Chilling, the best of the bunch so far!

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 1999)

Empire is a soap opera. It is a season finale that leaves you hanging for three years until the next one comes out ( fortunately for us that was 19 years ago and they are all out on video now ). And it is one of those movies that does something wonderful, it makes you feel something. It grabs a hold of your emotions and twists your insides like a pretzel. I rented this movie last night because just recently my own copy of it was stolen. And let me tell you, the film still left me exhilarated, exhausted, full of hope, excited and yearning to watch Return of the Jedi so I can see how Han gets rescued and I so badly wanted to see Luke and Darth square off in that final battle. But the one thing that this movie does perhaps like no movie has ever done is makes your heart stop.
" No Luke, I am your father. "
We have all heard that line a thousand times before and we have all seen Empire a thousand more times, but no matter how old you are ( I'm in my late 20's ) and no matter how many times you hear it, it still sends chills through you.
The Star Wars saga is pure magic and Empire is the best of the bunch. I can't say enough about this film and of the whole series. A New Hope, Empire, Return, and Phantom Menace are what movie making is all about and these movies do what films should do. They take you to another place and they entertain you. And there is no better film to do that than Empire. I really can't wait now for Episode 2. 2002 seems like it is an eternity away.