Though beside the point of this thread's legitimate objection, I actually agree with Go-Mer that the Falcon liftoff and X-Wing liftoff shots are greatly improved in the SE. Ironically, though, it's the widely oooed-and-ah'd shot of the Falcon lifting clear of Docking Bay 97 - - an additional shot - - that messes with John Williams' original score, and the very dramatic moment previously timed perfectly to music of the film's return to outer space after a long stretch on Tatooine.

To which I say: Bah!

And my point is ... even improved special effects do not necessarily improve the film itself. This sequence is - though visually cooler - less dramatically impressive than it was in the original version.

People should leave well enough alone. And if one of the most spectacularly successful and influential motion pictures ever made is not well enough, then nothing is.

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