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Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Before going to bed, I've gots to share this. As we all know, the Star Wars Trilogy finally hits DVD in two weeks, and George Lucas has special editioned it again! And yes, he has once again tinkered with the Han Solo/Greedo shoot-out. Quick recap:

Original edition - Greedo comes to take Han to Jabba the Hutt to collect the bounty. Han blows away Greedo and calmly walks out of the bar.

Special edition - Greedo come to take Han to Jabba the Hutt to collect the bounty. Since Jabba will pay if Han's dead or alive, Greedo shoots first. Han shoots back, blows away Greedo and calmly walks out of the bar.

New DVD Edition - Greedo comes to take Han to Jabba the Hutt to collect the bounty. Since Jabba will pay if Han's dead or alive, Greedo draws his gun. Greedo and Han shoot at each other AT THE SAME TIME. Han blows away Greedo and calmly walks out of the bar.

But that's not all! Here's a quick list of the other changes:

A New Hope - Using the latest computer animation software, ILM whipped up CGI Jabba v2.0.

The Empire Strikes Back - Ian McDirmand now plays the Emperor in the Emperor's brief cameo. Originally, the Emperor was a photo-composite of a chimp and George Lucas's secretary, with voice actor Clive Revill doing the voice.

Return of the Jedi - In the most controversial change to the DVDs, Hayden Christensen now plays the Spirit of Anakin Skywalker at the very end. I forget the name of the original actor.

Next Issue...Super Duper Special Ultimate Edition

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