movie review - The Empire Strikes Back
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Vancouver, 2002.03.31
I've always thought that this was the best of the original "Star Wars" movies. The story is the richest, the dialog and acting the strongest, and there are no ewoks or animated characters. It's also the one in which the heroes constantly take it in the teeth.
In this movie, our heroes are first forced to flee their base when it is discovered and attacked (badly) by the Empire. When they try to take refuge with a supposed friend, they get betrayed. There are other complications along the way, but I can hardly believe anyone reading this hasn't seen it.
Ultimately, it ends on a slight up note, just because everyone is nominally alive at the end.
Strongly recommended. Still.