I heard my first review of the DVD set that comes out tomorrow and they were not impressed. First off, there's just the normal Special Edition malaise that has most big Star Wars fans annoyed anyway.
But my fears were confirmed when the reviewer said that Lucas has indeed indulged in historical revisionism and replaced one of the characters (he didn't say which one, but I'm assuming Anakin) at the end of Return of the Jedi. This is just stupid. Not only doesn't it make sense within the film, it's also just a slap in the face for the poor dead David Prowse who we only see non-scarred and de-Vadered in that final scene. To have Hayden there... ARG!
They also said that John Williams' classic score has been tweaked just enough to annoy us fanboys. Gaaah!
It's telling that the reviewer said that although this has been the set he's been waiting for, he'll likely never watch it again and will definately hold onto his VHS copies of the originals.
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