The Empire Strikes Back(1980)- User Reviews

Empire is by far the best movie of the Trilogy. The Rebels start off getting hit hard and the movie ends on a downer also. There is betrayal, Vader reveals himself as Lukes Father. Luke trains to be a Jedi, Yoda is introduced. This is THE movie of the …more»

The Greatest of the saga, hands down. Once Lucas handed over the reins, he had more time to oversee the entire project, while letting a director with more experience and skill with actors improve that aspect. Quite simply, while his talents for vision …more»

Star Wars, now know as Episode 4, was a trite feel-good movie that was almost cartoonish. It introduced us to the Star Wars universe.
But "Empire" proved that the Galaxy was grown-up place to live. Leia could fall in love with Han. Han had …more»

This is one of the greatest movies ever made.
There has been nothinjg that has compared to the greatest stories ever toldmore»

after seeing this movie i knew there would be a sequel it left me in suspence and i have always been a star wars fan from the heart and soul .more»

Love Empire! First saw it when I was a kid in the theaters! I LOVED it from start to finish! I loved the new fighters and the costumes! BRILLIANT!more»

Randal Graves: Which did you like better? "Jedi" or "The Empire Strikes Back"?
Dante Hicks: "Empire".
Randal Graves: Blasphemy.
Dante Hicks: "Empire" had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds …more»

Fabulous story, Acting was (supposed to be) believable, Direction was up there but might have possibly been very slightly better. Visual concepts were there but everyone knew that what they were seeing then would be what they wanted to see now!more»

Great Movie... I love the way it ends, Making you think what will happen to Han Solo. George Lucas did an excellent job with all Star Wars movies.more»

According to Georgie himself this is the middle act of the first 3 films or technichally the last three films in the Saga that follows the trials and tribulations of Anakin, ObeWan, Padmae, Luke, Leah, and Han! There are no cutsie little characters running …more»