Simply my favorite movie, ever. (SPOILERS)

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2003)

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I just rewatched all the Star Wars movies currently released (Ep 1,2; 4,5,6). I too used to hold the original trilogy in a much higher esteem, but not any longer. I now feel that the prequels hold up to the originals. They are different, undoubtedly, but that just means they have their own unique Star Wars feeling. I encourage everyone to watch the orignals first as I did, then Eps 1 & 2. Watch one movie per night only. Let each one sink in, and then see if you don't feel the prequels having their own place in the Star Wars saga.
That said, Empire is still my favorite, and favorite movie of all time. Watching Luke use the Force for the first time, the betrayal in the Cloud City, Luke's loyalty to his friends, etc. Until May 2005 . ..