^It just reminds me of the Gay Daleks (enter at your peril).
Another idea I had recently was to not show the full metal moon design of the Death Star until the Falcon is pulled in by the tractor beam.
Show models shots of the station 'landscape' with fighters shuttles and distant Star Destroyers etc and/or cut straight to interior scenes.
The main weapon firing could be re-framed to give greater focus on the dish and obscure the total shape and scale of the station.
That way when the Falcon is heading for 'that small moon' the audience will be surprised by the size of that thing.
We know it's big but finding out just how big should be a wow moment.