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Detailed Changes In Star Wars DVD Release w/Pics

Posted by timothy on from the hit-the-basements dept.

JSDopefish writes "DVD news site dvdanswers.com has written a pretty cool article on the changes in Star Wars: Episode IV. A list of changes is nothing new, but this version has detailed screenshots and comparisons between the 1977 original, the 1997 reissue, and the 2004 DVD version. He plans one for Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi, but they're not out yet."

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  1. We understand by GreenCrackBaby · · Score: 5, Funny
    He plans one for Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi, but they're not out yet.


    I bet his busy sex life is keeping him from having the other two finished for us.

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    1. Re:We understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      I bet his busy sex life is keeping him from having the other two finished for us.

      Yeah you try balancing two ewoks and a wookie!

    2. Re:We understand by Whalou · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's easy, it all depends on where you the fulcrum underneath the seesaw.

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  2. This time... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    .. the Mos Eisley cantina bartender shoots first, killing Greedo instantly and rendering Solo a parapalegic. Watch for the CGI wheelchair!

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    1. Re:This time... by Dirtside · · Score: 5, Funny
      .. the Mos Eisley cantina bartender shoots first, killing Greedo instantly and rendering Solo a parapalegic. Watch for the CGI wheelchair!
      And then he buys a shrimping boat in Alabama, and the local retard (Jar-Jar) hires on and calls him Lieutenant Han.
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    2. Re:This time... by khendron · · Score: 4, Funny

      Meesa mama say life isa like box of chocolates. Meesa no know whata comes next!

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  3. Question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is this "Star Wars" you speak of? This article is so 1st and 2nd world centric. What about us 3rd world countries with no TV and internet access? Before you ask, the answer is "carrier pidgeons."

    1. Re:Question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wow! How did you know that I was going to ask you about your sex life?

  4. I guess... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Force wasn't with him, or his server.

  5. w/Pics by Tobias+Luetke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot posts with title containing "w/Pics" scare the bejesus out of me.

  6. Re:seems like it's slashdoted already... by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 4, Funny

    In this version, slashdot shoots first.
    Then nobody can see the rest of the movie.

  7. site not found by SQLz · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You've never heard of the DVD news site dvdanswers.com, its the site that got Slashdotted in under 12 parsects."

  8. He forgot this change... by xTK-421x · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.mcdermond.org/dylan/millenniumfalcon/si g.jpg

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  9. Further changes. by Dirtside · · Score: 4, Funny

    In the new version, Alderaan shoots first.

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  10. Top three changes by Anixamander · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Greedo now strangles a baby, sodomizes an Ewok, and then shoots at Han. First.

    2. Several black stormtroopers added for racial balance.

    3. Millineum Falcon is now totally riced

    I'm sure there are others...

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    1. Re:Top three changes by infinite9 · · Score: 4, Funny

      3. Millineum Falcon is now totally riced

      Admiral, did you remove the Type-R stickers from the Millenium Falcon?

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    2. Re:Top three changes by Rudeboy777 · · Score: 4, Funny

      2. Several black stormtroopers added for racial balance.

      Additionally, when the stormtroopers open the door to the control room where C-3PO and R2-D2 should be and find it empty, one is heard to exclaim "We ain't found shit"

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  11. Oops... by Last_Available_Usern · · Score: 4, Funny

    He found a few more things he missed...after he finishes updating the page, he's going to make another page detailing the differences between the first page he released and the second.

  12. Re:Cost Benefit by Reducer2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pray I don't alter it any further.

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  13. One more added scene... by dew4au · · Score: 4, Funny

    For the upcoming Blu-Ray release of the trilogy I hear Lucas is planning a shower scene with Obi-wan and a bantha. "Ol' Ben gets lonely, then desperate" Pre-order now!

  14. Re:Can't see the link... by FrostedWheat · · Score: 4, Funny

    I knew Lucas had edited these movies a lot, but putting Frodo Baggins in there is just simply to much! :)

    (Personal mirror.. original site is gone)

  15. Not just screenshots... by freeze128 · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of the funniest changes couldn't really be seen in a screenshot. At the end of Return of the Jedi, the second death star is destroyed, and all the worlds rejoice in their freedom from the evil empire. We see scenes from Corusant, Endor, and a new shot of Naboo. With subtitles turned on, all the people of Naboo are in the streets partying, and the subtitles say "Weesa free!"

    I laughed my assa offa!

  16. Re:Oh well... by FirstTimeCaller · · Score: 4, Funny

    What do expect? Everyone reads the articles before posting, right? Ahhh, who am I kidding.

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  17. The ability to destroy a planet... by Spencerian · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is insignificant next to the power of a Slashdotting.

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  18. Re:Palpatine's Voice, Lines in 'Empire' by Random+BedHead+Ed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Transript. It is indeed revealing for people who might not have been paying attention:

    Vader: What is thy bidding, my master?

    Palpatine:There is a great disturbance in the Force. We have a new enemy: Luke Skywalker.

    V: Of course. As you know, he is my son, and I am now in disguise after that incident on the lava planet.

    P: Yes, of course. And as I'm sure you remember, my friend, I became Emperor after using a clone army to initiate a faux civil war built on beurocratic pretences, which allowed me to rise in power without the Jedi becoming aware. I'm sure you remember Darth Tyranus, whom you destroyed.

    V: I remember, my master. And while we're on this subject, it was that series of events that allowed me to also crush the Jedi, which I was bound to do after the death of my mother.

    P: Enough of the recap. Back to young Skywalker. If he could be turned, he could be a great asset ...

    And it goes on. Lucas's writing is definitely going downhill as he revises these films.

  19. An apology to the readers by AvantLegion · · Score: 5, Funny
    Look everyone, I'm sorry. I'm this man's psychiatrist. I told him he could go back on the Internet because I thought we were making real progress.

    Davey, repeat afer me, "Star Wars is not real. Darth Vader is not Hitler."

  20. Re:Auto-Coralize links!!! by pnatural · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been thinking.. and this is the 5th instance of this..

    Don't worry, thinking gets easier! Some people have thunk 10, maybe even 20 times in their lives.