Return of the Jedi: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--My Favorite Movies)

Return of the Jedi: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

My review of Star Wars here: https://youtu.be/WRcOonqi_NY

The Empire Strikes Back: https://youtu.be/IzevCQxxOXo

Related Playlists:

* Movie Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=iWMhXdwlxxKxm6r6

* My Favorite Movies List: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5FrM-RfWQKzIagh6rQjXfG&si=kHLlZniqby0QBgjc

* Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

* Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

* Star Wars Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Jm_h-i0bQnQMSWOPCW2Ta&si=e3zVCgCFCy1NNMBF

Rewatching The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Rewatch)

Rewatching The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* My first review of this movie: https://youtu.be/iBPszd8jHEE

* My review of the book: https://youtu.be/ZQ-lBTrnFyo

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

C.S. Lewis Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x652ViUArRPBmME9tmBM7T4&si=Qo_kE8ZR9O66uYN6

The Chronicles of Narnia Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53uOnNLMOklk53XXwXrQ0u&si=_mqu2TfwLYzQDV_M

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Rewatching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBqUOlg3R7k&si=o8PauvGBJu2rJrp0

The Empire Strikes Back: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--My Favorite Movies)

The Empire Strikes Back: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

My review of Star Wars here: https://youtu.be/WRcOonqi_NY

The worksheets I used when I showed this movie to my Cambodian students: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-empire-strikes-back-movie-worksheets.html

My thoughts on SFDebris's documentary on the making of The Empire Strikes Back: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2017/08/if-youre-nerd-youll-find-these-video.html

Related Playlists:

* Movie Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=iWMhXdwlxxKxm6r6

* My Favorite Movies List: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5FrM-RfWQKzIagh6rQjXfG&si=kHLlZniqby0QBgjc

* Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

* Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

* Star Wars Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Jm_h-i0bQnQMSWOPCW2Ta&si=e3zVCgCFCy1NNMBF

Star Wars: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--My Favorite Movies)

Star Wars: Movie Review

Admittedly this ended up being more about my reminiscences of watching Star Wars than a review of Star Wars itself.  Sorry about that.  I just had to get that out of my system, I guess, before I could talk about the objective merits of this film.  At some point, I'll have to come back and take another crack at reviewing this movie.  Sooner or later, I'm bound to watch it again, and when I do, I'll try to just jump straight into the review next time.

Links to stuff mentioned:

My blog post on the first time I tried to introduce this movie to my kids: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/star-wars-movies-that-ive-half-watched.html

My Star Wars Worksheets (for ESL classes): https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2015/02/star-wars-movie-worksheets.html

Related Playlists:

* Movie Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=iWMhXdwlxxKxm6r6

* My Favorite Movies List: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5FrM-RfWQKzIagh6rQjXfG&si=kHLlZniqby0QBgjc

* Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

* Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

* Star Wars Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Jm_h-i0bQnQMSWOPCW2Ta&si=e3zVCgCFCy1NNMBF

Superman (1978): Movie Review

(Movie Review--Rewatch, Superman)

Superman (1978): Movie Review

I got caught off at the end, but I said most of what I wanted to say.

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Superman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x72oeccW7gGCVROmoVmOpjF&si=NVVB2Mx3LpV0Cbyz

Rewatching Prince Caspian: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Rewatch)

Rewatching Prince Caspian: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned: 

* My first review of this movie: https://youtu.be/bOqMwEDgeMw

* My review of the book: https://youtu.be/VIpnBa6ViQ4

* The Hobbit 3: The Battle of the Five Armies: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/T1yzeb3BP80

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

C.S. Lewis Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x652ViUArRPBmME9tmBM7T4&si=Qo_kE8ZR9O66uYN6

The Chronicles of Narnia Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53uOnNLMOklk53XXwXrQ0u&si=_mqu2TfwLYzQDV_M

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Rewatching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Prince Caspian Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2MTuBa3Mp4&si=rIYxcrv3KGg1LIf0

Dumbo: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Rewatch, Every Disney Movie, Disney Animated Movies)

Dumbo: Movie Review

* Every Disney Movie: New Review Project: https://youtu.be/ZNLHAPYJDn4

Related Playlists:

Every Disney Movie Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUDIEuposlTU&si=qs6GnDarEdAars48

Disney animated films playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S&si=NeQ54C8WVNL6qx0G

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

The Reluctant Dragon: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Every Disney Movie, Disney Animated Movies)

As I mentioned in the video, although parts of this felt familiar, I don't think I watched this before. So I'm not going to count it as a rewatch.

The Reluctant Dragon: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* Every Disney Movie: New Review Project: https://youtu.be/ZNLHAPYJDn4

* The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame: Book Review: https://youtu.be/rqEL2zeeRNs

Related Playlists:

Every Disney Movie Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUDIEuposlTU&si=qs6GnDarEdAars48

Disney animated films playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S&si=NeQ54C8WVNL6qx0G

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Fantasia 2000: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Every Disney Movie, Disney Animated Movies)

Fantasia 2000: Movie Review

* Every Disney Movie: New Review Project: https://youtu.be/ZNLHAPYJDn4

* Fantasia: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/pOTZSAhasnI

Related Playlists:

Every Disney Movie Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUDIEuposlTU&si=qs6GnDarEdAars48

Disney animated films playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S&si=NeQ54C8WVNL6qx0G

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Masters of the Universe (2026): Movie Review

(Movie Review)

Masters of the Universe (2026): Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

For my review of the Netflix animated series (and all my thoughts on the franchise in general) see here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x608Lip8o2XEb1b0Mfb87c9&si=M1S63f-4Bm4MAT0w

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Fantasia: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Rewatch, Every Disney Movie, Disney Animated Movies)

Fantasia: Movie Review 

* Every Disney Movie: New Review Project: https://youtu.be/ZNLHAPYJDn4

* Snow White review: https://youtu.be/zwVQWkI6Hsk

* Pinocchio review: https://youtu.be/eZk2ZWyfxFI

Related Playlists:

Every Disney Movie Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUDIEuposlTU&si=qs6GnDarEdAars48

Disney animated films playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S&si=NeQ54C8WVNL6qx0G

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Pinocchio: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Rewatch, Every Disney Movie, Disney Animated Movies)

Pinocchio: Movie Review

* Every Disney Movie: New Review Project: https://youtu.be/ZNLHAPYJDn4

* Snow White review: https://youtu.be/zwVQWkI6Hsk

Related Playlists:

Every Disney Movie Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUDIEuposlTU&si=qs6GnDarEdAars48

Disney animated films playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S&si=NeQ54C8WVNL6qx0G

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Snow White (1937): Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Rewatch, Every Disney Movie, Disney Animated Movies)

Snow White (1937): Movie Review

Every Disney Movie: New Review Project: https://youtu.be/ZNLHAPYJDn4

Related Playlists:

Every Disney Movie Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUDIEuposlTU&si=qs6GnDarEdAars48

Disney animated films playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S&si=NeQ54C8WVNL6qx0G

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Every Disney Movie

* Introductory video here

1937

* Snow White

1940

* Pinocchio

* Fantasia

--SEQUEL: Fantasia 2000

1941

* The Reluctant Dragon

* Dumbo

1942

* Bambi

Playlist HERE: 

The Chronicles of Riddick: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Thoughts after Rewatching)

As mentioned in the video, this is a rewatch.  I originally saw this movie as a video rental when I lived in Japan, I believe sometime in 2005.  

The Chronicles of Riddick: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* Pitch Black: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/d2vx-vJKclw

* Conan the Barbarian Review: https://youtu.be/_ODa9C8Zhl8

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

The Riddick Trilogy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNFv5EkTWhNM&si=2Or_rdEgxvD_kDKe

Pitch Black: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Thoughts after Rewatching)

As mentioned in the video, this is a rewatch.  I originally saw this movie as a video rental when I lived in Japan, I believe sometime in 2002.  

Pitch Black: Movie Review

Apologies for getting cut off at the end.  The camera I'm using automatically shuts off after 30 minutes.  I had said most of what I had wanted to say, however.

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

The Riddick Trilogy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNFv5EkTWhNM&si=2Or_rdEgxvD_kDKe

The Secret of NIMH: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Thoughts after Rewatching)

As I mentioned in the video, I have seen this movie many times before.  (And I've talked about it on this blog before here and here.)  But because I didn't start reviewing movies I was rewatching until 2020, I've never had the chance to talk about it on this blog before now.

The Secret of NIMH: Movie Review  

Links to stuff mentioned:

My review of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien: https://youtu.be/mLlEd5RnLCE

Video comparing the fighting choreography to The Vikings: https://youtu.be/WetvmkuDCiQ?si=WHBt1G0OT1Dnemnt

The Secret of Nimh: Movie Worksheets: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-secret-of-nimh-movie-worksheets.html

Apologies for getting cut off at the end.  The video camera I use automatically stops at 30 minutes.  But I had said most of what I wanted to say.

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4G9otcIUy8M_gG9rnJdNvH

Rats of NIMH playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x42fxHw1aiSfXOFrlInW3ud&si=B963_thmFIIuWU3i

The Wizard of Oz: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Land of Oz, Thoughts on Rewatching)

As I mention in the video, this is a rewatch.  I first saw this when I was around 2nd grade.

The Wizard of Oz: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned: 

My review of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum: https://youtu.be/Lqah5CU7ArY

For all my other Oz reviews, see this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7wYbip7R0n5QmITRd7Jd0g

Here is that article by a Baby Boomer who compares the impact that The Wizard of Oz had on him with the influence that Star Wars had on my generation: https://web.archive.org/web/20210927104246/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/10/22/tycolumn/LqD4ueWb1TRU3NcCRQ9oZP/story.html?event=event25

(I linked to this article once before here).

Related Playlists:

Land of Oz Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7wYbip7R0n5QmITRd7Jd0g

Thoughts After Rewatching Movies Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Finding Nemo: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Disney Animated Movies, Thoughts after Rewatching)

Finding Nemo: Movie Review

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Disney Animated Films Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

Cheetah: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Rewatching)

Cheetah: Movie Review

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq