I find the 2004 versions unwatchable because of the botched color. I wouldn't mind the 97 versions. The fact that the Gout actually trumps (color and contrast) over a supposedly dvd state of the art restoration should be the most embarassing. The '04 versions look bad on any display.
I've never seen any of the laserdiscs (don't have a player) but I had the anamorphic cowclops v. 2 set. (what kind of a name is cowclops, anyway?) The gout looks much better. Far less digital compression, which makes the '93 video image and all its flaws much clearer.
Could someone explain the blurring to me? Depending on the amount of motion, wouldn't the interlacing completely vary from shot to shot?