Originally posted by: Mentasm
There aren't any changes to the Rancor per se, it's just been cleaned up. It's still the same puppet they used in the 80s (not CGI as some have suggested).
There aren't any changes to the Rancor per se, it's just been cleaned up. It's still the same puppet they used in the 80s (not CGI as some have suggested).
There is at least one altered shot in that sequence. (Albeit a minor one.)
When the Rancor raises Luke to its mouth, Luke and the Rancor's hand have been repositioned to be lower in the frame. My only guess as to why would be to minimize the obviousness of the foam Rancor hand.