Return of the Jedi

1983 "Return to a galaxy far, far away."
8.3| 2h12m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 25 May 1983 Released
Producted By: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi
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Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Steineded How sad is this?
Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.
George Taylor The highlight of this movie is of course, Lukes battle with Vader. It shows how the young Jedi has grown, as well as the point where he could destroy what's left of his father, and doesn't. Palpatine is quite evil and easy to not like, and the space battles are as usual, brilliant. The Ewoks show Lucas fear of technology and he uses them to show that nature wins over technology. (Reminds me of Tolkien who also feared technology). A fun movie I only wish the scene where Luke builds his new lightsaber was left in.
mike48128 As Mel Brooks proclaimed in "Spaceballs": it's "the search for more money". All questions are answered and all the villains and heroes that need to die, to finish the saga, do so and become immortal. The empire is defeated, and Hans Solo gets his girl. The Ewoks save the day, and manage to do it without upsetting anybody's prejudice. Humans make a tasty "roast beast"! The "Special Edition" with added scenes and enhanced picture and sound add a bit of "snap" to the whole thing. I still think that the Emperor was an unnecessary character and that Darth Vader was evil enough without him. Love those "AT-AT Walkers" and "Cycle Speeders"!
WubsTheFadger Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerThe third installment in the Star Wars series is the weakest. The film takes a lighter tone and this is its downfall. The story is still very complex and the characters are amazing yet the film has a light tone. The ending is good and the introduction to Yoda is amazing. I am not a big fan of the Ewok scenes only because it feels cheesy.The acting is very good. All the actors in the film perform very well.The pacing is perfect but the runtime is overlong.The special effects are once again amazing, the music is wondrous, and the sound effects are perfect.Even though this film has its flaws, it should be seen by all Star Wars fansPros: Complex story, amazing characters, great special effects, wondrous music, perfect sound effects, great acting, a good ending, and good pacingCons: The light tone is bad, an overlong runtime, the film is a little childish, and the Ewok scenes are cheesyOverall Rating: 8.7
ellimic I thought this was a typical film ending for the 80's, the good guy always wins.But I thought the beginning seemed rather badly written if I'm honest. Here Luke and Leia plan to rescue Han from Jabba on Tatooine. Despite freeing Han the plan fails and Leia captured, and when Luke appears he too is captured (and dropped into th Rancor pit to die, however predictably this ends with Luke surviving the death of the Rancor) they are all sentenced to death at the Sarlac pit. This however was all part of their plan as Lando, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 were already in place to help them and turn their execution into an escape. What kind of a rescue plan is expected to fail from the start? I can understand having a plan b just in case, but everything about this shows they knew exactly how events would unfold, why else would they place Lando, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 in Jabba's palace. How would they get them out if Han's rescue had been successful?Now a little controvential opinion, Ewoks.Han and his team go to destroy the shield generator on Endor in order to destroy the second Death Star, however before they can set charges to destroy the base an Imperial army then ambushed them and fight against the Rebels. The fight soon turns to the Imperials advantage however the Ewoks then join the fight; using primitive catapults, trip ropes and stones they somehow defeat the Imperials and enable Han to destroy the shield generator. The Ewoks seem like they were only placed in the film as a means of ensuring victory for the Rebels, the Imperials would have defeated the outnumbered Rebels were it not for them, and the idea that such primitive weapons could defeat the Imperial troops seemed a stretch anyway.Prior to this Luke left Hans team and allowed himself to be captured and taken to the Death Star to confront Palpatine and Vader where he is forced to fight Vader, Luke bests the Sith Lord however his compassion for Vader (after he revealed himself as his father) stops Luke from killing him. Instead he throws down his weapon and faces Palpatine unarmed. Palpatine attacks Luke with his Force lightning however before he can kill Luke, Vader switchesd allegiance. Driven by love for his son Vader lifts Palpatine and throws him down a chute into space and kills him, this act however damages his life support suit and soon after he too dies. Vader seems like a very selfish man and an unreliable ally, having already turned on the Jedi in Episode III when he saw an opportunity to help himself (to save Padme) and now again to save Luke.The Death Star is then destroyed, typically just as Luke escapes with Vaders body and he holds a private Jedi funeral on Endor attended by ghost Obi-Wan and ghost Yoda (the ghost of an old man then appears and is presumably Anakin) meanwhile everyone else has a pre-fight party in the Ewok village. The remastered version is good how the head of the old man ghost is replaced with the head of Hayden Christiensen (who playes Anakin in the Prequel series, as this presumably depicts Anakin the last time he was a Jedi) But where is Qui-Gon who was hinted at being able to appear as a ghost to Obi-Wan while in hiding on Tatooine between the two trilogies? In the remastered version they also show clips of worlds across the universe celebrating the destruction of the Emperor, which is odd since word cannot have spread that fast?