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.
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03/04/08
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.
Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
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
Reviews for Return of the Jedi
Top CriticIn 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
Top CriticThe episodic plot and abundant spectacle do not drown out the human interest.
08/01/01
Top CriticThe most disappointing of the original three episodes but still charming and thrilling.
01/01/00
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10/18/08
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10/18/08
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...
08/13/08
Top CriticReturn is such a dud that no amount of [Special Edition] reworking could have saved it.
07/13/08
Reasonably fast paced for its 133-minute length, a visual treat throughout.
06/06/07
Top CriticThe space battles are well-staged and various loose narrative threads are pulled together neatly.
06/06/07
Top CriticWith 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.
06/06/07
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.
05/26/06
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
First-class entertainment.
09/18/05
Return of the Jedi est en bout de ligne juste assez satisfaisant [...] pour que cette trilogie se boucle comme étant marquante.
05/22/05
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
...Lucas’s first serious decline into juvenilia for the Star Wars saga.
09/09/04
fantastic
01/10/04
Scores with its imaginative sweep, colorful characters, and ambitious mythology
07/23/03
The beginning of George's tilt towards the dark side.
05/18/03
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July 23, 2008:
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April 15, 2008:
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February 12, 2008:
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