I was able to watch A NEW HOPE in full today.

Frozen grain aside (which is a constant issue), it looks great, even in SDR. You can tell the image has been processed, but it’s still miles better than what came before. It felt strange watching the film with proper color grading this time around.

I did notice some color inconsistencies in the grade, but they’re minor. And some of the ‘97 elements look a bit low-res in comparison to originally shot objects in the same frame.

The 5.1 mix was also quite impressive. The film has never looked or sounded better to me.

Is it perfect? No. Will it work for now? Definitely.

The UHD will be telling as to how far they went with DNR. Unfortunately, streaming video does not make for good grain analysis.