Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back: Revisited

As someone who enjoyed ANH:R's changes, this one felt too similar to the Despecialized Edition. The one major change from the theatrical version that I thought improved the film is the new Emperor hologram. The new special effects are nice, but they were mostly minor improvements that add up over the course of the film.

This is definitely the best version of this movie period. The color correcting is flawless, the new special effects look seamless and the motion of the animation looks perfect, every change and upgrade seems meant for perfection and it is accomplished. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY THE VERSION YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WATCH!!! Thanks Adywan for this edit.

After almost a decade of anticipation, The Empire Strikes Back: Revisited is finally here... though I’m a little late to the game because I wanted to wait until The Last Jedi came out. Nevertheless... does this edit live up to the hype? BIG YES.

The Empire Strikes Back has never been better. The effort put into it is amazing. Once again, it’s still Irvin Kirshner’s The Empire Strikes Back, but all the technical issues that should have been fixed in the Special Edition, has been fixed. It’s absolutely phenomenal.

Probably my favorite improvement is the Emperor hologram. Neither the theatrical nor the Special Edition Emperor works for me. The theatrical edition, while I appreciate the effort put into creating him, and like his look more than the Special Edition Emperor, is simply inconsistent with Return of the Jedi and the Prequels, too much for me to accept him. However a big plus to him was how he was hidden in shadows and how mysterious he was. I love the feel of the scene with the theatrical Emperor.

The Special Edition Emperor, while this time fits in the continuity, unfortunately removes all mystery he had. They shot the scene during the shooting of Revenge of the Sith, and his whole face is showing, removing any feeling of mystery and fear. He just appears as a generic evil lord.

Thankfully Adywan has created a perfect “best of both worlds” version of the Emperor. Not only is he consistent with the saga, both by looks and by voice, but he’s also covered in shadows and is very mysterious, very much like the theatrical Emperor.

I also LOVE that Jason Wingreen’s voice as Boba Fett has been restored. I don’t care if he’s a clone, there are many factors that affect voice, and Temuera Morrison just sounds like he doesn’t give a fuck. Wingreen’s gravely voice is just awesome and complements the coolness of the character, even if I’m not head over heels for him like most other fans do.

Other than these obvious ones: the color correction is fantastic, the continuity kept is great, all fixed technical details are fantastic, all additions are fitting and looks amazing. Empire was never better. Thumbs WAY up!

Wow! I wasn't really into fan edits when the first revisited came out (watched it later on), but here I am for the release of this equally amazing edit. Everything looks gorgeous and doesn't look too dated. Battle of Hoth is white. Like, wow! The new backgrounds and effects are stellar. Great job on this one Adywan. Looking forward to Return of the Jedi!

Pretty much everything Adywan decided to do worked. the re-rotoscoped lightsabers and blaster shots are much better than they were in the original Revisited, and the colors are fantastic.

No complaints. It's the same TESB we all know and love, except there's nothing left to nitpick. Amazing.