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Revamped, but still great....
Sure they digitally remastered a lot of the scenes, even added some extra scenes that we werent able to see years ago. But the story and the movie are the same, as exciting and adreneline rushing as they have always been.

If you are looking for one DVD set to caputure the magic of the original Star Wars, order it up.

The special edition's special edition
For fans of the trilogy the first noticable edition besides clean up, has been complete scene touch ups. One key scene (one that this writer was glad to see) was the redux of Vader's conversation with the Emperor from Empire Strikes Back (V). That bug eyed version of the Emperor is no more! The Rancor scene (the creature attempting to have Luke for lunch in VI)has been enhances. The original scene had noticable black lines in shots with Luke (Mark Hamil). Some add-ons raise a brow even among huge fans. The inclusion of a young Anakin (Hayden Christensen)standing next to a much older Obi Wan, and Yoda doesn't add up when you consider that Anakin died an older man. It wouldn't be the first time that George Lucas made a questionable change. The Special Editions (once officially part of the saga) were themselves the debate of both fans and fellow directors. Lucas will likely continue to make changes as he sees fit. As fans will simply stand in line. Changes or no, it's Star Wars and that's all I need.

Let's Unsheath Our Claws and Go For The Jugular!!!!
Having read the reviews and understanding that some fans are pissed off at the new versions of the three original Trilogy films, we need to step back for a few minutes and take a deep breath. First things first . . . Is somone holding a blaster to your melon, forcing you to put your hard-earned dollars into Mr. Lucas' bank account? Nope. So I think the major resolution to the issues of revamping the Trilogy break down pretty easily into this: If you don't like it, don't (...) buy it! Bottom line. Now that that's out of the way, let us explore the possibilities. Sure, I liked it when Han just straight up wasted Greedo in the original films when I was a wee lad of seven. Hell, that was what made Han Solo so friggin' cool. Rebel. This close to the galactic version of Dirty Harry. And sure, did I need to see that geek, freak, whining (...)of an Anakin Christian whatever-his-name-is in the original movies? Hell, no. That borders on blasphemy. Seeing these movies in the theaters as I was growing up bordered on a religious experience, and screwing with the originals makes my flesh creep. But, we gotta look at it the other way. Apparently Mr. Lucas doesn't want the originals back on the market in DVD format. Now we can do one of three things about it. By the Malaysian bootlegs off of E-bay or stand around and (...)like a bunch of whiny Star Wars geeks or we can buy this revamped version of the Trilogy and lump it. There are the choices. I didn't say you had to like them. But the picture quality is great! And the sound is fabulous! And the documentary is superb on the 4th disc . . . so suck it up and buy it and keep your memories of the originals in your mind for selfish nostalgia. All in all, the changes aren't as bad as all that. This is just the 1997 Special Editions with three or four more tweakings. Lucas apparently will never feel that the first three Star Wars flick will ever be done to his liking. Whatever . . .

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