Star Wars - Episode IV: 2004 Special Edition Revisited

Awesome edit of a great movie.

This is without doubt the best version out there!!.
Excellent work by Adywan.

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.

I love this edit because it brings people to fanedit.org, who may not otherwise have come.

As a film, it is pretty amazing. Amazing partly because for most of the film, I had no idea what had been changed. But then reading the cut list, it kind of blew my mind. There are of course some very noticable changes (the added CGI shots of all the tie fighters at the end comes to mind), but overall, this just feels like the Star Wars you grew up with. And I guess that's the whole point.

Pretty much perfect really. Here's hoping for an HD update.

My favourite fan-restoration/enhancement, by far. Whenever I look at this fanedit, I'm reminded of what we can accomplish as fan-editors. It's inspirational, really. There's only one small issue I had with this. There is music added to a scene that wasn't there before, and I don't even mind it that it's there, but it ends a little abruptly. Otherwise, everything else was flawless! (Can't wait for the HD re-release!)

This is absolutely the best fanedit I have ever seen, bar none. The level of detail in sound, color, minor editing, and Adywan’s own additions to the film makes this a truly special edition in every sense of the term. The only thing more admirable than the effort was the level of respect Adywan shows to the source material. This was a labor of love.

Audio: 10/10
The sound is more crisp and thankfully free of any ridiculous WOOH-ing from Obi-Wan. I honestly could not find a flaw.

Editing: 10/10
Everything was seamless and professional, and the extensive editing/repainting involved shows what a chore and achievement that was.

Visuals: 10/10
Everything was recolored and sharpened to a point where the movie felt more modern (in a very very good way.) All of the lightsabers and blasters were redrawn from scratch to fit the overall tone and to simply look better. There were so many more (repainting R2 to circumvent a continuity error; adding/removing lines to the X-Wings for identification; digitally making the Mos Eisley patrons more expressive; Han shooting first) that it would take hours to list even the most obvious changes. It’s something that has to be seen to believed and fortunately it’s a wonderful experience. 10 out of 10 is frankly too low a score. These guys went up to eleven.

Presentation: 10/10
The DVD menu and boxart was classic Star Wars and the subtitle track that pointed to the many many changes was a treat.

Entertainment Value: 10/10
It was like watching A New Hope for the first time all over again. For two blessed hours I was a child staring in awe. This is what Special Editions should be and I can honestly say that Adywan raised the bar. I look forward to Empire Revisited.

Overall: An obvious 10. This baby’s definitive.