WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Star Wars Trilogy: Return Of The Jedi
Genre:Science Fiction

Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Sebastian Shaw, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Sir Alec Guinness & Kenny Baker

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 4.5
Sound Rating: 5
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor):
(Catalog Number): 4102985
(MPAA Rating): PG
(Retail Price): $124.98
(Running Time In Minutes):
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1983/1997
(LD Release Date):
(THX® Digitally Mastered):

Credits Information
(Director): Richard Marquand
(Screenplay/Written By): Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas
(Story): George Lucas
(Music): John Williams
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Norman Reynolds
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(Costume Designer):
(Editor): Nicholas C. Smith, Glen Scantlebury Sean Barton, Marcia Lucas & Duwayne Dunham
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(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): George Lucas
(Co-Producers): Robert Watts & Jim Bloom
(Producers): Howard Kazanjian

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography):
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
(Theatrical Sound): DTS, SDDS & Dolby Digital
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
(Remastered Dolby Digital):
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround):
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WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
In Return Of The Jedi, Han Solo is rescued from certain death at the hands of slimy slug crime lord Jabba The Hutt and Luke Skywalker completes his Jedi training by successfully confronting Darth Vader.

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LaserDisc Soundtrack:
(Surround Bass Below 50Hz):
(Aggressive System Surround):
(Intense 25Hz Bass):
(Deep Bass Challenging):
(Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
(Holosonic Soundfield):
(Aggressive Split Surround):
(Center Back Surround Imaging):
(Directionalized Dialogue):
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
Superb Color Fidelity:
Superb Cinematography:
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