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Another thing I would like to point out is, that you had a very clear vision of how it should have been. That is not the case with George Lucas, imho. You just did what every OOT fan would probably have loved - took out the matte lines and some technical 'bugs'. You didn't think: "Hey, I think I'll put a rocket launcher in his hand instead of a guitar." He will never make up his mind how it actually should look and sound today or how some plot-nuances should be "updated". He can't even admit that the current DVD release of the classic trilogy is nothing more than a sloppy rush job, because the most important thing to him nowadays is the plot updates - not the film and sound quality. Slowly but surely he's dismantling all the quality standards in cinema and home video he pushed for all those years. Since the german DVD releases of Indiana Jones (german sound is merely stereo) and the classic StarWars trilogy (ruined ANH sound, inconsistent picture color and broken lightsabers throughout all three movies), THX has turned from a quality seal into a warning sign for me.
Nowadays it's just more about him and toy sale figures and less about a so called "definitive vision" or to retain certain quality standards.