ANH 97SE.

Finally with the 5.1 ac3 Dolby track, and I have to say for such a complicated way of getting this surround on the disc, it sounds really great. Even when compared to the Surround PCM mix or a DTS LD. It's nice to finally hear the 5.1 again, and now I'm able to clearly hear all of the extra things they just shoved in...which I'm not too pleased with. Dialogue benefits mainly, as it is much clearer in the center channel. Just wish they hadn't added so many effects and new panning. And then this is only here and there, leaving the rest as it was.

Sadly my player with the ac3 out has a softer image than my older 702, but it's pretty negligible on the 36" behemoth Sony CRT I've hooked up to. (Still on floor it's so heavy!

While I still prefer the 97 Jabba to the 04 one, on the whole for this film, the CGI additions are totally unnecessary. There is not one shot that is truly seamless, benefiting or improved. This is one of those childhood things I have to pull up from time to time to reacquaint myself with, and I find I like the 97SE less and less with each subsequent viewing. The only change I've ever liked is the new music for ROTJ's ending.

Flawed but still certainly watchable.