The results:
Length:
1. At least 120 minutes to avoid too short a film – Y – 10; N - 0; M - 0
Music:
1. Across the Stars – Y – 4; N – 6; M - 1
2. Death Star Theme (Vader’s approach to DSII) – Y – 7; N - 0; M - 2
3. Swing Swing Swing in place of Lapti Nek/Jedi Rocks – Y – 4; N – 5; M - 1
4. Duel of the Fates (space battle) – Y – 3; N – 4; M - 3
5. Stick with ’97 celebration music as opposed to Yub Nub [suggestions for alternate songs brought up] – Y – 9; N – 2 [neither preferred Yub Nub but suggested a new song; M - 0
6. Lapti Nek instead of Jedi Rocks (but with SE footage) – Y – 6; N – 3; M - 1
Coruscant:
1. Opening scene stealing DSII info on surface – Y – timdiggerm3; N – 4; M - 3
2. Endor is a moon of Coruscant – Y – 2; N - 7; M - 2
3. Blow up or threaten to blow up Coruscant – Y – 3; N – 8; M - 0
4. Move final Luke/Vader confrontation to Coruscant surface – Y – 3; N – 8; M - 0
Opening/Early scenes:
1. Opening scene stealing DSII and trying to flee in ship, pursued by star destroyer, escape pod landing on planet surface – Y – 4; N – 5; M - 1
2. Opening on Dagobah with minimal alterations to that scene, then on to Vader’s arrival at DSII, then on to Tatooine – Y – 3; N – 7; M -0
3. Opening with Vader arriving at DSII, then on to Dagobah, then on to Tatooine. – Y - 5; N – 3; M - 2
4. Open with Executor near DSII, Vader mentally contacts Luke, Luke is in cave on Dagobah, back to DSII and Vader arrives, back to Dagobah – Y – 6; N – 5; M - 0
5. Include Boushh (later we discover it’s Leia) as bounty hunter helping steal DSII info – Y – 4; N – 6; M - 1
6. DSII should be no where near Coruscant – Y – 6; N – 1; M - 1
7. Include a scene somewhere between Dagobah and Tatooine that shows the DSII info being delivered to the Alliance, either to Mon Mothma or just to a ship – Y – 5; N - 3; M - 3
8. Include a scene as padding after Luke parts ways after rescuing Han where he goes back to Dagobah and goes to the Dark Side Cave – Y – 3; N – 8; M - 0
9. Luke flies through Beggar’s Canyon as he arrives at Tatooine – Y – 6; N – 3; M - 1
10. Luke’s conversation with Obi-Wan takes place in Obi-Wan’s hut – Y - 4; N – 7; M – 1
Tatooine/Rescuing Han:
1. Luke uses the Force to close the Rancor gate, or at least to hurl the skull – Y – 11; N - 0; M - 0
2. Remove the Sarlaac beak but keep the SE tentacles – Y – 8; N – 2; M - 1
3. Cut Max Rebo’s band (still include music, but don’t show them) – Y – 6; N – 4; M – 1
Vader:
1. Show a stronger Vader, not such a pushover to the Emperor (unspecified how) – Y – 8; N – 3; M - 0
2. Obi-Wan communicates with Vader – Y - 2; N – 9; M - 0
3. A quicker-to-violence with underlings, still subservient to Emperor Vader – Y – 8; N – 2; M - 1
Boba Fett:
1. Cut out Fett completely – Y – 4; N – 6; M - 1
2. Luke kills Fett, decapitates him – Y – 5; N - 5; M - 1
3. Han deliberately hits Boba Fett’s jetpack – Y – 6; N – Ronster3; M - 1
4. More Boba Fett action, i.e. flamethrower, jetting out of Sarlaac’s mouth, etc. – Y – 5; N – 5; M - 1
5. Fett delivers DS info to Rebellion (as treachery, or as an independent contractor) – Y - 2; N – 8; M - 1
6. Boba Fett survives the destruction of Jabba’s barge – Y – 4; N – 4; M - 3
7. Boba Fett allows Jabba’s death to take over his criminal empire – Y – 3; N – 8; M - 0
Ewoks:
1. Make them tougher by cutting cute actions, redubbing with more aggressive sounds – Y – 10; N - 0; – M - 1
2. Give them vampire-like fangs – Y – 2; N – 8; M - 1
3. Ewoks actually use more language – Y – 5; N – 4; M - 2
4. Remove Wicket’s first encounter with Leia to add mystery – Y – 5; N – 3; M - 3
5. Show Ewoks with stormtrooper helmets in village – Y – 11; N - 0; M - 0
Relationships:
1. Cut indications of Han’s jealousy, as this was taken care of in ESB – Y – 3; N – 6; M - 2
2. Cut Luke telling Leia they are siblings (but not Obi-Wan telling Luke) – Y - 1; N – 9; M - 1
Battle of Endor:
1. Concentrate the various cuts, focusing first on action on DSII, then cover the surface battle, then cover the space battle, instead of jumping between the three – Y - 2; N – 5; M - 2
2. Include many more ships, including more Mon Cal cruisers and Victory-class star destroyers – Y Mon Cal – 7; Y B-wings – 2; Y Victories – 4; N Mon Cal - 0; N Victories – 3; M to all – 1; Y – other - 2
3. Include General Madine scenes, and have his Mon Cal cruiser be the first destroyed by the DSII – Y – 7; N - 0; M - 1
Executor:
1. A-wing fires missile at bridge – Y – 3; N – 6; M - 1
2. Y-wing uses bombs on Executor – Y 9; N - 0; M - 1
Lando:
1. Let him die in DSII explosion – Y – 3; N – 8; M - 0
2. Let him live as in original film – Y – 7; N – 2; M - 2
3. Make it appear as if he dies at first, then show later that he survives – Y – 6; N – 4; M - 0
Ending:
1. Anakin’s Force ghost appears at pyre scene instead of with Yoda and Obi-Wan - Y – 3; N – 6; M - 1
2. Put pyre scene at very end, after celebrations – Y – 6; N – 3; M – 1
3. Remove Anakin’s ghost completely – Y – 2; N – 7; M - 1
4. Pyre scene takes place on Tatooine instead of Endor – Y – 2; N – 7; M - 1
5. Remove celebrations throughout galaxy, only showing them on Endor – Y – 1; N – 8; M - 0