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Post #350188

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Mielr
Parent topic
Return of the Jedi: the worst OT film?
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Date created
23-Mar-2009, 8:07 PM
CO said:

What ROTJ lacks is that great scene that gives you goosebumps.

SW goosebump moments:
-Luke looking at the charred remains of Owen & Beru and realizing his destiny

-Luke looking at the Binary Sunset

-Luke & Leia swinging across the Death Star to that great John Williams score

-Obiwan smiling at Luke as Vader cuts him down and Luke screaming, "NOO!"

-Han telling Luke, "You're all clear kid!"  and Luke blowing up the deathstar.

 

ESB:

-Yoda lifting the X-Wing to that great John Williams score

-Han telling Leia, "I know."  then being frozen in carbonite while Leia stares Darth Vader.

-Vader telling Luke, "No, I am your father!"

-The ending of ESB as Lando/Chewy fly away and Luke,Leia, C3PO and R2 stare out at the galaxy.

 

I honestly can't think of any scene in ROTJ that gives me goosebumps, there are great scenes like the Throne Room scene, but nothing that gets me like SW & ESB, that is the difference as to why I think ROTJ is the worst.

WHAT?!?! 

ROTJ "goosebump moments":

-Luke entering Jabba's Palace

-Artoo shooting Luke's lightsaber out to him (& Luke catching it)

-The Falcon and Luke's X-wing leaving Tatooine & splitting off in different directions

-Yoda dying

-Luke finding out about Leia being his sister

-3P0's Ewok 'bedtime story'

-Luke & Leia 'balcony' scene with new "Luke and Leia" theme (the BEST EVER written by Williams!)

-"I will not fight you father"

-Vader taunting Luke & Luke going bonkers w/accompanying music*

-"I am a Jedi, like my father before me"

-Luke being electrocuted by the Emperor

-Vader throwing the Emperor into the shaft*

-Luke dragging Vader's body to the shuttle and unmasking him

-The Falcon and Luke barely escaping the DS explosion*

-THE FUNERAL PYRE SCENE!!!



*previously mentioned ;-)