![]() Though it's probably the case that in some ineffable way, The Empire Strikes Back is a distinctly less "special" movie than Star Wars. If you want to see that conventional wisdom flouted, you're going to walk away from this review disappointed. ![]() ![]() And while it was greeted with some small level of bafflement at the time, it has emerged in later years as one of the very small number of sequels to a widely-beloved original that conventional wisdom agrees is probably maybe even better than the first one. Has any movie sequel ever had such widespread impossible expectations as The Empire Strikes Back? Has any movie sequel ever so thoroughly surpassed impossible expectations as The Empire Strikes Back? The very first follow-up to the almost unprecedented generational event that was 1977's Star Wars entered theaters in 1980 to some of the most ravenous crowds that had ever anticipated a new blockbuster. ![]() ![]() Or, an original version, anyway this film appeared in multiple cuts even during its initial release. This review is based upon the "Despecialized Edition" prepared by fan editor Harmy, something akin to the original 1980 version. ![]()
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