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Summary: THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!
Review: "Return of the Jedi" is my favorite Star Wars movie, and I liked the book just as much! The only bad thing I can say about this book, was that is copied the movie verbatim, even in the Huttese language. Or, It wouldn't say "R2-D2 beeped," It would say "Artoo-Detoo said, 'BOO-deep-DA-doop.'" This did not bother me, in fact, I liked it, but it might bother other people.
This book was a great, long, novel, that kept me occupied for quite a while. I read this book in "The Star Wars Trilogy," along with "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back."
This book explains the characters' feelings, including the Emperor's memories from when the was merely Senator Palpatine.
I think people will most enjoy this book if they get it in "The Star Wars Trilogy" after reading "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back."
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Summary: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Review: ...I think this is a great book to read! James Khan captures the readers attention. Before you know it, your imagination is watching a movie of the book. I would recommend children and adults of all ages to read this wonderful, capturing book! You will be awed by how the events are written, in a way unimaginable!-Joseph Paul Antonios
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Summary: It captures the settings and feel of the movie perfectly
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A great adaptation of the movie captures a lot of the thrill and excitement of the movie with a bit more insight as can be gained in a novel. You also get a chance to learn several things that you would not have gotten in the movie. A lot of the feel of some of the dire situations are wonderfully captured and you can easily forget it's a novel you are reading. A must for any Star Wars collection
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Summary: Not quite as good as its predecessors
Review: After listening to and enjoying the other two radio adaptations of the Star Wars trilogy, I had high hopes for the 'Return Of The Jedi' radio drama. True, it finally hit the airwaves 13 years after the movie did (due mostly to NPR budget cuts back in the early 80s), but I was still hoping it would be a good show. Well, when I finally heard it, I found it to be an okay presentation- not horrible, but not nearly as spectacular or sprawling as its predecessors. In ways, it had the feel of being a rush-job: it was only six half-hour episodes long, compared to SW's thirteen and ESB's ten. True, it expanded the scope of the movie with extra side-'scenes' that one would imagine was what happened somewhere off-stage; but it didn't extend things to the degree that the previous ones did. This is likely due to the fact that writer Brian Daley was writing the scripts whilst suffering from terminal cancer, and wanted to complete the project before his passing. A still-limited NPR budget may have also had something to do with it. Then of course there's the rabid fan base who consider ROTJ the weakest entry of the original trilogy; therefore the limitations of the original source material should be taken into consideration. These and/or other factors likely led to this radio show not being quite as long or fleshed-out as it could've been. Another factor that I felt adversely affected the quality of this radio show was the changing of the voice-over cast from the last two shows. Although only a few of the original movie cast members actually lent their voices for their respective characters on radio (Mark "Luke" Hamill, Anthony "C-3P0 Daniels, & Billy Dee "Lando " Williams), they added a certain charm that gave the shows a degree of legitimacy with the fans. Sadly, Hamill and Billy Dee were no-shows for this one, and their replacements, despite their valiant efforts, couldn't hope to do nearly as good a job. Joshua Fardon's Luke Skywalker was a bit too mellow, and lacked that air of excitability that Hamill had given the characters in both the films and on the air. Fortunately, just about every other voice actor from the last two shows came back to do their parts. The most notable of these are Brock Peters as Darth Vader, and John Lithgow as Yoda. Peters' deep voice is almost as good as James Earl Jones' Vader voice- the right feel of fearsome, unparalleled power and authority. Peters is also one of the few links between Star Wars and its sci-fi rival Star Trek (aside from the visual-effects guys)- he's also known as Admiral Cartwright in Star Treks IV & VI, and Benjamin Sisko's dad on DS9. And John Lithgow- well, now you know that '3rd Rock' wasn't his first extraterrestrial advenure! His Yoda sounds even sillier than Frank Oz's Grover-like sound. There's a couple of other fairly well-known names adding their voices to this mix, including Ed Asner as Jabba the Hutt! From a gruff newpaper editor to a giant beige-and-green slug- boy, is that a strange career twist or what! And Ed Begley, Jr. as Boba Fett? Hmm... I'm not too hooked on that particular selection. Sure, Begley has played a few bad-guy roles rather well, but not the menacing kind like Fett is. I just can't connect the man with the character. Oh well... Anyway, that's my assessment; make of it what you wish. If you're still not sure about whether or not you'll like this presentation, I recommend taking a look at the ROTJ Radio Drama Scripts paperback by Brian Daley (available at Amazon). Other than that, it's all up to you! 'Late
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Summary: Decent adaptation of final episode of first trilogy.
Review: As far as turning a clumsy script into a readable novel goes James Kahn's Return of the Jedi does a respectable job. There are no big differences between this and the movie and, unlike his work on Poltergeist, Kahn took no major liberties with the narrative. Fans will want to have it.
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Summary: Decent adaptation of final episode of first trilogy.
Review: As far as turning a clumsy script into a readable novel goes James Kahn's Return of the Jedi does a respectable job. There are no big differences between this and the movie and, unlike his work on Poltergeist, Kahn took no major liberties with the narrative. Fans will want to have it.
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Summary: If you like Star Wars, Return of the Jedi is the book for yo
Review: Dear Young People, I don't know how many of you have read the book RETURN OF THE JEDI by James Kahn, but in my opinion it is the best book ever read. I recommend this book to everyone that is able to read not just teens. I feel that teens will enjoy it more though. I have a few reasons why you should read this book. First this book is based on the Star Wars movie directed by George Lucas. Secondly, it was a New York Times best seller in 1997. Lastly, it will be worth a lot of money in later years. The book not the movie. You might not like to read a Star Wars book now. Let me see if I can change your mind. Like I said before the entire book is based on the third movie in the Star Wars trilogy. That movie is the Return of the Jedi. You see with the book being based on the movie because all of the lines are written exactly from the lines of the actors and actresses. And again you will hear the trilogies claim to fame "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU." I bet that you are wondering why New York Times made a Star Wars book a best seller. Well I have a question for you. Why wouldn't they? New York Times only makes books best sellers because of their plot, setting, theme, characterization, and point of view. Those are the most important parts to a story. Without those a book would be nothing. That's in general. Why is this book so good? This is the answer. The book is about Luke Skywalker maturing in the force during his adventures. One being the rescue of his best friend Han Solo. He was the last and only Jedi in the universe. His job is to fulfill his destiny. Can you believe that Consumer Reports Buying Guide '97' says that Return of the Jedi will be worth a lot of money in later years? I almost couldn't believe it myself when I saw that it said "With this book having sold so much, and with Star Wars being world renowned this book will be worth quite a bit in years to come". Lucky for me. I have the book. Hopefully so will you. For those who have the book or want the book keep this in mind. Now for the part I hate most. For those who disagree with me, next time read this first. Now many of my classmates "hate" Star Wars. Which means they will hate this book unless they read for the sake of reading. Well enough of me talking. Here are some the counter claims people gave. What if you are lying about the best seller part? Consumer Reports says they didn't have Return of the Jedi in their 1997 edition. "Hey, that's hitting below the belt." That's all for the counter claims. "Thank Goodness. You know they almost ruined me just now ". Well that is pretty much. I hope I convinced you to read this great book. I have one more thing to say. If you read this book I almost guarantee that you will love it. Sincerely, John Simmons
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Summary: Exciting food for the ears and imagination.
Review: Even though I'm in my 30's, I like to think of myself as somewhat of a veteran of listening to radio drama. I discovered this wonderful art of theatrical broadcasting in the early 80's. The local public radio station would broadcast several of the old radio shows throughout the week. I listened to the Lone Ranger, the Green Hornet, Suspense, Abbott and Costello, etc. (Call me a geek for doing it, but I loved every minute of it). I miss those days because this art form gives you the greatest freedom of the imagination. I wish we could bring it back more often. Anyway, I remember hearing that Star Wars was coming to the radio and I listened to the episodes when I could. What a great experience. However, I bought the cd edition of Return of the Jedi, which I didn't hear in broadcast. I could not have been more pleased. The performances of the actors and the sound technicians gave me the best listening thrill I've had in a long time. I've had the cds for only 5 days and have listened to them each day. I'm going to get the first two dramas soon so I can to enjoy them too. Why do I feel this way? I don't know, except that I have always enjoyed listening and letting my imagination go. It allows one to be active in the story, rather than passive as with a film. It's even better than reading in one way. You don't get the writer's vivid details of the appearance of things. You get to produce it all yourself. And when you listen again, you can "see" it differently in your mind. As for why I give it four stars, I want to hear the other two in comparison before I give it the highest mark. All things said, if you have a good imagination when a story is told, then get this drama. You'll enjoy it again and again.
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Summary: I LOVE STAR WARS!
Review: I absoulutely love Star Wars, especially The Return of the Jedi. This is my favorite because it is the last of the trilogy and at the end, there is a fight scene with Luke and Vader. I advise people to read this book because you can use your imagination(you don't have to take my advise). If you want to read this book, first you should get "A New Hope" by George Lucas and "The Empire Strikes Back" by Donald F. Glut. If you don't want to purchase all of them individually, just buy the trilogy---it's a medium sized book which has all of the Star Wars books in one.
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Summary: It sucked...
Review: I didn't like the book at all. Don't get me wrong, I love starwars...but the book was WAY TOO SLOW for my taste. In my opinion, you shouldn't read this book. Just buy the movie (if you can get special edition, that's great) and watch it for 2 hours instead of spending hours on end reading that poorly written pos
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