I have an article written that goes through every addition & how each one ruins the movies & shows how none of them were actually done for artistic purposes. I hope when it’s published that it will be the spark that burns down the Special Editions, or at least shows that they are so flawed that we deserve to at least have the option to watch the originals.
This to me seems to be completely beside the point. The OOT debate imo is not about which version is better, which is wholly subjective, but which came first, which is a wholly objective. It is about preserving the history of film, and being able to view the films as they were released in their time warts and all.
This^ and frankly this is why it kinda annoys me when folks say ‘they should remove this but keep that’. That loses the entire point of the situation. I’m not after a ‘compromise’. I want the ORIGINAL VERSION, matte line, poor compositing, wires, and all. A ‘compromise’ is still unfaithful to preserving history.