This is probably going to be the shortest review i’ve written for a movie on here. Mainly because…its ‘The Empire Strikes Back’…Theres nothing I could add, no pithy observation, no new nugget of info…It’s a film thats been (rightfully) mined to death.

So I’ll keep it brief and personal. My one critique of ‘A New Hope’ was that, at times it felt a little bit ramshackled, and Lucas’s remedy of slapping CGI all over it, FAR from ‘fixed’ that issue. Otherwise, its a DAMN fine movie that VERY easily shows why it, alongside ‘Jaws’ helped ‘Save Hollywood’ in the 70s…

‘Empire’ has EXACTLY the same sentiments, but now has the budget and resource to fix the ‘Rickety’ problem. It now Looks great, has a fantastic script, an astounding score and some of the best performances of the entire franchise.

Pound for pound? I think i’d still lean towards ‘A New Hope’ as a personal preference as I feel like it works (marginally) better as a self contained work, But I cant deny that this film is as impressive today as it was when it landed in 1980. Its easily (in my opinion) the best ‘Star Wars’ film made to date. and is an absolute ‘Must See’ for any afficionado of ‘Sci-fi’ as a genre.

source https://letterboxd.com/tytdreviews/film/the-empire-strikes-back/