The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as Taken from the 'Journal of the Whills': Saga I - Star Wars. Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope - Despecialized Edition. As YouTuber HanDuet eloquently puts it, the special editions basically undo or remake the plot, score, sound design, special effects and editing вЂ“ all of which Star Wars won Oscars for.modern title. TheyвЂ™re not a directorвЂ™s cut вЂ“ theyвЂ™re something less pure.

The lead, Petr вЂњHarmyвЂќ HarmГЎcek, calls it the вЂњdespecialized edition,вЂќ which is a really catchy name. (The original film was released as part of a Blu-ray set in 2006, but it sure isnвЂ™t the one on iTunes or GooglePlay.) This isnвЂ™t just my problem either, as apparently the Library of CongressвЂ™ National Film Registry is still waiting for the original print after turning down the special edition.So a bunch of hobbyists decided to do what George Lucas wouldnвЂ™t and the government couldnвЂ™t вЂ“ recreate the original Star Wars in full HD/Blu-ray/4K/high resolution format of your choice. Everywhere I looked, all I could find was the special edition. Working title.For some Star Wars fans such as guest columnist David Figueroa, there is only one way to watch the original trilogy and that is via the original theatrical.When I wanted to show my daughter the original Star Wars, I couldnвЂ™t do it.

If youвЂ™re interested, there are detailed instructions available.If I hadnвЂ™t first seen the YouTube video, I would have doubted that amateurs could recreate something that looked this professional (but, after watching the YouTube video, itвЂ™s clear that even pros canвЂ™t do it sometimes). Luckily for my conscience, I own the 2004 DVDs based on the special edition). It involves a lot of downloading from a slightly dubious file sharing site in the Czech Republic, decompressing, password entering, and then convincing your computer to play the file (as always, VLC comes through).Technically, youвЂ™re not even supposed to do this unless you own the originals. So while the technical specs and jargon are impressive, what is it like to watch?Simply put: challenging but worth it.

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