towne32 said:

I think the uploader originally had the sources all mixed up, but they might be fixed now. Either way, I believe kk doesn't like the look of the new Emperor even with that audio 'hack'.

I really don't like the look of the new Emperor, audio hack or not, he looks inflated and not at all like he looked in ROTJ. What's the point of reinserting the new Emperor into ESB to maintain continuety with ROTJ when he doesn't look anything like he does in ROTJ, completely defeats the purpose of the exercise. The way his face is completely lit is also far worse than the original that has the Emperor's face partially hidden in shadows, adding to his mystery and menace.

Of course what really bothers me is the changed dialogue, where the original dialogue was succinct and flows great, the new dialogue is painfully forced and introduces unneccessary questions about whether Vader already knew that Luke was his son and whether Vader is playing the Emperor and already planning to betray him at that point, not to mention ruining the reveal of Vader being Luke's father later on for anybody the knows that Anakin is Darth Vader, which I imagine must be pretty much the majority of people on this planet, regardless of whether they've actually seen the films or not.

Also, for those few not aware of who Anakin is and have started with the OT first rather than the PT, won't they be wondering who the hell Anakin Skywalker is when he's mentioned here?