javasaurus | Discuss Star Wars Changes

I've been hearing a bit recently about the changes Lucas has made to the Star Wars movies. I have not yet seen the DVD edition of the trilogy, and until today, I was not aware of what changes had occurred this time. So I went net-surfing to find out what all the fuss is about this time. Most know that whent he special editions were released, there were some major changes in terms of enhanced graphics, a big interplanetary celebration at the end of Jedi, and a couple of plot changes. Most notable was having Greedo fire first, and wondering how a reknowned bouty hunter could miss at that range, and making Han Solo out to be less ruthless. Another was the CG Jabba appearing in A New Hope, a mockery of the Jabba we came to know and loathe in Jedi. Like many others, I hate that Greedo fires first. I checked the novelization -- it isn't clear who fired first, only that there was a flash of light, and when the scene cleared, Greedo was dead. Any other major objectionable changes? Not that I remember, but I haven't seen them since they were in the theatre, so maybe I've forgotten something.

I decided to find out what's changed in the new DVD edition. Here's the list of the five biggest changes, according to this CNN.com article:

1. Luke doesn't scream when he jumps off the platform in Empire. He originally didn't, then in the special ed. he did, and now he doesn't again.

2. Boba Fett's voice has been changed to that of Temura Morrison.

3. The Jabba CG in A New Hope was improved.

4. The Emperor in Empire is now played by Ian McDiarmid instead of a woman in a mask

5. The "ghost" of Anakin that appears at the end of Jedi is now Hayden Christensen.

6. Naboo was added to the interplanetary celebration at the end of Jedi.

According to this site there were several other small changes, including a touch up of the Greedo scene (Greedo still shoots first, though). Several pix of relevant changes are provided for side-by-side comparison. I really like the touch-ups on Jabba, in particular.

I know that the Greedo scene is a problem, but what else is really bothering people?