Underrated and Just as Good as ANH and Empires

Rating: 10/10 (27 September 2011)

It is very odd for me to give my opinion on ROTJ. Why? Well for one thing, it has always seemed to me to be the best in the series. Back in the day, Star Wars was my life, so seeing the characters get to this point of desperation was just amazing and if you must know, I cried at the end in the 1st AND 2nd time I watched ROTJ. The 3rd time, I teared a bit, but that is all.
Now, I can see why people find this movie the weakest (Ewoks, Jabba's Palace), but here is why those things NEVER bothered me.
1. Ewoks- The ewoks and the fact that they beat the Stormtroopers bothers others, but not me. People don't seem to understand the message. The Empire is huge, evil, and control the galaxy. Everyone is under their control. The fact that Ewoks were able to beat them tells a message of how if you rise up and have the determination, you can reach your goal, no matter if you are small or weak. If you saw a teddy bear, you'd probably underestimate it. Could this be why the stormtroopers were defeated? The Ewoks vs Stormstroopers laughably reminds me of the 300 spartans vs the huge army of Persians. They both tell the same message, even if it is hard to imagine Wicket as Leonidas. THIS IS ENDOR! 2. Jabbas Palace- The only real thing that bothers people here is the quick death of Boba Fett, the dance number, and that it wastes too much time in the movie. Personally, none of those bother me. The "death" of Boba Fett (he comes back in the Expanded Universe) seems very fitting. The dance number just adds to the atmosphere of the repulsiveness of Jabba and really, I don't think these scenes waste time. Jabba's Palace is creepy and has a great atmosphere.
The last duel between Vader and Luke is my favorite. It isn't about how they fight, it is about the characters and the emotional conflict which they totally lost in the prequels, but brought back in Revenge of the Sith kind of. The way the chorus kicks in as Luke yells "NO!" and lashes at Vader and cutting off his arm and realizing that Vader still has human to him. The way Vader ultimately defeats the Emperor and sacrificing his own life just to see his son with his own eyes is just tear bringing.
ROTJ not only gives me the best possible ending, it is a film that I will always love. It is on par with Empires and A New Hope. And were the Ewoks bad? Yeah they were bad...BADASS! They use their enemy's heads as freaking drums! C'mon, that is freaking awesome! ROTJ, you are a classic along with the rest of the trilogy. 10 out of 10!