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Star Wars, Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
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Item Description...
Fifteen years after National Public Radio's wildly successful adaptation of Star Wars, and thirteen years after The Empire Strikes Back, the trilogy hurtled to its long-awaited thrilling conclusion with Return of the Jedi. Like its predecessors, this electrifying drama boasts a splendid cast (including Anthony Daniels as See-Threepio and Ed Asner as Jabba the Hutt), a greatly expanded script, with many scenes and characters not found in the movie, and audio engineering of unparalleled excellence.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 3
Dimensions: Length: 1.25" Width: 5.75" Height: 5.25"
Weight: 0.05 lbs.
Binding CD
Release Date Nov 1, 1996
ISBN 1565111583
EAN 9781565111585
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 | Skywalker the Jedi May 29, 2008 |
| Great conclusion to the original trilogy. This installment ties together most of the loose ends from the original trilogy and leads into the subsequent series books. | | |  | Not As Good As The Other Two Mar 30, 2008 |
In 1981 NPR in the United States created the Star Wars radio drama, and several years followed and then Empire Strikes Back were also released.
To many, including me, it was a fantastic addition to the films, expanding knowledge and scenes. The acting was good, if sometimes patchy, but it was handled well.
Many years passed until Return of the Jedi (ROTJ from here on) was released. Now whereas the previous two films had been converted to radio in 13 and 10 episodes ROTJ was done in just 6. Once the titles are taken away this is about the same as the movie, so as can be see there is not much room to add things.
There are some added scenes, such as Luke creating his lightsabre, and Palpatine's dispatch of Vader to Endor, but these are minor additions at best.
Perhaps the greatest problem with the radio drama from my limited experience is describing action. So characters have to keep saying what they are doing, talking to themselves or another person. In the first two adaptions this was handled quite well, but in ROTJ it is frankly a mess. In the Rancor pit for instance Luke is discussing his situation with characters way above while locked in mortal combat. Other situations such as the sail barge battle made me laugh. This part is not handled well at all, and makes the listener lose focus.
The acting is also hit and miss. Joshua Fardon, as another reviewer mentioned, is not mature sounding enough to do Luke the Jedi Knight, sounding more like he's trying to follow Mark Hamil's lead.
The Emperor, played by Paul Hecht, has degenerated into a cackling maniac, and Perry King's Han Solo is still pretty much the same as always, take that how you will.
Overall, I think that ROTJ is a good investment for SW collectors, but it really adds nothing new to the story that wasn't there already, unlike the previous two adaptions. | | |  | Glad I paid only $5 for it. Nov 17, 2007 |
Compared to NPR's expanded adaptations of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, their Return of the Jedi radio drama is anemic. Where the previous shows had more than 10 episodes, this one clocks in at a meager 6. At roughly 20 minutes per episode the length here is really no different than the movie's itself. Very little is added to the story, and what is added brings nothing special to the plot. Mark Hamill's replacement as Luke is dull and even wimpier. The biggest disappointment is how the climactic battle scenes between the Rebel and Imperial fleets and Luke, Darth Vader, and the Emperor are rushed, filling less than two full episodes.
Not a terrible deal for what I paid, but it could have been a much better conclusion to the first trilogy. | | | | The Jedi are back! Sep 10, 2007 |
Return of the Jedi is, of course, one of the foundation stories in the Star Wars saga. The film is a classic loved by millions of fans. How then does an author attempt to put the story into words after the fact? I do not envy anyone trying to write novelizations of the first three films. You have to stay with the facts of the film, but you want to expand the reader's understanding of the action and further develop the characters. Not an easy task by any means. Whatever you add to the story that was not in the film is going to upset somebody, no matter how well it fits in.
So, keeping that in mind, Mr. Kahn deserves a tremendous amount of credit for his efforts on the book. The bones of the story are the same. Han Solo is rescued from the clutches of the evil Jabba the Hutt. Luke returns to Dagobah to learn key information from the dying Yoda. The rebels attack the Death Star. Luke faces Vader and Palpatine on the Death Star and wins. The Rebel forces triumph with a lot of help from the Ewoks and everything ends happily. Clearly all these events are told well in the book, and it is great fun to relive them on the printed page.
My only problem with the book is that some of Mr. Kahn's writing goes too far. He is trying to get the reader to understand the thought processes of a few of the major characters, but I'm not sure he succeeds. One example - When Leia is following Wicket to the Ewok camp on the forest moon of Endor, she casts her mind adrift for a while. She then ponders the gargantuan trees, the smallness of the Ewoks, her smallness when compared to the trees, and her loneliness and confusion being a part of all that. "She felt like a tiny, creative spark, dancing about in the fires of life...dancing behind a furtive, pudgy, midget bear, who kept beckoning her deeper into the woods." I think some judicious editing could have improved sections of the book. Even so, the book is a must-read, just as the film is a must-see. Don't miss either one of them. | | | | Not Free SF Reader Sep 3, 2007 |
Yes, Luke, he was your father. That makes the whole sister thing just a little bit on the squicky side, doesn't it?
Anyway, we find out Han Solo is still cool, Darth Vader isn't stupid, the Emperor is ugly, and no Ewoks bleed when they die.
Throw in some space battles and some force cheese at the end.
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