Original 1977 Star Wars 35mm Print Has Been Restored and Released Online (arstechnica.com)

Posted by timothy on Friday February 19, 2016 @02:27AM from the fine-go-straight-to-the-cantina-scene dept.

AmiMoJo writes: A restored HD version of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 35mm print has appeared online. While this isn't the first time that attempts have been made to restore Star Wars to its original theatrical version—that's the one without the much-maligned CGI effects and edits of later 'special' editions—it is the first to have been based entirely on a single 35mm print of the film, rather than cut together from various sources. The group behind the release, dubbed Team Negative 1, is made up of Star Wars fans and enthusiasts who spent thousands of dollars of their own cash to restore the film without the blessing of creator George Lucus, or franchise owner Disney.

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A list of changes by LichtSpektren · 2016-02-19 02:36 · Score: 5, Informative

This wikipedia article delineates what got changed between the 1977 release and all the re-releases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
1. Re:A list of changes by plopez · 2016-02-19 02:46 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  Han shot first! He was a scallawag, which is why the album version liner notes referred to the Millennium Falcon as a "Pirate Ship".
  
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  putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
Re:Not "Episode IV" by green1 · 2016-02-19 03:56 · Score: 4, Informative

The original title scroll didn't call it a new hope... that was added later...