A Superb Anticlimax

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 1998)

Return Of The Jedi is the sequel to 'Star Wars: A New Hope' and 'The Empire Strikes Back', two of the greatest movies ever. Jedi, is also a great film, though is definitely not on a par with the first two installments of the original Star Wars trilogy. The story is still good, and George Lucas' character development is still superb, but Jedi is still slightly 'less good' than episodes IV and V. Maybe its the Ewoks- Lucas' idea of the determination of primitive civilization to topple the mighty empire seems less of a good idea today. Maybe it's the fact that Darth Vader, so anonimously evil in the first two films, is revealed. Maybe it's just the fact that everything fits together seamlessly, and the dawning realisation is that it's all coming to an end. Perhaps the answer is with the force. All that is sure, is that Jedi is a valuable, nay, essential part of anyone's collection, and is still really great- a classic to many- but not AS great as the first two.