CO said:

imperialscum said:

I like the absence of Emperor in ANH. I love how his character progression in OT. In the first film he is only mentioned in a way that it sparks your interest and get your imagination working. Then in the second film he makes short but interesting call to Vader, which further fuels expectations. And then he finally appears in last film and he is well acted and written.

I agree, and I wish Lucas took out Jabba in the ANH/SE cut. The buildup of Jabba leading in ROTJ was the coolest thing as a kid. You hear about him for 2 movies from Han Solo, and we finally get to see him in his lair in ROTJ. The CGI addition in ANH/SE ruins all of that, plus its a totally redundent scene as Han and Greedo had the same conversation at the Cantina Bar!

Boggles my mind at the things Lucas has done to these movies!

It was fun when it first came out in theaters. Seeing the 'new' footage, and believing Lucas when he said that it was the intention from the start.

But even at the time, I was thinking that this was a version that I might not see again. A sort of quirky director's cut to celebrate the 20th anniversary and draw extra people to the theaters. Obviously, I had no idea that it was intended to erase the history of the real movie.