1995: The original trilogy was re-released on VHS with THX audio, advertised as the final release of the theatrical versions.With the exception of a new THX audio mix, scratch and dirt removal, and color balance changes, it matched the original theatrical releases. 1993: The original trilogy was released on LaserDisc as 'The Definitive Collection'.The LaserDisc and CED sped the film up by 3% to fit onto a single disc. 1985: The original Star Wars film was re-released on VHS, LaserDisc, and Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED) with an improved audio mix.1983: In May, Return of the Jedi was theatrically released.1981: In April, Star Wars was re-released, with the addition of the subtitles ' Episode IV' and ' A New Hope'.A 70Р вЂ™Р’В mm print of the film differed from the more widely distributed 35 mm print in takes of dialogue, visual and sound effects, shot choices, and transitions between shots none of these changes appeared in later releases, with exception of one dialogue change. After its initial opening, but before its wide release, Lucas extended the end sequence. 1980: In May, The Empire Strikes Back was theatrically released.Later that year, among others, a silent, English-subtitled Super 8 reel version of the film was released by Ken Films. Three different audio versions (a Dolby Stereo mix, a six-channel mix for 70 mm screenings, and a mono mix print) were created, with significant differences. 1977: In May, Star Wars was theatrically released.Attention should be paid to the interest of those who are yet unborn, who should be able to see this generation as it saw itself, and the past generation as it saw itself. Attention should be paid to this question of our soul, and not simply to accounting procedures. Our cultural history must not be allowed to be rewritten. Today, engineers with their computers can add color to black-and-white movies, change the soundtrack, speed up the pace, and add or subtract material to the philosophical tastes of the copyright holder. People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians. In 2004, Lucas supervised a director's cut of THX 1138, restoring the picture while adding some modern special effects.

The restored cut of American Graffiti was released theatrically in 1978 this was altered for 1998 DVD with a computer-generated (CGI) change to the opening shot. Р вЂќР вЂЎollowing the success of Star Wars, in 1977, Lucas's original version of THX 1138 was theatrically released. Universal Pictures had his subsequent film, American Graffiti (1973), edited to remove a couple of minutes. His first feature, THX 1138 (1971), had five minutes removed by Warner Bros. Prior to making Star Wars, franchise creator George Lucas experienced dissatisfaction with the re-editing by studios of both of the films he had directed. More changes were made to the films for their Blu-ray release in 2011 and for their 4K Ultra HD release in 2019.Р вЂќР вЂћlthough some critics felt that many smaller changes were improvements, innocuous, or understandable, most larger changes were received negatively by fans and critics-particularly those made to the original trilogy. Additional notable changes were made when the original trilogy was released on DVD in 2004, in an attempt to create more consistency with the prequel trilogy. These changes were largely made as visual effects tests for the forthcoming prequel films, demonstrating the possibilities of computer-generated imagery (CGI). The first substantial changes were made in 1997 with the release of a Special Edition remaster in commemoration of the franchise's twentieth anniversary. Dissatisfied with the original theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, creator George Lucas altered the films in ways that were ostensibly not initially possible, primarily due to limitations of time, budget, and technology. Though changes were also made to the prequel trilogy, the original trilogy saw the most alteration.

The 2004 DVD release replaced his appearance as a Force spirit with Hayden Christensen (below), who played the character in the prequels.Р вЂќР’В¬hanges in Star Wars re-releases vary from minor differences in color timing, audio mixing, and take choices to major insertions of new visual effects, additions of characters and dialogue, scene expansions, and replacement of original cast members with newer ones. The original theatrical release of Return of the Jedi features Sebastian Shaw as Anakin Skywalker (above left).

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