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Obi-wonton
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Another comparison website: Old vs. New
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Date created
11-Aug-2004, 5:48 AM


OK so... (this is cut and paste)

Ep. IV - A New Hope

CONFIRMED:
Lightsabers updated and laserblasts.
The Garbage Creature's eye is CG and looks better.
New Jabba closer matches the PT and ROTJ Jabba.
The badly done force perspective painting and white center, fixed to look more realistic.
Opening Crawl Redone To Match Color/Quality of PT Opening Crawl
Lightsaber effects fixed (Colors more vibrant and appear in ALL shots)
Binary sunset shot now has clouds to match later POV shot
Greedo still shoots first, however HAN’s reaction firing is much more realistic
R2’s panels will be blue in all of the space shots, instead of just a few of them
The Dianoga now appears more lifelike and not so Stop-Motion like
The matte painted hall in the detention block has been fixed

RUMORED:

Lettering on Death Star panels written in Aurebsh
Jabba fixed
Ian McDiarmid mentioning in an interview during the production of "Episode II" that he's recorded scenes of the Emperor addressing the Senate for "Episode IV".
John Williams mentioning in several published interviews that he's "re-recorded sections of the score for Episode IV to include THE IMPERIAL MARCH". News appearing in Corona Upcoming Attractions in 1997 listing that an ILM animator was contracted to do "work on Obi-Wan's death involving state of the art CGI" which was obviously not included in the 1997 Special Editions...
Door closings/openings frame jumps smoothed out
Aliens and other creatures blink now to make them look non-mask like
Supper dupper fight sequence between Vader and Obi-Wan
Stormtroopers voices are redubbed by Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett)
SOME new shots will be added
Battle of Yavin shots recomped
DENIED RUMORS:
No Bail Organa seen before Alderaan blows up

Ep. V - Empire Strikes Back

CONFIRMED:
The original monkey-eyed woman is gone and replaced by Ian McDiarmid.
Opening Crawl Redone To Match Color/Quality of PT Opening Crawl
Lighstaber Effects Fixed
Emperor Palpatine's Image being replaced with Ian McDiarmid as The Emperor

RUMORED:

Tauntauns now CG
Wampa Attack sequence put back into the beginning of the film
Grander escape sequence between Lando, Leia, Chewie, C3PO and R2 in Cloud City
Additional deleted scene(s) with Yoda on Dagobah

Ep. 6 - Return of the Jedi
CONFIRMED:
Hologram quality cleaned up.
No more Rancor matte lines
Sarlaac looks more realistic.
Matte painted Stormtroopers, look a little more real.
Anakin looses his eyebrows and eyes match Hayden's.
Jedi Temple replaces random building in background.
Hayden replaces Shaw.
Opening Crawl Redone To Match Color/Quality of PT Opening Crawl
Overall Picture Quality Outstandingly Cleaned Up
Lighstaber Effects Fixed
Hayden Christiansen appears at the end of the film in ghost form
Rancor matte lines cleaned up
Naboo now appears in the end celebration sequence
Shaw's eyes have been recolored (to match Hayden's) and eyebrows removed
RUMORED:

Paply's Lightning Effects Fixed
The Jedi Temple appears the background of Courescant during the end celebration sequence.
Background plates adjusted to appear less “background screen like”
Ewoks are more realistic with their facial features
During the Tatooine celebration sequence, Watto has been added with the celebrating crowd
DENIED RUMORS:

No Padme at the end with Anakin, Ben and Yoda’s ghost

Hmmm...Magnolia have you seen all of them so far? Care to comment on the rumors?