Best Space Opera Ever!

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2001)

'Empire' truly ranks as one of the sequels that surpasses the original and leaves us hanging for another. My mind goes back to when I saw this at age six, being totally mesmerized by the battle of Hoth that found my hands in a continuous rewind/play cycle. Kudos to Phil Tippett for excellent work on the AT-ATs. My only disappointment with the film was that little of Dagobah's "massive life form readings" were shown other than snakes and lizards. The Empire keeps striking back!