Review of Return of the Jedi (1983) by Steve G — 16 Dec 2015

"Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of The Jedi" is the thrilling conclusion to one of cinema's very best trilogy's. The plot to this movie is that "Luke Skywalker" portrayed by "Mark Hamil" must travel back to the "Dagobah System" and complete his training from "Yoda" portrayed by "Frank Oz".

He finds out that the only way to truly complete his training is to confront "Darth Vader" portrayed by "James Earl Jones" while "Darth Vader" attempts to turn "Luke Skywalker" over to "The Dark Side of The Force".

Meanwhile "Han Solo" portrayed by "Harrison Ford", "Princess Leia" portrayed by "Carrie Fisher" and the others bring down the newly built "Death Star".

The plot to the movie is amazing; the whole deal with the "Ewoks" is unnecessary. The scene where the "Ewoks" are attacking all of the "Imperil Storm-Troopers" is idiotic.

What makes it even worse is the next scene. In my opinion the "Ewoks" are just put in so the movie makes the two-hour cut. The acting in this movie is not as good as the previous two movies but it is still amazing.

"Harrison Ford" and "Mark Hamil" are still two perfect actors. The music in this movie is incredible. The music that plays during the "Lightsaber" battle between "Luke Skywalker" and "Darth Vader" is perfect for the scene.

"John Williams" has yet to compose music that isn't stunning or incredible. The special effects in this movie somehow got worse than the two previous movies. Green screens are very visible in some scenes and some characters are very obviously made of some material.

"Return of The Jedi" is filmed very well but it could've been filmed better, some scenes do look rushed when compared to others. If you enjoyed "Star Wars" and "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" then I highly recommend you watch "Return of The Jedi" as it has superb acting, incredible music and one of cinema's greatest climaxes'.

"Return of The Jedi" does have some issues those being a few green screens being visible, camera work being rushed and some better directing. I give "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of The Jedi" a 8/10.