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Return of the Jedi

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Return of the Jedi (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 61

Fresh: 46

Rotten:15

Average Rating: 6.6/10

Consensus: Though failing to reach the cinematic heights of its predecessors, Return of the Jedi remains an entertaining sci-fi adventure and a fitting end to the classic trilogy.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for sci-fi action violence.

Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:May 25, 1983 Wide

Synopsis: The third and final chapter in the wondrous STAR WARS saga is RETURN OF THE JEDI. Luke (Mark Hamill) must save Han Solo (Harrison Ford) from the clutches of the monstrous Jabba the Hut, and bring... The third and final chapter in the wondrous STAR WARS saga is RETURN OF THE JEDI. Luke (Mark Hamill) must save Han Solo (Harrison Ford) from the clutches of the monstrous Jabba the Hut, and bring down the newly reconstructed--and even more powerful--Death Star. With Solo imprisoned, Luke accompanies his faithful droids R2D2 (Kenny Baker) and C3PO (Anthony Daniels) in a rescue bid, with Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) also lending a hand. After they valiantly disentangle their friends from Jabba's clutches, Luke returns to his Jedi Knight training with Yoda. Meanwhile, the Rebel Troops amass in an attempt to see off the impending threat from Darth Vader (played by David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones) and his new Death Star, with the operation being lead by Han Solo. But Luke must face Vader himself if he is to become a true Jedi Knight, and as he enters into a spirited battle with his light saber-wielding enemy, some surprising revelations await the young warrior. [More]

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz

Director: Richard Marquand

Director: Richard Marquand
Composer: John Williams
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
10/18/08
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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It is not as exciting as Star Wars itself, which had the advantage of novelty. But it is better and more satisfying than The Empire Strikes Back...

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08/13/08
TIME Magazine
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Return is such a dud that no amount of [Special Edition] reworking could have saved it.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment 1 Comment
07/13/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

The finale to the saga's first chapter wobbles from time to time and the mythology grows a little woolly, but that spectacular conclusion is hard to resist.

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03/04/08
Channel 4 Film
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Reasonably fast paced for its 133-minute length, a visual treat throughout.

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06/06/07
Variety Staff
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The space battles are well-staged and various loose narrative threads are pulled together neatly.

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06/06/07
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With its feints at horror and pathos, the third Star Wars film is the most Disney-esque in its emotional outline, yet that outline is buried beneath an obnoxiously hyped-up pace that reduces the emotions to rubble.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 4 Comments
06/06/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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The third Star Wars film, and the sixth in the series, begins with a bang as our heroes try to wrap up the threads left hanging at the end of The Empire Strikes Back.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

In scope and ambition, Jediresembles nothing so much as the next level of a computer game, with a new environment, new gadgets and new creatures.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

The problems with Jedi cannot be fixed even with the best digital software in the galaxy: the weak story, the bad performances, the burp jokes, and Luke's bizarre-looking hair mop.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 1 Comment
12/06/05
Chris Gore
Film Threat

First-class entertainment.

Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
09/18/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

Return of the Jedi est en bout de ligne juste assez satisfaisant [...] pour que cette trilogie se boucle comme étant marquante.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
05/22/05
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama

Among the cinema's most iconic villains — the Wicked Witch of the West; Hannibal Lecter; Nosferatu… — Vader's story arc stands strikingly alone in its climax.

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05/16/05
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

...Lucas’s first serious decline into juvenilia for the Star Wars saga.

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09/09/04
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

fantastic

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01/10/04
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Scores with its imaginative sweep, colorful characters, and ambitious mythology

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07/23/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The beginning of George's tilt towards the dark side.

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05/18/03
Widgett Walls
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04/30/03
Matt Brunson
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03/27/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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