AxiaEuxine said:
Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
AxiaEuxine said:
The quality of the playback on those old VCRs and the contiuing degrading quality of your VHS tapes should be pretty close to the quality you experienced in a theater in 77.

Let me guess... you weren't there, were you?

Wrong sir/madam, Im in my late 30's and I WAS there, Ive been a fan ever since they first hit the scene.

Then I am perplexed how you could possibly conclude that the original projection of this film in 70mm could be the same quality as an old VHS tape. You must have seen it in a horrendously lousy theater. The fact is, even the best blu-ray can't compare with a good projection of a new print. In fact, the best blu-ray transfers are careful telecines of 70mm prints.

That is why people on this forum believe that the film should be restored properly - and preserved - in its original academy-award winning form, as is virtually every other major motion picture. Then, if Lucas or anyone else wants to make fan edits like the SE, cool no problem. But refusing to preserve a window into 1977 Americana is an artistic tragedy.