The Empire is brought to its knees...in the final chaper!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (12 December 1998)

Many critics, including me, feel this is the weakest installment into the Star Wars trilogy. I feel the reason behind it is that there is too much familiar going on too quickly. There is: the battle to destroy the Second Death Star (a theme from the original movie), the battle between father and son continues (a theme from the second movie), and the love affair between Han and Leia is a slight distraction (also a theme from the second movie). The new list of characters is impressive - the cuddly Ewoks and the vile Jabba the Hutt make their initial appearances. (We can also get a glimpse of a skinnier Jabba in Star Wars IV: A New Hope - New Edition version). The beginning is the best part of the movie...although the special effects keep us glued from beginning to end.