Pheran said:

I'm pretty familiar with the Star Wars SE and the various ridiculous changes it contains. In the case of Star Wars, Harmy's release is the clear choice to watch. But then I thought about TESB and realized that I'm not nearly as familiar with the SE. In fact I'm not even sure I've ever watched it. I know there are less changes than in Star Wars.

So, here's a curious question - do you feel that there are "showstopper" changes (like Greedo shooting first or the awful CGI Jabba) in the Blu-ray TESB SE that mandate watching Harmy's version? Or is it more just a preference for seeing the original theatrical version of the film?

PS: This question is not meant to detract from the amazing work Harmy is doing, it's great that he has made an original version available for us to view.

The Special Edition of ESB is the most watchable SE, if that's what you mean. It's actually, taken as a whole, still a good movie after the alterations, unlike the others (ANH:SE is mediocre due to the trainwreck moments like the ones you mention).

That said, the theatrical is better, and there's still no necessity for the SE to even exist, and it's still being used in the Lucasfilm bait-and-switch campaign, so that's enough of a mandate for me.