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Have there been any VHS or Laserdisc HD upscales of the 1997 Return of the Jedi: Special Edition’s Victory Celebration Ending?

I much prefer it as I feel it has a much quicker pace to the later 2004 release which added Naboo which I feel slows it down.

Unlike the 1997 release of A New Hope (Ep IV) which had significant changes between later releases (a better CGI Jabba being one example) has had an HD restoration.

I feel that the Victory Celebration from ROTJ (Ep VI) is the only change that is significantly different from other versions and therefore be the only reason to create a restoration. I feel this is the reason that there aren’t any at the moment.

So does anyone know of any Return of the Jedi 1997 HD restorations out there. Any help would be appreciated.

“Do, or do not. There is no spoon” ~ Gandalf

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This transition is the only part someone would have to recreate:

I’m not sure the current wipe from Naboo to Coruscant covers up anything needed for the spire-wipe.

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Plus, Coruscant was modified in 2004 with a few extra buildings.

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I would be up for a recreation using 2011 sources, but I’m not that skilled. I guess it’ll never been done.

I do love that transition with the moisture vaporator.

Also the music seems to be unnaturally extended just for the Naboo section, something I noticed when comparing different version. But that could just be me.

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I feel that the Victory Celebration from ROTJ (Ep VI) is the only change that is significantly different from other versions

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There are numerous changes, some of which arguably bigger than the inclusion of Naboo.

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Ryan-SWI said:

I feel that the Victory Celebration from ROTJ (Ep VI) is the only change that is significantly different from other versions

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There are numerous changes, some of which arguably bigger than the inclusion of Naboo.

I’m talking about versions of the Special Editions. I never mention the original version here, I just talk about all versions from after 1997.

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Anything ever come of this?

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Probably best to just wait for (and donate to) Poita’s scan.