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
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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams
Director: Richard Marquand
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Reviews for Return of the Jedi
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.
02/09/06
A good piece of cinema. It is far from perfection, and far from the heights reached by its two predecessors, but it still can entertain the audience -- not just the children who would enjoy Ewoks.
01/01/00
Jedi couldn't end the Star Wars trilogy on a happier note!
01/01/00
Top CriticHas twice as many visual effects than the original first film.
01/01/00
The acting in Return of the Jedi is stronger than in the previous films.
01/01/00
Top CriticReturn is such a dud that no amount of [Special Edition] reworking could have saved it.
07/13/08
One dynamo of a climax!
01/01/00
Despite George Lucas's 'improvements,' Jedi is still a better ride than last year's Event Movies Twister or Independence Day.
01/01/00
Scores with its imaginative sweep, colorful characters, and ambitious mythology
07/23/03
The old Star Wars gang are back doing what they've done before, but this time with a certain evident boredom.
01/01/00
Top CriticReturn of the Jedi est en bout de ligne juste assez satisfaisant [...] pour que cette trilogie se boucle comme étant marquante.
05/22/05
The episodic plot and abundant spectacle do not drown out the human interest.
08/01/01
First-class entertainment.
09/18/05
Marvelous!
01/01/00
Top CriticChewbacca doesn't have enough dialogue.
01/01/00
[Hamill] gives what is immediately recognizable as the most irritating lead performance in a blockbuster film in recent memory.
01/01/00
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.
12/06/05
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.
05/16/05
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According to a rather snarky recollection from a recent interview, David Lynch was offered the chance to direct "Return of the Jedi," and turned it down posthaste. More...
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