(continued from Rikter’s post above)…
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Some Threepio dialogue uses different takes. The additional lines (“The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations. A power loss at one of the terminals will allow the ship to leave…”) are missing from the laserdisc version.
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The echo in the core shaft (“I think we took a wrong turn…”) is present in both versions. However, the echo is more pronounced in the laserdisc version–probably because the video is missing the surround channels.
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The laserdisc is missing the now-famous “Close the blast doors!” line.
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Intership voices during the final battle are not synthesized.
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During the final battle, “countdown” voices on the Death Star and at the Massassi base on Yavin IV are completely different.
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Luke’s line on the laserdisc, “Blast it, Biggs. Where are you?” is different on the pre-ANH video: “Blast it, Wedge. Where are you?” (from the collection of Peter Poulakakos).
Rik - Cheers for the preANH info too, mate.