Star Wars Greedo scene Comparison 1977-2011

In the original 1977 film (top left), Han Solo is a badass. He knows Greedo wants to kill him, so he doesn’t let that happen. In 1997 (top right), some additional frames are added so that Greedo can shoot first (and miss from point blank range) while Han does an awkward CGI enabled dodge and returns fire. Now he’s an honorable man. Self Defense! In 2004 (Bottom right), the scene is tweaked again, with them firing almost at the same instant, though Greedo still shoots first. Finally in 2011 (Bottom Left), the scene was tweaked again, trimming a few frames from the start of the shot so that it now all happens so fast that if you blink you will miss it, though Greedo still shoots first, the timing is almost back to the original film. Give it up George! It was a bad idea!