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The Empire Strikes Back

If you thought Muppets couldn't be introduced into a serious Science Fiction film, The Empire Strikes Back proves you Dead Wrong. When last we saw Our Hero, Darth Vader was hurtling away from the scene of the Death Star's destruction, which took Grand Moff Tarkin with it. The Good Guys were celebrating and giving awards to all the humans while turning a blind eye to the contributions of Chewbacca, regardless of the fact that he could pull Princess Leia's arms off. And wouldn't that have changed the tenor of the movie? Anyway, we catch up with them on the frozen ice world of Hoth, where Luke once again gets himself in trouble. This time it's not a monster from the trash compactor, but rather some hairy Beast of the North who decides to snack on him. He uses the Force to get away, but can't seem to use it to start a fire and nearly freezes to death. This proves to him that he needs further instruction in the Ways of the Force.

While Luke's off at the Dagobah Training Camp, Leia, Han and pals are trying to avoid capture by Darth Vader, who is forced to rely on bounty hunters to get anything done because his Admirals are incompetent and he continually strangles them. Han comes up with the brilliant plan to run to his pal Lando, who has already sold them out. Luke shows up to "save his friends" and gets into trouble again, which results in amputation and the discovery of Evil DNA. Again, it's a fantastic movie. And the best part? The Bad Guys actually WIN!