Return of the Jedi (1983)

Academy Awards, USA 1984

Winner Special Achievement Award	Richard Edlund Dennis Muren Ken Ralston Phil Tippett For visual effects (statuette).
Nominee Oscar	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Norman Reynolds Fred Hole James L. Schoppe Michael Ford
	Best Sound Ben Burtt Gary Summers Randy Thom Tony Dawe
	Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Ben Burtt
	Best Music, Original Score John Williams

Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Directed by Richard Marquand
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Harmy's Despecialized Edition)

Picking up where Empire Strikes Back left off, Luke and friends rescue Han from Jabba the Hut, barely escaping with their lives. Luke pays another visit to Yoda, who is dying. Meanwhile, the Empire is building another, stronger Death Star, and the Rebellion is planning another, bigger attack to destroy it. First, they must disable a "shield" on a nearby planet, getting help from the cute, fuzzy, but resourceful native Ewoks. Luke surrenders to Darth Vader before the attack in the hopes of converting him to the "Good Side", while Vader and his Emperor hope to turn Luke to the "Dark Side", setting up the final light saber battle. The final film of the original trilogy suffers from comic relief and an overabundance of poorly conceived aliens. At times it's like an episode of the Muppet Show, complete with the humor. While I like the Muppet Show, it has no place in a Star Wars movie. Luckily, the Luke vs Vader story line provides a satisfying emotional climax to the series, although it is followed by an interminable and unbearable Ewok celebration.