![]() ![]() The moment that really jolted audiences - the one that showed them they lived in creator George Lucas’s world now - was an early scene set in a drinking hole on the remote planet of Tatooine, populated by a wild assortment of aliens. Shaw’s eyes were also changed to blue to resemble those of Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.When Star Wars: A New Hope premiered in theaters in 1977, many a jaw dropped at the groundbreaking space adventure. This because Anakin Skywalker was severely burned after the battle on Mustafar in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. In order to match the events in the prequels, changes like digitally removing the eyebrows of actor Sebastian Shaw were done. ![]() Return of the Jedi wasn’t untouched either, and aside from the Han/Greedo scene from the first movie, this one has the most controversial changes of all. Boba Fett’s lines were also changed so they were spoken by Temuera Morrison (who played Jango Fett in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones). Ian McDiarmid was added in all scenes where the Emperor appears, replacing the original actors Clive Revill (who provided the voice) and Marjorie Eaton (who wore a mask to portray the character). The Empire Strikes Back went through some significant changes mainly to make it fit with the prequels. Not all changes were for the better or to add to the story: the 2004 version has various lightsaber mistakes, with these changing color or not having any at all, and the movie is over-saturated, giving it a magenta tint. This is also the version that added a sound effect to the stormtrooper who bumped his head on the door-frame. The addition of Jabba the Hutt from the 1997 version stayed but it was replaced by an improved CGI version to make him look more like the Jabba in The Phantom Menace. The controversial Han/Greedo scene in A New Hope was altered again to make them both shoot simultaneously, though some argue that Greedo still managed to shoot first. Some of the changes made in 1997 were removed and more were made, along with another restoration job to make it look cleaner and give it a higher definition. Star Wars’ original trilogy was changed again for the DVD re-release in 2004. The song at the end of the movie, when the Rebel Alliance and the Ewoks are celebrating their victory over the Empire, was replaced with a score composed by John Williams titled “Victory Celebration”, and the force ghosts shot was slightly altered, though nothing like what the following release did. Oola’s death was extended with the addition of shots that showed her in the pit. The puppet used for the band’s singer, Sy Snootles, was replaced with CGI. ![]() Among the most notable ones are Max Rebo Band’s song: in the theatrical cut, the song was “Lapti Nek”, sung in the fictional language Huttese, and it was changed for a song called “Jedi Rocks”. Return of the Jedi also got its dose of additional scenes, CG replacements, and other extra changes. They were mostly to clean up some scenes (such as the opening battle sequence), replacing some background details with CG images, and alterations to some dialogues that didn’t affect the plot. Changes in the 1997 version of The Empire Strikes Back weren’t as big (and controversial) as those in A New Hope.
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