Personally I’m in favor of keeping the Cloud City establishing shots to theatrical, just so it doesn’t look too slick or modern in contrast to the grindhouse flair
I’ve got a 35mm scan of the 97SE, and it honestly doesn’t stick out too much. I might put it back in unless there is a violent uprising against it.
Here’s a first pass at the first half of the Bacta scene. I’m not 100% happy with it yet, but it’s shaping up.