The Best Movie Ever Made (Pre Special Edition)

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2013)

This movie is so amazing for so many reasons but the one thing I have to say is the greatest is that the bad guys are winning the entire time. Lucas had to capture his audience in the first film and no one likes a film where the bad guys wins. However once he had established the rebellion and set up the characters he was free to do some good guy bashing.
You know who the good guys and bad guys are, you know how these types of stories typically end (with the good guys winning) so you know that no matter what happens in the middle movie, it has to end well. With that in mind, why not make the rebels lose, cut off Luke's hand, and freeze Han in carbonite. It keeps the watching at the edge of his seat wanting to know whats going to happen.