Originally posted by: Obi Jeewhyen
On the other hand, there is that pesky bit of absent music that Marvolo pointed out above. Grrr, that makes it a toss-up for me. Seeing as how I worship and adore John Williams' score for Star Wars, I think I'd rather see the more clunky original than the better-communicating SE version of the Yavin Death Star Battle.
Clunky and all, but ORIGINAL '77 and not missing any music ... uh, the scales just tipped for me back to the original version.
On the other hand, there is that pesky bit of absent music that Marvolo pointed out above. Grrr, that makes it a toss-up for me. Seeing as how I worship and adore John Williams' score for Star Wars, I think I'd rather see the more clunky original than the better-communicating SE version of the Yavin Death Star Battle.
Clunky and all, but ORIGINAL '77 and not missing any music ... uh, the scales just tipped for me back to the original version.
Don't forget the way off color calibration in general and the pink explosions in particular. I agree with you here, since I too much prefer the 1977 original to the the 2004 SE. What I was getting at was that if I could have it my way (which, incidentally, it is becoming increasingly apparent that I can't) I would prefer the SE version of the battle of Yavin if it had a flawless soundtrack and a picture quality to match that of a properly remastered 1977 original. Again though, whenever I'd like to see the true face of the movie that became a phenomenon and changed the movie industry, it'd be the fully remastered and faithfully preserved 1977 version all the way.