Movie #73: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Movie #: 73
Movie Title: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Year Released: 1983

Director: Richard Marquand
Notable Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Ian McDiarmid, Sebastian Shaw

Short Description: After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #82
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: #91
FilmCrave.com: #51
FlickChart.com: #7



Date Watched: 7/30/2016

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)

Rationale: Growing up I loved Return of the Jedi mostly because of the ending space battle outside the Death Star and the final confrontation between Luke, Darth Vader, and the Emperor inside it. While those are still the best parts, along with the reveal of the Skywalker lineage by ghost Obi-Wan and Yoda's passing, the Ewoks damper my grown up feelings for Episode VI. I still think Return of the Jedi is very good overall, but I could rant for days, as if it were a trap, about the terrible decisions and changes George Lucas made to this movie. A pox on the Ewoks.