6. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

6. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

No matter the context of a top 10, something related to Star Wars always seems to slide in. The 5th movie in chronological order, 2nd released is by far the best movie in this saga created by George Lucas. This movie had the most shock value of  any movie I have ever seen. It continues the story of Luke Skywalker fighting with the rebels against the empire. They managed to escape the Death Star and rescue Leia at the cost of Obi-Wan. This movie focuses more on Luke's training and his journey with his inner self to truly become a real Jedi Master.  This movie had all the charm of the first one Star Wars: A New Hope but it improved on so many levels. The pace of this movie was much easier to follow and enjoy than the preceding film. The characters in this movie felt the most genuine and likable. You feel apart of the crew on the Millennium Falcon, George Lucas makes you apart of all the great scenes like Hoth.

Speaking of Hoth, what a great plot device! For those who don't know this is an entire planet covered by an arctic landscape. Just imagine the north pole as a whole planet.  Not only is it extremely cold temperatures the wild life includes Yetties and snow lamas. This planet created an amazing first act full of great effects and story. This movie manages to keep you on the edge of your seat for the last acts. Not many movies cam give you the sense of real danger but in this flick, you have no idea if your favorite character will survive to the squeal. Speaking of charterers, some were great some fell flat.  Yoda was a standout icon who's performance was very good. Sadly poor Chewbacca had no impact on me, contrary to the first one he had nothing to do this time around so he just stood and barked at Han for two hours.