Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 1999)

The rather dark of the original trilogy starts on the planet Hoth, an icy, cold planet where the Rebels have set up their base camp, and the Empire goes to destroy it. After a really cool Snow Speeder vs. Imperial AT-AT and AT-STs, the movie takes an entirely different course from the first, and at the end, revealing a secretthat would rock Star Wars devotees worlds (as to what the secret is, we know it's that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father). This "episode", not written by Lucas, but by Leigh Brackett, is, what some may call, the one that broke the rule. That rule being that "Sequels are never as good as the original." I'll admit, I differ from them slightly. Toward the end, I found myself anxious for it to end (probably because I had to use the restroom). Upon further viewing (and time alotted for restroom breaks), I found it much more enjoyable. The enstallment offers a lot more than the forementioned surprise, but it introduces several characters, a small, swamp dwelling Jedi Master named Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz), the sleazy ruler of the cloud city of Bespin, Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), and a faceless bounty hunter, hired by Jabba the Hutt to capture Han Solo, named Bobba Fett. This is truly a worthy installment in the Star Wars Trilogy. A
Rated PG for cartoonish violence and adult language