So Return of the Jedi is my favorite despite a couple of things. I think the 2nd Death Star was a bad plot point and I think the movie doesn’t give enough for Leia and Han Solo to do. Outside of that I have no real criticisms as I don’t mind the Ewoks. Obviously everyone has said that the Emperor and Jabba scenes make the movie a lot better and I tend to agree. The reason this edges out Empire is that Empire, while basically being good all the way through, doesn’t reach the highs of Jedi for me personally. So they’re very close but I’d pick Jedi just for the moments where Luke is being a complete badass and Jabba and the Emperor are being great additions to Star Wars. Also that space battle at the end is awesome. I can’t imagine getting to watch that as a kid.