A very good bridge between IV and VI

Rating: 8/10 (23 August 2004)

As I feel the entire trilogy needs to be taken as a whole, trying to review just one piece of it (Empire Strikes Back) doesn't feel right. IMHO, Episode V is the least likely of the trilogy that could stand on it's own, if it had to (because of how this film ends). However, I can say that the action scenes are superb, the acting much improved from Episode 4 and the story just rips along at hyperspeed. George Lucas was the master of taking what little he had to work with, and making it all seem much larger than life. (Alas, I'm afraid he's strayed from his roots while making the prequels). Enjoy!