I think I'll do ROTJ. What I can remember offhand, anyway.
There are some revisions in light of the PT and what I've seen from members here, but I'm going to stick with the project version.
ROTJ is a great movie. I enjoyed it very much, the first two viewings. It just seemed out of place next to ANH and ESB. A shift in tone and mood.
A list of changes. I might have to come back with edits.
Open with Bothan spy ship. "We are a cosmographic research vessel, charting--" "Stop your engines at once! Or be destroyed!"---consider making spyship mostly no dialog ---Rescue sequence on the slime planet of Hutta---More of an enormous speakeasy nightclub atmosphere in palace. Grand cantina sort of feel---Palace more grand---Tighten the whole rescue sequence. Before the PT already presented the concept, I thought just one action sequence might be enough. A more grand Rancor sort of thing. In a large arena type courtyard in the dark gloom, lit from above. hundreds or thousands of spectators. Skiffs are above the court and all heroes, Including Leia, going to be tossed in. Toothy worm slug snakes and a couple of bipedal monsters. Luke goes wild MP:THG rabbit on them.---No kisses or I love you's before the end. It's obvious Leia cares a great deal. she's risking her life. Still don't know who she's going to "marry" until the end.----Maybe have a couple of MC type hovering sail driven ships in ANH.--- Jabba's ride could be a gigantic slug worm snake with a series of self leveling platforms on it's back.---Hutta is a world without trees or brush. Used to be shallow ocean. Slime grew deeper and deeper. (I lived near a lake that had algea covering surface of areas)---- If there is a swing, Leia kisses Luke. Leia shows special concern for Luke. When leaving the world, Leia expresses a loving concern for Luke over coms.----Just Yoda talking about need to face Vader. No Ben----Sister thing fell very suddenly at the end of the first act. Luke doesn't find out until the end.----More solemn B of Yavin mood in fleet briefing.----Briefing is larger, formal and takes place in a grand hall. Banners of the Republic and of loyal systems--- Guard announces the entrance of the President of the Executive council of the Senate in exile- Her honor Senator Mon Mothma. Leia enters with the entourage of dignitaries in a beautiful 'Princess of the heavens" dress.---Leia is next to SenMM seperate from Han. ---Teases him before briefing that she's glad the merchant pilots guild is represented. Han acts like he doesn't care ----Surprised to see "Commander Solo (Han is in his mid-twenties)"---After briefing she tells them she's going with them over Han and Luke's objections---Signs of jealousy between Han and Luke.---- Sorry finish soon
Edit: It might not be necessary to have the Falcon and the fighter land far from the palace. If Leia is going in disguised, she could land on a platform outside the main gate. If Luke is bluffing his way through, he likewise could land next to the Falcon.
A chase through the corridors after the attempted execution? They could run to their ships under fire.
I like the idea that I read here of Leia recklessly going in before Luke is ready. Adds urgency and desperation to the bluff.
Edit: If Luke lost his light sabre in the palace, through most of the fight he could be swinging and kicking and taking whatever comes to hand. He finds the goon who has his sabre towards the end. ANH through the DS sort of feel.
Mon Mothma: I gave her some techy dialog for the purpose of elevating her. It was to show that she really knew her stuff. I tried to make her as strong as possible without stealing thunder from Leia. I have tried hard to avoid that. Likewise with the consolation prize.
Edit: I toyed with the idea of Han&co going in on the Falcon. It could spin towards the surface and release an explosive at the last moment to simulate crashing at orbital velocity-Vader is the only one not fooled. Alternatively, The Falcon could be shot up and crash land, wrecked, to raise the sense of peril to the group ;/