Thanks you Harmy, very much appreciated.
Regarding GOUT, I remember reading in other threads that it was only the abbreviation for the 2006 releases of the original trilogy, and I slipped up when referring to the '93 transfer as GOUT in my above post. My bad!
I apologize for having such a "newbie" question, but are the GOUT releases cropped because that's how the letterbox '93 transfers always looked on home video, or because they were always non-anamorphic to begin with? What would have happened had Lucasfilm made GOUT versions anamorphic on the 2006 DVD's? Because from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like we would have gotten more (horizontal) picture anyway if the '93 transfer was already cropped to begin with.
From reading this topic, it seems all home video releases of GOUT are cropped in one way or another =/
Anyways, I apologize if there is something I'm not understanding here. I still have a lot to learn about the various aspect ratios, and how classic films are adapted for home video (and how they were prior to more modern formats like DVD/BD).
Other than original theatrical versions, or GOUT's, if you prefer, I can only stomach the '97 versions of the SE. Everything else after has just been altered to much for me to be able to enjoy it.
It would be interesting if this line is re-inserted into the Blue Ray version of the SE of EMPIRE, but I sincerely doubt it. If anything, I'm pretty sure we're in store for more negative changes.
Honestly, the only added scene to the SE that I truly love is the Wampa sequence in EMPIRE. Being a big fan of suitmation, I was absolutely floored by the Wampa costume when I first saw it. The shot of him sitting up with the blood dripping down from his mouth, and then shuffling over to Luke looks absolutely fantastic.
While it kind of demystified the Wampa a little bit (you get very quick shots of it in the original trilogy, and is always seemed like an "elusive" creature, what being able to blend in with his environment and creeping on unsuspecting victims!), I felt it was a fine addition to the SE version of EMPIRE, and I still stand by that. The other changes, I could DEFINITELY live without.
The changing of Boba Fett's voice and the sequence with the Emperor (in the 2004 version) are the two things that down right piss me off, and make the SE of EMPIRE almost completely unwatchable for me.
It was horrific. I seriously couldn't believe me eyes. He looks so out of place it's just plain embarrassing...This was one of the most sinful changes to the already altered SE release of ROTJ.