WOO HOO!

Rating: Null/10 (28 April 2002)

I just saw EMPIRE STRIKES BACK for the umpteenth time and although I have given up all hope of EPISODE II being anything other than Disneyfied dreck, I am hoping that the coming third (and final installment) of the series will bring back pleasant memories of this exceptional sci-fi classic. In the meantime, I will revel in what is one of the greatest films ever made and indisputably the best sci-fi movie. I like EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE less and less each time I see it. I feel as if I outgrew it somehow. I still enjoy RETURN OF THE JEDI every once in a while but more on the strenght of individual scenes rather than overall. I never could stand PHANTOM MENACE because it was Disneyfied dreck. There is no doubt in my mind that ESB is the best of the four films released so far. It stands alone as a great film (although it does need much needed closer which the sequel provides) and the special effects are phenomenonal for their time. I can't wait for the DVD special edition! I've preordered it and the studio hasn't even made any plans to release a DVD yet. And finally, there are those who characterize all who love this film as action figure collecting, pimply-faced fan boys.
Well, they're damn right! That's what Lucas' brainchild has done to a whole generation. May the Force Be With You!