Just saw RotJ Spec. Ed. on DVD for the first time...

[Dagger75]

I have a question about the new special edition. A couple weeks ago, they ran the first (pre-prequel) special edition ROtJ on TV. One of the wierd things I noticed was that, in some of the scenes with the Emperor, there was a strange, black blob on the right side of his face. It looks like an attempt to cover something up (perhaps the make-up came loose or something?). His face is surrounded by shadow because of his hood, but the blob stands out like someone scribble it in with black marker on the film.

When I saw it, I wondered why Lucas would take the time to put in a CG Jabba and other big things but not fix something like this.

Anyway, I was wondering if the black blob is still there, or did they finally fix it?

I saw that to. Some sort of Dark Side slug or maybe, just maybe those are what mitochlorians look like, hmmmmmmm.

 

[Welverin]

I was rather upset when they were released on DVD and Lucas promised the true originals will never be released on DVD.

When did he ever promise that?

And didn't Anakin redeem himself when he slam-dunked the Emperor? He must have lived for about 10 minutes back in the light side of the Force...

And still looked nothing like he did as a force ghost, it never made any sense for him to look the way he did.

 

[Shag]

Just looks like the shadow of his hood falling on his face...maybe I'm missing something.

 

[Dagger75]

Just looks like the shadow of his hood falling on his face...maybe I'm missing something.

In the movie it squirms around on its own, moving up and down the edge of the hood. It is VERY distracting.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Count me as somebody who liked the young Anakin Jedi Spirit being inserted into RotJ special edition. After seeing Revenge of the Sith, I thought that seeing Anakin's spirit appearing exactly as he looked before falling to the dark side was a nice touch.

Ditto for me. If anything is made the end of RotJ have more impact. And Sebastion Shaw was still in the movie - he's under the make up when the helmet is removed (although why anyone is upset over that and none noticed that the guy who did the Emperor in ESB in the theatrical release is completely replaced by Ian McDermitt - but the original guy is still isted in the credits - how can Lucas call himself a filmmaker?!)

 

[Psychic Warrior]

In the movie it squirms around on its own, moving up and down the edge of the hood. It is VERY distracting.

Huh. I just watched the DVd of RotJ and didn't notice it. I've seen the movie maybe 20 times and have never noticed it.

 

[Dingleberry]

The "Emperor's slugs" have been noted for decades. As I understand it, when the scenes were filmed, the lighting used to highlight the Emperor's eyes also lit up the side of his face and hood too much, so they blacked it over on the film. It wasn't very noticeable in the theaterical release, but was clearly visible on the lower-quality video release.

Run a Google search on "Emperor's slugs" and you'll find plenty.

 

[Berandor]

My opinion:

When a Jedi dies, he can choose how to appear as a ghost. Yoda and Obi-Wan were comfortable with their selves, so they just took on the appearance they had before they died. Anakin, however, repented what he did as Vader, so, when given the chance, he made himself appear as a young Jedi, as he did the last time he could respect himself.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

One of my favorite changes as well.

Ditto. I think it makes alot more sense this way too.

 

[mojo1701]

Ditto. I think it makes alot more sense this way too.

Plus it adds a bit more continuity to the series.