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In , in addition to an extensive and comprehensive hi-definition digital cleanup and restoration job by Lowry Digital, the original trilogy films were changed once again for their release on DVD. In these new versions of the films, a few changes which had been made for the Special Editions were removed. Even more changes were made to the films, however. With this release, Lucasfilm created a new high-definition master of the films, which will be used in future releases as well.
Its sound mix was a combination of the first SE mix and the original mono mix. One of the most notable of these new changes includes new footage shot during the filming of Revenge of the Sith of Ian McDiarmid portraying Palpatine, which has been inserted into The Empire Strikes Back , replacing the original performance voiced by actor Clive Revill and portrayed by Marjorie Eaton , wearing a specially made mask recorded for the film.
Another notable and quite controversial change was to a scene at the end of Episode VI, when the spirits of Obi-Wan Kenobi , Yoda , and Anakin Skywalker look upon the Rebels' celebration. In , the Special Editions were again released on DVD; however, this time they were repackaged and sold as a three-disc set that did not include the bonus materials disc. This was done to provide a more affordable trilogy set. The DVD changes were made in an attempt to make a better connection between the old and new trilogies.
Lowry's digital restoration visual enhancement treatment. The following is a partial list of changes:. Han and Greedo shoot at approximately the same time in the Special Edition of A New Hope, but Greedo still shoots a few frames faster.
Hayden Christensen left as the spirit of Anakin Skywalker. Sebastian Shaw left as the spirit of Anakin Skywalker. On September 12 , , the original trilogy was re-released on DVD for a limited time until December 31 , Each film Episodes IV , V , and VI is packaged as a two-disc set with the first disc presenting the Special Edition with remastered THX sound and video and the second disc containing the "original, unaltered theatrical release" of each film as "bonus material".
These original editions are presented as they were first shown theatrically. Though the original features are presented in Dolby 2.
Instead of using the original theatrical sound mixes, the "bonus" DVD presentations use the laserdisc remixes. However, the Spanish and French audio tracks on the Star Wars DVD appear to be based on the original theatrical mono sound mix for the film, not the Definitive Collection version.
Certain sound effects from the mix are missing such as all of the "exploding glass" sounds when Luke and Han blast the various cameras and such in the Death Star's detention center , and certain sounds have been added such as metallic clicks when R2-D2 and Chewbacca press buttons on the Millennium Falcon ' s holographic chessboard.
Luke Skywalker also says "Blast it, Wedge , where are you? In all other versions of the film, he says, "Blast it, Biggs , where are you? This alternate mix features additional sounds that were not heard on the 35mm and subsequent home video versions, but which were later reincorporated into the and mixes. Such sounds include additional R2-D2 beeps when Yoda rummages through Luke's supplies, which are missing from prior mixes, and additional TIE Fighter engine sounds in the establishing shot of Darth Vader's Star Destroyer after Luke Skywalker beheads the illusory Vader on Dagobah , which are missing from the prior sound mixes.
In , Lucasfilm's then-Vice President of Marketing Jim Ward speculated on future releases: "As the technology evolves and we get into a high-definition platform that is easily consumable by our customers, the situation is much better, but there will always be work to be done. At Celebration V on August 14 , , a version of all six films released on the Blu-ray high-definition format was announced.
It was said to include never-before-seen and otherwise unreleased deleted scenes from the original trilogy , although the set did not include the original editions. In late August , more details on the releases' changes were made available. The restorations began in when George Lucas intended to restore the films for a 3D release, but the plans were shelved after Disney purchased Lucasfilm in Beyond those fixes, most of the changes from previous releases are left intact. These restorations were later released on 4K Blu-ray as part of the Skywalker Saga box set on April 10, Most of these changes did not appear in the main theatrical release, but made it into a version shown in select digital theaters.
Despite Lucasfilm's official statement that there were absolutely no changes made to the theatrical version of the film, the November 1 , DVD release of Revenge of the Sith had a few slight changes from the theatrical cut.
For the Blu-ray and future 3D release, The Phantom Menace went through an extensive restoration using the original digital files although shot on film, a digital version of the movie was created back in for a short release in four theaters with digital projection.
This restoration provides a clearer picture with no image magnification or artifacts, flaws which are present on the DVD release. At a ShoWest convention in , George Lucas demonstrated new technology and stated that he was planning to release all six films in 3D. Unlike the original trilogy, which used brand-new scans for restoration, these are up-scaled versions of the digital master files used for the Blu-Ray release, with some improvements to picture quality.
For The Phantom Menace , visible instances of digital video noise reduction DVNR that were present in the Blu-ray release have been removed, restoring much of the original picture. Like the original trilogy, these restorations were released to 4K Blu-ray as part of the Skywalker Saga box set.
Many fans were displeased by some of the changes Lucas has made. It is the most evergreen topic for fan criticism of George Lucas and is the most broadly accepted as inspiring legitimate objections. Re-release changes were also the first major cause of the reactionary criticism phenomenon that takes a vehemently anti-Lucas stance, known as "Lucas bashing".
Even some people associated to the franchise have come to hate these changes, such as original trilogy producer Gary Kurtz , who felt that a movie is what it was at the time, which is one of his reasons for which he rails against changing movies all the time. Greedo shooting at Han is particularly contentious. In the Special Edition DVD set the shots are timed to occur almost simultaneously, with Greedo's shot being just a hair faster and with Solo now effectively dodging his head out of the way from the blast.
However, many argue that not only should Greedo not have made his shot, but that the scene undermines Solo's character. Han's original action marked him as a tough, independent-minded character; having him respond to Greedo makes him appear weaker, though he is still nonchalant about killing him. This change was so controversial that it spanned a movement called " Han shot first ", a retort to Lucas' assertion that Greedo shot first.
There was also controversy over Lucas' decision to place Hayden Christensen in the end scene of Return of the Jedi instead of Sebastian Shaw , as well as replacing the heavy fan favorite "Boba Fett's" voice with Temuera Morrison 's Jango Fett. Many longtime fans feel that it's disrespectful to the original trilogy, although others feel that it helps the two trilogies flow together better.
The altering of the dialogue between the Emperor and Vader has also been criticized as creating a contradiction, since it implies Vader does not realize Luke is his son until this moment, despite his being "obsessed" with finding Skywalker, mentioning him by name and pursuing him for the rest of the movie until this point.
Defenders have argued that the scene is an improvement because it provides another blatant example of Vader plotting against his master by playing dumb in the face of this revelation. This is not a joke. Well, the first Star Wars movie came out in And then things went kind of joojoofloopy. Recreating that crawl necessitated a new starfield behind it, so the giant spacecraft you see in the opening scene had to be recomposited. And, maybe most controversially, Greedo gets a shot off before Han. Greedo shoots, and Han just kind of sits there and then fires back eventually.
He shoots twice. Then he says a nonsense word, and then they shoot at the same time. And he explodes. Star Wars creator George Lucas tinkered on his stuff for decades before Disney bought his company, nominally locking the prints. The special editions, on film and in 2K resolution.
The special editions on DVD, from a p master.
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