There is nothing wrong with the original but to increase tension ten fold that is what I would do if I could. I read talk of having ties flying about when they are running away in the early days of the thread and I think that is too early we need the falcon to escape first... But i don't think it is bad idea just perhaps it may have been ditched entirely?
THe thing I like most about this is that it does not go too far over the top.. Like a lot of films do today but It also feels like because of Lando's line "What about those fighters" the whole scene was also undersold perhaps due to budget restrictions.