The gout happened to me. Non anamorphic Transfers in 2006 from a laserdisc master.
I am angry that the original films were released as a bonus disc from a source that would have been adequate in 1993 in the 20th century and not 2006 in the 2lst century.
Until Lucas gets his shit together and puts out a proper release i am done supporting him, funnily enough i used to be the one of the guys biggest fans and apologists until the slap in the face to original trilogy fans that was the gout. Up until they i could abide the special editions as a neat Alernate cut but not as a replacement and enjoy the prequels even though they were inferior to the originals.
I payed to see the special editions in the theater. I saw Star Wars A New Hope only once because it was consistantly sold out. I saw Empire and Jedi twice as i can remember. Also i saw Return of the Jedi original re-release in 1985. I had only seen empire strikes back and Star Wars on home video, i was not old enough to see them in theaters. I just turned 30 and was born in 1978.
I saw Phantom Menace once in theaters, Attack of the Clones twice and Revenge of the Sith twice.
I skipped seeing Clone Wars 2008, by the time i had a chance to see it was already gone from my Local theater. Indiana Jones IV i also paid to see once and i left the theater feeling empty and betrayed. That was the single biggest letdown in movies for me ever. That being said there was much too be enjoyed in that movie, but it was flawed.
I have all the star wars films on dvd except 2008 Clone Wars. I even have the phantom menace on Laserdisc, i have all the soundtracks except the clone wars. I have every Indy movie and score except crystal skull.
I find the botched colors on the 2004 cut to be an insult as is the fucked up sound mix. The 1997 special edition had a spectacular picture quality in theaters and the sound was just phenomenal. I disliked the greedo shooting first thing, but i do like the jabba scene especially in the 2004 and the space ships at the end battle was an improvement. I had almost no problems with Empire and Jedi special editions in 1997 sure i liked the old lapti nek and yub nub as a kid but the films essentially were still the same. In 2004 it was the added emperor scene in empire strikes back and new dialogue i hated, Morrison as Boba voice over, and Hayden replacing Sabastian Shaw in Return of the Jedi ghost scene. And i especially hated the Jar Jar "weesa free" part. I had no problem with them including a shot of naboo, or the jedi temple in the background, but Jar Jar should have met his end by being killed by Darth Vaders red saber.