I’m heartened by the fact that no one sees the Maclunky scans as Archival anymore.
I do wonder if those scans were trash are they going to also remaster George’s final special edition cut and do we even care.
It wouldn’t surprise me if they did both, just like the 2006 DVDs.
The current 4K releases are based on 4K scans that were done ~15 years ago, right before George sold the company to Disney.
Some people prefer the special editions, some people prefer the original theatrical versions.
Why not give people the choice? Just like with Blade Runner, and pretty much all other movies that have had a director’s cut.
More choices for the viewer isn’t a bad thing.