Originally posted by: professa adyfan
No Leia at the pyre

I think it shows the end of Luke's personal journey nicely
and would detract from the ghosts scene where Leia comes to pull Luke back into group

I agree that Luke is the most important character at the pyre, but I think it makes sense that Leia is present somehow, even if she isn't in frame. I meant of course, that she should be there only if it works cinematically - with focus on Luke. Leia must not steal attention from Luke in that scene.
I'm not sure about this myself at all. Just wanted to bring it to discussion.

Smooth out the stop motion animation on Tauntauns and to a lesser extent AT-AT's & AT-ST's

Some animation has been smoothened in the DVD version of ESB. Is there a need for extra improvement?

Vader's leaving Cloud City - all bad - doesn't sound like JE Jones (although I'm sure I read it is)

Agreed. I also wish the "Bring my shuttle" scene could be moved earlier, but I am not sure that it could be done well. The new shots in ESB-SE try to solve the problem with Vader suddently appearing aboard his Star Destroyer after we had left him on Cloud City. I would prefer to see a better solution to the problem than all the new shots.
One possible way to go would be to insert Vader's shuttle far away in the background when Luke is being rescued. Maybe the shuttle could be yanked from the shot with the shuttle approaching the superstardestroyer

All creaures throughout both ESB & ROTJ need Adywan's Cantina treatment

It is easy to overdo it. Some are better to leave alone.
In my opinion, the bounty hunters on the Executor's bridge are the most important ones, because we see them close-up. Especially Bossk

A couple of badly delivered lines "Our first catch of the day" escape from Hoth.

Just please don't remove this. I love that line, because it shows the overconfidence of the Empire. Maybe different timing.

I watched a few scenes in ESB-OOT and ESB-SE today, so I have more suggestions:
ESB
Edit: Restore this shot to the original. It looks ridicolous that they should suddenly be outside, and the sky is too red. The sky should change gradually.

In ESB-SE, when Lando announces that the Empire has taken control of the city, there are shots of lots of citizens just lounging about on a city square just like there is some big holiday celebration of some sorts. I like some "enhancements" to the Cloud City scenes, but not this particular shot.
In the OOT, this scene had shots of Lando interspersed with shots of R2-D2, but in the SE, R2's shots follow Lando's. The big question is if the SE footage is enough to recreate something that flows, or if the entire sequence has to be grabbed from the OOT.

In ESB-SE, in the shot where Lando grabs Leia from behind to drag her away from shooting to board the Millenium Falcon, there are windows behind her that weren't there before!
Please reuse OOT footage or add a window in the previous shot. I prefer the OOT footage, because that wall appears to be quite thick when you see the inset portal to the docking platform.
Maybe best technical solution would be a composition of DVD/HD and OOT footage.
Edit: This shot. The windows at the right can be kept as they are in the SE.

When Luke has entered the fin-like "reactor control" building and is attacked by Vader, the background behind Vader is of a curved corridor looking precisely like the one at their previous encounter.
The problem is that the fin-like building they are in is not curved! The inside does not match the outside. If possible, please replace the background in this shot with something else.

Edit: Overall, the sky color outside Cloud City should change gradually from blue to red, but this is done somewhat back-and-forth. I also think that the SE/2004 version is too red.

Edit:
ROTJ
Cut the Bantha herd or replace it with something else. It just looks fake. I love the music that is in the background, though... so I really don't want it shortened.

Use OOT footage of closeups of the Sarlacc where the SE shows the beak. I hate the beak - it looks like the plant-monster from Little Shop of Horrors.. I am just waiting for it to say "Feeeed meee".

The real set was sand-colored inside. If there is a shot of it straight down, then the pit should be dark in the middle.
I think the tentacles shouldn't come about until at least one person has fallen in.

In closeups of the lightsabers, give them a whiter core and make the two blades blend in better where they contact, or put a yellow flare here.

Redo Vader's flying lightsaber. The blade is coming out of the wrong end.

The footage from the DVD version of the Ewok celebration is OK. I just miss the old music.

Use a serene-looking Sebastian Shaw at the end. Hayden Christensen just looks embarrased.

Overall
Oh, and use high-def source material if possible! I think that performing color correction on HD footage before scaling down to DVD format would yield better DVD picture quality than starting off with footage in DVD format.
Make sure that the credits match what we see on screen. For instance, in ROTJ-SE, the credits to the people behind the musical numbers has been removed. James Earl Jones should be credited alongside Dave Prowse (and Sebastian Shaw).