Darker, grittier, romantic, the best Star Wars!

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2005)

This is in my mind the best Star Wars...Whereas the first is called "A New Hope" this one could be subbed "Without Hope, We Survive".
The rebels are on the ice world of Hoth, re-assembling while Vader relentlessly hunts after them. The relationship between Leia and Han grows into friendship and romance, Luke discovers Yoda for the first time and that classic line from Vader: "Luke! I am your father!" It's so clichÃ© now but I recall way back when the newspapers were full of this line, that we would discover Vader was someone's father, such a huge buzz! The new sites were wonderful as well...Bespin, Hoth, Dagobah, space itself...star destroyers, bounty hunters.
A great, dark, gritty addition to the Star Wars family. One that places itself at the top of the 6 movies, followed closely by Revenge of the Sith for its darkness and at the same time, hope.