Star Wars: Episode Vi - Return Of The Jedi [DVD]

It's been awhile and got into Star Wars binge state so I had to buy this on Prime. Great movie of course and it's in 4k BUT what is the deal with the aspect ratio. The image is stretched vertically. Everything looks off perfectly round things are oval. Same thing when I bought Empire but not with Hope the 1st one is fine but 2 and 3 are annoyingly stretched vertically.Also bought Clone Wars and same there. Was going to buy Menace and Revenge of the Sith but when everything is in the wrong aspect ratio it's annoying. No it's not my TV settings. Please fix this Amazon.

Since Amazon has carelessly mixed all reviews of all editions of the Star Wars Trilogy (Ep. IV, V, VI), confusing many buyers and causing many to pick the wrong Editions as a result, let me start by stating which DVD's and which editions I bought -I got all three originals of the first true trilogy - Episodes IV, V, VI, all separate in their own cases and each with 2 DVDs inside.DVD Edition, Enhanced AND Theatrical Editions (2 discs per movie), Full Screen Edition (Also available in widescreen)*Just a note about the Full Screen edition: The "Enhanced" remake version of each movie is indeed in Full Screen but the Original Unaltered/Theatrical Editions on disc 2 (for all 3 movies) is in letterbox only. I had no problem with it, it did not detract or distract while watching and the letterbox aspect ratio has barely more black than the regular modern day Widescreen...So, don't worry about that if you're thinking of getting this. I was so glad to find the REAL movie versions that I would have taken any letterbox size!Disc 1 - "Enhanced" version (re-release with added scenes & changed musical scenes in Mos Eisley, Jabba's Palace, End celebration sequence on Return Of The Jedi, etc...)Disc 2 with the original unaltered "Theatrical" version, which is the original as aired in movie theaters in 1977-1983.It was so great to FINALLY find the edition of the original trilogy with the option of watching it the proper way without all the added CGI animation and re-done music scenes. I agree with another reviewer here that I, too, absolutely DESPISE the re-make of the musical band scene in Jabba's Palace (Return Of The Jedi). The female singer originally was a puppet and there were men under the floor making her "dance" by moving a steel frame and puppet strings. The CGI cheapens the entire scene and the music itself is both awful and extremely aggravating. I remembered the original song ever since I first saw the movies on VHS when I was growing up. What a throwback experience.The packaging is nice. The front and back covers of the case have the original artwork from the first VHS releases of the films from back in the late 70's/early 80's. There are bonus features included but I don't really care about that stuff; I bought this strictly to have the original unaltered films on demand. The paper inside just has artwork, a chapter/scene list, and a quick description of what commentary & features are included on the discs in addition to the films themselves. Nothing extra on the little paper itself, everything is on the discs. Lucas is a sell-out giving this franchise to Disney; what a mistake. I don't care to watch any of his commentary. There is also a demo of a ridiculous Lego Star Wars game for XBox which I will also never use on my XBox.These editions were released in September of 2006 and I believe this is the only time they released the originals on DVD so I am glad and lucky to have found them. At approximately $30 apiece, I feel it was a steal to get such a rare hard-to-find edition at such a great price-under $100 for all three films, and two versions each at that.I highly recommend this particular edition to all Star Wars fans who want the true original experience. For me personally I feel it was best as it was originally shown, with all the physical puppets, original music scenes, and no CGI.

Great product!

What a wonderful conclusion! After watching the first film, I wanted to see more. So I got the second film as well as this film. They were all fun and exciting to watch! I highly recommend the entire original trilogy.

Exactly what I wanted and came in great condition!

Definitely an upgrade over at least one prior release. But though sharpness is great in some places, more often it looks a bit muddy and/or even out of focus. The real improvement comes in increased colors and contrast and lack of digital artifacts (such as edge sharpening). Either Lucas just didn't have top quality prints avaialble or the original photography wasn't that great. This film was shot 3 years after Blade Runner, but then Ridley Scott always manages to find Pristine Quality prints for such films and does a far better job at restoring them. Of course Raiders of the Lost Ark also suffer from many of the same problems. Personally for this film, I think it's the CHEAPNESS of Disney...settling for 2nd best.

I'm a first generation Star Wars fan, and in my opinion the Original Trilogy is the reason they invented movie theaters. That said, I never thought Return Of The Jedi was as good as the other two movies. My principal reasons for this was 1. The Ewoks! Right, so a bunch of teddy bears is the reason good triumphed over evil and the galaxy was freed from the oppression of the evil Empire!, and 2. Of the lead actors, only Mark Hamill bright his A-Game to the movie. He was brilliant, and did a better job acting with a dying muppet than either Carrie Fisher, who wasn't up-to-par with her performance in the previous movies, and especially Harrison Ford, who obviously flat-out did not want to be there.Now, that was my initial reaction, and I stand by it. However, a lot has happened since 1983, notably a prequel trilogy which was a great story in itself, but catches a lot of flack for its terrible dialogue and bad acting (personally I think the cast acted their butts off, the dialogue was just embarrassing!) and the first act of a sequel trilogy which so far is a remake of the original trilogy and I hope the next 2 movies have a new twist in them somewhere.So, after these 4 movies, all of which I love, even though I see their flaws and shortcomings, Return Of The Jedi can be forgiven its own shortcomings and take its rightful place at the side of its two predecessors. There really wasn't a better way to end the trilogy than the story that was told. So if you still hate the Ewoks after seeing Jar Jar Binks and the rest of the loonies of the prequels, watch it and laugh as they are killed off at the battle of Endor. Myself, I have peace with them, as they are in the same awesome movie that saw Luke Skywalker redeem his father, enabling him to finally bring balance to the Force and reunite with Obi-Wan and Yoda.