The profile-shot of the landspeeder racing to look for Artoo reveals the "antigravity effect" obtained by use of a mirror. For about a second, the mirror loses its alignment, and cuts into the bottom of the landspeeder. It’s hard to spot, but it’s there. The Special Edition does away with the practical effect altogether, and adds a realistic shadow beneath the speeder. Also, watch Threepio and Luke talk. Their gestures have nothing to do with their dialogue.
The clunkiest effects shot remaining in the Special Edition is this distant shot of Luke's landspeeder. It appears to be nothing more than a cut-out with mininal dimensional motion control. Seeing it on the big screen was very disheartening.
I can see one of them now...
Where? Well, if you don’t have the letterboxed copy, you’ll never see him.
The gruesome shot of the sandperson holding the gaderffi over his head, and howling maddeningly actually rewinds and plays back. Watch the folds of the Sandperson’s sleeves as he pumps his arms.
UroRRoR'R'R'R is the leader of a tribe of Tusken Raiders. This fearsome
warrior is unafraid of machines or humans. His preferred weapon is the
gaderffii, but he also carries a prized hunting rifle.
Listen to the sound of the sandpeople dropping Luke on the ground. I swear it’s the same sound that Charlie Brown makes when he misses the football being held by Lucy.
A really cool thing to spot. If you look carefully, past Luke’s speeder, on a smoothed patch of canyon wall, you can see carvings of a square and a humanoid figure. Be warned that it is difficult to find. On the big screen, though, it's much easier.