Oh gee. At a kind of loss for words. A 10 for sure. Best of its trilogy, and indeed of the saga as well. The film to judge the others by. And one of the all-time greatest films ever, as well as the crowning achievement of Lucas's entire film career. Can't really put my finger on any one particular part that sold me... I love every last second of its well paced 129 minute run-time. Saw it first in '84 when I was 3, and in theaters for the first time when the Carmike theater ran a matinee in '86, still a full 3 years before I even knew there was A New Hope. I even saw Jedi before Hope. Guess thats why I'm biased against Episode IV, though its still better Jedi. And Menace. And Clones. Hopefully Disney takes a good look at what he did right in Empire before they mess up the sequels (with little kids, rabbit-lizard alien retards, force-channeling bacteria, and silly sappy romances).