Star Wars?

I agree about character development.

There has been a trend lately towards almost NO character development and Abrams is one of the worst offenders. I hope that doesn't ruin it for me.

ESB has almost a following within a following. One thin that sets that one apart ...the good guys lost.

I never saw A New Hope in theatres, but saw Empire at a drive in, (poor peoples IMAX LOL).
I have loved Star Wars since I was 5. The only other problem is now there is complete over saturation, when I was young you never saw Star Wars on TV, so it was a rare treat to get to see them.

And yes Empire is different because the good guys lose, something that NEVER occurs in a movie. It just what makes it better for me because you do get to know all the characters motivations both good and bad.