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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 5815766" data-attributes="member: 18182">Sorry, I'm with Lucas on this one.&nbsp; Too many fans take this kind of thing waaaay to seriously.1)&nbsp; Lucas is RIGHT (that Han shot second) because he WROTE the damned film.&nbsp; It's also true that in the original theatrical release, it DID appear that Han shot first, despite the FACT that was not Lucas' intent.2)&nbsp; The change is so freakin' minor . . . upon seeing the special edition for the first time (actually, for the first of many times), I didn't even notice the scene looked different.&nbsp; When (certain) fans started bitching about &quot;Han Shot First!&quot;, I didn't even know what they were talking about until a friend explained it to me.&nbsp; Even then, I had to watch the scene a couple of times before I agreed that it seemed to have changed.&nbsp; Then I promptly forgot about it as it didn't matter at all in the larger context of the story.The only part of the special edition of &quot;A New Hope&quot; that I didn't care for was the added in scene with Jabba, where Han walks around him and steps over his tail.&nbsp; While I found what Lucas was trying to do interesting, Jabba was too different in appearance (and personality) between &quot;A New Hope&quot; and &quot;Return of the Jedi&quot;.&nbsp; It was the only scene that took me &quot;out&quot; of the viewing experience.&nbsp; Even then, I wasn't overly concerned that there was ONE scene in a &quot;special edition&quot; of a classic movie, didn't disrupt my life or enjoyment of Star Wars at all.I love these movies, grew up with them, and have spent tons of my parent's money, and then my own, on more Star Wars &quot;stuff&quot; . . . but I'm with Lucas, the films aren't freakin' religious events!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 5815766, member: 18182"] Sorry, I'm with Lucas on this one. Too many fans take this kind of thing waaaay to seriously. 1) Lucas is RIGHT (that Han shot second) because he WROTE the damned film. It's also true that in the original theatrical release, it DID appear that Han shot first, despite the FACT that was not Lucas' intent. 2) The change is so freakin' minor . . . upon seeing the special edition for the first time (actually, for the first of many times), I didn't even notice the scene looked different. When (certain) fans started bitching about "Han Shot First!", I didn't even know what they were talking about until a friend explained it to me. Even then, I had to watch the scene a couple of times before I agreed that it seemed to have changed. Then I promptly forgot about it as it didn't matter at all in the larger context of the story. The only part of the special edition of "A New Hope" that I didn't care for was the added in scene with Jabba, where Han walks around him and steps over his tail. While I found what Lucas was trying to do interesting, Jabba was too different in appearance (and personality) between "A New Hope" and "Return of the Jedi". It was the only scene that took me "out" of the viewing experience. Even then, I wasn't overly concerned that there was ONE scene in a "special edition" of a classic movie, didn't disrupt my life or enjoyment of Star Wars at all. I love these movies, grew up with them, and have spent tons of my parent's money, and then my own, on more Star Wars "stuff" . . . but I'm with Lucas, the films aren't freakin' religious events! [/QUOTE]

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