I loved Return of the Jedi and I still do.
The rescue of Han Solo
Luke back to Dagobah
The mission on Endor
The Father and son encounter
The suicide attack on the half built second death star... with another dramatic BANG!
About the Ewoks, yeah, I think tha this is when Lucas started to be tempted by the dark side (MONEY, MONEY, MONEY). Empire Strike Back was a kind of dark, dramatic, tragic adult movie... Where did the ships and the epic all out space battles go? I mean, maybe not the most suitable movie for a kid. Return of the Jedi, in the other hand, keeps the drama but adds lighter and funnier elements. To me, the Ewoks represent the kids watching the movie and being a huge part in defeating the empire. And of course the Star Wars Toys were sold like hot cakes. Remember playing Empire Strikes Back on the Atari?
So, what I am saying is that after the second success with Empire Strikes Back, Lucas started to think more commercially, trying to satisfy everyone with the third movie, and you know the rest of the movie. Episode I had a very young kid as a the main character, a Barbie Queen, Jar Jar, and so on. He said it once "One trilogy for the parents and another for the kids".
Return of the Jedi: 9.5 (Ewoks: -0.5 penalty)
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