Except that the revised crawl first appeared in theaters in 1981, so it’s still a theatrical preservation.
This is a 1977 theatrical preservation. It’s not 4k81 or 4k97 or any other revisionist versions.
This seems a bit over the top. No, it shouldnt have said A New Hope in the main release, but pretty much everyone who enjoyed the film on any home media release, before things started actually getting batshit in 1997, has memories of it that way.
It seems like the main thing going against it is what faithwyn suggested, where it reminds people of the later, terrible changes that would be made. But that sounds like a personal issue, and a side release wouldn’t affect anyone that doesn’t download it. After I did an optional ANH version of Despecialized 2.6, I made sure it was only done for 2.7 in secret, by PM, because of people getting irrationally angry about it. 😃
Agreed, completely. Trying for a little revisionism is like trying to get a little pregnant
That’s a cute thing to say and all, but not really a working analogy in any way. 😃