Star Wars Original Trilogy Changes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Back in 1997, Lucasfilm theatrically re-released the original Star Wars trilogy in celebration of the first film's 20th anniversary. The build up was massive, the anticipation huge, but when fans finally saw these remastered versions of their beloved films, there were noticeable... changes. Changes both good -remixedaudio, crisp visuals, enhanced effects work - andbad, orworse, downright ugly. There was a notableamount ofCGI added to the films, there were entirely new scenes added while others significantly altered, and in some cases these changes impacted not only characterization, but the films' own sense of continuity.Needless to say, the alterations enacted within the Special Editions created a rift between fans and creator - a dispute documented in anactual documentary, The People vs George Lucas. The highly contentious Special Editions were soon followed by the alsocontroversial prequel films, which later received a DVD then Blu-ray release as a six-film set containing(you guesse...