negative1 said:
you said it yourself, most people didn't mind the changes

then, but only now they don't seem to be needed..

You're really missing the whole point. It's true I also didn't mind the changes when I first saw them in the theater. That's because I NEVER DREAMED that they would permanently replace the original, and the Lucas would NEVER restore the original. Once I found out THAT is what those changes really meant, that they meant that the originals were destroyed, I immediately hated them. Had I known from the outset that's what they meant, I might have even picketed the local theater. It's just plain wrong to do that.

I don't mind colorized versions of movies, as long as the original is retained and cared for.

I don't mind "director's cuts", as long as the original is retained and cared for.

I don't mind remakes, as long as the original is retained and cared for.

But don't destroy the original... people will get mad and form forums like this. And rightly so. This would be true for any major motion picture, not just SW.