Saturday, 26 December 2015

Film Review #3: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasden and Leigh Brackett

My next film review is another Star Wars film, this time The Empire Strikes Back which is generally believed to be the best Star Wars film and in some polls (Empire Magazine 2015) the best film of all time. I think it is a great film as it is Star Wars but in my opinion it is not the best.

Primary Characters

Luke Skywalker: 8/10 - Luke is like Leia perfectly fine but he could have been better
Han Solo: 10/10 - Brilliant as always. Excellent ad-lipping
Leia Organa: 8/10 - Perfectly well acted but not her best performance which is A New Hope
Total: 26/30

Secondary Characters

Lando Calrissian: 9/10 - Lando is great. No wonder Billy Dee Williams auditioned for the role of Han Solo.
C 3P0: 10/10 - Really annoying, which is perfect
R2 D2: 10/10 - R2 D2 is R2 D2 so it can't go any lower than full marks
Chewbacca: 10/10 - Any Creature that doesn't speak are always the ones that makes me like them.
Yoda: 10/10 - Far better here than in the Prequel Trilogy. It is also great that he is mad but powerful.
Total: 49/50

Enemy Rating

Darth Vader: 10/10 - The Dark Lord of the Sith is excellent.
Boba Fett: 10/10 - In this episode you can believe that he really is the best bounty hunter in the galaxy
Stormtroopers: 9/10 - They don't hit anyone but in this instalment they are a menace.
Total: 29/30

Story Rating

Story: 8/10 - Perfectly fine story but nothing really happens in the middle of it.
Scariness: 8/10 - Not really scary but more creepy with Darth Vader
Seriousness: 10/10 - One of the heroes is taken away at the end. You can't get more serious.
Humour: 8/10 - Good humour in places
Continuity: 10/10 - Completely fine in terms of keeping things to how they should be.
Total: 44/50

Total: 148/160


Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - 90.00%
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - 86.47%
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - 92.50%

So it turns out it is my favourite on this scale. Very good result getting the highest result so far. They are all Star Wars films at the moment but later on when there are different films they will be much lower, I presume


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