Han's confrontation with Jabba in Docking Bay 94 doesn't really work, though. Jabba looks fine, and I have no problem with the brief appearance by Boba Fett. Sure, it's an obvious wink to the fans, but so what? Doesn't detract from anything. But there are reasons why certain scenes are cut. Directors are always talking about scenes that were good, but even though they loved them, they still chose to remove them because they weren't essential, and repeated information that was given somewhere else. It's already been pointed out how Han's line about being "boarded sometimes" during the Greedo scene was lifted directly from the Jabba scene. Exactly the same recording. Plus, as another pointed out, that whole sequence diminishes the impact of the initial unveiling of the Millennium Falcon when Luke, Obi Wan, and the droids arrive.
I remember people talking about the strange shifts in audio during the scene where Tarkin destroys Alderaan. I heard them, too, but I attribute those possibly to original on-stage recordings vs. in-studio re-recordings. That's one thing they have yet to master, it would seem--making the two sound the same. I can usually tell when there's a change between original audio and re-recorded audio. The two are often distinct. There were other, similar shifts in audio clarity. Perhaps they were just more noticeable in that particular scene because there was only minor musical accompaniment and little else. I'm not saying that's what the problem is; I'm just saying it could be.
Obi Wan's lightsaber still had lighting issues. The color changes don't really bother me. What gets me more is how you could still see the terribly fake-looking saber during the duel with Vader. There's a moment toward the end when his saber clashes relatively calmly against Vader's twice; the motion almost looks desperate on his part. Right then you can see what appears to be the prop Alec Guiness used. Originally, there were no lightsaber effects added. Now there is a blue glow, but it doesn't hide the prop. (See the images below.) I'm surprised they didn't do a more effective job. For some reason I was expecting the lightsaber sound effects to be as powerful as those of the prequels. Guess I thought they were going to re-record them or something. That was a bit of a letdown, but oh well.
All things considered, I was actually surprised by how close this release of ANH was to the way I remember it growing up. I'm noticing that certain changes identified by message board posters aren't even there, which is interesting. Overall, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope looks and sounds great.
TESB is next, and I'm looking forward to it.