Synopsis:

Happy new year! Those who are familiar with my Indiana Jones 4 edit will know what to expect: An edit to bring the movie in line with the first two movies in the trilogy. Gone are Han Solo being Jealous, gone is Luke Skywalker's rediculous plan to give away his droids to the biggest jerk in the galaxy. Gone is Vader changing character since Empire. And a lot more!

Intentions:

I always loath watching ROTJ. It just doesnt work for me, and I know a lot of others feel the same way. The movie isnt BAD, by any means. It's just perfectly 'ok'. What's worse is that the movie doesn't fit the previous two when it comes to it's characters and story. This I could fix.

Change List:

- As of January 8th this edit is available in 4k HDR. -Used 4k83 as my only source (the real heroes are those people restoring these films!) -New opening crawl -Every cut is seamless. Show this to someone who hasn't seen the original and they won't notice. -Goal was to make the movie tie as close to the first two in feel as possible. Just like my indiana jones edit was meant to make it fit the series more. -Removed c3po mentioning of chewbacca disappearing at Jabbas palace. He litterally shows up at jabba AFTER c3po lol. Big plothole. -Removed every line regarding a gift to jabba. -Jabba doesnt even listen to luke offer after he realises it's about Han. He seizes the droids. No gifts here, just vile gangster behaviour. (what's Luke's plan anyway? Would he really give away his droids in exchange for Han? What if Jabba agrees with the trade?) -Luke doesnt tell Jabba to underestimate his powers, because Jabba immediately uses the trap door when Luke tells him he is taking captain Solo anyway. Jabba does NOT fuck around. -Removed a few small sections of C3po being comedic, but not all of them. -Boba Fett crashes into the sail barge but we dont see him fall into the pit like an idiot. -Boba Fett doesnt fire a shot and misses like a blind idiot. Han now hits him on the jetpack before he takes the shot. -Re structures the entire sail barge fight sequence -Removed the emperor foreseeing that luke will come, considering he couldnt even sense him on the ship lol. -Removed the point of view line by Obi Wan -Removed Luke immediately realising who his sister is -Removed a few cheesy lines during the briefing, but not all of them. -Restructures the Han/Lando conversation at the Falcon to feel more mature. -Leia is found by a mysterious figure (spoiler alert: it's a fucking ewok) -Removed the ewoks not listening to God C3PO. They now immediately release Leia and she rushes to Han to kiss him -Removed the entire bedtime story -Removed a few lines during luke/leias conversation to keep Luke more mysterious -Leia is upset by the news about being a sister and tells han to go away. He clearly realises she is emotional and doesnt go away. She notices him and asks him to hold her. -Removed every mention that Vader must obey his master. -Removed Vader's dumbass 'HEEEEE will come to MEEEE????' line. -Emperor now says : 'you are now mine' instead of 'you and your father are now mine' -Removed the star destroyer captain spoiling the emperors surprise like an idiot! Now Lando asks 'why arent they attacking' and we cut to the emperor announcing the operational battle station. -Reduced the corny ewok battle but still kept a lot of the epic moments like the ropes being tossed around the speeder bikes! -removed the ATST boobytraps even though it hurt my childhood. The goal is trilogy consistency! Not nostalgia! - Edited out the tell your sister line at the end, but kept the rest of the emotional moment with luke and vader. -Removed every Han being jealous of Luke moment. Leia litterally declared her love two times already so no need for it. -Luke isnt at the celebration, he just lost his dad -Movie ends with Vaders funeral, leaving a far more impactful final image with viewers.

Additional Notes:

My goal here is to create a more mature cut of Return of the Jedi and make something more in line with George Lucas' original title: Revenge of the Jedi. It has less sillyness and a better story that fits the first two films. Characters feel like their characters in the previous two movies. Mostly Han and Vader are far better in this Cut.

Other Sources:

I used 4K83 because it's the best source available to create that original trilogy for me.

Special Thanks:

As always thanks to ArtisDead! You're the best! Phase3 for writing and rendering that amazing crawl!