The Empire Strikes Back vs. Return of the Jedi - Glenn Slaven

I had to go with Empire - Glenn Slaven

Empire all the way. - Ken Sheppardson

Jedi. - Alex Scoble

*head explodes* - Johnny Worthington

Empire - Mike Nayyar

Empire is my favorite of the whole works - Jim Hearts FF

Empire is the best of them all. - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

Hmm, let's see...do I want the cliffhanger downer ending movie that isn't self contained, or the one where Luke and the rebels completely kick the empire's ass and has the cute little Ewoks? Tough decision? I think not. Ewoks win every time. Take that Darth Vader and your "I am your father" plot twist. - Alex Scoble

Empire all day! - Carlton Hackett

According to my Star Wars fanatic son, Return of the Jedi was the best of the second trilogy. - Elena

Alex- Empire has: Han Solo in Carbonite; Yoda's 1st appearance; HOTH!; and the BEST cliffhanger to a movie after Back to the Future II. LOL - Carlton Hackett

Return has: An actual ENDING; The emperor's glorious death at the hands of Darth Vader; Jabba the Hutt getting choked and then blasted to smithereens; Boba Fett getting his just desserts; Ewoks going all Vietnam on the Empire; Chewie taking over AT-ST; That incredible chase scene on the bikey things through the forest of Endor (first use of steadycam in a feature film ever)...I could go on and on. What does Empire have? A lot of unresolved crap. Score 100 Jedi: 0 Empire - Alex Scoble

Revenge? - Glenn Slaven

My bad...I obviously meant Empire. - Alex Scoble

Ok..true, Return has the super badass battle of Endor...but, but...Empire has Han Solo in Carbonite!! And the best Lightsaber Battle between Vader and Luke!! Oh..and the fact that Vader tells Luke he's his FATHER! LOL - Carlton Hackett

The lightsaber battle in Jedi is much better. Score now up to 1000 for Jedi and 0 for Empire. - Alex Scoble

Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars film period. - Manuel Mas

No, Star Wars is the best Star Wars film...period. Jedi is 2nd with Empire a distant 3rd. - Alex Scoble

Empire is my #`1 - Empire > all other movies. Period. - Nathan Chase

The lightsaber battle in Jedi is longer...but it's also less intense. Well...up until Vader threatens to turn Leia, then it gets all Wolverine vs. Sabretooth. LOL - Carlton Hackett

Empire. - Akiva Moskovitz

Wrong. Jedi is better than Empire. - Alex Scoble

I'll concede this: Empire is more emotionally involving, but Jedi has better action. ;-) - Carlton Hackett

Jedi is the better of the two. Hands down. - Alex Scoble

TESB all the way. - Kevin Whalen

Wrong. Jedi is the better movie. - Alex Scoble

Nope, Alex is WRONG. First time I saw Star Wars, I was like "enjoyable" (I love it now). Then I saw Empire, and I was like "HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME." And then I saw Jedi and I was like "cute" (and I still think that). Empire wins for going as dark as possible and THEN ENDING THERE. It's not self-contained, no, but I like that better than the usual franchise ending of "we're stopping at a good point but here's our tag scene in case we get a sequel." - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

No. Jandy is wrong. Jedi is the better movie. - Alex Scoble

Ewoks are cute. - Andrew Roche

They're just wussie Wookies - Glenn Slaven

Agree with you Jandy...Empire does show you the power of the Dark Side like no other movie...except maybe Revenge of the Sith. - Carlton Hackett

Once again, if you think that Empire is better, you are wrong. Jedi is the better movie. - Alex Scoble

Empire Strikes Back - Shevonne

Also Ewoks have killer guerilla skills! - Andrew Roche

Are you kidding?? Empire >>> Jedi - timepilot

No, I'm not kidding. You are wrong, Jedi >>>>>>>> Empire. - Alex Scoble

Empire, always. - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

Haggis, you are living up to the wrongness of your name. Jedi, always. - Alex Scoble

"In matters of taste, there is no dispute." - Stephen Mack

@Alex My name is Haggis. Your argument is invalid. - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

Alex - no matter how many times you post Jedi is better, you will still be wrong. - timepilot

Haggis, your name is Haggis. Your argument is invalid. - Alex Scoble

I've gotta go home now and eat and stuff...hopefully someone can take up my mantel and fight the good fight for SELF CONTAINED movies. - Alex Scoble

Invalid, Haggis your name is. Your argument is Haggis. - Stephen Mack

Sorry Alex, but you are wrong dude... Empire is probably the best episode in the entire franchise. - Kevin Whalen from email

I think Alex's record is stuck - someone please look to that. :) - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

Alex likes muppets. - Akiva Moskovitz

I likes Muppets also. - Andrew Roche

@Akiva lol :) - timepilot

Sorry, but cliffhangers suck. Categorically, ergo Empire sucks. The score is now 2000 to 0 Jedi has beaten the head off the challenger and is now feeding the body of Empire in to a wood chipper. This ain't pretty folks...I've never seen a beating like this. - Alex Scoble

Go for it Alex!! - Andrew Roche

I'll give you another 1000 pts Alex for free: Return has: Leia in bikini. ;-) - Carlton Hackett

Carlton: I find your argument compelling :) - Glenn Slaven

The Hoth scenes are worth 8,177.6 points by my calculations, though. And each Stormtrooper killed by an Ewok carries with it -1,138 points. The robot torture factory scene is worth -3,033 points. This is going to be a tough battle. - Stephen Mack

Lol... Alex. There is now way you can be a Star Wars fan and say that about Empire. Don't get me wrong, I like ROTJ, but Empire is still better. - Kevin Whalen from email

Kevin, no true Scotsman would say that! - Glenn Slaven

@Alex Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder ;) - timepilot

No Glen, a true Irishman would!... lol - Kevin Whalen from email

I hate it when it throws choices like that at you...Empire FTW - Threepwood

:) - Glenn Slaven

Empire for sure....however I really love Luke's entrance into ROTJ, where you can see he's become a certified badass. - mark

@timepilot, stop complimenting him! :p - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

damn, I can't rememeber how RotJ starts, someone remind me - Glenn Slaven

Starts off with Vader arriving on the DS, then transitions to the Droids arriving at Jabba's palace (where Han is being held). - Kevin Whalen from email

Ah, remember now, thanks - Glenn Slaven

This thread continues to be filled with wrongness, except for those who agree that Jedi is the better movie. - Alex Scoble

Empire. No Ewoks. - Captain Bubbles

Again wrong...Ewoks kicked the Empire's ass, which is why Ewoks kick ass which is why Jedi kicks ass. Kicking ass over not kicking ass kicks ass. Jedi kicks the ass out of Empire. - Alex Scoble

Plot vs. slave-girl outfit! Tough... but Empire wins for me in the end. - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge

Star cruiser.. CRASH CRASH! - Johnny Worthington

Plot? There's no plot! It's all just build up for "I am your father"...That whole asteroid turns in to a monster thing? That's not plot. That's a whack ass writer's device to chew up 10 minutes of screen time. Again...good guys ACTUALLY kicking ass kicks the ass of bad guys NOT ACTUALLY kicking ass, but thinking they did. Jedi continues to win. Imagine that! - Alex Scoble

Empire and RotJ are, in fact, a single movie, with a really long bathroom break. And multiple directors who, mercifully, are not George Lucas. - The Letter M

I'm exhausted and really should go to bed, but I really want to watch Empire right now. :) - Kevin Whalen from email

Empire by a light year. - Chris Luckhardt

Wrong...Empire crashed in transit which is why it's only half a movie. Jedi wins again. - Alex Scoble

Empire was smooth like a Colt 45. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

The Empire Strikes Back is the best of the Star Wars films!!! - Amit Morson

EMPIRE. - Steven Perez

Cilantro won't save you this time, Steven. Jedi was better. - Alex Scoble

I just saw this and wanted to click on Empire then realized I wasn't in Flickchart. - Akiva Moskovitz

Phantom Menace. - Enrique Gutierrez

You've been sniffing paint fumes again, haven't you, Alex? The only way JEDI excelled more than EMPIRE is that it was the end of the story. - Steven Perez from IM

You need to go eat some more cilantro, Steven, because you seem to be running low. There are about a thousand ways that Jedi was better than Empire...Empire has no cilantro. Jedi ate it all. Cilantro is better than no cilantro. Jedi wins again. - Alex Scoble

Poor Alex. He has no idea that JEDI was the beginning of the end for Lucas. It just never got better for the Bearded One. As the original script proves (http://friendfeed.com/silas21...), when you have no one to rein in your worst impulses, bad things happen. Like PHANTOM MENACE. - Steven Perez from IM