Does anyone here prefer the Special Editions to the theatrical versions?

Yes its the 97 SE i dont know how to convert it ? I taped it of tv

Digitise it into you computer and write it to DVD.

am confused

THat is good.

I too still have the boxset of the widescreen '97 releases sitting on the my shelf. How they still play so well is beyond me.

I must've been well on the way to ESB getting worn out...!!!!

My old drummer has both the boxsets (WS=silver REG+Gold)
they fit together to make a half silver-half gold backed Vader face.

Thank the force they changed that dodgy, faeces-like Jabba for the DVD.

I agree with you Queeq on the 'Vader-leaving-cloud-city' shot.
It dragged out and ruined the pacing of that moment.

I have those boxes too.

They'll have to take 'em from our cold, dead, severed right hands.

OOOOH! That just reminded me of another area where I preferred the DVD..... Luke's crap scream after he threw himself off the gantry at the Bespin duel. I'm glad they took it back out on the DVD.

Oh yeah... good call.

I still hate the stupid work on thelightsabres in the latest editions, especially in ANH (Luke's green looking sabre) and Vader's pink ones in ROTJ.

Originally posted by queeq
Oh yeah... good call.

I still hate the stupid work on thelightsabres in the latest editions, especially in ANH (Luke's green looking sabre) and Vader's pink ones in ROTJ.

they did good work from time to time but sometimes it is still ugly like when they go to mos eisley: that transport-thing is really amateurly made

The Rancor fix wa a welcome one indeed.

yeah, it was actually one of the reasons I enjoyed the SE ROTJ over the theatrical one... besides the entire finishing of a legion of his best troops getting wacked by teddybears... I hope that in a new version they kill those ewoks off! The only good ewok is a stuffed ewok.

They did it better in the DVD again; so I'm having hopes they can get the rancor up to par soon... and they need to change Jabba somehow, the ANH doesn't look like ROTJ, although he looks better already

I like that they cleaned up the special effects, but they should have left the content alone.

Agreed.

I would like to see how the SE's would look in HD ! they have to be pin sharp with no changes

For the most original Star Wars OT experience, they have the original theatrical versions on the new special features of the DVDs.

you mean the 06 versions ? i have those

THere ya go, that's as good as it gets right now.

Originally posted by coolmovies
you mean the 06 versions ? i have those

I guess, they say limited edition and yet they have been out for about 2 years! lol

I own the ROTJ and ANH version as it seems they have been most heavily changed. I might get ESB, but personally I am not a huge fan of that one.

Originally posted by queeq
THere ya go, that's as good as it gets right now.

What do you mean?

You won't get more original in better quality. That's as good as you'll get the originals.