STAR WARS

I’d remove the “A New Hope” subtitle. The film would just be Star Wars.
I’d incorporate footage from the end of Rogue One into the Tantive IV sequence (something akin to this).
I’d restore the original “Artoo travelling through canyon” shot. Tatooine is supposed to be a desolate, ugly world with no natural beauty. The expanded canyon shots pretty Tatooine up too much, and I don’t want anything of Tatooine looking pretty in my edit.
I’d restore the original “Look, sir! Droids!” scene. I hate the cramped garbage with the shuttle and added stormtroopers and CG dewbacks. Screw that shit.
I’d remove the Death Star from the film completely. Leia would be imprisoned on Vader’s Star Destroyer, and Alderaan would be destroyed in a Base Delta Zero initiative.
I’d remove the torture droid from the scene in Leia’s cell and re-edit it to imply Vader directly tortured her himself.
I’d reinsert all the original Mos Eisley approach footage, keeping only the improved landspeeder effects.
This would be the incidental music playing in the cantina.
I’d reinsert the “wolfman with drink” shot while keeping the Rasta alien.
I’d reinsert Han’s girlfriend in the cantina.
I’d reinsert the original Jabba scene with Declan Mulholland intact. Taking inspiration from the radio drama, I’d make his character Heater rather than Jabba himself.
I’d recolour the bolts from Han’s blaster & the Millennium Falcon white.
I’d add cuts & bruises to Leia’s face.
I’d crop every shot of Ben taking out his lightsaber before encountering Vader so that he doesn’t take out his lightsaber before encountering Vader.
I’d reinsert the original “Han chases stormtroopers down corridor” scene.
I’d add light cast from the lightsabers onto all nearby surfaces.
I’d remove the shot of Ben’s empty robes falling to the deck after Vader cuts him down. I hate the “Jedi disappear when they die” concept.
I’d re-edit the Falcon’s escape from the Star Destroyer to indicate the ship received heavy damage from the TIE fighters.
I’d end the film on Tarkin & Vader discussing the homing beacon aboard the Millennium Falcon.