Empire strikes sequel winner

THE Empire Strikes Back was yesterday named the greatest movie sequel of all time.

The 1980 film – George Lucas’s follow-up to Star Wars: A New Hope – drew almost a fifth of all votes.

DVD rental firm Lovefilm launched the poll to celebrate the release of Iron Man 2 this week.

The Star Wars follow-up landed 19% of the votes.

The top 10 film sequels:

1. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

2. Terminator 2 (1991)

3. The Godfather Part II (1974)

4. The Dark Knight (2008)

5. Aliens (1986)

6. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

8. Toy Story 2 (1999)

9. Meet the Fockers (2004)

10. Shrek 2 (2004)