I don’t quite get how high definition is an alteration but okay. What, do they think the original films were shot on vhs or something? That’s a common misconception that bugs the crap out of me with ignorant people, that hi def is a new thing. Sure it’s new for HOME MEDIA but films have always been made at a high resolution, or whatever the analog term for that would be.
You’re talking about the same crowd that chose VHS over Betamax, and when shown Laserdisc said, Nice, but it doesn’t record. 😛