Harmy wrote: In a few years some film or art students may be taught about the groundbreaking visual effects of the original Star Wars and watch what would be presented to them as STAR WARS Ep IV A New Hope, a film from 1977, and actually be shown the latest Special Edition,

What's worse a small class in a film school or Lucasfilm itself, or the mainstream press or the tv you watch?

doubleofive's got some example pics from Lucasfilm publications: https://plus.google.com/photos/102542760950977079734/albums/5565815099257817617?banner=pwa

Online press has gotten it wrong: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/35-years-of-impossible-ILM-visual-effects-article-on-CNET/post/441302/

TV programs dedicated to those early sfx got it wrong: The Science Channel's 'The Science of the Movies'.

and there's a thread for that: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Modern-SE-Revisionism/topic/12369/page/1/