The first thing I want to say is an honest and complete "thank you" to adywan for taking so much time and putting in so much effort to improve the film and fix what GL should have fixed in the first place. Generally, it's brilliant. Absolutely no-holds-barred brilliant. I like the inclusion of the Imperial March, that's fantastic, and the "Here they come" shot in the Battle of Yavin. A complete "oh my God" (even though as a Christian I consider it blasphemy to say that, I said it) moment for me. I would like to see how the saber duel would be without the additional music, as I'd have to hear them both to decide which I prefer, and maybe I'll do that once the DVD is released (or maybe not). The pauses and lack of music in the original theatrical were some of the most tense moments in the film for me. But that's not what this post is about.
I have some concerns (and maybe these aren't appropriate for this thread but would fit better in threads for ESB and ROTJ once you open them, in the near or far future) which mainly center on the usage of recomposited elements from the Episodes V and VI to enhance the battle scenes, introduction of the Death Star, escape of the Falcon, etc, where I recognized some of the shots (not all, but some). So if I wanted to watch the adywan version of IV, V, and VI here ten years later with my kids, it might look kind of like stock footage reuse. How many of the additional and enhanced shots are CGI and how many are just recomps? Again, I do really love what you've done. It's just that watching them back to back later on might feel a little strange.
Jeez, do you think that's enough worrying about tomorrow for today? I do.
Galen