Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) – This has always been my favorite of the six. I’ve never been a big fan of the first half at Jabba’s place and the Ewok/Endor ground battle is aight, the reason this wins is the space battle and the dig through the Death Star 2. That’s why I keep coming back.
8:11AM – Mark Hamill isn’t pretty anymore and it is glowing gold with morning light here.
8:14AM – So after a grim induction of C3PO and R2D2 into Jabba’s palace crew, we get a stupid cartoony song and dance thing. UGH, THANK YOU GEORGE T_T.
8:26AM – I never really liked how Luke acted like a demanding jerk in this film. He’s got that ‘dark side’ vibe going on.
8:30AM – Establishing shot of Jabba’s sail barge now features a herd of banthas for absolutely no reason. Does the Sarlacc even need a mouth?
8:38AM – Bringing in the Emperor, matte paintings everywhere! He looks to have slimmed down a bit. He’s definitely an evil dude, too!
8:50AM – Now we’re into it! Mon Mothma briefs the rebel council on a Mon Calamari cruiser, which are all unique. Early CGI up in here!
8:54AM – I still don’t like Lando.
9:02AM – Speeder bike chase is still one of the coolest things ever. And then…
9:04AM – Ewoks. I didn’t hate them as a kid, but then, I was a kid. And now I am not. And they’re tolerable here. Oddly, they don’t all blink like I was lead to believe.
9:08AM – I want the Emperor’s chair
9:22AM – Luke, just text your sister next time, you don’t need to drag it out here. She says she already knew she was your sister. C’mon, hurry up.
9:25AM – Darth Vader’s obsession with knowing his son makes me feel that his transition in Episode III doesn’t seem so juvenile. It always seemed weird growing up.
9:30AM – Ugh, had to restroom again, I am on my last waking moments.
9:33AM – I’ve never understood the point of the “blossoms” in front of the Emperor at the base of the stairs lined with what look like diagrams? The blue ones? Yeah. “Oh, I’m afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive…”
9:38AM – If Lucas could fix one small thing in this movie, it would be the fighters that ‘pop in’ during the initial peel from the Millennium Falcon’s cockpit.
9:42AM – Off-screen: at this point, daydreaming is a direct invitation to sleep. FOCUS. …and then an Ewok slugged himself with a rock sling!
9:45AM – This juggling act between the space battle and the ground battle is killing me. MORE SPACE BATTLE PLZ. Ewoks crying and tending to their dead is so bizarre.
9:53AM – Just had a thought: I don’t think it’s a coincidence that both Anakin and Luke are missing right hands, I think Anakin just wanted to be a jerk and be all ‘hey, my son can have the same handicap I do, so sick!’ Now Luke is totally wailing on his dad!
9:57AM – Okay, so if Luke takes his father’s place at Palpatine’s side, would he have to change his Facebook/Foursquare settings? This was a legitimate thought I had.
10:00AM – “No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” The new Vader lines as he tosses Palpatine were a bit overstated before release.
10:01AM – INTO THE DEATH STAR WE GO!!!!!!!! They’re destroying my Executor, which tips into the battle station and explodes. BOO :*(
10:03AM – Hey, Darth Vader unmasks and it doesn’t look like Hayden Christensen! This is the last few moments of the movie and I’m drifting to sleep. Awwwww, man!
10:08AM – So Darth Vader’s funeral pyre was a much smaller event than Qui-gon’s and meant much, much more. Hmmm. Still don’t get why they switched Anakin to Hayden Christensen for… y’know what, it’s stupid, I don’t care. Still don’t trust Lando.
10:11AM – And with that, this boogey van is DONE. I MUST SLEEP FOREVER.
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