There has been evidence of this new remastered original trilogy slowly building online over recent months. This is due to the restoration company posting short clips to a quiet unknown YouTube account.
Check out this video on an explanation on what has been happening and a comparison between the new remaster and the current 4K discs.
TLDW: The new remaster looks way better than the current discs.
Then check out this 17 minute compilation of remastered original trilogy clips that have appeared online so far.
Don’t forget about all the busy stuff going on in Mos Eisley surroundings as they travel to the catina. The wider shots of the landspeeder were great, but all the shit that kept forcing its way into the screen ruined the moment.
Rick McCallum: “It’s so dense. Every single image has so many things going on.”
Plinkett: “Fuck you, Rick Berman. You ruined this too? Stop ruining - hey wait, that ain’t Rick Berman. What is it with Ricks?”
The cleaning up of the special effects, that’s a no brainer must have. I didn’t realize they weren’t as good as I remembered in the theater as a 9 year old. Including the Falcon escaping - I thought for sure that was original until I happened across a scene, and it was almost a shock it wasn’t nearly as great.
Yeah the dynamic range on all the CGI additions is really off and ruins the dusty atmosphere that the original film had.
We didn’t need all those huge animals in a place where they have to collect moisture to survive either. It was better sparse.