Ronster said:
But if you watch the 97 broadcast version they actually do match up pretty well in my opinion. This is because the shots were not designed to go with the new Master in 2004 but another master and the broadcast version seems to me a good match. But yeah I hate the mos eisley parts and stuff horrible no matter what.
They were designed to go with the restored 1977 footage, and cut into the current negative of the film. The SE was subsequently color timed traditionally to resemble a technicolor reference print, where I suspect they attempted to have the new footage match the surrounding old footage. For the 2004 master the negative including the new shots were scanned, and subsequently a digital color timing was applied, that yielded an entirely different look for the film, one that’s not very natural or photographic, but apparently what Lucas wanted.