"Having succumbed to outcries from the public, Lucasfilm (a corporation, not an individual person) have decided to make the original, unaltered trilogy available on DVD. My guess is that they will be sub-par because all my prior research on the topic lead me to believe there was no way to properly remaster the original trilogy because the raw film negative & elements no longer existed as they were. After the Special Editions, the old negative was beyond repair and they had to rely on the new negative only. This is a direct quote from Rick McCallum. How they were able to either restore, or maybe they haven't, and it's just an el cheapo transfer from old masters, regardless - what the people wanted, they are getting. Sadly, I think it's more sentimental than realistic to watch the unaltered versions. I have them, and I have seen them since seeing the various releases."
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