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Return of the Jedi

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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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The old Star Wars gang are back doing what they've done before, but this time with a certain evident boredom.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment 6 Comments
01/01/00
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times

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 5 Comments
06/06/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Marvelous!

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 4 Comments
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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,

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 4 Comments
01/01/00
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Urban Cinefile

Let's not pretend we're watching art!

comment 3 Comments
01/01/00
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Post
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Chewbacca doesn't have enough dialogue.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment 2 Comments
01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

The script descends into soap-opera melodrama.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment 2 Comments
01/01/00
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

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
Chris Gore
Film Threat

People ask me what they should go see in the theaters right now, and I always point them to the Star Wars trilogy.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 1 Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Lack the humanity and richly drawn characters that brighten Star Wars.

comment 1 Comment
01/01/00
Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune

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
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

The acting in Return of the Jedi is stronger than in the previous films.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment 1 Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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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
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

The force isn't entirely with the re-release of this computer- altered, warm-and-fuzzy Star Wars sequel.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

The space battles are well-staged and various loose narrative threads are pulled together neatly.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/06/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/04/08
Channel 4 Film

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...

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
08/13/08
TIME Magazine

la esencia está en los duelos asociados a la filosofía Jedi y la esperanza en que el bien terminaría venciendo...

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
02/28/02
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

Darth Vader is one of the most magnificent villains in movie history.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Stephens
Bob Stephens
San Francisco Examiner

The weakest of the original trilogy, but far easier to watch than Episode I or II

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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