The old Star Wars gang are back doing what they've done before, but this time with a certain evident boredom.
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:45
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.5/10
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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Reviews for Return of the Jedi
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.
Slower, longer and less powerful than Episodes IV and V, Return of the Jedi closes this extraordinary trilogy more with a whimper than a bang,
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.
People ask me what they should go see in the theaters right now, and I always point them to the Star Wars trilogy.
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.
The acting in Return of the Jedi is stronger than in the previous films.
Return is such a dud that no amount of [Special Edition] reworking could have saved it.
The force isn't entirely with the re-release of this computer- altered, warm-and-fuzzy Star Wars sequel.
The space battles are well-staged and various loose narrative threads are pulled together neatly.
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.
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...
la esencia está en los duelos asociados a la filosofía Jedi y la esperanza en que el bien terminaría venciendo...
Darth Vader is one of the most magnificent villains in movie history.
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