plastique45 said:
Hi, I created this account just to ask you something. I just saw your edition of the first Star Wars and seeing that you are redoing the second one, I really have to ask if something would be possible for you to modify.

It is something that has always bugged me about the movie since I saw it in 1980 in theaters and every time I saw it on videos after. Maybe you have addressed it already, I didn't know how I could find it in the 108 pages here.

When the rebels escape from the snow planet at the beginning, you have that huge canon fire a gigantic laser bolt at the imperial ship coming in on them (you have it pictured a few posts back). You expect something awesome to happen but all you see is a bunch of electric-like bolts surrounding the ship's model and it drifts away. I mean, I understand that back then they needed to keep that huge model intact for many more shots and that was an economical way of doing things but it just looks awful and cheap. It's something that Richard Edlund did on many gigs.

Thanks

That was an ion cannon which was designed to disrupt the electrical power of a ship...what did you want to have happen - the SD being destroyed? If they did that, then the Rebel Transport and the two X-wings would have had to fly through a debris field which would have extended the time for them to escape (as they couldn't go to hyperspace straight away.) Back then, I thought it was awesome enough that a couple of laser bolts could do that much damage without physically damaging the ship that was hit. I still think it's an awesome thing to be able to do and shows the Rebels didn't want to cause any extra death or destruction than was needed - even when running away!

Maybe Ady could enhance the nature of the electrical disruption, but I don't think it's really needed.

Edit: sorry...didn't see the replies after your query...!