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Return of the Jedi

1983 Directed by Richard Marquand

The Empire Falls...

As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor's newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, the most loathsome outlaw in the universe, who is also keeping Princess Leia as a slave girl. Now a master of the Force, Luke Skywalker rescues his friends, but he cannot become a true Jedi Knight until he wages his own crucial battle against Darth Vader, who has sworn to win Luke over to the dark side of the Force.

Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels David Prowse Kenny Baker Peter Mayhew Frank Oz Ian McDiarmid James Earl Jones Sebastian Shaw Alec Guinness Warwick Davis Caroline Blakiston Michael Pennington Kenneth Colley Michael Carter Denis Lawson Tim Rose Dermot Crowley Jeremy Bulloch Femi Taylor Annie Arbogast Claire Davenport Jack Purvis Mike Edmonds Jane Busby Malcolm Dixon Show All…

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Review by Todd Gaines ★★★½ 55

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…
Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 11

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.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 22

Viewed Despecialized Edition

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.
Review by Naughty ★★★★ 22

I feel like I'm about to discover what Frankenstein's monster felt like once the villagers lit their torches and gave chase! I absolutely, positively hated and vehemently despised the Ewoks! There I said it! And I'm not the only one who feels this way! Season 5 Episode 13 of LOST Hurley reveals his own displeasure with the Ewok's when he says "Let's face it, the the Ewoks suck dude!" And I my fellow dudes and dudettes heartily concur!

What in the Sam Hell were they thinking! To think of the tremendous expense that went to providing spectacular special effects that would send the jaws of audience members to the floor and then they have the audacity to cut corners and…
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½

the moment when leia strangles jabba is literally the birth of feminism
Review by Steve G ★★★★½ 17

SOME SPOILERS

I've decided to stop watching wrestling for a couple of hours and finally put Jeff out of his misery.

I haven't seen the 'one with the Ewoks in' all that much and one thing I noticed this time round is the director - Richard Marquand. I'd genuinely never taken notice of who directed this before, but what a strange choice for director. Not much experience to speak of, certainly nothing like Return Of The Jedi in his career before this, and a fairly unremarkable career after this. Interesting. Or at least I think it is anyway.

Anyway, Return Of The Jedi is absolutely cracking. It's far better than I remember it being. Is it flawed? Well, yes. But…

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Review by ericmarsh ★★★½

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Review by ShadCon4 ★★★★★

The added-later content in this movie is borderline criminal.
Review by Cinemasins ★★★★★

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Review by Agatha Cristina ★★★★½

A worthy ending.
Review by Thomas Barker ★★★

'Return of the Jedi' was one of the first signs that George Lucas might be losing it, even if the end sequence between Luke, Vader and the Emperor is one of the best in the whole saga. A strange mix of some of the best and some of the worst.
Review by randelic ★★★★½

Love it.
Review by jackson ★★★½

jabba when luke walks in dressed to the nines with the chanel boots and everything on his twink ass: really? right in front of my salad?
Review by lirk99 ★★★★

Bewertung - Detaliert:

Effekte im Verhältnis zum alter 4/5

Story 3.5/5

Filmtyp 2/5

Kult 5/5

Princess Leia - Schauspielerische Leistung der ersten 60 Minuten: 5/5

Tanzende Außerirdische: 2/5

Twists: 5/5

3,78 = 4 Sterne
Review by Thay Duarte ★★★★★

aaaa eu amo esse. o final é muito fofooo