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Complete Comparison of Special Edition Visual Changes
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13-Oct-2011, 11:47 AM

doubleofive wrote: Are you literally going through WG frame-by-frame? Because that's incredible.

Nah more like none's Believe It or Not!  Mostly watching at half speed these four, but pausing at random things or scenes w/ SFX and flitting thru those.  Double checking/filling out the shot list along the way. 

 

These laser blasts in 2004 look redone.

 

Not sure, but the Death Star explosion the star field looks reused but in a different location and shifted somewhat.

 

!And now the best part!

George's 1997 'Executive Producer' credit:



James Earl Jones was given higher billing:



John Williams credit, the 'Original Music' is moved to the first line:



The CAST has been moved before Panavision and Dolby (Visual Audio companies):



James Earl Jones is given another credit in the Cast:



They've added a Special Edition category:



Added INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC category:



Revised spacing of locations: (notice how they returned to the pre-81 rerelease spacing)



The Copyright has been changed from 1977 to 1997 and moved down a few, also added are the Soundtrack and Novelization:



Added some AV credits:



Added the THX credits:



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