70mm prints were different from 35mm prints. I thought this was common knowledge by now. But the differences were relatively minor, nothing like what has been described in this thread. There were some different wipes, a different shot/cut in the bacta scene, the establishing shot of the rebel fleet at the end, the holographic Emperor doesn't fade in, and some other things that I forget. The list can be found in the Film Score Monthly magazine that is being discussed. 70mm versions had a completely different sound mix as well, which mostly appears in the Special Edition. Many of the sound mix differences are also heard in the 1980 "Adventures of Luke Skywalker: Star Wars/The Empire Strikes Back" album.
I saw TESB exclusively in 70mm during its original theatrical run. It contained none of the grandiose claims in this thread. I didn't even see the 35mm version until it came out on home video.
The truth is memories are often deceptive. To this day, I have a memory of seeing an AT-ST step on an Ewok in ROTJ. Does that mean it happened? No, and I can admit that my memory is wrong.
Originally posted by: Laserman
So it was either in an early version, or was in a trailer or something somewhere, but I still haven't found it, or even another mention of it *anywhere*.
So it was either in an early version, or was in a trailer or something somewhere, but I still haven't found it, or even another mention of it *anywhere*.
Laserman, the "So's life" dialog exchange between Han and Luke is in the novelization. That doesn't necessarily have to mean that you read the novel; however, you could have been influenced by someone who had, perhaps unintentionally or unknowingly.