10 Major Star Wars: Special Edition Changes Ranked From Worst to Best

Back in 1997, George Lucas unleashed the Star Wars: Special Edition – reworked remasters of the original Star Wars trilogy. Debate still rages over the quality of Lucas’ Special Edition tinkering, so we’re throwing our hat in the ring and ranking the major changes from worst to best below.Recommended Videos Related: Star Wars: How Old Is Luke Skywalker in A New Hope? A few caveats before we make the jump to hyperspace here. The following list also includes additional alterations Lucas made to the Special Editions for their various home media releases. However, it doesn’t include tweaks that pre-date the Special Editions. Also, we’re only focusing on big changes, so stuff like Boba Fett’s redubbed voice and the blinking Ewoks didn’t make the cut. 10. Hayden Christensen’s Return of the Jedi Cameo Hayden Christensen replacing Sebastian Shaw as Anakin Skywalker’s Force Ghost in Return of the Jedi is one of several continuity-centric changes on this list, and also the clunkiest (which is sa...