there 's an old saying that states something about leaving the best for last .
george lucas certainly followed that adage when crafting the original star wars trilogy .
return of the jedi , the final installment of the series , is easily the most innovative , action - packed , and entertaining of the three films .
the dark , eerie atmosphere that oozed from every frame of the empire strikes back is gone .
instead , for return of the jedi , we have good triumphing decisively over evil , a resolution to a love triangle , and walking teddy bears .
even darth vader does n't seem very intimidating this time around .
with the arrival of the emperor ( an apparition - like creature played by ian mcdiarmid ) , vader has turned into somewhat of a henchman .
return of the jedi picks up at an unspecified time after the conclusion of the empire strikes back .
luke skywalker ( mark hamill ) , princess leia ( carrie fisher ) , lando calrissian , ( billy dee williams ) , chewbacca ( peter mayhew ) , c3p0 ( anthony daniels ) and r2-d2 ( kenny baker ) are on a rescue mission to luke 's home planet of tatooine .
their goal : to save han solo ( harrison ford ) from the clutches of the intergalactic gangster jabba the hutt .
it is at jabba 's home , a creepy - looking stone fortress guarded by hog - nosed beasts , that most of the added special effects come into play .
from a hysterical scene involving a music group to the dreaded beast outside jabba 's sand barge , the effects are top notch . as soon as han is freed from his cryo - freeze and rescued from the clutches of the evil jabba the hutt , it 's back to outer space , where the rebel alliance is about to face the empire 's newest threat : a second , more powerful death star , that , if activated , could spell doom for anyone who stands against the emperor .
so , while the fleet prepares for the final battle , luke and company travel to the forest moon of endor to knock out the shield that defends the death star against all attacks .
there , they are befriended by the ewoks , the teddy bear - like native race , and luke , fearing that his presence is endangering the group , turns himself over to vader .
return of the jedi has some interesting elements .
the scenes which pitted luke against the emperor and vader are suitably tense and well - acted .
from a technical point - of - view , the space battles are amazing , easily hindering anything depicted in the previous films .
not only are there many , many more ships , but their speed and range of movement have been dramatically improved .
on one level , return of the jedi is almost worth watching for the special effects .
in the special edition , even more ships are added , making the final space battle incredibly fun to watch .
the acting in return of the jedi is stronger than in the previous films .
by now ( or then - 1983 ) , mark hamill , harrison ford , and carrie fisher have all matured in their on - screen personas .
the chemistry amongst the trio is terrific .
as in empire , billy dee williams gives us another human hero to root for .
newcomer ian mcdiarmid plays the emperor as a suitably creepy , cunning , and evil creature , although he 's not as imposing as vader was in star wars .
although it was great fun watching star wars and the empire strikes back on the big screen , return of the jedi generates a greater sense of enjoyment . with the spectacular , new special effects , the adorable ewoks , the sinister jabba the hutt , the evil emperor , the same old millenium falcon , darth vader 's incredible betrayal , the destruction of the new death star , and the always lovable yoda , return of the jedi concludes one of the greatest trilogies ever made with a huge bang . congratulations to george lucas , whose innovative mind entertains us now and will continue to entertain generations to come . ,
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