Review of Return of the Jedi (1983) by Lovro H — 19 Dec 2015
And so the Darth Vader trilogy reaches its end... In a weird way. The movie continues on the story from the last episode, of course. Han Solo is still "stoned" and Luke, Leia and the droids want to get him out of the hands of Jabba the Hutt who is keeping him in his hut.
In the meantime, Darth Vader and the Emperor are reconstructing the Death Star. This episode a very comedic tone. I was very confused while watching this with how cheerful and comical everything was. There was so much slapstick and it was very distracting.
Also, the way Boba Fett died... Such a weird tone shift for Star Wars... Other than that, I had no major problems with the movie, although the ending felt a bit cheesy. The acting is still great and all the characters are still amusing to watch.
The effects, both practical and CGI, were fantastic and at times it's really hard to believe this movie was made so long ago. The Star Wars saga is the one movie that was and still is ahead of its time.
The soundtrack is amazing and even though it can get repetitive, it's always amusing to hear the theme songs of certain characters, especially Darth Vader's. All in all, a good sequel with some weird and distracting parts, but an overall enjoyable movie with amazing effects and a fitting end to the original trilogy.
This review of Return of the Jedi (1983) was written by Lovro H on 19 Dec 2015.
Return of the Jedi has generally received very positive reviews.
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