Star Wars Blu-ray changes

Today sees the release of the complete Star Wars saga on Blu-ray, and as usual, director and LucasFilm overlord George Lucas just couldn't resist going back in for another tinker.

Lucas has made many changes to the movies, some cosmetic (replacing The Phantom Menace's puppet Yoda with a CG version), some staggeringly pointless (redubbing Obi-Wan's 'Krayt dragon' call in A New Hope), but one scene in particular has fuelled fan hatred. Now, at the climax of Return Of The Jedi, as the Emperor fries Luke to within an inch of his life, Darth Vader - who previously made a wordless, moving change of heart - yells "No... NOOOOO!" as he tosses his boss off over the edge. It's a jaw-droppingly crass addition, proof positive that George Lucas is slowly killing Star Wars...