What exactlly does he need to do to remaster them, line the film with platinum and jewels? I don't know, that seems like a lot of money to clean them up, but what do I know. Maybe someone can shed some light on why he can't just remaster the parts that were cut, then re-edit them back into the film, replacing the Special Edtion scenes with the originals. It doesn't seem overly complicated, or all that exspensive, at least ... not $10 million dollars worth.
I'd be curious to see how much the 2004 trilogy on DVD made, total profits worldwide.