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- What would be your custom edition from the OT if you could pick parts from all releases?
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If you could choose from all official releases from the original trilogy and build a custom edition:
What things would you choose visually and audio-wise?
My OT Edition:
Episode 4:
The first Special Edition from 1997 as basic.
I like many things of it, even the ugly Jabba.
But i would replace the shots from the lightsaber training in the Millennium falcon where the lightsaber can be seen.
It’s mostly white with a little bit blue in it.
The shots can be replaced with the original 1977 ones.
Secondly the fly one the lens for some frames was removed in the 2019 SE.
So i would take them from it.
I like the 1997 audio mix, but i prefer the 2011 mix, because the sound quality from the german voices were greatly improved.
And 2 missing sentences from Luke were restored, when Luke talks to Han and tries to convince him not to leave the rebellion.
But i dislike the Krayt dragon sound change.
That is what i revert.
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Episode 5:
Visually i’m 100 % happy with the 1997 SE.
I don’t wish any change to it, but with the audio, i have some problems.
As basic i would choose the 2011 mix for the better voice quality.
But Vader has due to the dialog change 2 different voice actors in the german release.
In the 2004 mix it were 3 different ones…
But anyway in the 2011 mix, i would revert to the original dialogs.
Good thing to the mix, it don’t has the Emporer scream when Luke is falling.
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Episode 6:
As main part i choose again the 1997 SE.
I would replace the complete Jedi Rocks CGI scenes with the 1983 Lapti Nek scenes.
I like Anakin’s eyebrows removal from the 2004 SE and later, so this is my choice for the unmasking scene.
For the last thing visually, i would readd Naboo in the celebration scene from the 2004 SE and later and mirror it, that it fits to Episode 1.
The 2011 audio mix is my prefered one, again due the sound quality.
And Obi-Wan’s lisp in the german release is a bit reduced, what i like.
Ofcourse i want to listen to Lapti Nek, so that is my change.
What i totally dislike is the Nein (No), before Anakin grabs the Emperor.
It should be removed.
Btw. i don’t have the Special Edition from 2019.
I don’t know anything about the sound quality at the moment.