These incessant historical revisions are insulting, and those who defend them should know better. No matter *what* Lucas originally intended for the sequences, they aren't even remotely balanced, internally. The original theatrical release of Star Wars had tons of internal timing issues, none of which have been corrected, ever. Rolling an entire shot in one direction doesn't solve its internal inconsistencies. I have spent more than 2 years meticulously correcting every frame of ANH, and I can promise you that almost no two shots back-to-back are balanced anywhere near modern standards (or 70's standards, most likely). Once a sequence has been internally balanced, then you can make overall decisions about how you want to time the scene, colorwise, but not before. This has never been done.

And the green lightsaber thing is laughable. But no more so than any of the other myriad unforgivable color issues with the 2004 DVD's, like the supersaturated reds or completely absent laser bolt glows, or Obi Wan's purple saber, etc., etc., etc. There comes a point at which this stuff needs to stop being considered opinion and acknowledged as the sub-par, unprofessional hack job it is. The issues with the 2004 DVD's are Post-Production 101-type issues that I would've fired most interns for, and sure as hell wouldn't see from one of my guys unless it was supposed to be a joke. The 2004 DVD's are by every definition a technical embarrasment, and as amateur a low-standard as we'll likely ever see for a film of this significance. Given the historical importance of this film, the materials available, the technology at hand, and the talent willing, this is the worst DVD release in history. Period.

_Mike