Star Wars Episode VI:Return Of The Jedi (Limited Edition, Includes Theatrical Version) [1983] - DVD (Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Kenny Baker - Dir: Richard Marquand)

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Customer Reviews of Star Wars Episode VI:Return Of The Jedi (Limited Edition, Includes Theatrical Version) [1983]

brendoclarke
Edinburgh
1st December 2008

Ewocks
I watched this for the first time in a friends house on an ancient Beta video player in 1985. I enjoyed it and having watched it again recently for the first time in an attempt to understand why alot of grown men love Star Wars i was disappointed and mystified.

Is it any good? No. R O T J was the Star Wars film which thrilled me most as a child. I loved the ewoks, though now I find them to be a bit irritating and pointless in terms of plot. I loved the scenes in Jabba's palace, though now I think the use of Jim Henson's Creature Workshop was a bit over the top. I loved and still love the fast paced action sequences and the climactic lightsaber duel at the end.


All this to say I don't think Return Of The Jedi is worth watching as an adult. It is a silly little childrens movie. I still dont understand why grown men keep Star Wars close to their hearts. Grow up and move on.

Jampump
UK
3rd October 2008

My favourtie Star Wars film in a really great package
Return of the Jedi was my favourite film as a kid growing up when there was only the original trilogy and with the Star Wars saga now complete it still remains my favourite. The first part of the movie is in my opinion some of the past Star Wars adventure out of all six films covering the famous rescue of Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt with still impressive action sequences such as the rancor and sail barge battles. The second half really delivers a satisfying conclusion to the story on all front with the classic intercutting of three distinct battles all being crucial to the resolution of the story. Stunning effects still in this day and age and a really emotional stoyline make for in my opinion the best conclusion the Star Wars saga could have hoped for.

This release of the film in my opinion ids great. The main disc has the latest edition of the film which is of really good quality and as someone who has not got much of problem with the changes made with the DVD release of the classic trilogy this is the disc I usually watch. The second contains the original version of the film and is a great addition for fans who want to have this amzing film as it was when it was first released. Brilliant film in a very good package.

manmonkey

31st March 2008

If you go down to the Woods today.........................
Growing up with the Original Star Wars movie's, seeing them all in the cinema I have fond feelings for them all, all except this one. After the Dark master piece of Empire Strikes Back were treated to this rather hap hazard bag of mistakes, Don't get me wrong, there are some great bits, the speeder bike chase the Space battle outside the unfinished Death Star, but these confuse the issue, a few great bits don't make a great film, especially if the rest of the film is made up of twee simple minded Sci Fi hokum, Teddy bears prowl the woods, Luke finds out Leia is his sister in an obviously contrived plot twist, and the final Ignominy, Darth Vader turns out to of been a nice old man all the time, creaky voice and bus pass included. Even the main characters seem a little aimless, Han Solo seems redundant. Were as in Empire he was the central character, in Jedi were treated to a man out his depth and floundering, He bumbles through the film like a naughty schoolboy. It gives the movie a feeling that it's just being made up in the pub as they go along
And although there are cinema defining moments, the speeder bike chase being up there with the chariot race in Ben Hur, we're equally treated to truly awful moments. You'd be forgiven for mistaking the start of the movie for The Muppets in Space and when the first Ewok pops up on the screen I pop off for a cup of tea. And it all culminates in a battle between Darth Vader and Luke that Pales when compared to the Dark Brooding battle through Labyrinthine corridors that we were treated too in Empire, Luke and Darth seem to have forgotten how to do spinning flips and Telekinesis, they seem only able to stand constantly whacking there light sabers together like there trying to smash a Piñata,
It's not that Jedi is a particularly bad film, it's just that it's not good, after 2 such good films ending the trilogy on such a low point is such a disappointment and makes you wish for what could have been, OH Well!, Good, bad or indifferent it's an essential part of the trilogy, you can't buy the others without having this and there's certainly worse things you can do with your Saturday afternoon than watch The Return Of the Jedi.

E. Moffat
London
22nd March 2008

Excellent
The 1983 film remains cracking to watch especially to see the bizarre decisions the filmakers made to resolve Star Wars. The scale of all the spaceships is amazing to behold. There is excellent use of theatrical pantomime and contrast. We are dramatically re-introduced to Lord Vader. When the Emperor arrives, we see enormous numbers of stormtroopers and spaceships swarming in to greet him. This is where the film becomes epic. The film also goes through some excellent worlds and we meet some funny characters.

The Limited Edition DVD is out for a 'limited time only'. This DVD contains two discs. The 'bonus' disc contains a 1983-ish version - that is the one you want to watch. I say 'ish' because I have no idea if it is the exact original or the slightly remastered one released in the 1990s in VHS format. The other disc contains a 'digitally remastered movie'- in which Lucas basically brings the film into high definition, adds scenes, embellishes things, and in which criticised Australian actor Hayden Christensen unecessarily appears at the end.

Beaker
Hull, England
26th January 2008

Good movie, shame about the ewoks
Another Star Wars classic although its a shame the ewoks wernt masacred. The final battle between Luke and Vader is what makes this film and the appearence of the Emporer is hugely enjoyable. I would of given this movie 5 out of 5 but them bloody Ewoks!!! ....... hate Ewoks man, hate Ewoks.

..... putting my hatred of Ewoks aside, dont watch the re-mastered version as this DVD has the original version on it and it is by far the superior version to watch. In short the re-mastered version sucks, especially the inclusion of some kind of over the top MTV moment with a hugely expanded musical number in Jabba the Huts court. Who the hell came up with that idea?? What do they take us for? Brain-dead Idiots!! If this DVD only had the re-mastered version i'd give it 3/5 but as the original is on here as well, id give it 4/5 ...... now all they need to do is re-master them bloody ewoks out of the movie and it could get 5/5.