Ok let's keep the conversation flowing on topic although I really don't have much to add than I already have.

182 - Removed SE additional shots of Vader walking to shuttle and the shuttle approaching and docking with Executor

Is this still the way it is going to be or has there been any change to this decision?

I saw a pic that someone did explaining that Vader could walk out on to the Landing Platform and have the shuttle painted out even if he says "Bring my shuttle" and I seem to remember Ady saying that he did not mind this shot or atleast this is the best one of a (bad) bunch.

I totally understand removal of the other scenes especially docking with the executor with out doubt needs to go.

Although I am quite keen on the shuttle flying away from Bespin towards the executor but It is in an awkward place and there really is no way to put it in earlier because of the way the sequence is laid out. I don't think this one is too damaging to the film or the music. But I am not really upset about the cuts just wondering if this has changed in 5 years or it's still concrete?

If the music was not the way it was I would have put the shuttle in while Lando is meant to be scrambling about to get Luke on the top of the falcon... Then cut back to Tie's and Leia saying "Lando" but this is not possible with the music score. But that would have been the way it could have been done best, If they had thought about it a bit more when editing the Special edition and re-shaping the scene properly to accomodate it properly And use the natural gap that got cut anyway.

Such a shame this footage has never seen the light of day too.

Razer Radek tried a reconstruction here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCpz2Wv5r3c&list=UUrA1pU4qdwNvou9ZvfoYbLA