Empire Strikes Back, by FAR.
1. George Lucas did not direct it. He stuck to the ideas and let someone else put it down.
2. The characters you meet in A New Hope really get developed.
3. By far the darkest of the initial Trilogy, and of them all if you consider how masterful it is.
4. Gut wrenching twist as we learn who Darth is.
5. Best Dialogue of the series-
Yoda: That place... is strong with the dark side of the Force. A domain of evil it is. In you must go.
Luke: What's in there?
Yoda: Only what you take with you.

Darth: Apology Accepted, Captain Needa.

Princess Leia: Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder.
Han Solo: Who's scruffy-looking?

Leia: Captain, being held by you isn't quite enough to get me excited.

Han Solo: Sorry sweetheart. I haven't got time for anything else.

6. First full length saber duel where we really get to see how badass a Jedi is, not just 2 old guys doing chop-chop saber fighting.

7. And in the end, when the hammer falls down, and they're trying to escape Cloud City, among among Blaster fire, who saves them all? R-2 ... AGAIN. comes through after everyone else with the smokescreen, and AGAIN several minutes later when he repairs the hyperdrive. R-2 may be one of my favorite reasons to watch the whole series period! =)

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