A Classic, but some silly cheese when looking back as an adult on this...

Rating: 7/10 (16 October 2017)

Return has some awesome things in the appeal column, but looking back, and reading more about the film/marketing decisions, other silly parts now come into focus.
The Good= Han Solo being sold to Jabba over his debts, frozen in carbonite, and needing rescue from those he has now joined in the rebellion? That is just an epic portion of the movie! Very iconic moments in Jabba's palace and the pit in the desert. That part never gets old, and has stuck with me since childhood. Leah in a skimpy slave bikini and a chain, which she later uses to strangle the fat turd? AWESOME. Boba Fett being eaten? Sad, but funny. The warning of Yoda to Luke about the dark powers of the Emperor? AWESOME. I used to rewind and play this over and over with that forbidding music and warnings. Actually meeting the Emperor in his sinister lair, with all that great and evil dialogue? LOVED IT. Amazing ending to a great saga. I am still quoting(and so is Family guy and everyone else) Palpatine to this day, and people who didn't like his acting are just crazy in my opinion LOL. Incredible characters.
The Bad= The rehashed Death Star destruction plot(which is now getting absurd with the new movies), the wasted time on Endor with silly kid crap.
The Ugly= The ewoks killing stormtroopers and AT-STs with logs, sticks, and stones-- absolutely retarded. Snuggles bears running around everywhere talking like jawas and throwing primitive weapons at armored troops twice their size-- come on, people. Apparently, Lucas worked all this in to sell a bunch of cute kids toys and collectibles, and they still are fun to laugh at, but could have been written into the story in a more credible and less distracting role. They ruin the dark themes and the suspension of disbelief in places, which many folks have noted.
Overall= Amazing film with a ton of MEMORABLE scenes and quotes. This could have easily been the best film of the entire series(even beating Empire), if Lucas had opted to stick to the gritty realism and dark subject matter, and didn't stray into a goofy cartoon in the middle portion of the movie. It is still one of my favorite movies of all time, however, and holds a high place in cinema and Star Wars history.