Back and better than the original

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2000)

The Empire Strikes Back is in my opinion a superior movie to the original Star Wars. Many true Star Wars fans would agree with me on this. The characters, action, and overall plot of Empire is greater than its predecessor. The ending is less predictable and is at the same time relevant to its title. True, it's not as original as Star Wars because the basic aspects are similar and for that reason may not be regarded the "greater" movie, but I think that Empire at least attempts and in my opinion succeeds in breaking the old rule that sequels are never as good as the originals. It is because of these reasons that The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite movie of all time.