Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

Anchorhead said:

I never considered Empire superior to Star Wars. I did like it when it was first released and even had a laserdisc of it a few years after that. After a while, the things that I had never liked about it (Vader as father, Yoda, 3PO silliness) ended up becoming the things that caused me to lose interest. To me, it felt small and stylized compared to Star Wars. It was too slick, too formula. I very much prefer the vast unknown, far away adventure of Star Wars.

I agree with you. Also, the script and acting are noticeably better in SW (esp. Guinness and Cushing). ESB has lots of cool stuff in it for saga fans, but as a movie, SW can stand up against any film ever made.

The script I could perhaps see a case for (though I'm an Empire supporter myself), but I always thought the main actors all improved in ESB, especially Hamil and Fisher.