Review of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) by Henry K — 29 Dec 2017

ESB is overrated. Script and visuals weren't bad, but it's actually quite dull. Imperial walker scenes were watchable. But the follow-up scenes were mostly inside a space slug and trudging around a swamp with a deranged troll, bitter about life. DV terrorizes his officers for 90% of the movie, and the crew play around the little falcon set. This wasn't a great sequel. What is it with Star Wars movies and filth. Trash compactors, swamps, slugs; it all has an ick to it.

Cloud city wasn't bad, but wasn't all that entertaining either. The set just looked so cheap. They run around like idiots to get aboard the same ship for the 5th time. A novice with a light saber takes on a geezer who wears a mask on a respirator. It's dull, depressing, and tired. They should've cut the carbonite scene. With Han Solo gone, it left the movie with an anal brat and cheap film extras. If you need C3PO to carry the cast, you know it's a bad movie. Honestly ESB barely passes as a B-rate film. Meh.