Takes it all up to the next level.

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2020)

A surprise new director at the helm Irvin Kershner, who had previously not directed a really well known film, totally delivered with this incredible (looking) sequel to 'Star Wars'. When I was a teenager, i was gratefully exposed to possibly the finest special effects (for it's time) in cinema history. The advantage of sequels is that all the characters have been previously introduced and so you are straight into the action, on a thrill ride (to outta space and beyond). The musical score was brilliant and most effective, when coupled with an already iconic baddie 'Darth Vader'. The general feeling from the 'Star Wars' faithful, is 'Episode V' is the very best and I totally agree. You can forget the pure crud, they release today under the same banner as 'The Empire Strikes Back' was never, ever bettered.