Didn’t they recomposited the effects because the film stock used originally for the final composites was degrading rapidly ? And was already in such a bad shape that it was deemed unusable at that time ?
Because there are definitely no other sources that can be used for the original effects… 😒
Exactly!
As I said in the second or third edit of my way too long post above, there are other film elements aside from just the o-neg that could be utilized in an official restoration of the unaltered version.
Also from my overlong post, it wouldn’t really be the 100% unaltered versions if we started talking about re-compositing the opticals. You’re certainly not alone there.
Glad to know it’s not just me!
I mean, 4K77/83 have proven that even release prints are a solid source in a pinch. And Disney/LFL certainly have access to lower-generation copies that are higher quality than release prints, even if the original composites aren’t usable.