die, anyways.

Walts Ghost · 11-30-2010, 03:55 AM

Wow......Saw this right as I got to work today

This week has already made me very sad....Two of Hollywood's best are gone.

R.I.P. Irvine Kershner. The Force will be with you, always.

CYMBOL · 11-30-2010, 03:05 PM

Funny, I was watching parts of Empire on Spike TV in HD as well this weekend. My favorite movie of all time.

I've seen Empire more times than any other movie.

Thanks Kershner.

11-29-2010, 12:11 PM	#1
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	RIP Irvin Kershner (Director of Empire Strikes Back) http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...29/3079920.htm It's going to be one of those weeks. Very sad. Shame he didn't helm more pictures.

11-29-2010, 03:25 PM	#2
rkolinski Blu-ray Baron Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Home Theater Gallery:184 4K collection:76 Blu-ray collection:3078 Blu-ray reviews: 17	This is beginning to be a very sad week! R.I.P.

11-29-2010, 05:50 PM	#3
OG Pooh Banned Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Hudson Valley, NY Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:132	I want him alive... No disintegrations. R.I.P. Irvin. You leave us one of the greatest films ever made.

11-29-2010, 06:32 PM	#4
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	RIP. . Was just watching Empire Strikes Back last night on SpikeHD. It looked incredible in HD. Still one of the greatest movies ever made.

11-29-2010, 06:36 PM	#5
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	RIP Irvin, I wonder how George Lucas feels about this.

11-29-2010, 10:27 PM	#7
Gaius Marius Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:594	I just watched Empire over the weekend myself. Very sad

11-29-2010, 10:33 PM	#8
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	the man made one of the greatest movies ever!!! very sad. makes me nervous, haven't we been getting deaths in 3's lately??

11-29-2010, 10:38 PM	#9
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	B.B. King just died today as well. There's your third. Dude made the guitar cry. Unreal. RIP Kersh....you could make the argument that if not for him, SW would have died after TESB. He made it all work. Think about everything you love about Star Wars. Most of it comes from Empire Strikes Back. He got the absolute most out of Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. He also made Vader much more merciless and cold, compared to the way he was portrayed in ANH, where he was just "the bad guy". You were genuinely terrified of Vader in ESB.

11-30-2010, 12:49 AM	#12
GLaDOS Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Fujiwara Tofu Shop 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:114 Blu-ray reviews: 5	He made the best Star Wars film out there. R.I.P. I know this is off topic, but B.B. King died too!? Damn it! EDIT: Never mind. Thanks a lot, MCT!

11-30-2010, 02:16 AM	#16
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	damn internet rumors! BB will never die, anyways.

11-30-2010, 03:55 AM	#17
Walts Ghost Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Arizona 4K collection:783 Blu-ray collection:3086 DVD collection:177 iTunes collection:34 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:1	Wow......Saw this right as I got to work today This week has already made me very sad....Two of Hollywood's best are gone. R.I.P. Irvine Kershner. The Force will be with you, always.

11-30-2010, 03:05 PM	#18
CYMBOL Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2007 Location:I move around a lot. Blu-ray collection:8	Funny, I was watching parts of Empire on Spike TV in HD as well this weekend. My favorite movie of all time. I've seen Empire more times than any other movie. Thanks Kershner.

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