Would've been better if it weren't for the Ewoks

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2011)

Return of the Jedi could've easily become one of the greatest ends to such a great saga if it weren't for the Ewoks. Seriously? This slowly begun the downfall of George Lucas. I know that Yoda said in ESB, "size matters not" but here its not just the size, its the weapons they possess. The idea of stormtroopers getting whopped by Ewoks is just totally unbelievable. It doesn't make much sense.
Away from the Ewoks, this film was brilliantly paced from start to end, although I wouldn't have minded less Tatooine scenes, especially the dancing scenes. The film starts off brilliantly and kept me interested. After Han was rescued and Jabba was killed, they finally get off Tatooine and off to Yavin IV, where they receive intelligence reports that the Second Death Star is nearing completion. The Rebels must destroy this battle station before the entire Rebellion is overwhelmed whilst Luke goes back to Dagobah to complete his training. Sadly, Yoda's time is ending and he dies at old age, leaving Luke half-trained. Obi- wan's ghost then explains to Luke who the "another hope" really was. Luke realizes that his sister is none other than Princess Leia and eventually heads back to Yavin.
Then we head off to Endor to destroy the shield generators protecting the Death Star battle station. At Endor, most scenes were very exciting had it NOT being for those teddy bears. One of the best scenes from this movie is the speeder chase. Just before Luke leaves to confront Darth Vader, he states that Vader is his dad and that he has a sister. Leia realizes too that Luke is her brother. Luke eventually states that he must confront his father and bring him back to the light side.
Then we prepare for two great countdowns. Lando Calrissian and his group attempt to destroy the Death Star whilst Luke confronts his father. The movie ended extremely well, had it not being for two things in the Blu- ray cut. One is that Darth Vader's NOOOO when he's throwing the Emperor into the shaft was just cheesy and another was if only Sean Sebastan had appeared in the Blu-ray version instead of Hayden Christensen. I mean, how would Luke know that Hayden is actually Anakin Skywalker. Luke never saw Anakin like that. It should've been the same guy who played him in the un-cut version. That's how Luke remembered his father.
Anyways, the acting and the special effects in this film were excellent. By 1980, Return of the Jedi's special effects were way ahead of its time. Everything was pretty much right in this film, except the Ewoks.