Widescreen TVs are made to eliminate those black bars provided the movie is anamorphic. This is beyond asinine, man!!! And we're expected to accept this shit with a smile??? Gimme a break!!!
It's not a question of altering or even preserving them as they were. Anamorphic doesn't change shit....it only allows people to take advantage of modern technology for the best presentation.
This not a case of fans being whiny or not getting what we want. We are getting the OT unaltered..maybe not the best picture or audio, but that's another story. I'm actually happy with the quality (even though I think the bootlegs are better), but the anamorphic issue kills it for me. To release ANY movie nowadays that doesn't take advantage of the newer TVs is just plain wrong on so many levels.