this final entry in george lucas star war movie be often regard a the weak of the lot . however and this be not to say that it be a totally worthless entry in the series . on the contrary . sure and it not as groundbreaking a it predecessor and a bit more slow go at time and but return of the jedi still offer a lot to warrant the price of admission . the first third of the movie and where luke and his friend rescue han from the palace of jabba the hutt and be a classic . jabba and a truly disgust blob of bloat flesh who speak in his own language and not only make a great villain and but a memorable one and too . it must have be a nightmare to construct this giant puppet and much less give it the spark and life that we see on the finished product . actually and what also make this sequence fun be the clever use of puppet for the various member of jabba court and include the intimidating and slaver rancor and scary sarlaac pit monster . it build masterfully to it climax and pull punch all the while . thing get a little bit slow around the second act and where luke discovers that he and leia be relate by blood and when we travel to the forest planet of endor and home of the cuddlesome yet stalwart ewoks . most of the complaint about return of the jedi that i have read seem to be center on these furry creature and in that they somehow disrupt the tone of the saga . i do not totally agree with that and although this moment be probably play out a bit long than it should . however and their leader and wicket ( play by warrick davis ) be a delightfully memorable creation and and watch how they handle the imperial troop technology with their simple and natural weapon provide a nice contrast . by the time we get to the third act and though and the pace pick up again and a we intercut between the ewoks battle against the troop and lando and the rebel force launch an attack against the empire all new half complete death star and and luke final showdown with darth vader and the emperor . the latter tie with the jabba palace sequence a the highlight of the movie . mark hamill flex his act chop once again a luke skywalker in these scene and and watch him a a fully mature jedi knight make for an unforgettable performance . also and as iconic a james earl jones voice a darth vader be and he be rival only by the shriveled and crone like emperor and play with deliciously raspy and frighten evil by ian mcdiarmid . the tension between this trio heighten the excitement of this climactic moment and which be appropriately darkly lit and menacingly underscored . the star war movie have always set standard for special effect and and the technical work in return of the jedi can easily hold a candle to it predecessor . the space battle fight be as exhilarating a always and and the speeder bike chase through the forest be a knockout . of course and give that this movie be make after a new hope and the empire strike back and it probably shouldn not be so surprising that the special effect have reach an even great level of excellence . the acting be classic star war fare while hamill and harrison ford and carrie fisher all mature and deepen into their role and and anthony daniel provide more hilarious moment a c 3po . frank oz yoda only appear in two scene and but he make the most of it . and yes and there also john williams music . all tell and while return of the jedi falter a little bit in the middle and the first and third act deliver in style and make this a rather satisfactory finale to one of the great saga ever . in 1997 and george lucas re release the classic star war in digitally restore ( and revamp ) special edition and which feature add in effect and or or shot as well a some enhancement . of the three and return of the jedi appear to have cause the most commotion with star war fan . perhaps it can be due to the jarringly out of place ( albeit funny if youre not so easily offend ) jedi rock musical number in jabba palace and which and although technically amazing and do disrupt the flow of the film . however and i do like the end montage scene where we see victory celebration occur on the various planet of the galaxy . this dvd version feature yet more tweaking we get to see more montage finale scene ( notably on naboo and where we hear what sound like jar jar binks scream and wesa free . ) and and and in what be probably the most controversial change and hayden christensen a the specter of anakin skywalker in the closing scene . probably due to the intense ( and unfair ) disdain fan have for his somewhat shaky work in episode ii represent attack of the clone it seem inevitable that fan would put this edition down for that alone . however and if youre watch the star war saga chronologically ( and contemplate about it ) and chance be you may react a little differently . nonetheless and it be an issue that fan have raise and so it probably best to be warn beforehand . as nice a it would be to have lucas release the original version of these three classic film and he nonetheless stand by what he say about these revamps be the definitive edition of his classic trilogy and and and when view the star war movie altogether a one complete saga ( a lucas intend ) and it actually make sense to keep them technically and aurally consistent . the original film will always be engrave in our memory and but these new incarnation be just as much fun and if one can give them a chance .