Maclunky 😕
Hey there, everyone, I don’t believe this has been discussed, I see Harmy only quoted it. If it has, just ignore me.
Apparently in the Disney+ release of Star Wars, which I hear looks excellent because of a new 4K scan or something, they once again altered the scene with Han and Greedo. Greedo still shoots first but now they added the line “Maclunky” that Greedo shouts right before he dies.
I can’t confirm this, though, since I’m not from the US and Disney + isn’t available over here, I thought it was a joke at first. This is why I thought I would discuss it here.
Why, in the name of the force, would they do that? Unbelievable.
On a lighter note, I’d like to thank you, Harmy, for all the hard work. I’ve had the privilege to watch the Despecialized Editions once again this year in preparation for The Rise of Skywalker. I will watch it tomorrow at midnight, I’m quite excited. Hope you and everyone have a great time when you see it. MTFBWY.
CatBus has nailed it on the head mate.
There are more discussions on the change(s) here:-
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/4K-restoration-on-Star-Wars/id/16857/page/281 - and onwards
and also here:-
doubleofive also did a comprehensive article for The Digital Bits here:-
https://thedigitalbits.com/featured/articles/sw-new-hope-disneyplus-4k-2019 (ESB & ROTJ to come)
and his https://twitter.com/StarWarsVisComp is well worth following (or bookmarking if you’re not on twitter)
His site - https://starwarsviscomp.wordpress.com
And Blog too - https://doubleofive.wordpress.com/swsevc
(I don’t know where he finds the time! 😃)