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Originally posted by: OB1-KNOB
Why did he remove Luke's "You're lucky droids don't taste good" line?
Things like this are very easy to explain. This line was not actually removed or changed. If you would have seen ESB in 70mm in 1980 you would have heard Luke say "You're lucky to get out of there." But in the 35mm version he said "You're lucky you don't taste very good."
SW, ESB, and ROTJ were all originally released in both 35mm and 70mm. Many people don't know or realize that different sound mixes had to be created for both the Dolby 35mm and 6-track 70mm versions. By chance, or on purpose, these sound mixes contained many subtle differences.
We've become accustomed to the Dolby Stereo sound mix that has been in all of the home video versions. However, the special edition of ESB was created using the 6-track 70mm sound mix because it was easier to transfer to 5.1. So these differences just crept in.
Another example of this is when Han finds Luke on Hoth and starts to build the shelter. Han says "...until I can get the shelter built." But in the SE Han says "...until I can get the shelter up."
There are MANY differences like this in the sound, but I don't think GL should be blamed for doing something wrong in this case. Here he has actually given us sounds and dialogue that were missing for years.