BEST OF THE STAR WARS SAGA

Rating: 10/10 (27 August 2000)

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is the best of the STAR WARS saga hands down. And if PHANTOM MENACE is any indication, it will remain the best once George Lucas completes the other two prequels.
Lucas needs to step back and take a look at the elements that made EMPIRE STRIKES BACK not only a great sequel but a classic film on its own.

He should hand over the story of the following prequels to another screenwriter as he did with EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and the directing chores to someone who has a pulse on today's audience.
That's the only way the prequels can live up to EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, the second best sequel of all time behind ALIENS, and before GODFATHER II and ROAD WARRIOR.