I don't get the whole removing Shaw's eyebrows thing. Is he going to jump up and sing In The Flesh or something?

loss of hair = radiation to treat midichlorian cancer

Because they got burned off in the lava from Episode III, or at least should have. I think it makes him even creepier.

Any word on Ben's light saber being fixed in Episode IV, when he and Darth are dueling? It kind of goes out for a bit. :) Actually I was surprised that wasn't fixed in '97.

The Wall references = always funny.

Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!

Yes, both have been fixed.

You know, the one thing I cannot wait for in these discs are the commentary tracks. Sure, it would have been nice to have more people on them (especially Mark) but it's going to be nice to sit back and listen to George talk about Star Wars and the changes and such over the years.

What's the point in this change? What was supposed to be wrong with the original shot?

Just wondering, all that looks changed is that the perspective of the corridor has been pushed down.

http://www.photodump.com/direct/bboisvert/leia.jpg

Maybee its just me, but I just dont think he looks right, the color is all off or something.

Something seems odd about the new jabba as well. Guess Episode I is getting an overhall as well since it pretty much looked like the 97 jabba.

could it possibly be the fact that the 2 ton slug character was never, ever intended to be in that shot?

I would agree with you the coloring is somewhat off. Of course, all of these screenshots are rather dark because of low contrast and brightness.

The '97 Jabba has the right color scheme, but is just horrid.

In the original, Jabba was going to be a big fat guy. This is actually a deleted scene, just with the Jabba Lucas made in ROTJ. I think I like the fact that Lucas made Jabba a slug. I wouldn't mind if this scene was removed entirely, but it doesn't really bother me. It's actually a pretty good scene, if a bit redundant. But at least it's light years ahead of the '97 SE.

For what it's worth, the 2004 DVD Jabba is actually the same model as TPM Jabba. But his back is too dark in that scene.

For reference, here's TPM Jabba.

http://www.theforce.net/multimedia/a...bba/jhc-02.jpg

I agree the commentaries should be great listens.

Remember those rumored changes from way back when?
 

I saved a list of all (I think) of the fan rumored changes to the trilogy. The stuff in blue are things either have not been changed, or are not known to have been changed. I updated a few things to reflect the new changes that were made.

Episode IV: A New Hope

1. The Imperial March has been added to Darth Vader's first appearance on Princess Leia's ship.

2. When Obi-Wan is talking to Luke about his father Anakin's Theme plays in the background and then it turns into the Imperial March as he talks about Vader.

3. The lightsaber effects have been redone and the frame jumps of lightsabers being turned on has been removed.

4. There's a new scene which has been shot during the filming of Episode III in which the Emperor dissolves the Senate.

5. In the Cantina, the Duros (green aliens guys) have been replaced with Neimoidians and some aliens from the prequels have been added.

6. The bleeding arm on the floor in the Cantina has been replaced with a non-bleeding arm because it's now canon that lightsabers cauterize wounds.

7. The shooting scene between Han and Greedo has been redone. Greedo still shoots first though.

8. Jabba the Hutt has been given a better CGI makeover.

9. In place of R2 wobbling down the stairs to the Falcon's hangar, a CG R2 navigating the stairs like he does in Attack of the Clones was added.

10. The white boxes around space ships have been removed and new CG shots have been added.

11. The scene of the Falcon being chased by the two Star Destroyers was modified. The Falcon now does spinning moves, avoiding the Star Destroyers' fire.

12. George Lucas filmed a scene with Jimmy Smits that will be inserted into Episode IV. Jimmy Smits told Wired magazine that George Lucas told him that he would make a brief appearance as Bail Organa in Episode IV before being blown up by the Death Star.

13. When the Death Star destroys Alderaan there's a new scene of Yoda's reaction to the disturbance in the Force that is created by all those deaths and then it cuts to Obi-Wan reacting to it as well.

14. The Dianoga has gotten a CG makeover and were are now able to see more of the creature.

15. The Death Star's paneling and computers have been slightly altered to show similar displays to those in the prequels.

16. The words "Tractor Beam" with Aurebesh lettering.

17. More stormtroopers have been added to the Death Star.

18. Temuera Morrison's voice is being recorded for use with all the stormtroopers.

19. The Obi-Wan/Vader duel has been spruced up. It is much more epic and there is much more movement. A modified version of Duel of the Fates is being considered for the scene.

20. The Death Star plans that are taken from R2 have been updated. When the Rebels are reviewing the Death Star plans they look similar to the plans we see in Attack of the Clones.

21. The Death Star battle is much more epic with more Tie Fighters and more Rebels being blown to bits. We get to see old Naboo starfighters being used by the Rebels.

22. There's a new scene (shot during Episode III) where Darth Vader goes to Coruscant and lands his ship in the same building Count Dooku does at the end of Attack of the Clones. Except now the building is all fixed up and it is now Palpatine's palace. He meets with Palpatine to ask for forgiveness for his failure and inform him of a new potential who is strong in the Force.

23. Chewbacca now gets a medal.

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

1. The taun-tauns now have more life-like movements.

2. The battle of Hoth is much more epic. We see the Imperial ships land on Hoth and release AT-ATs. The AT-ATs have been sped up a bit. There's a ground battle between the Rebel soldiers and stormtroopers featuring new ships and vehicles.

3. Temuera Morrison's voice is being recorded for the older Boba Fett and all the stormtroopers.

4. The white boxes around space ships have been removed.

5. The slug monster is CG.

6. Ian McDiarmid has refilmed scenes as the Emperor. The conversations between Vader and Palpatine is now longer and features a few connections to the prequels.

7. Yoda's face is now animated in CG allowing more expression of emotions yet his movements remain the same. Also two deleted scenes featuring Yoda instructing Luke have been restored.

8. A new scene was shot in which the stormtroopers, after they capture Han, Leia and Chewie, bring Vader the box containing C-3PO in pieces. Vader orders the stormtroopers to bring the broken droid to Chewbacca's cell so that he can fix him.

9. The lightsaber effects have been redone in certain parts.

10. Luke's fall from Cloud City has been reshot against bluescreen using a stuntman and his added 1997 scream has been removed.

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

1. Jabba the Hutt is now a combination of the puppet and CG.

2. The Rancor effects have been cleaned up and he looks as disgusting as ever.

3. Yoda is CG. Yoda disappears leaving his clothes behind like Obi-Wan now.

4. The ewoks are now mostly CG and there are a lot more of them.

5. The plan is to insert the love theme Across the Stars when Luke is talking with Leia about their mother.

6. Temuera Morrison's like before is now the voice for Boba Fett and all the stormtroopers.

7. In the battle of Endor there are thousands of Ewoks and they are more vicious than there midgets-in-suits counterparts. More bite the dust now.

8. White boxes around ships removed.

9. The black blotches around Palpatine's face are gone.

10. Some of the lightsaber effects have been redone. The shadows that the lightsabers made on the floor are gone.

11. During Anakin's death scene it starts with a sad rendition of the Imperial March and slowly evolves into Anakin's Theme.

12. Sebastion Shaw who plays Anakin when he was unmasked has been made to look more like an older Hayden Christenson, digitally removing his eyebrows and changing his eye color. Anakin has much more dialogue. He apologizes for the destruction he caused, he thanks his son for turning him back to the light, he tells his son to rebuild the Jedi and he says he loves him and his sister. Just before he dies he says, "It is finished...".

13. We see more planets celebrating at the end of the movie. We see an aged Jar Jar, who is now the leader of the Gungans, on Naboo celebrating with the people of Naboo and the Gungans. We see an old Watto, who is now unable to fly, sitting in a hover chair cheering on Tatooine. During these scenes Across the Stars plays transitioning to the victory celebration music at the Ewok tree village.

14. A new scene with Natalie Portman as Padme's spirit has been filmed to be added at the ending celebration.

15. Anakin's spirit is now played by Hayden Christenson with make-up to make him look his age. He looks on proudly at his son Luke with the spirit of Padme by his side.

No Jar Jar death in Ep. 3= No sale.

http://jfswt.tripod.com/gen/boba/bob-bfanhse2.jpg

look! Somebody pooed Jabba out!!

Taken from: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=377510

If they're going to make Anakin a younger ghost, why not put in Ewan as the Obi-Wan ghost too?

Excellent, excellent.. I can't wait for 09/21.

Okay, let's try this one more time. Because Obi-Wan dies as an old man, a jedi, when he sacrifices himself to Vader for the greater cause. Anakin dies............well, better not say anymore. Might spoil things.

My thought is that it was changed to show that Anakin the jedi died when he was young before he turned to the dark side.

Obi Wan didn't. He was still a jedi at an old age.

The only problem I see with that reasoning for the young Anakin ghost, is that it takes away from the ending of ROTJ in which Vader is destroyed and Anakin redeemed.

But this is a debate better suited for the changes thread rather than this info thread.

You think so? I thought the TPM Jabba was pretty good. This jabba isn't "deep" enough.

But this info thread is nothing BUT the changes. I haven't seen anything else discussed in here.

it's fascinating how, in that widely derided 'wish-list' of changes, the original poster actually had some very minor, curious details dead on

Anakins eyebrows digitally removed?
Ian not only replaces Clive, but the dialouge is expanded?

i think there are more subtle changes in these films than we know about even at this point.