DarkGryphon, if the keen audience members noticed the garbage mattes up on the big screen in the late 70's / early 80's, then they're supposed to show up, at least somewhat. I'm only pointing this out because you seem to contradict yourself when you then say it would just be a "straight archiving."
I totally agree on the 1080p comment. It's merely the latest way of distributing the movie on home video, just as dvd once was.