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Star Wars - Episode VI, Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)
List Price: $19.98 Our Price:
VHS Tape - 26 August, 1997 20th Century Fox
Availability: Used and ThirdParty
Cast: Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill
Number of Media: 1
Features: - Closed-captioned
- Color
- Original recording reissued
- Original recording remastered
- Special Edition
- THX
- NTSC
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| VHS Tape Description 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 |
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THE BEST STAR WARS MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This movie is a great conclusion to a great saga. I have seen all of the Star Wars movies, from the Phantom Menace to Attack Of The Clones to Revenge Of The Sith to A New Hope to The Empire Strikes Back, and now this golden piece of treasure, which is my favorite Star Wars movie ever. The fight scenes are just great, there are a lot more cool new and old characters, Darth Vader is better than ever, I love the funny quotes and interesting moments, and the ending is both sweet and happy. The others were great, but this is the very best. Do not wait another moment. See this movie. It is well worth any money you spend on it. Period. End of discussion. Done.
May I Present Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight? Return Of The Jedi is my least favorite entry in the original Star Wars Trilogy. It is hard to say why I don't like it. The original Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back are very hard to top. They are considered too be two of the best films ever made. Return Of The Jedi just seems to be uneven. It's not bad. It's just not as good as the previous installments. The story is written well the beginning and end are fairly strong. The film seemed much lighter than the others. It is good to end on a happy note, but Han Solo's character was totally opposite from the first time we saw him to the end of the film. I also didn't like the whole Ewok storyline. At first they were cute and then they seemed ridiculous. The direction is great. The special effects are fantastic . The acting was decent. Mark Hamill is the only one who has given a constantly solid performance through all three films. I think alot of the cast looked tired and possibly edging on bored. The soundtrack is awesome as usual. Return Of The Jedi just doesn't reach the greatness of the previous two. It feels uneven, the Ewoks are annoying, and the cast members don't look like they are into it. Still, it is a Star Wars film and has greatness no matter what.
How can people like this? As to be honest, i didnt watch the movie to the end. After the girl (whatever her name is) choked jabba the hutt I turned of the television. It left me thinking: what do all these fans see in this mess?
Its not a science fiction movie, it is more like a doll theatre. The dancing number and the whole jabba the hutt surroundings reminded me more of sesame street than science fiction. I know the translator robot is ment to be funny and R2 ment to be cute, but i just find them boring. However, the worst thing was the retarded animal called "chewbacca". Every time he started his ugly howl i just wanted to get into the tv screen and chop his head of with that kind of "cool" laser sword.
Star Wars may be of historical interest. I could compare it with plan 9 from outer space. Plan nine is better though, because that film is funny, this one is just irritating. That there are so many devoted fans out there amazes me. |
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