Darth Avlectus Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Check it: The Empire Strikes Back has topped a poll of the greatest movies of all time. The Star Wars classic, which came out in 1980, beat 301 other titles in Empire Magazine. Creator George Lucas said it was a "privilege" to be voted top. Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather came second in the survey involving 250,000 film fans. "The fans like The Empire Strikes Back the best, partly because it is so dark. "It's an overall story and as it happens in the second act, things get dark. "I never really planned it to be three separate films but when it became three separate films, it had an interesting effect of each film having its own personality, caused by the plot," Lucas said. Batman sequel The Dark Knight, starring Heath Ledger, came third, followed by The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction. Other films that made the magazine's top 10 included; The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Empire's editor-In-chief Mark Dinning said he was "delighted, if not surprised" The Empire Strikes Back came out on top. "This is a movie that when it was released managed to make Star Wars both bigger and more intimate all at the same time," he said. "Today it retains all of its power, wit, heart and spectacle." Empire Magazine's Top 10 Movies of All Time 1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 2. The Godfather 3. The Dark Knight 4. The Shawshank Redemption 5. Pulp Fiction 6. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 7. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring 8. Jaws 9. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 10. Inception Copypasta'd from Source: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/empire-strikes-back-voted-greatest-film-time-150747338.html#eVZ6dT6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 10. Inception Poll lost all creditability with me right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hessian Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 ^ Agreed. And The Dark Knight in front of The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction doesn't sit well with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I heard The Avengers was in that list, so yeah, "greatest" movies of all time is hardly the title I would use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 "I never really planned it to be three separate films" Lucas said. I love him, but man, he tells a different story every time he speaks lol. "It was always supposed to be 12 films" "It was only ever 3" "It was always supposed to be 6 films" "ROTJ is the end of the story" "I wrote VII-IX back in 81" "I never really planned it to be three separate films" Congrats though, ESB is my favorite film, and has been since I was old enough to understand what a TV and betamax were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Man. I wonder if anyone else can see the forest for the trees. Yah okay, it may not have MAJOR credibility as a poll, for some of the same reasons. But still, ESB got recognized as an all time great by someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowster Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Empire is a great film and glad that it is getting the praise it is due. Still, wish the top ten lists and such like this were a little less generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 This is what people vote for, not everyone is a self proclaimed Cinematography major, hipster type, We live in simple times surrounded by simple minds, in 2014 Inception may well be considered the 10th greatest movie ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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