Well… Normally whenever a restoration is done a director is consulted.

Perhaps there is a general acceptance even if it is the special edition that it now looks different.

So is George to sit there pouring over the new Master and quality checking it or somone else? He is getting on a bit now and he may have given up creative input or even advisory position even though he was the director.

What ever version it is. Somone has to meticulously sign off on it. If they are happy or not but even just let it go and say ok this is the final master.

Perhaps it is in a bit of Limbo and is accepted that it needs more work.

A lot of the other clips on their show reel look good or more right than the star wars ones. The Empire Clip looks quite good and raiders of the lost ark.

Somone has to over see these projects don’t they?

I mean to say something looks different but better is ok i think but to look different and worse will not wash.

And being the same or very similar would tick the box.

It would probably rest on John Knowle somewhat… But he is busy with all the new films no doubt.

If they were not making six new films we would have seen it by now.

It was probably only a scan clean up and general grade possibly?