Loved few things more than Empire in my youth but the prequels and especially Disney Star Wars have left a gaping hole in my heart.
Rogue One was fucking dope.
I'm in LIPO mode over the new trilogy atm. Empire had a lot of WTF reactions when it came out but over time people obviously realized what it really was as a film.
It's safe to say TLJ isn't as good as Empire no question. I hope, however, that the conclusion of the trilogy makes the film look better in retrospect.
And as much as I loved Die Hard I'm not going to vote against Empire simply because of the new star wars films. Empire was in my top 10 for good reason.