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zeldafans1

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Awsome movie. I love star wars so theres no actual way I could hate this film. Its well put together, the acting is as good as the first one Its just a really good movie that you should. Awsome movie worth checking out!!!!!

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Posted aug 9, 2009 10:16 pm pt

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A great sequel!! Great effects and action.

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Posted feb 2, 2009 5:37 am pt

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The best of the SW movies.

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Posted nov 13, 2008 3:27 pm pt

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I enjoy this movie more than the first, probably because Yoda is in it. :D It's also a great sequel and the Jedi fight is a lot better than in the first. It doesn't contain all those small silly things they say and do as in episode 4. I wrote some...
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I enjoy this movie more than the first, probably because Yoda is in it. :D It's also a great sequel and the Jedi fight is a lot better than in the first. It doesn't contain all those small silly things they say and do as in episode 4. I wrote some of them in the review for episode 4 if you wonder what I mean.

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Posted jul 4, 2008 3:41 am pt

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Empire Strikes Back isn't just a movie. It's probably the best sequel ever made for the big screen. It covers all aspects of science fiction. From Hoth, to Degobah, and finally through the asteroid fields and into Cloud City, Empire Strikes Back...
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Empire Strikes Back isn't just a movie. It's probably the best sequel ever made for the big screen. It covers all aspects of science fiction. From Hoth, to Degobah, and finally through the asteroid fields and into Cloud City, Empire Strikes Back is an instant classic almost bigger than the original movie itself.

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Posted jun 28, 2008 5:16 am pt

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One of the best movies of all time! Must Have.

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Posted jun 6, 2008 1:22 pm pt

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Awesome! The third best one!

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Posted apr 15, 2008 3:16 am pt

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Easily the best out of the original trilogy where unlike the prequels that would come all the films are great. In this film you have what is one of the best lightsaber battles where Darth Vader also reveals to Luke that he didn't kill his father...
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Easily the best out of the original trilogy where unlike the prequels that would come all the films are great. In this film you have what is one of the best lightsaber battles where Darth Vader also reveals to Luke that he didn't kill his father and that he in fact IS his father. Also the tone in this film has become darker which also helps make this film the best. Luke has his hand cut off and Han Solo gets frozen. Overall this film is brilliant, and the fact that it's Yoda's first appearance instantly makes it worth watching.

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Posted mar 24, 2008 8:50 pm pt

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Wow what a great flim i really love this trilogy. Mark hammil yet again is great in this instalment and the action and story is worth seeing.

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Posted feb 11, 2008 10:46 am pt

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Although not my favorite of the series this movie clearly stands out by itself as a complete film. I strongly suggest this movie to anyone who has yet to see this one....if there is actually anyone left.

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Posted feb 4, 2008 3:58 am pt

• [+] ReelViews
  
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  The storyline is more interesting and ambitious, the characters -- little more than appealing types in the original -- are allowed to grow and develop, the special effects are more mature, and the tone is deliciously dark and downbeat. [Special Edition]

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
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  The balance between action and mysticism in The Empire Strikes Back provides fascinating energy. It's as if the kids are given one set of delights, the bravado of battles and elaborate warships zooming through exotic space, and adults are given another, a layered explanation of what it all means in the grand scheme of things. [Special Edition]

  by Peter Stack | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  100
  It balances bloodshed with charm, spectacle with childlike glee. It's a near flawless movie of its kind.

  by Gene Siskel | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  100
  Technical virtuosity and entertainment ingenuity.

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  100
  The storytelling is the series' best, with a zingy balance of drama, humor, and Deep Thoughts (in a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, directed with confident exuberance by Irvin Kershner). [Special Edition]

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  100
  The best of three Star Wars films, and the most thought-provoking. After the space opera cheerfulness of the original film, this one plunges into darkness and even despair, and surrenders more completely to the underlying mystery of the story. It is because of the emotions stirred in Empire that the entire series takes on a mythic quality that resonates back to the first and ahead to the third. This is the heart.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Newsweek
  
  100
  A technological triumph. [19 May 1980]

  by David Ansen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
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  It was incredible to see what is arguably the best of the Star Wars films, on the big screen again. However, I do not believe that any of the minor changes make the film any better. [Special Edition]

  by Chris Gore | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Examiner
  
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  This is the bluest film you'll ever see. The haunting color resounds throughout Empire like a sustained, melancholy chord...Empire is essential viewing for lovers of science fiction. [Special Edition]

  by Bob Stephens | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  A darker, richer, and more elaborate film than the original; it suffers most from being just what it is: a middle chapter with no real ending. [Special Edition]

  by Staff (Not Credited) | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  A worthy sequel to "Star Wars," equal in both technical mastery and characterization, suffering only from the familiarity with the effects generated in the original and imitated too much by others.

  by Staff (Not Credited) | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  The total effect is fast and attractive and occasionally amusing. Like a good hot dog, that's something of an achievement in a field where unpalatable junk is the rule.

  by Judith Martin | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
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  Adds more cosmic cliff-hangers than it resolves, and it's not as satisfying as the original. A star war can be an exhausting bit of business, especially when, in the end, it turns out to be something of a cheat.

  by Stephen Godfrey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
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  Mainly it's marking time: the characters take a definite backseat to the special effects, and much of the action seems gratuitous, leading nowhere.

  by Dave Kehr | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  It's a big, expensive, time-consuming, essentially mechanical operation.

  by Vincent Canby | Read Full Review »