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Wow. I honestly wasn't prepared for how much this one would move me! There's so much heart in this film. The arc between Luke and Vader definitely hit me the hardest. The way Luke refuses to give up on his father, even when everything is pushing him toward hate. That light to dark to light journey.. So powerful. And when Vader makes that final choice to save his son, I felt it in my whole body. It's not just about redemption, but also love, legacy and the absolute strength it takes to come back from the darkness and step into the light again. The music (as always) was stunning. John Williams doesn't just score scenes, he scores emotions! The tension in the throne room to the victory celebration had me feeling every note. Was it just me or was the music in this one EVEN better? Or maybe I'm just falling in love with this whole world and the Jedi theme is beginning to flow through me. And Yoda.. Wise to the very end. His goodbye felt so gentle and final. But also, LEIA IS LUKE'S SISTER? They definitely kissed 😱👀 But honestly the way this all came together in this third film is just chef's kiss. I'm so grateful I got to experience these films fresh, and even more grateful to share it all with you guys! Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿LINK: https://youtu.be/n5s_FcKqgwUI watched this on Disney Plus

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | Watch Along

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Dude Longcouch

Oh sick, wasn't expecting this tonight after you already dropped Loki today. You're spoiling us again, Kali!

Kevin Cavanaugh

Yes, kali. It’s a great movie and a great way to close out. The original three. Can’t wait to sit down and watch them all. Just an FYI, but I’m sure you figured it out. We’re gonna put it together. It wasn’t decided till after empire that Luke and Leah would be siblings. As creepy as it now in retrospect. It was not meant to be that way. So glad that you love these movies. I love these movies. As a diehard fan of the original, the prequel are starting to grow on me a lot more. Can’t wait for you to dive into the whole universe get the whole backstory. It’s gonna blow your mind. You always have the best reactions. Keep up the great work. Always great to watch it with you. Remember the force will be with you… always😉

Russell Rutigliano

Yeah ummmm the kiss between Luke and Leia is real AWKWARD when it’s revealed by Obi-Wan that Leia is his sister but to be fair neither of them knew LOL. You didn’t put it in your blurb so I was wondering what you thought of the Ewoks? I personally love them especially the one played by Warwick Davis (Wickett). Some fans love them and others just don’t like them at all really. The lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader is pretty good for this film (Def the best of the OG trilogy), I loved Luke’s Light to Dark to light story. Very well done imo. Harrison Ford as always is great as Han Solo and Carrie Fisher is so good in Jedi I think it’s her best performance of the three movies. The battle scene in the forest is so cool! Emperor* is soooooo scary!

Russell Rutigliano

Oh fun fact: Kenny Barker (Who plays R2-D2) was supposed to be Wickett (the Ewok who interacts with Leia) but he came down with food poisoning the day of the shoot so the role went to Warwick Davis (Who played Professor Flitwick and the Goblin Griphook in Harry Potter). The dance/song performance at the beginning of the movie was in the OG Jedi but it wasn’t like it is now cause it’s basically full blown CGI but there were puppets off all those creatures you see in the number.

Danny

regarding the townhouse/birdfeeder situation, I lived in one in Colorado until last summer and my policy was to never ask the HOA management for permission for anything. that served me very poorly as my neighbors complained about me to the HOA multiple times (grilling with charcoal, leaving my trash cans by the road for more than a day, having a dumpster dropped in front of my garage, among other things). that said, i learned no lessons and if i had to do it again, i would never ask for their permission. it's probably a personality defect :)

The Dingo

Awesome! I suggest watching Spaceballs before you move on to Episode I. Spaceballs is a parody of the original triology plus some other things like Planet of the Apes. It's hilarious!

Richard

Kali, there was something clever you said in your Empire outro which ending up being 100% accurate, that they were going to say Darth Vader killed Anakin in a "figurative" sense. Well done! Exactly how Obi-Wan explained it. ROTJ was my favorite movie for quite a few years. Just so many great scenes and impactful moments. Luke kicking Vader's butt is still one of my all-time favorite "whoa" moments in cinema, I don't think anyone saw it coming. Then the force lightning from the Emperor, just another holy moly moment in a movie packed full of them. And then the whole Luke/Leia twins thing was like yikes didn't she make out with him in Ep V lol. I'm happy you liked the Ewoks, they were kind of seen as a shameless toy marketing ploy by Lucas at the time. I don't mind it, not everything has to be dark and joyless. The third act cut masterfully between the 3 simultaneous battles: the one on Endor, the one between the battleships, and the tense confrontation in the throne room of the Death Star. The way that whole scene was set up with Luke being led in there in restraints to face the Emperor carried such a weighty atmosphere. No matter how many prequels, sequels, spin-offs, reboots etc they've ever tried or will try, Star Wars to me will always be Luke's story. I hope you enjoy the next trilogy, it was enjoyed more by folks of your generation than older fans it seems. I'll be eager to watch you form your own opinions.

Phil Stubblefield

@Dude Longcouch already said it: What a treat to get this on the same day as Loki S1E1! Thanks, Kali! 😁

Wil Castillo

I like the Ewoks. I wish I could see one as a Jedi. Did you know the original title of Episode VI was Revenge of the Jedi? George Lucas decided that "Revenge" was not appropriate because a 'true Jedi should never seek revenge'.

rubberkidney

'can i have bird feeder' seems like a very you thing to be worried about.

Dude Longcouch

When you asked why he looked at his hand like that, my take is that seeing that his father's hand was mechanical made Luke realize in the moment that he was dangerously close to becoming his father, making the same mistakes. If you think back to when Yoda explained that the dark side of the force is not more powerful, just "quicker and easier." You can also apply that to the decision Luke made to confront Vader in Empire Strikes Back before his training was complete, against the advice of Yoda. That was Luke trying to take the "quick and easy" route, and it resulted in him losing his hand... just like his father apparently had. That was the critical realization that him decide he would no longer repeat his father's mistakes.

Russell Rutigliano

You will have Alien spoiled for you if you watch Spaceballs. So we would need to watch Alien before Spaceballs. Spaceballs also parodies The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes and Transformers so there would be many many jokes that would go over your head.

Scott S

Here's a dark thought, Ewoks banging on the helmets.. know that celebration dinner was lots of Stormtroopers... O.O

M1 Maz

Yep this one is definitely my favorite! And I feel like I enjoyed this one even more this time watching it for the first time as a reaction with you! One of the things I love about this one is how much of a slow-burn the confrontation between Luke, Vader, and the Emperor is. Between cutting to all the different fighting, it really makes us *feel* everything Luke is going through and the struggle within. The whole final fight sequence is so good! And is very LOTR-esque in all its ups and downs. Everything looked so bleak for a while there once the Death Star fired up, and the ground troops started to fight back. And we had to reach sooooo far down for some hope. So when there finally was a glimmer of light, it was that much more inspiring Who would have thought that after the opening few scenes of Episode 4, that you would be here crying over Vader now haha. He's so much more interesting of a character than what meets the eye. And I love that so much of his redemption was driven by Luke's unwavering belief in him Also, bird feeder - I feel like 1) it's probably allowed and fine, but 2) even if it's not, it's one of those small and harmless things that's easier to ask for forgiveness later than permission now haha. You and Pixel can relax and enjoy all the birds :)

ButtercupsTrueLove

Lucasfilm printed a number of genuine theater one-sheets for "Revenge of the Jedi" and made them available to OSWFC (the Official Star Wars Fan Club) members for $20 a pop. The poster was just a promotional thing for the fans and none of the other merchandise sold was priced to make a big profit.

rubberkidney

now we need to figure out who this shadowy figure darth counselor is

Anna Kyruin

I wish I could save you from all of the flack you're going to get for referring to he emperor as the counselor throughout this. -_- Loved this reaction, I can't wait to see the rest of the series with you. <3

Other Chris

We must protect her! Haha

Chris Truex

This is a fantastic idea!

Chris Truex

The reason everyone said to watch these first, is all your emotional reactions. Because if you watch the prequels first, every single twist, turn, and emotional moment in these movies is already spoiled. The prequels were made for people who had already seen the original trilogy, some of them decades before. My negative view on the prequels has softened, a lot, over the years. I can now enjoy them for what they are. But regardless of how anyone feels about them, you just shouldn't watch them first. It ruins all dramatic tension for 4, 5, and 6. Not even a dig at the prequels, it is what it is, but they were made specifically to foreshadow these films. Also, after you finish the prequels, I think you would LOVE the Clone Wars series. A really fun animated series that is surprisingly high quality in terms of writing, especially towards the end of the series (it's set between the 2nd and 3rd prequel, and it assumes you've seen them all, so you definitely should wait until you've seen Episodes 1, 2, and 3)

Chris Truex

I was about to start quoting lines from the song, but most of them are spoilers, so I'll restrain myself :D

I.Have.No.Band

the years made me forget a looot of the goofiness in these (this and the fact that last time I watched it it was probably a french dub, so a lot lost in translation as well, and probably not the "remastered" with the somewhat dated cgi) but yes, good nostalgic moments, hopefully leading to even better moments in the upcoming movies, I forgot almost every non-main events in those so I'm prepared to be amazed again c: Especially since last time, the politics of it probably flew a galaxy or two over my head.. I think the look at his mechanical hand was indeed a reminder that mercy was the right path, and maybe that if he let go too much he might become mostly machine and hatred like his father for a very long time... As you might have guessed, the last .. I don't know how the fandom call them.. projection? soul? was a younger, less troubled Anakin. (in the original it was an older one, it got edited for continuity and lore-accuracy I suppose..) also, GG ewoks!

PrincessLayup

I love this as a book ending. It feels so complete. But I am so unbelievably exited for you to watch the prequals. They get flack for having a lot of cgi or soap opera dialogue, but I think all of that is used well to truly show what George intended Star Wars to be like now that he had the resources.

McShades

I'm curious why you kept calling the Emperor the Councilor. Did Disney change his name on their Disney+ version? In the original version of Return of the Jedi, Anakin's ghost was shown as the actor who actually played Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi, later on Lucas changed the ghost to the actor who played Anakin in the prequels. Originally the Ewoks were suppose to be Wookie's but Lucas decided to change it at the last second.

Richard

So when Luke looked down at his hand after chopping Vader’s off, he was realizing he was BECOMING Vader just like the Emperor wanted. Metal parts, letting aggression dominate. It’s definitely the family moments that always resonate the most with you it seems whether it’s Liar Liar or this movie. It’s very touching seeing you connect with that. Your outro was great, your communication skills are top notch allowing us to fully grasp how this movie affected you. Something from the novelization of this movie: being frozen in carbonate was like constant painful asphyxiation the whole time. Yeesh. I love how you let your inner child out for the cute little Ewoks, your joy was palpable. And just when you’d seen enough crazy looking creatures, the squid people piloting the star cruisers appear lol. A lot of fun watching these movies with you Kali, thank you.

Kristoffer

The true tragedy of Darth Vader is how long he was in his darkness and suffering all by himself, only until his son could bring him back! But the time that took! Even darker is Vaders suit that keeps him alive "He is more machine than man now", The Emperor constructed this suit, but not to help Vader, his suit kept Vader in pain 24/7, and even had a weakness to lightning, that weakness is why Anakin could not take getting electrocuted like Luke. The Emperor litteraly made a suit where he could in a split second kill Anakin if he opposed him, which in its darkness also brings the beauty, because Anakin killed himself to safe Luke!

KJ

The conflict, sacrifice and reconciliation between Luke and his father feels ripped right out of a Greek tragedy. While many think "Return of the Jedi" references Luke, some of us like to think it's the return of Anakin from the Dark Side to becoming a Jedi once more. And maybe Luke & Leia carrying it on from Obi Wan and Yoda who were thought to be the last. I hope no one spoils the prequels as they answer most of the questions you still have. Beware the jerks on YouTube 😂 Some trivia: Mark Hammil does look radically different between a New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back because he was in a car accident that broke his nose and it had to be reset. Such a small thing making such a large visual difference is crazy. Fans speculated the accident was far worse, but Hamill has said it really was just a smushed nose. 'Red Leader' Wedge Antilles, who you liken to Edward Norton, is Scottish actor Denis Stamper. He's the real life uncle of actor Ewan Mcgregor.

Code Monkey

I wish you could know everything from the sequels without watching the sequels ... regardless; I'm here for the journey ...

Code Monkey

"I'm curious why you kept calling the Emperor the Councilor" ... 🤔 ... Indeed

Phil Stubblefield

Oh, Kali, what a blast! A wonderful experience, as always. The look on your face when "the other Skywalker" was first revealed! 😮 Also, Darth Vader's boss is not the "Counselor"... 😂 In truth, thank you for reminding me how magical the original trilogy was and always will be! Next up is the prequel trilogy, which I'm sure you know is widely panned as subpar, but which fills in the character arcs and answers numerous questions regarding the motivations of many of the characters that you already know. After that, you'll be free to experience the rest of the Star Wars universe: the sequel trilogy (episodes VII, VIII, and IX); the stand-alone films, especially the *fantastic* Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016); and the various series (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, etc.). BTW, whenever the tables begin to turn in favor of the good guys in *any* movie that I'm watching these days, all I can hear is your voice exclaiming, "Let's go!" 😁

kaliwali

I feel like this makes an eventual "rewatch" a year down the road that much more likely after moving through these for the first time in release order now! :)

kaliwali

Just a slip on my part. He was never referred to as the Councilor most likely haha. It just stuck in my head (probably from Mass Effect honestly) so I mistakenly called him that. Sorry!

kaliwali

I think that's my Mass Effect coming out, sorry

kaliwali

I'm really excited to go into the Prequals as well! I loved this first original trilogy. It felt so magical and iconic. And I love your thoughts on the heavy CGI usage and that it was all part of George's vision!

kaliwali

Were they ever called Ewoks here or did I completely miss it??? Everyone is calilng them Ewoks and I've defintiely heard the term before but I didn't know THESE were the Ewoks and I feel dumb now lol

kaliwali

I appreciate you for not jumping on me like others did haha.. Sorry everyone! I guess my Mass Effect was coming out or something? Not really sure why Counselor stuck in my head for the Emperor. Yikes. YouTube is gonna have a field day :)

Ian Forbes

For your townhome question, read the HOA rules. There’s usually pet situations in there … and if there’s nothing written in there, you’re fine (until someone complains 😀). And as someone else said, better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

kaliwali

Getting to some comments here and feel like I need to write an apology for calling the Emperor the Counselor. Apparently, lots of you were offended. I've never been great at remembering names/titles. So- I'm sorry for ruining your experience by calling him Counselor. Not really sure why I I thought this was his title. I guess my Mass Effect was showing. Thank you all for being on this journey with me. Sometimes I'll get things wrong since I'm super new to this world. I never mean to offend anyone with my lack of knowledge or mistakes. But I'm learning and can hopefully be a true Star Wars fan by the end of this ride!

I.Have.No.Band

:c aknowledging, why not, apologizing though..? I wish no one could get offended by something like that oO. (I'm sure some will.. ) You knew who you were talking about, viewers know who you were talking about, his title at this point of the story might as well be interchangeable, there's no equivalent character to mistake him with. he's a tyrant with tyrant title lol.. it isn't that serious. c: hope you don't lose sleep over that ^^

I.Have.No.Band

you know what.. I'm not sure where the name comes from? I think the first time I saw the movie it's a friend of mine who told me how they were called..? and I just rolled with it 😭 all I know is .. there might have been a few "off serie" tv-movies based on them..? but I'm not certain they're worth a watch. I'm sure a few passionate people could disagree but, it is probably just "meme worthy", like the whole "star wars holiday special" thing. 🥴

I.Have.No.Band

wiki seems to be on our side : "The word Ewok is not mentioned anywhere in the film, nor are any individuals referred to by name, except in the end titles, where names of the more prominent characters (Wicket, Paploo, Teebo, Logray and Chirpa) are shown, while the others are just listed as Ewoks." zero need to feel dumb ^^

Phil Stubblefield

Uh, "offended"? Not in the least. Amused? Yes! Even tickled pink. 😂 But offended? To me, that means someone needs to get a life!

Cody Miller

I mean… you could say he’s a counselor. From a certain point of view.

Ron A

its not something you need to apologize for, lol... but i must admit that i did notice it during the reaction, but it was really fun watching your reaction... thanks for checking out SW

DoomGummy

Thank you, PLEASE hurry up with more. Seriously there's so much Star Wars when you also count in the other movies and shows you won't be running out. Do 2 a week! Prequals, Sequels, Rogue One, Solo - then, if you want, check out Clone Wars, Mandolorian, Obi Wan, Ahsoka, and Andor.

Farbod

I grew up with Star Wars. I watched the originals as a kid and then saw every other film in the theater as they released. I do not think release order is better and I will die on that hill. Neither did Lucas. I’m glad you enjoyed them tho. Great films.

Kirill D.

The love triangle turned out to be crazier than you thought, huh?)

Jairo Barbosa

Remenber one thing Luke is not compared to prime Anakin

Chris Chatham

Counselor Palpatine gives really unique career advise. He also always has cookies on his desk.

Matthew Murdick

I was 13 when one came out, and already considered myself a SW "old hat" by then - LOL - truthfully, the novelization of the movie came out a couple of weeks ahead of the movie release and I had read more than halfway through it, because those questions of a 10 year old were still burning in 13 year old me - so I went into this one VERY SPOILED and already having confirmed that Darth Vader was Luke's dad, and that Leia was Luke's sister - which REALLY WEIRDED ME OUT, considering all the kissing that had gone on prior. One the other hand, the fact that I didn't finish it before the movie came out made the ending much more exciting. As far as the "updated" version VS the original that I saw in the movies - my biggest actual complaint is mostly in the music - the original Lap Ti Nek song arrangement in the Hutt's palace ended up becoming a really popular Marching Band song (we played it my freshman year) and the finale song "Yub Nub" was way superior to the Victory Song replacement from the updated special edition IMHO. Still - this movie is a great resolution to the movie that made me a Lucasfilm kid and I'm so glad it has become a favorite of yours!

Michael Kemmet

I'm a little late to the party, but I just watched the YT edit and felt the need to chime in. For a lot of Star Wars fans(especially those born in the 90s and up), it's easy to forget that George Lucas absolutely did not have everything planned out when he wrote A New Hope back in '75-'77. He had some rough ideas for more movies if the first was successful, but it was far closer to basic outlines rather than fully fleshed out stories. The two big things are, first, that Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader were originally two separate characters. There was no metaphor in Obi-Wan's conversation with Luke about his father in A New Hope. At that moment in time, Vader had really, physically killed him. It was only when Lucas was writing Empire that he decided to make Anakin and Vader the same character and retroactively make that conversation a metaphor. The second big one is Luke and Leia's relationship. Lucas didn't decide they were siblings until he was writing Jedi. When the two of them kissed in A New Hope and Empire, they were not siblings and Lucas was just pushing the love triangle for standard dramatic tension. Just an FYI from an old fart to explain some of the weirdness. (I was alive for all of them, but Jedi was the first I saw in theaters. ;) ) I also hope you someday get to watch the "Despecialized Editions" that some fans have put together. These take the original theatrical releases and clean them up to more modern standards without any of the CGI or other changes Lucas added in the '90s and after. Or maybe they'll eventually be released officially(probably after Lucas's death).

Ron K

I noticed, it kinda stood out. But speaking as a Star Wars fan who remembers sitting in the front row of the theater when I was 8 years old during the original release, if some of your subscribers were offended and feel like their experience was ruined. They need to grow the hell up. So what if you got the title wrong. It didn't change the fact that I loved your reaction. Seriously people, if her calling him counselor ruined it for you then I think you have bigger issues.

Ron K

There is always a lot of debate on the order that Star Wars should be watched. Your first time through I think release order is the best. If you rewatch at some point, going in chronological order is fun.

Seth bandy

Do you know where I could find these. Or is google my friend here

pinkdino99

Kali... can we say that Han is your favourite then ? Really fun how you kept calling The Emperor The Councillor. Guess you felt he needed demoting ! As an adult Empire is absolutely my fave, but as a 10-11 yr old when this was released, this was my fave movie of all time. I loved the aliens in Jabba's palace (a distinct improvement on the Cantina aliens). But the Ewoks were the best things I'd ever seen. All I used to do was take my plastic Star Wars Ewoks into the garden and make villages and traps for them and I still have my cuddly plush Wicket toy (he sits on my stairs). Wicket was played by 11yr old small person Warwick Davis (whom appears in Willow which you'd love). Imagine a kid being a Star Wars fan and then getting to meet all his heroes. The Ewoks were such a dichotomy between the industrial strength of the Empire's machines and nature. Despite how adults at the time thought they were simply a marketing ploy, I just adore them to this day. Jabba's den was populated with the worst of the worst. Smugglers, slavers, bounty hunters and other scum. The Rancor that Jabba kept under his throne was actually stunted and underfed, poor thing. The dance number was a Special Edition addition which fans of the original really don't like (akin to all the unnecessary Mos Eisley scenes in ep IV). And you can see how much better Jabba looked when he was practical over CGI. It all goes rapidly down hill from here...

pinkdino99

There are also a few good "cutting room floor" videos on YouTube which has a lot of interesting stuff that was removed (like a proper laser fight in the bunker).

Joe Mallard

I think I heard that they were going to put the despecialized editions out in theaters or D+

Dan Gonya

Actually came here to say this. Ewoks totally ate all the dead storm troopers. 😂

Ray

Luke may have thought Vader still had good in him when Vader said, "Together we can rule the universe as father and son".