George Lucas's repeated tinkering with the original Star Wars trilogy has long been a point of contention for fans. The 'Special Editions' of the original trilogy released over the years have in some respects changed Episodes IV to VI beyond recognition. But is that so bad? In some instances, yes, very much so - think the awful CGI'd Jabba the Hut in the Special Edition of A New Hope, or the inexplicable new musical sequence in Return Of The Jedi. There's also the fact that the latest editions of Star Wars IV-VI have been altered to better tie in with the prequels, with the ghost of Hayden Christensen (ugh) popping up in Jedi and Boba Fett losing the cool tones of original voiceover artist Jason Wingreen, replaced by a passionless Temuera Morrison. Still, dismissing all the alterations featured in the Special Editions entirely ignores some of the neater additions; it's just not as simple as 'Special Editions = bad'. There are new details that flesh out the worlds, as well as whole scenes that - for better or worse - you simply never got to see before. Check out that Wampa! What other major misconceptions of Star Wars are there? Discuss that galaxy far, far away in the comments below.
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