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Star Wars. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

1983

Richard Marquand

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse ...

7.9

123,400

Sci-Fi. Adventure In the epic conclusion of the saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts his father Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor. In the last second, Vader makes a momentous choice: he destroys the Emperor and saves his son. The Empire is finally defeated, the Sith are destroyed, and Anakin ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	James Harwood Variety	"The good news is that George Lucas and Co. have perfected the technical magic to a point where almost anything (...) is believable. The bad news is the human dramatic dimensions have been sorely sacrificed"	NEU
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"The film is a huge, rousing finale that resolves all plot twists, settles all accounts, reunites old friends and sweeps to a climax that all but blows the theater apart"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"The old Star Wars gang are back doing what they've done before, but this time with a certain evident boredom"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Marvelous (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Arthur Knight The Hollywood Reporter	"It still makes for an eye-filling two hours-plus of entertainment but (...) 'Jedi' seems woefully familiar. It's as if the animations aren't the only thing that has been computerized."	NEU
United Kingdom	Patrick Gibbs Telegraph	"The former flair and invention are lacking (...) The dialogue given to the lovers is laughable, and their performances match it."	NEG
United States	Drew Taylor IndieWire	"Everything in the 'Star Wars' universe became cuter, cuddlier, and less dangerous (...) It ruined the 'Star Wars' franchise through a series of poor decisions"	NEG
United States	New York Daily News	"The trilogy is superior entertainment that, have assimilated its sources, has itself become the real thing, making movie history."	POS
United Kingdom	Christopher Hemblade Empire	"The special effects are the best of the original trilogy (...) The most disappointing of the original three episodes but still charming and thrilling (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Steve Grant Time Out	"It is confusing (...) All the old gang are there, older, wiser and tinnier (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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