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Originally posted by: R2-G2
Just thought I'd throw this out there...
While we all have issues with the Special Editions, I think its fair to say that there are some additions that we actually like. I'm very picky so when I thought about it, I could think of three (actually four) additions (one for each movie) that I really liked. I wanted to know what additions people here actually liked.
1. The new shot of the Millenium Falcon approaching Yavin in A New Hope. Very dynamic.
2. The extended shot of Slave 1 tracking the Millenium Falcon and the additional shots during the approach to Cloud City in Empire.
3. The Bantha herd in ROTJ
01- Extended arrival of the Millennium Falcon on Cloud City with CG Falcon and Cloud Car escorts set against a CG Cloud City.
02- All the extra windows and things inside Cloud City. Lucas was trying to open things up so that we can see the scope of the city and I think he delivered the goods here.
03- The extended arrival in Mos Eisley in ANH, with the CGI speeder and Mos Eisley "set". No it isn't perfect (I could take or leave the droid punching the other droid to the ground), but it's better than it was in the original version, IMHO.
04- The explosions of Alderaan and the two Death Stars. I don't know what a planet or space station of that size would look like if they ever blew up, but I find the newer explosions to be much more believable.
05- The Falcon lifting off from the Mos Eisley hangar in ANH. It's definitely a good thing to actually see it take off instead of just seeing this tiny speck (representing the Falcon) taking off in the distant background while a stormtrooper watches.
06- The space dogfight in ANH with all those extra flourishes Lucas added were great too.
Basically, in my opinion there's no shortage of good stuff in the Special Editions. The number of things I liked is much higher than the stuff I disliked (which most of you probably don't like either).
- Trentobi