It's long been my belief that they messed with the film in minor ways for the '93 and the '95 releases. I'm not talking about cropping differences. Ben Burtt threw in a few new sound effects that didn't show up in any other version of the movie. In addition, I believe some video may actually have been changed. I posted screenshots a long time ago, but the thread has disappeared. The big one I noticed is that in pretty much every print of the movie, the close-up explosion of the Tantive IV reactor at the beginning of SW is a white explosion with grey smoke. This includes the special edition. Take a look at the "Faces" version, and you'll notice that the explosion is bright orange. Maybe it was always that way? It's something I've always noticed, though.
It's long been my belief that they messed with the film in minor ways for the '93 and the '95 releases. I'm not talking about cropping differences. Ben Burtt threw in a few new sound effects that didn't show up in any other version of the movie. In addition, I believe some video may actually have been changed. I posted screenshots a long time ago, but the thread has disappeared. The big one I noticed is that in pretty much every print of the movie, the close-up explosion of the Tantive IV reactor at the beginning of SW is a white explosion with grey smoke. This includes the special edition. Take a look at the "Faces" version, and you'll notice that the explosion is bright orange. Maybe it was always that way? It's something I've always noticed, though.