An uneven but enjoyable ride

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2013)

RotJ is maybe the weakest among the first three Star Wars films but still very watchable and entertaining. One thing that bothers me is how long we spend with the Han Solo Escape Plan and how complicated this HSEP turns out to be, success hinging on the dubious use of R2D2 as waiter-robot ... it's nearly half of the film where it should be just a re-introduction to our friends, like one of these James Bond prologues.
The Ewoks - OK, I have to admit, I really really liked them when I saw this in '83 (I was 15 then but from the infantile persuasion). Well, nowadays I find those scenes a bit long and silly, as the speederbike hunt and the HSEP, but overall, still an enjoyable movie!