Star Wars - Episode IV: 2004 Special Edition Revisited

The only downside to this edit is its left us waiting for Empire Strikes Back Revisited with baited breath for years!

Nothing bad to say.

This is the standard for fan editing.

This is by far superior to the official blurays. Harmy's despecialized edition is the most preferred version for me and the one I recommend, but this is a nice alternative. Most of the color issues have been fixed with the exception of the crushed blacks which are still present in scenes like the garbage masher and the interior of the sand crawler. But it's not at all the problem it is in the blurays. Vader's voice change is nice as are the small touches to make he and artoo consistent with the rest of the saga - even though Vader's costume is fundamentally different in this film and can't be completely fixed. The new music is not necessary and is the only major qualm I have. Mostly I was amazed by the level of detail and care that went into this fanedit. The new special effects are nice and the addition of sound elements from the mono track are welcome (including Beru's voice). Bottom line, Harmy's is the preserved original, the film that was nominated for best picture, and the must have version, but this is a lovingly made fanedit and shouldn't be discounted. Indeed, it is another must own and a lesson for lucasfilm in the true meaning of quality.

Absolutely marvelous =)

I would change a few things though:
- The Death Star reveal scene could be revisited and that blue planet removed...
- The light on the syringe could be removed...
- TIE/LN attacking in swarms could be a little accelerated much like at the battle of Endor...

Great work Ady =)

"Finally, the motion picture event the way it was MEANT to be experienced!" To Adywan (Adrian Sayce), "the Force will be with you, always."

Adywan is THE MAN. No seriously, he took all the good in this movie's original and Special Edition versions and kept them, tossed out all the bad, and spent YEARS creating better special efforts-- REAL AND PRACTICAL-- to result in the best goddamn version of this movie I could imagine. He's even spent YEARS on Empire and eventually will Jedi, all for us Star Wars fans to have the truly best damn movies possible. I would hug him if I could.

There isn't much to say that hasn't already been said. The story is better with a few small edits to Obi-Wan's story to Luke about his father, the special effects look naturally better, and jeez the duel between Obi-Wan and Vader is now EPIC with a musical score behind it! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. The only complaint I'd have is I'm still waiting to see what Adywan's Empire and Jedi Revisited versions will be like!! 1,000,000 out of 10.