Best of the Originals, 3rd best of the Saga

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2005)

You might have read my previous reviews on Star Wars movies and that The Empire Strikes Back is behind "Jedi". However after watching all of the saga in this past week I have concluded that this was better than "Jedi", but still not as good as Episodes II and III.
The only weak point I thought in this movie was Carrie Fisher's performance as Leia. It just wasn't as strong as it was in Episodes IV and VI. However it still wasn't that bad. Just like episode III, this episode was also very dark. Not as dark as "Sith" but it was still dark and thats what I enjoyed about this movie. The action sequences were also amazing. The lightsabre dual was the best of the originals and the Hoth battle is still one of the most memorable action sequences of all time. This movie also has the most climatic scene of any movie in cinema history, where Vader tells Luke he is his father.
Like I have said before, I have grown up with the prequels and not the originals and thats a reason why I enjoyed episodes II and III better. Overall, this movie gets an A.