Why does everyone think The Empire Strikes Back is so good?
I found it dark and it was my least favorite of the three original.
Amen. For me this does not compute. It was a far second place from the Original Star Wars movie, but it was quite a lot better than anything which followed.
After the original movie, the Star Wars franchise went through increasing levels of suckage with each subsequent iteration.
A lot of action, maybe?
Also, a lot of iconic characters got introduced in that movie.
As I remember it, the first movie set things up.
It introduced you to the Star Wars universe, but the second one really took you inside.
Everything after the third was kind of a let-down.