Talk: List of changes in Star Wars re-releases

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Celebrations

I don't understand why celebrations were added on Coruscant when it is still under Imperial control. --Darth Mantus 18:46, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

• Revolts against the Empire could safely start when they learned of the death of Emperor and Vader, via the Holonet. -- Riffsyphon1024 18:58, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Well, not THAT safely - many of the Coruscant agitators were executed by Isard. JSarek 02:41, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
    • I always figured it was a flash-forward myself. Silly Dan 03:10, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

Did they really film a scene for ROTS with a young Han Solo? And I'm not sure, but wasn't there a deleted scene from AOTC with Ki-Adi-Mundi boarding a Trade Federation ship in orbit?Kuralyov 16:16, 14 Jul 2005 (UTC)

• I don't think there was a scene with Han in ROTS...but the scene with Ki-Adi-Mundi i think i read on the star wars website that it was a demo shot just for the trailer... --22:22, 22 Jul 2005 (UTC)

The Han Solo on Kashyyyk scene never was real. This was a rumor posted on SuperShadow.com, and yes he made that scene up. --Dylankidwell

• The young Han is discribed in the Art of ROTS, with sketches and everything. It was in like the early early drafts. Duke Starhopper 20:14, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

For the Deleted Scenes from the RotS DVD, I thought the following was going to be added into the main part of the movie.

1. Several 'gags' in the Trade Federation Cruiser, involving the Jedi fighting battle droids in a flooded generator room and more scenes with the elevator and the ship's fluctuating gravity.

2. One of the deaths of Shaak Ti (the one in the ship).

3. The death of Aayla Secura extended with dialogue between Aayla and Bly.

4. Yoda communicating with the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn, discussing the technique of immortal life.

5. Yoda arrives on Dagobah in the final montage.

and I know it's a long shot but does anyone know if the very funny M&M "Dark Side M-Pire" adds will be included they did tell you the release date of the movie and was a very cute way of doing it?

--Sithlord123

I have no idea why they didn't put in the Yoda arriving on Dagobah scene.It was such an important scene. Trueblue9999 13:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I just watched the DVD

I watched the Episode 3 DVD and bonus disk, and I just deleted the scenes mentioned in the article that weren't in either the movie or bonus disk. 70.109.238.5 00:39, 2 Nov 2005 (UTC) Oops Didn't read the whole article... Duh 70.109.238.5

Correcting English

About from Revenge of Sith and below, there are a bunch of sentences that don't make sense and words that are left half finish and I can't figure out what they are supposed to say so could who ever wrote those please correct them?

Anakin in VI

"In the final scene where the spirits of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Yoda appear to Luke, the head of Sebastian Shaw (as Anakin) has been replaced with the head of Hayden Christensen (the body remains Shaw's)."

this is untrue. Hayden is completley there, they dressed him in the robes and everything while they were filming Episode III and just added him into VI. I have not changed the Article yet. I don't know how I should word it. GMo 05:26, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

How about this:

"In the final scene where the spirits of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Yoda appear to Luke, Sebastian Shaw (as Anakin) has been replaced by Hayden Christensen. This was done by using test footage from Revenge of the Sith in which Hayden Christensen was dressed up in Jedi robes." Trueblue9999 22:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

alright. That looks good, It was done deliberatly by Lucas though. He knew it would be put in the ROTJ dvd GMo 20:41, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

• It's Sebastian Shaw's body still. You can tell by comparing it with the older versions of RoTJ. -- I need a name (Complain here) 20:43, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

You're right. On the "what has changed" page on starwars.com, it states only Anakin's head was replaced. I'll change it back. Trueblue9999 21:01, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Just the head was replaced. However, the entire portion of the image has been manipulated to adjust the scale of the figure. If you examine the image closely, you can tell that the background details in the Sebastian Anakin and the ones in the Hayden Anakin match perfectly. Just the head was replaced. If you scale just the figure, all the background details and the details around the edges, as well as the costume details, are identical. Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 16:32, November 17, 2015 (UTC)

Executor crashing into Death Star II?

Was that part of the original versions? I watched a rental VHS from the '80's some years ago, and I don't remember it including that scene. In the 1997 re-release, it's there. Was it added for that version, or is my memory acting up? Evir Daal 11:36, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

• Yup, it was in the original 1983 version and all subsequent versions - \\Captain Kwenn// ^{— Ahoy!} 15:57, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Unaltered DVD's

first off, let me just say i'm not sure if this should be put in this section; but i'm not sure where i should post it.

does anyone know where i can get DVD versions of the un-altered theatrical releases, or a dvd version of the '97 release?

ANH 2004 DVD - Stormtroopers

In the article it says:

The lead stormtrooper now also says "See to him", in reference to the unfortunately tall trooper.

Firstly, the line 'see to him' wasn't added for the 2004 DVD. I don't know if it was always there but it was definitely in the 1997 Special Edition. Secondly, I don't think he's talking about the trooper that bangs his head. That doesn't make sense considering there's nothing wrong with the trooper. Surely he's talking about one of the men Han and Chewie took out when entering the control room.

Captain Yossarian 15:12, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

• Doesn't the trooper say "Take Over." ? GMo 00:33, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

"See to him" is in the original version and it refers to the Imperial officer on the deck. Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 16:34, November 17, 2015 (UTC)

Cancelled changes?

Hey, it's me. Well, I was just wondering about a suggestion. You see, I was on Google searching for changes cut out of the DVD editions and one of the websites says that there were some rumored changes that were told before and they never got on the DVD. I'm not asking why, but I was wondering; could we add a part on the page that talks about Cancelled changes? If so, I have already made a prototype for the part:

Cancelled changes

Many changes were suggested for the DVD re-release of the Classic Trilogy. But, probably due to budget cuts or unnecessary ideas, the ideas listed below were cut out of the DVD editions. However, some websites say the deleted changes were rumored changes, making a possibility that some may be fanon.

Changes in all the episodes

• All the matte paintings, matte painting backgrounds and set backgrounds would have been replaced with a digital CGI version of the old background which was going to be at the same style and look as the matte backgrounds used in the prequels. Some matte painting shots in the episodes were even going to be replaced with new CGI shots of the locations.
• The lightsaber effects would have been redone to the style used in the prequel trilogy. Plus, the frame jumps of lightsabers being turned on would have been removed. Plus, the shadows that the lightsabers made on the floor were going to be erased. Lightsaber reflections and glows were also going to be added.
• The blaster bolts were also going to be redone to match the ones seen in the prequels.
• All the space shots would have been replaced by new CGI shots with the same style and of camera turnings from the prequels. For example, the scene of the Falcon being chased by the two Star Destroyers was going to be modified; the Falcon was going to do spinning moves, avoiding the Star Destroyers' fire, the Death Star battle was going to be much more epic with more Tie Fighters and more Rebels being blown, the asteroid chase scene was going to redone to be similar to the asteroid battle in Attack of the Clones, and the space battle over Endor was originally going to be redone to be similar to the space battle scene in Revenge of the Sith.
• Temuera Morrison's voice was also going to be recorded for use with some of the stormtrooper voices.

Episode IV

• the opening crawl would be using the music from the other films for consistency.
• the panel on vaders chest was going to light up to match the rest of the saga.
• r2's eyes on the back and front were going to light up to match the rest Of the saga
• vaders eyelids were going to be solid black to match.
• The “Imperial March” was going to bee added to Darth Vader's first appearance on Tantive IV.
• During the scene in which Obi-Wan is talking to Luke about his father, Anakin's Theme music plays in the background. And then it turns into the “Imperial March” when he talks about Vader.
• There was going to be a new scene which has been shot during the filming of Episode III in which the Emperor dissolves the Galactic Senate.
• In the Cantina, most of the alien masks would have been replaced with CGI facemasks that would realistic eyes, blink, and move their mouths. The Defel shot was going to be added back in along with the Shistavanen. Some aliens from the prequels were going to be added in as well.
• Ponda Baba’s bleeding arm on the floor in the Cantina scene would have been replaced with a twitching, non-bleeding arm because it was believed that lightsabers cauterize wounds.
• The original scene between Han and Greedo would have been added back in.
• During the Jabba the Hutt bargain segment Han's scene of stepping on Jabba’s tale was going to be edited out.
• In place of R2 wobbling down the stairs to the Falcon's hangar, a CGI R2 was going to be added in; navigating the stairs like he does in Attack of the Clones.
• When the Death Star destroys Alderaan there was going to be a new scene of Yoda's reaction to the disturbance in the Force that is created by all those deaths. This then cuts to Obi-Wan reacting to it as well.
• The Dianoga was going to get a CG makeover and was going to see more of its features.
• The Death Star's paneling and computers were going to be altered to look similar to those it has in the prequels.
• More stormtroopers were going to be added into some of the Death Star interior shots.
• Obi-Wan and Darth Vader’s duel was going to be spruced up. It was going to be much more epic and there was going to be much more movement. A modified version of the Duel of the Fates music was going to be considered for the scene as well.
• The Death Star plans that were taken from R2 were going to be updated. The scene in which the Rebels are reviewing the Death Star plans they were going to look similar to the plans used in Attack of the Clones.
• There was going to be a new scene which was shot during the production of Revenge of the Sith in which Darth Vader arrives on Coruscant and lands his shuttle in the same building where Count Dooku lands at the end of Attack of the Clones. Except the building was going to be all fixed up and was going to be now Imperial palace. In the scene he was going to meet with Palpatine in order to ask for forgiveness for his failure at the battle. Plus inform him of a new potential who is strong in the Force during the battle.
• Chewbacca was originally going to get a medal in the ceremony scene.

Episode V

• The taun-tauns were originally going to be CGI.
• The battle of Hoth was going to be much more epic; in order to match the style of the prequel trilogy; along with the Imperial transports landing and releasing both AT-AT walkers, AT-ST walkers, and Juggernauts used in Revenge of the Sith. The AT-ATs were going to be sped up a bit; plus there was going to be a ground battle between the Rebel soldiers and stormtroopers featuring new ships and vehicles.
• The space slug was going to be CGI. Plus new CGI shots of the mynocks were going to be inserted.
• Yoda was going to be rendered and animated in CGI, looking more like the Yoda used in the prequel trilogy. Also, two deleted scenes featuring Yoda instructing Luke were going to be added back in and restored.
• Luke's fall from Cloud City was going to be redone against green screen using a stuntman.

Episode VI

• Some parts of Jabba the Hutt were going to be a combination of the puppet with CGI.
• Some Rancor shots were going to be replaced by CGI.
• Yoda was going to be CGI again. Plus, Yoda was going to disappear leaving his clothes behind like Obi-Wan.
• Admiral Ackbar's head was going to be replaced by a CGI version almost resembling and having the same motion features as the Mon Calamari mask used in Revenge of the Sith.
• Some of the Ewoks were going to be mostly CGI.
• The original plan was to insert the love theme “Across the Stars” when Luke is talking with Leia about their mother.
• Thousands of more Ewoks were going to be added in the Battle of Endor scene.
• The black blotches around Palpatine's face were originally going to be completely gone; replaced by a CGI makeover.
• Anakin's death scene was originally going to start with a sad rendition of the “Imperial March” and slowly evolve into “Anakin's Theme”.
• Some extra shots of Sebastion Shaw, who played Anakin, being unmasked were going to be added back in with much more dialogue. He apologizes for the destruction he caused and the Jedi who he killed, he thanks his son for turning him back to the light; he also tells his son to rebuild the Jedi Order, and that he loves him and his sister. Just before he dies he was going to say "It is finished...”
• Kashyyyk was originally going to have an appearance in the celebration sequence, Watto was originally going to have a brief cameo sitting in a hover platform cheering on Tatooine, plus during these scenes "Across the Stars" was originally going to play transitioning to the victory celebration music at the Ewok tree village.
• Anakin's spirit was originally going to be companied by the spirit of Padme on his side.

What do you think?-Endor chicken

• No. ^Jorrel _Fraajic 10:51, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Why not?-Endor chicken

• Where should I start? It's a huge, unsourced, unverifiable, and unnecessary trivia list. I just see the entire thing becoming a big ^[source?] tag. ^Jorrel_Fraajic 23:58, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

2007

I've been wondering, in the sections of the article where it talks about the 2007 3-D release, I don't know what should be done. Since this is outdated, I'm not sure if this should be deleted or just replaced which other info about the 3-D release (a subject I wouldn't know much about). Any decisive help would be appreciated.StarWarsDude2007 03:52, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Over on Wikipedia

Under the 2006 DVD release, this line was added:

A box set of the 2006 DVDs with new artwork was released on November 4, 2008.

with a citation for http://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/20080826news.html Please add this. --68.145.116.34 06:04, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Explosions/Shockwaves

There is a specific name for the "shockwave" effect of these explosions, which I've seen on Wookiee before and am trying to find now. Also, they link to one of Harrsk's ISDs, which is definitely wrong context. Thanks to whoever fixes this. 99.175.158.229 19:58, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

-Reply:

I'm pretty sure this is called the "Praxis effect," named for the shockwave in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country that formed after a Klingon moon called Praxis exploded. I'm not a hundred percent sure, but mostly sure.

Why aren't there separate articles

A Guide to the Star Wars Universe has separate articles for each of its 3 editions and the Core Rulebook of the RPG has a separate article for its Revised Edition, so why don't the Special Editions of the movies have separate articles? Does Wookieepedia have a policy about this? NetSpiker 10:14, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

blast scar in Episode IV

The article says this as one of the changes to the 1997 special edition of A New Hope:

"A blast scar indicating Red Leader's missed shot has been added to shots of the exhaust port, visible when Luke fires his."

That blast scar has been there since the original theatrical release, but a lot of people think it's new for the special edition because their memory of the scene is based on the pan and scan VHS release, which cuts off the edges of the frame and makes the scar invisible. I'm 90% positive of this, but since I don't have any copies of the original versions in widescreen, I'll leave it to someone else to double-check.

--Reply:

That's 100% correct, having compared the BluRay with the 1995 VHS, you can see the blast scar in both versions. Colour grading differences make them appear slightly different but they are the same, and it is also visible in the pan and scan version.

I'm also 99% certain that there isn't any 'extra laser fire' in the scene after Han runs into the hangar of stormtroopers after comparing the 2006 (read: 1993 laserdisc master) bonus theatrical DVD with the BluRay, but cannot confirm the '97 and '04 versions.

--CapableMetal 10:51, May 17, 2012 (UTC)

I just made some changes based on a direct frame by frame comparison of the 4 major version of the film (77-96 original, 97 SE, 2004 DVD, and 2011 BR). Some of the reported changes, like this one, are erroneous and I removed them. The source appears to have been someone's list rather than a direct comparison. Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 21:17, January 26, 2016 (UTC)

One error and one omission

This page contains:

More debris have been digitally added to the scene at the destroyed Jawa sandcrawler.

This isn't true!

I can also suggest one omission - when the skiff that Han's hanging from gets hit and tips forward, it also rocks sideways since the Special Edition.

Can someone with the ability to edit the page fix/add?

DE

Hoth intercom voice change

At some point, either the Special Edition or the 2004 DVD release, the voice of the intercom in Echo Base was changed. The original voicer was Mark Hamill; the lines were: "The first transport is away!" and "Imperial troops have entered the base!". This isn't reflected in the current list. Biohappy 23:13, August 13, 2011 (UTC)

Edited Line in Episode III

I don't know if anyone has access to the original theatrical release of Episode III, but I distinctly recall Padme saying "So this is how DEMOCRACY dies... with thunderous applause." Additionally, I remember her looking straight ahead while saying it. In the DVD release however, she uses the term LIBERTY instead of DEMOCRACY, and her head is turned looking back. Just thought someone might want to look this one over and add it to the list of changes if need-be.

It was Liberty in the original version. Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 16:44, November 17, 2015 (UTC)

Question

Episode II Blu-ray Change

I might be wrong, but when I was watching Ep. 2 on blu-ray for the first time, I heard something new. While Anakin and Padme are on Naboo, Anakin has a nightmare sequence. The addition is Shmi now yelling Anakin's name, or at least I feel like that was new as I don't recall that on all my other viewings of the episode. I don't have my dvds with me otherwise I'd check it out now. Anyone else know? --BrushYourTeeth 22:24, February 5, 2012 (UTC)

Phantom Menace 3D

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is in 3D now. Has anyone notice any changes from the Blu-Ray release? SeanWheeler 22:12, February 13, 2012 (UTC)

Ep. 3 Blu Rya

I couldn't edit but the Blu-Ray Episode 3 has a change:

• There is now moss on the roof that Yoda is situated under on Kashyyyk. It is shown near the end of the Order 66 scene.

121.218.179.187 08:56, February 19, 2012 (UTC)

Anakin in RotJ (again)

This has been discussed here before, and looks like it has been changed several times. I notice the article says "In the final scene where the spirits of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Yoda appear to Luke, the Sebastian Shaw (as Anakin) has been replaced by Hayden Christensen. Hayden's entire body replaces Shaw's, not just his head as many people believe (by comparing shots of the two actors, you can see that their belts, robes and cloaks are in different positions)."

This isn't true. A side by side comparison of the robes and belt in the pre-2004 and post-2004 versions shows that they are identical and that it is actually just Hayden Christensen's head super-imposed over Sebastian Shaw's body. The colour grading may differ slightly between versions and the picture resolutions differ, but all creases and folds in the robes and the position and style of the belts are identical. As I'm lacking photos, I found this YouTube video that someone made which confirms it [1]. Can we get this changed back please? --CapableMetal 19:14, June 1, 2012 (UTC)

• This is of course absolutely true. I even wonder why this erroneous statement is still in the article...--LelalMekha 19:48, June 1, 2012 (UTC)

I removed it todayYotsuya-Goro (talk) 19:44, August 1, 2017 (UTC)

"Definitive" edition

This article mentions that George Lucas will most likely one day rerelease the saga on the next generation of home video, making final adjustments. However, now that he has sold Star Wars and most of his other assets to Disney, does this still hold true? I did not think it was legal for Lucas to make any further changes to Star Wars. 71.0.172.247 18:02, January 2, 2013 (UTC)

2004 canon... huh?

So if the 2004 versions are still the canon versions... then what's the point of the 2011 versions if they're non-canon? I'm fairly certain that the blu-rays are the canon films, not the DVD's 166.137.88.32 04:38, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

• Usually the most recent release of any given product is considered the canonical one. I'm not sure why the 2004 versions are listed as canon here, but I'm not brave enough to change the intro. I will, however, put a ^[source?] tag and see if we can find one.Shayn Mikel (talk) 05:53, January 27, 2017 (UTC)

Any version of the movie is considered canon by George Lucas, that's a simple fact everyone knows, whether they agree with it or not. Now, if people are going to claim this so-called future release, they had better source it, otherwise delete without hesitation.--Gunman6 (talk) 07:18, August 19, 2013 (UTC)

Controversy section

I wonder whether it'd be worth removing the "Controversy" section entirely. Though not many people are disputing a lot of what's listed, it's still biased and doesn't contain many sources (who are "many fans"?). I think if it contained sources of articles from respected publications for which changes were seen as "controversial", it'd be better than what it is now (interesting theory - is Wikia's Fandom wiki now a viable source for Wikia articles? :o).

Unrelated, but how come this page links to the Legends versions of articles, rather than the Canon ones? I assume that was a bot error?-- Technobliterator ^T_C 01:57, December 21, 2015 (UTC)

The Force Awakens?

Will this article include The Force Awakens? Because I believe there was actually some changes (some of the flags in Maz Kanatas courtyard were changed) ralok (talk) 20:04, April 2, 2016 (UTC)

• Do you have a source confirming that they've been changed? - Brandon Rhea^(talk) 20:14, April 2, 2016 (UTC)
  • They are different in the trailer than they were in the Blu-ray release, the most prominant one that I noticed was different was the Ziro flag... ralok (talk) 12:30, April 4, 2016 (UTC)
  • I can think of no way to confirm if the theatrical version had thte flags like they were in the trailers... other than to have a Cam version, which is soemthing I really dont approve of. ralok (talk) 12:34, April 4, 2016 (UTC)
    • We'd have to wait for a source to talk about changes before adding it in. - Brandon Rhea^(talk) 12:35, April 4, 2016 (UTC)
      • really? Why... I mean... isnt it at least worth noting that it was different in the trailers than it was in the final film? at least in the article for Maz Kanatas castle? They are different, that is a fact... ralok (talk) 12:49, April 4, 2016 (UTC)
        • Perhaps in the article for Maz's castle, but this article is about changes made to the films themselves when they are re-released. The difference between a trailer and a Blu Ray, when the theatrical film may have very well been the same as the Blu Ray, doesn't qualify. - Brandon Rhea^(talk) 12:54, April 4, 2016 (UTC)

There are at least two changes to the audio, but they were regional differences in the original theatrical release, not for home video. Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 22:38, December 5, 2018 (UTC)

James Earl Jones

I don't remember seeing James Earl Jones' name in the credits of the Empire Strikes Back DVD version. Also, I thought he was credited in the original version of Return of the Jedi not just the later versions. 203.100.0.82 02:26, August 30, 2016 (UTC)

Empire audio differences

ESB's section needs to be cleaned up. With the exception of Lando's alternate takes at the end/the music differences, almost all of the dialogue changes actually had their origins in the obscure 16mm mono mix (look up Puggo Strikes Back for more info). The 70mm's dialogue is pretty much identical to the 35mm/stereo version in most respects (there's an in-theater recording from a 70mm screening to prove this). Space Hunter M (talk) 18:01, February 5, 2017 (UTC)

Section is cleaned up. The 8mm visual differences appear to carry over to the 70 mm. Created a new section for alternate audio and compressed all the 70 mm audio changes into one section and added another for the few changes introduced in the Mono mix. A recently uncovered video tape from a CBS affiliate of the first 4 mintues of the film provided proof that the first wipe reference was incorrect. Since the only visual record of any of these is the 8 mm, I removed all the other visual references as they have no supporting information. Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 22:36, December 5, 2018 (UTC)

1977 changes to Star Wars

I added some information I found on this. Here are the facts it is based on. First, we know there were 3 releases of Star Wars in 1977. There was the original release on May 25, comprised of 70 mm and 35 mm prints using the same sound mix. The second release was later in 77 (I've seen June and July) and included prints for both mono and Dolby Stereo. The third release was international. From these we can see a sequence of when the negative could be edited. We also know that the interpositives used for the 1993 Definitive Edition, the Faces Edition, and the 2006 bonus DVD's (except for the original 1977 crawl that was added from another source) were struck in 1985. the last time they were touched before that was for the international (foreign language) releases in 1977. So any changes made had to be before that as all the foreign versions agree with the DE, Faces, and 2006 Bonus versions. That puts the change in these three effects shots and the end credits in 1977. When you consider the nature of the alternate shots, one less finished and two with noticable glitches, and that all known 35 mm versions (both photo-chemical and Technicolor prints) contain the versions that match the foreign prints and the 1985 interprositve, and that all these prints date from 1977, then that pushes the timing of this edit to the earliest point. The altnerate shots only exist in the earliest copies and in home video copies from the 80's. Those home video copies also have the Episode IV and the updated end credits. While that seems somewhat unlikely initially, we know from at least one 35 mm print found with the 1981 crawl that the print was edited and the 1981 crawl spliced on. So it was easy to replace the biginning of reel one and it would be nearly as easy to replace the end of reel 6 while changing those inner shots would be harder and considering how minor the changes are, probably wasn't considered important. So the home video masters likely were from an interpositive made for the initial release that was replaced by the updated edit. So when it came time to telecine the film for home video, that interpostive was likely in the best shape.

Also, the 16 mm copy preserved as Puggo Grand, has a mixdown of the stereo mix rather than the mono mix. That was the cincher for me. That places these shots before the mono-mix was created.

I came up with the following timeline. May 25 1977 - on a rushed schedule, Star Wars is released with some flaws. It only released in 43 theaters the first week (that would jump to over 1000 by August). Late June - with a month more, the effects shots were fixed and the end credits were replaced. Ben Burtt finished the mono mix of the soundtrack. The movie went into wide release, jumping from about a hundred to several hundred and then over a thousand. September? - distribution of the film internationally. 1985 - a new interpositive off all three films is struck. All later home video comes from this. 1994 - negative is examined and found faded, particularly the composited shots which had used an inferior film stock. Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 20:33, August 1, 2017 (UTC)

Wampa Scene in Empire

From the "Theatrical Releases" changes section:

"The Wampa is shown in full form eating the carcass of the Tauntaun and approaching Luke, we see the battle between Luke and the Wampa with his arm getting cut off in full form as well."

Uh, what? That was a Special Edition change, wasn't it? My understanding of the Wampa scenes is that the pre-SE versions only had a close-up shot when it attacks Luke, and then it's mostly obscured during the cave shots, with all of the clear shots of the Wampa in the cave coming from the SE. InvaderWeezle (talk) 20:57, February 19, 2018 (UTC)

2019 Disney + digital edition

The early analysis of the Disney + digital version of the films has shown evidence that The Phantom Menace is from the same base source as the previous edition on Blu-ray. There is some indication that whatever noise reduction was used on the Blu-ray master was not applied to the new master. It does not appear to be 4k, but an upscaled HD image. Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith were filmed and edited in HD so they cannot be sourced from better masters than the Blu-ray was. They both appear to have better processing and look as good or better than the Blu-ray played on an upscaling 4K player.

The original trilogy, on the other hand, shows detail that means that they were sourced from a 4K scan of the films. The previous master was HD, not 4K so this has to be a new scan. The subtle change to the color and the restoration of color back this up. These are not the same as the Blu-rays in ways that require that it was sourced from the current cut of the original negatives (which conform to the 1997 SE release). Analysis of the fine details of the image confirms that the level of detail has to come from a 4K scan of the films (where the same analysis of The Phantom Menace does not show the expected extra detail of a 4K scan). That detail cannot come from upscaling the image and certain scenes (namely the dinner scene at the Lars homestead) have color restored that can only come from a better scan of the negative. So far no information on what the actual source was has surfaced, but it has been assumed that it was the Reliance 4K scans done a few years ago. There is so much color loss and readjustment to the 2003 scan that there is no way to color correct it to get it back. This scan is closer in detail and color to a private 4k scan of a Technicolor print of A New Hope.

Yotsuya-Goro (talk) 15:08, November 20, 2019 (UTC)

Rise of Skywalker colour temperature

I've seen an article here with side by side comparisons showing that, at least for the Disney+ release of TROS, the blue tint present in the theatrical release has been removed. Source here: https://thedirect.com/article/star-wars-disney-rise-of-skywalker-disney-plus-colors
I've added this to the article, but can anyone confirm whether this is also present in the Skywalker Saga box sets, or if this is a change unique to Disney+? QHRvRICdalurIA (talk) 19:28, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Luke's cybernetic hand in ROTJ

About this change:

1997 Star Wars Trilogy Special Editions

The shot of Luke covering his damaged cybernetic hand with a glove was reshot in order to stay congruent with the re-shot scenes in The Empire Strikes Back. The damage in the original scene featured only blinking lights, whereas the new scene showcases shifting parts within the exposed artificial skin.

I'm not sure if this is accurate. 4K83 (a fan restoration of an original 1983 film negative) shows the version with the shifting parts & artificial skin, as does Harmy's despecialized. The same shot is present across all re-releases and special editions that I have seen, all the way up through the 2019 4K D+ release. I haven't been to find any other information online about this supposed original shot with just blinking lights. If anyone has a copy of it or knows of a version of the film with this shot included I would love to be proven wrong. —Unsigned comment by 208.78.42.198 (talk • contribs)

Small issue in the article about CED releases

Both A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back are time compressed, not just A New Hope. If necessary, I am willing to provide footage of my own CED of ESB to prove that it is. —Unsigned comment by 72.213.37.99 (talk • contribs)

Tell Uncle vs Tell Your Uncle

Does anyone know when this change was made? It's not mentioned in this article and I've found contradictory information on the internet. Gilgamesh de Uruk (talk) 12:43, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

• Could you provide additional context to your question? Right now, it's hard to know what you are talking about exactly. NanoLuuke^{Cloning Facility} 08:34, 28 February 2024 (UTC)