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Star Wars - Episode VI, Return of the Jedi [VHS]
	Director: Richard Marquand Actors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels Studio: 20th Century Fox Category: Video List Price: ~~$19.98~~ Buy Used: $0.01 as of 9/7/2010 10:59 EDT details You Save: $19.97 (100%) New (12) Used (142) Collectible (12) from $0.01 Seller: Books for Sale by Maddie Rating: 439 reviews Sales Rank: 2596 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, THX, NTSC Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: VHS Tape Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Discs: 1 Running Time: 134 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1 ISBN: 6301773578 UPC: 086162147838 EAN: 9786301773577 ASIN: 6301773578 Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 1983 Release Date: August 29, 1995 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com The high-energy, special-effects-laden conclusion to George Lucas's ambitious Star Wars trilogy delivers the final confrontation between Luke Skywalker (a more confident and mature Mark Hamill) and his nemesis-father, Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones), as the rebel alliance makes its last stand against the evil Empire. The film opens with an impressive set piece in the cave of the monstrous Jabba the Hut, who holds both Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) for his decadent pleasure until Skywalker comes to the rescue. The final battle pits an enormous armada of rebel ships against the rebuilt Death Star, the planet-killing weapon of the first film, while guerrilla forces battle Empire soldiers on the planet below with the help of a cuddly army of pint-sized, teddy-bear-like creatures known as Ewoks (Lucas's one concession to merchandising) and Skywalker confronts Vader and the emperor on the Deathstar. Director Richard Marquand invests the tale with plenty of humor and a vigorous sense of adventure without losing the seriousness of Skywalker's mission. The special edition adds, among other effects, more creatures and a bouncy song-and-dance number to the Jabba the Hut scenes, and an extended celebration that literally encompasses the galaxy at the film's jubilant conclusion. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 439 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...88 Next » I can feel your anger August 28, 2010 Joker (Michigan) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I've always felt Return Of The Jedi (1983) is the weakest of the three original Star Wars movies from the first trilogy, though it's a great movie. I have to rank one of the three movies in third place, so this is the one that's third. I have the 2004 enhanced edition of this movie with added scenes and some minor and major changes made to already existing scenes, so I'll be reviewing this version. I want to start with some observations and opinions about the opening sequence in Jabba The Hutt's palace. First of all, the entire scene with the music and dancing was changed DRAMATICALLY and for the WORSE. The music is entirely different and not as good, in my opinion. Lots of additional creatures/characters were added, and some were CGI creatures that seemed like they would fit in more with Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Back in 1983 George Lucas started getting carried away with the quantity and diversity of his creature creations. Compared to A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, the creatures in Return Of The Jedi suddenly became a little more puppet-like, visually colorful, and child-like. A New Hope had a smaller budget than The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, so it prevented George Lucas from making the cantina sequence at Mos Eisley the way he originally envisioned it to be. So, with a larger budget in 1983, he was able to put lots of the above described creatures in Jabba's palace to kind of make up for the cantina sequence in A New Hope that was not to his liking. The scene in Return Of The Jedi was in Jabba's palace instead of the cantina, but it was on Tatooine, bottom line. But the problem here is that in this 2004 enhanced version Jabba's palace was even MORE littered with various creatures/characters, including CGI creatures. Return Of The Jedi is a great movie, but I rank it in fifth place out of the six movies. It ranks above The Phantom Menace and below Attack Of The Clones. I own the 4-DVD Trilogy set that includes the DVD of bonus material. On this DVD, Harrison Ford said that he told George Lucas before Return Of The Jedi was made that he felt that Han Solo should be killed off in Return Of The Jedi. He gave his reasons (he has no mom, no pop, and no real connection to the rest of the story). I'm with Harrison Ford on this one. It wouldn't have been such a bad thing if Han Solo was bumped off in this movie. If he had been killed off early in the movie, it would make the viewer start to worry about the other characters. Instead, who dies in this movie who's part of the rebellion? Yoda! I didn't like seeing this, though I understand it fully and how it is important to the rest of the story. I really didn't care for the Ewoks. Never have. They're OK, but a little too child-like. Chewie looks like a Yorkie at times in this movie. That's not a bad thing at all. Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine was AWESOME. My favorite character in the whole six-movie series. I like the fact that McDiarmid is a dual character during the prequels - the Chancellor and Darth Sidious. He has two sides to him and leads a secret life. After the light sabre fight with Vader, Luke is on the ground receiving lightning bolts from the Emperor. It looks like Luke is in such great pain and agony during this scene. After Vader lifts up the Emperor and gets rid of him, Luke calmly gets up off the ground and seems to be just fine, like the lightning bolts were no big deal. Huh? Vader was so concerned about his son being electrocuted that he killed the Emperor. Then Luke is just A-OK. I guess the Emperor's lightning bolts weren't so lethal afterall. Why is a 30-year-old Anakin Skywalker's (Hayden Christensen's) ghost at the end of the movie? It should be a 50-year-old Anakin Skywalker's (Sebastian Shaw's) image instead because 50-year-old Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader died in Return Of The Jedi, not a 30-year-old Anakin Skywalker played by Hayden Christensen. Besides, Luke never saw a 30-year-old Anakin Skywalker in episodes IV, V, and VI. Instead, he saw a 50-year-old Anakin Skywalker after he unmasked Darth Vader, so how can Luke even recognize Hayden Christensen at the end of the movie? The music in this ending sequence is different than the original 1983 movie, but it doesn't bother me. I like this movie overall, both the 1983 and 2004 versions. This 2004 version has a lot of good scenes that were added along with some already existing scenes that were altered. Watch to find out what they were. Overall, I recommend this classic Star Wars flick. Finally the original release! July 25, 2010 Sabra L. Zedick (Flagstaff AZ) Alright, to be honest, there are very few things that I can say that degrade the final episode to the series, but in terms of the special edition DVD release, I despise the fact that the stuck Hayden Christiansen in during the final "ghost scene"! First of all, when you listen to the commentary, Lucas himself says that he wanted the ghost of Skywalker to be as he was when he died; the Jedi he was. The fact that he used Christiansen instead, really lowers my respect for Lucas himself. What he needs to release is the special edition with all the added scenes, but put the original actor for Skywalker back. Good fun with a little drama June 12, 2010 Jeremy Richmond (Lakewood, CA USA) "Return of the Jedi" is the third film in the Star Wars trilogy. In this movie the Empire is building a new Death Star and through informers the Rebels have found out how to destroy it. The Rebels decide to send a team out to destroy a machine on the forest moon of Endor that provides a force field for the Death Star in construction. Once the force field is gone Rebel ships will enter the Death Star and destroy its core thereby destroying the Death Star also. The movie has a lot of comedy and is not as dramatic as the second movie. It does have drama though in the part where Luke Skywalker meets the Emperor and has a lightsaber fight with Darth Vader. Like the first movie it has a grand space battle around the Death Star. It also has a cool speederbike chase on the forest moon of Endor. One interesting part of the movie was where the main characters meet the Ewoks. Some people hate that part. I liked it. I thought the Ewoks were cute. The Ewok character Wicket later appeared in two Ewok movies made for television. The actor who played him, Warwick Davis, later played the main character in the fantasy film "Willow". All in all, this Star Wars film is not as memorable as the first two but it's still good. Its more aimed at a kid audience than Empire Strikes Back and when I was a kid I like "Return of the Jedi" better than the first Star Wars. whats wrong with you "fans"? May 11, 2010 J. Lacayo 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I love the old Star Wars trilogy. I don't understand why so many people who say they love these films hate the restored versions. Sure, Han shot Greedo first but c'mon people the restoration is beautiful!! "A New Hope" looks like it came out yesterday and "The Empire Strikes Back" looks gorgeous! Thank God they took out all the matte lines and cleaned the original celluloid copy up immensely!! You guys rather have a crappy VHS version just because Han shot Greedo first?! Gimme a break. It's not that important! What's important is that these films have been restored and are being preserved for future generations to cherish!! Thank you George Lucas for keeping it up to date!! I wish more movies would to this, just like "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" did. You're the man Lucas!!! The cute little Ewoks May 10, 2010 0 out of 1 found this review helpful I thhink the Ewoks are relly cute. This Movie Is relly good. I love the storyline. The best part is it has the emperor. Showing reviews 1-5 of 439 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...88 Next »

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