Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Empire Strikes Back (ESB) was most certainly the best of the original 3 films.
In its day Star Wars just blew everything else away with it's special effects especially the epic space battles. ESB provided much more of what SciFi fans wanted at that time. It's a great film.
That said it is still Star Wars. Essentially a B Movie like Independence Day.
I personally crave far more depth in my films so although Star Wars has its place in the SciFi world and always will have, I prefer films like Bladerunner or The Matrix. Films with twists and hidden meanings set in distopian settings. Oblivion is another good film, with good twists.