- The 4K project is better. Look for Star Wars 4K77, 4K80, and 4K83. Even Harmy has said they are far superior.
- That was surprisingly entertaining to look up in terms of how much effort this all takes. I might actually bother to watch these versions some day. (but that's going to be a decade or so from now because I've got my fill of Star Wars already) Personally, I would like to see THX1138 despecialized too, but that's kind of pushing it.
- Nevertheless, Harmy is constantly updating the Despecialized Editions as new and better sources become available. Currently, I believe, the latest versions of the Despecialized Editions are as follows: Star Wars v2.7 Empire Strikes Back v2.0 (he’s currently working on v3.0) Return of the Jedi v2.5.
They will be despecialized. Quote; Report; Author pahuffman Time 25-Sep-2020 11:35 PM Post link. I really enjoyed the conversation with HelloGreedo and Harmy. It really got me re-energized for what will likely be the ultimate way to watch the film when it’s finished. Thank you Harmy and DrDre for your hard work! Quote; Report; Author DrDre. Many view Harmy’s Star Wars Trilogy Despecialized Edition as the quintessential version of the Original Trilogy and a testament to the unwavering dedication of fans inspired by the films. You can learn more about the project’s origin, development, and goals by reading this news article or searching for other online articles, as news of the.
Most movies will see two, maybe three different releases in their lifetime. You’ll have the original theatrical, then perhaps an “extended edition” and maybe even a “director’s cut.” Then you have the three original Star Wars movies, each of which has seen at least 38 slightly different releases.
Okay, so that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s safe to say that there have been more alterations to these three movies than any other in the history of cinema. But which is the definitive version of the films? If you’re a purist, then you probably want to watch the original theatrical version. The hard part about doing that is finding a version of it that you can play, and that looks good. Thankfully, there’s one guy that has been working hard on getting all three movies to look their absolute best.
If you’ve never heard of Harmy or his Despecialized Editions, then you’re missing out. This guy has been working hard for years to get all three of the original movies looking perfect, in their original theatrical glory. When I watched the movies in the Machete Order before The Force Awakens came out, I used his versions of the films to do so. (I own 4 different releases of the films, so I don’t really feel bad about downloading and watching his versions.)
Well, Harmy has been working hard to update Return of the Jedi to its purest form. There’s already a version of it in the wild that he released some time ago. However, he’s just finished what he is calling V2.5. So what’s different about the new release? I’d say that they are “less special,” but here’s the official description:
This is a reconstruction of the 1983 theatrical version of Return of the Jedi. The original shots were painstakingly restored using various sources and the film received an extensive shot by shot colour correction based on a fade free 1983 LPP Print. ROTJ v2.5 is pretty much completely despecialized, apart from a couple of wipes, which were recomposited optically in 1997 and look nearly identical to the originals, so for all intents and purposes this is the original version.
The remastered version (v2.5) represents a significant improvement in picture quality over the earlier 1.0 version due to the use of better encoding and higher quality sources and replacing many of the despecialized shots with higher quality ones.
Harmy Despecialized Star Wars
Harmy Despecialized Streaming
So where do you find this particular version of the film? Well, unfortunately for legal reasons (or so I’m told) I can’t actually tell you that. But I’m sure that you’re clever enough to work that out on your own.
Source: Harmy’s Facebook