Originally posted by: Anchorhead

I'm in the minority for sure, but I much prefer Star Wars over Empire because of the unknown feeling that is so palpable throughout. Everything is unknown in Star Wars - where they're going, how they're going to get there, who this Vader person is, what the princess will be like, whether or not they can count on each other, how they're going to survive, etc. The viewer doesn't know what's going to happen and neither do the main characters.
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Don't be swayed by the internet popularity of ESB and think it is everyones favorite. I love ESB just as much as everyone here, but my favorite will always be SW.

SW will always be the most popular among MASS movie going fans, and the simple fact is that they just don't take time to post on SW websites when they only love one movie. I will always go to the box office grosses of the SE in 1997:

SW - 136 million
ESB - 67 million
ROTJ - 45 million

There is a reason that SW made more money then ESB/ROTJ combined, the masses always loved it, and ESB/ROTJ only appealed to diehard SW fans. Now those diehard SW fans are a HUGE fanbase in itself, but compared to the fanbase that loves the original, it doesn't even come close. Just remember, by 1997, ESB was already popping up as the classic of the series by many SW fans, or better yet by SciFi fans as the greatest scifi movie ever, and if that were so true, why would it gross half of SW in 1997?

This site is populated of mostly OOT fans, TFN is populated of mostly SE/PT fans, and there really isn't a site that just represents SW 1977 fans, and that is why it always seems that the original SW doesn't get the credit it deserves as probably one of the greatest films ever. IMO.