Star Wars IV DVD

Rating: Null/10 (23 September 2004)

I'm writing this as a review of the new release of this film on DVD. By now most people know that Lucas has refined a few things other than what was done with the 97 Special Edition. I love this movie and I always have no matter in what form but I have got to say that Lucas has become a bit obsessive. The DVD changes in the next two episodes are much more apparent but I'm sticking to Episode IV for now. Its good the series is on DVD but the changes on this DVD are distracting and distance you from what you see on screen because they are so obviously added. Lucas has more shots of the surface of Yavin and Tatooine (to set the scene I guess) as well as changing the special effect for the Millennium Falcon jumping to hyper speed and seems to have shortened the explosion of the Death Star for the climax. Very Nip/Tuck but also quite obsessive. Perhaps Francis Coppola's modern views on his own works (Apocalypse Now Redux) have rubbed off on Lucas but I truly wonder what is the point to the new additions/changes on this particular movie. Change for the sake of change. It is his right to change his film around in anyway he may see fit the question however is why?