Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 & 2004 Versions, Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by Richard Marquand
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Actor: Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark HamillDirector: Richard Marquand
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-12
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 & 2004 Versions, Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: The Return Of The Original "Jedi"
Summary: 5 Stars
"Never. I'll never turn to the Dark Side. You've failed your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
"So be it. Jedi."
- Luke Skywalker informs The Emperor its a dawning of a new day for the Jedi, but, The Emperor is less than enthusiastic for the "Return of The Jedi"
The "Star Wars" saga comes to a close in this satisfying conclusion to the most popular Sci-fi space opera in film history.
Luke Skywalker, with the help of his friends, returns to his home planet of Tatooine to rescue his friend Han Solo from the gangster Jabba The Hutt.
Luke also travels back to Dagobah to continue his training in the Jedi arts, but, a shocking surprise waits for him.
Across the galaxy, The Galactic Empire is readying its latest weapon - a new Death Star, that is twice as big as the first one, & will spell certain doom to the band of freedom fighters trying to restore peace to the galaxy. When word is found out that both, Darth Vader & The Emperor, are overseeing the construction of this new battle station, The Rebel Alliance band together for a last ditch effort to crush the Empire once & for all.
"Jedi" ties up a lot loose ends, but, is actually the weakest film out of the original trilogy. The problem with the film is its overkill in some sequences. Case in point the Jabba's Palace denizens are all reminiscent of the Cantina sequence in "Star Wars" (I don't acknowledge its "Epiosde IV". Gimme a f**ing break!) & the Death Star battle is a bigger version of the end battle from the first film. The lightsabre battle at the end of "Jedi" can't top the one from "Empire" (the best battle in the entire saga).
That doesn't mean they suck, though. There is plenty of action & its all plain ass good.
As for the Leia/Luke scene, where Leia tells Luke about her real mother, she has got to be talking about her stepmother & not her real mother. This leads one to believe that Leia was never told that she was adopted & I can only assume that Leia might think that mama Organa is mother to both Luke and her, instead of Padme, with Vader being both their father. Leia also tells Luke that she remembers her (adoptive) mother only a little bit, saying that she was beautiful, but, sad. This lead me to believe that Leia's adoptive mother died early in her infancy, taking that dark secret of Leia's real parentage to her grave. With Bail Organa (Leia's adoptive father from Episode III) dying in the destruction of Alderaan in the first "Star Wars" film, Leia will never know who her real mother is.
As for her "knowing" about "The Force" all along, she's probablly referring to the end scene in "Empire" when Luke calls out to Leia to save him.
The differences in "Jedi" in the past 22 years:
The Special Edition release in 1997 excised the "Lapti Nek" musical number from Jabba's Palace (bad) & is replaced with "Jedi Rocks" (a lot of die-hard fans call this "Jedi Sucks"). Overall, no improvement either way.
Also in the S.E. release, the "Yub-Nub" Ewok song is excised and replaced with the more stomachable "Ewok Celebration" with new footage of cities & planets that were used all through the saga including Tatooine (duh!), Cloud City, Naboo, & Coruscant (keep a sharp eye out as a statue of The Emperor is toppled down, Saddam Hussein style, & watch as a few Stormtroopers get lynch mobbed). Overall, likable improvement that at the time gave audiences its first official sneak peek at the prequels.
Sorry, the Ewoks are still here.
One addition is a small pan shot of a herd of Banthas grazing in the desert sands of Tatooine, just before Jabba's sail barge comes cruising over the dune sea.
For the 2004 DVD release:
Darth Vader's eyebrows get CGI synged, when finally unmasked by Luke & in an oddball CGI move Sebastian Shaw who plays an aged ghost of Anakin Skywalker is replaced by Hayden Christensen from episodes "II" & "III". The only reason I can think of as to why George Lucas would do this, is that when Anakin crossed over to the dark side he did so at a young age. But, that still doesn't explain that if Anakin is redeemed by Luke at such an old age, why doesn't he materialize as part of "The Force" at the age that he was redeemed at? In other words, Lucas got this right the first time around.
Due to popular demand, "Return Of The Jedi" will finally be released in it's original 1983 release for a limited time only starting on September 12 through to December 31, 2006.
The Good - The 1983 release print to "Jedi" on disc 2. Lucasfilm plays fair when it comes to Limited Edition "Star Wars" items, so if you plan on getting these get'em before the end of December. Lucasfilm usually recalls all overstock from stores, so be careful. Disc 1 has the "Enhanced" version to "Jedi", or for most people a free frisbee that doubles as a drink coaster.
The Bad - Dolby Digital..., 2.0. The transfer for "Jedi", "Star Wars", & "Empire" are non-anamorphic laserdisc transfers from the 1993 Definitive Edition laserdisc box set (I own this set & the transfers aren't that bad, but, considering these transfers are 13 years old & the world media has come along way, Lucasfilm still should have done something, anything).
The Pathetic - I'm practically the only person who wrote a review about THE MOVIE for f**k sake!?
I wish to God that people would stop pis**ng & b*t*hing & moaning about how they won't buy this because it's - 1.) an inferior product, 2.) it's not in 16X9 or Dolby Digital 5.1 (boo-f*c*ing-hoo), 3.) Lucas will never get another dime from me! Never! Ever! Wah-wah! Waaaaah! (at this point a tantrum ensues). Shut. The. F*c*. Up. LFL does not care.
The End - nope. With May 25th 2007 being the thirtieth anniversary for everything "Star Wars" it's hard to imagine Lucasfilm letting it slip by. "Star Wars" in 3-D anyone?
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