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The Empire Falls...
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.
Return of the Jedi
1983 Directed by Richard Marquand
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Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels Peter Mayhew Sebastian Shaw Ian McDiarmid Frank Oz James Earl Jones David Prowse Alec Guinness Kenny Baker Michael Pennington Kenneth Colley Michael Carter Denis Lawson Tim Rose Dermot Crowley Caroline Blakiston Warwick Davis Jeremy Bulloch Femi Taylor Annie Arbogast Claire Davenport Jack Purvis Mike Edmonds Jane Busby Malcolm Dixon Show All…
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Not as good as it should be, but contains the best exchange in the whole trilogy:
"How we doing?"
"Same as always."
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Fuck it, this deserves five stars. While The Empire Strikes Back was the equivalent of an open wound, Return of the Jedi is reminiscent of an eulogy or a half-remembered memory. Our beloved characters settle their problems and everything comes together, culminating in an operatic and masterful conclusion to the STAR WARS trilogy.
The opening sequence at Jabba's palace is STAR WARS in miniature, utilizing real sets, striking puppets, grimy atmosphere, crazy creatures, and epic action into an opening half-hour that is absolutely riveting. The iconic moments are endless, with every scene on Endor being on another scale of awesomeness, particularly with the Speeder-Bike chase. And yet, the film never loses the emotional connection between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. It's simply a beautiful ode to the enduring bonds of father/son relationships, and by the end, I'm always in a state of bittersweet weeping.
"Luke.... help me take this mask off"
Must. Stop. Crying.
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Luke has severe daddy issues. Han is frozen with nowhere to go. Leia is more mature. Chewie is still the motherfucker. Yoda is old as fuck. Lando is as smooth as a 6-pack of Colt 45. The droids are still droiding along. Vader still breathes heavy. All of these characters play a pivotal role in the final chapter of the only Star Wars trilogy that matters unless JJ & Disney don't fuck shit up and Episode 7 is the motherfucker. SPACESHIP! Shrek's uncle. R2's stubbornness. Fuck you 1998 Godzilla! Jabba the Hutt is the real king beast. 3PO's linguistic skills. Groovy jazzy funky house band. Boba's lighting-quick reflexes. Defrost Han. Concubine Leia. Wookie hug. Gladiator games. Plank walk. Green lightsabers are…
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Pop-Culture Opera. Seamless, mythical grandeur. World-building on a colossal scale, and effortless too. Basically everything you could want in one of these. That shot of the light in Yoda's hut fading out. That Vader/Luke 1-on-1. The production design and the Skywalker Sounds and the Ewoks and the matte paintings. God-level.
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Part of Dastardly Difficult December: film nr.50
This review is for the super duper latest special edition Blu-ray thing
Dear Mr. Lucas,
Stop treating your Star Wars franchise like it's a scab that needs to be picked at.
You are painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa.
Stop it.
Please.
Yours sincerely,
Me.
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Best Star Wars movie for me, overall. But Revenge of the Sith had the best fight scenes.
I really cant sell this even more than it already has.4.5/5
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Watched twice, 2nd time with audio commentary from George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt, & Dennis Muren.
First appearance of practical Jabba the Hut. The CGI monstrosity appears in The Empire Strikes Back but never appeared in the original theatrical release. I think the CGI additions are pretty pointless but this is the first example I've seen where it absolutely changes the films. I imagine Jabba's reveal in Return of the Jedi excited fans after his name being previously mentioned.
Ironically enough, in the audio commentary during a scene in Jabba's Palace, Lucas again addressed the addition of the CGI characters. Specifically, the critic of the CGI looking fake; his argument being the puppets and costumed aliens look just as fake,…
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The worst of the original trilogy but still a worthy ending to one of the greatest trilogys of all time.
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