Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!wivax!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!LShilkoff.ES@PARC-MAXC.ARPA From: LShilkoff.ES@PARC-MAXC.ARPA Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: RETURN OF THE JEDI Message-ID: <1574@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-May-83 12:04:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.1574 Posted: Wed May 25 12:04:00 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 3-Jun-83 05:32:32 EDT Lines: 138 O.K. folks, here's the scoop! If you are planning on seeing the movie and do not want it spoiled for you then CLICK...DELETE NOW! I could just tell you if I thought if it was worth seeing, but why bother? You already know it's going to be good and you'll see it anyway! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS?!?!?!?!?!?!? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! O.K. HERE GOES Story summary...Return of the Jedi As you might remember, in the last installment Han Solo was captured by the bounty hunter Boba Fett and delivered to Jabba. The Rebel resistance was delivered a harsh blow. Luke also found out that Darth Vader was actually his father. The Return of the Jedi begins with Luke Skywalker and his cohorts making an attempt to bargain with Jabba for the return of Han (defrosted of course). Jabba, not too receptive with Luke, takes him captive. Princess Leia takes a shot to rescue Han and sucessfully frees him from his carbonite freeze. However, in the attempt, she is captured and turned into a slave. Jabba decides to sentence all of them to death by taking them to the Dune Sea and feeding them to a mighty underground creature to "suffer the agony of being digested over 1000 years". Luckily, Lando Calrissian is there to free them in a dramatic rescue. All except Luke returns the Rebel Base; he must thank an old friend on a planet in the Dagoba system. Luke visits Yoda to thank him for his instruction in the ways of the Jedi which helped him rescue his friends from Jabba. Yoda is dying, and in his final words he tells Luke he is not a Jedi Warrior until he confronts the evil Darth Vader. Only then will he truly be a Jedi. Upon returning to the Rebel Base it is disclosed the Empire is building a new, more powerful Death Star. Still under construction, this terror is still non-operational and must be destroyed. The Death Star is being protected by a force field originating from Tatooine, the planet it is orbiting, which must first be disabled (Han, Luke, Leia, C3PO and R2D2). It is important the station is destroyed before a Rebel attack led by Lando reaches the Death Star. Arriving on Tatooine, Han and the rest meet up with a tribe of creatures known as Ewoks. These furry little guys (about 3 feet tall) are befriended by the group and offer to help them disable the power station. Much resistance is encountered with the Empire laying in wait, anticipating an attack on the station. Luke is captured by Darth Vader and taken to the Death Star where he is to be indoctrinated to the dark side of the Force. Lando and his party of Rebels arrive at the Death Star only to find the force field still operational, and must fight off the Empire until Han can manage to eliminate the force field. On the Death Star we see Darth and the evil Emperor trying to turn Luke to the dark side. Luke resists and tries to sway Darth (his father) from evil. A light saber duel ensues with Luke severing Darth's right arm (ala Empire). The Emperor encourages Luke to finish him off, leaving Luke the heir to Darth's reign. But Luke does not, refusing to be duped into the hateful dark side. As a result, the Emperor decides to destroy Luke with a sort of electrical field from his fingertips. Apparently Luke's efforts to sway Darth were not in vain. In a dramatic scene Darth Vader picks up the Emperor and tosses him down a cylindrical tube leading to the power core of the Death Star marking an end to the evil Emperor. But Darth is dying, and in a moving scene, he asks Luke to remove his helmet so that he may see his son with his own eyes before he dies. He appears as an unassuming middle aged, bald man where without his garb appears somewhat less of a terror. In his final breath, he turns from the dark side. In the finale, Han and the Ewoks manage to disable the force field station, leaving the Death Star exposed for an attack. Luke manages to escape with the body of his father shortly before the battle station is destroyed. Later on Tatooine Luke creamates his father in a funeral and a celebration over the destruction of the Death Star ensues. The movie ends with the etherial images of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and Luke's father (Anakin Skywalker...his real name) looking over the celebration. Go see the movie. You won't be dissapointed. Larry