The Star Wars special editions are infamously derided by casual viewers and longtime fans, but why are they so hated? The Star Wars special editions made numerous changes to the Star Wars original trilogy films, many of which are controversial but others having a warmer reception. Nevertheless, the special editions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi have a reputation as being inferior or even disrespectful iterations of the originals.
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