It's horrifically superfluous, and serves no purpose other than to say "look! more special bits that weren't there the first time!" The same could be said for some of the shots of the Falcon flying through Cloud City.
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Ah but it does give a nice view of cloud city. As for the tauntauns. I agree, it is part of the feel. I have no problem other that George saying the movies are now "timeless" (one reasoning for his edits) Do it all. Do it right. Or don't do it at all George!
My 3 year old LOVES Empire. In fact...today's his birthday and I'm giving him the 12 inch Darth Vader I've had in a box.