If Raiders is the version they showed on tv with the added cgi shot, consider me not interested in the Blu Ray.
They can add all the crappy new cgi they want to crystal Numbskulls, but leave the original trilogy alone.
If the star wars movies being released on blu ray are the prequels i am not buying them again i already have those shitty films in standard def dvd.
If the 2004 cut of the star wars trilogy ever comes out on blu ray i might as well buy it since their is no way in hell Lucas will ever pay to restore the original versions and the gout is the best we can hope for.
I'd rather have the films in some form, rather than no form. Even though i cannot stand the special editions. Those scenes that have not had cgi added to them will never look better than in 1080p unless you have a pristine 35mm anamorphic print and the projection equipment.
I wish the audio glitches, the lightsabers would be fixed, and the colors corrected and the garbage mattes removed. Han should shoot first. All the new cgi should be replaced with cgi that augments the original effects and not cartooney shit just thrown in there.
How about a non restored anamorphic versions of the oot in HD, how much would that cost Lucas?
How much would a true restoration cost, millions probably i am guessing since there are optical elements in 65mm 8 perf vistavision, plus the 35mm live action photography.
These vistavison plates in the seventies were reduction printed to 4 perf 35mm. But a true restoration would need to go back to the original plates that are without that extra step of generation loss.
Other VistaVision films are now being scanned in at 6 to 8 k. The 65mm optical effects on Blade Runner were scanned at what 8K.
Go back and scan in the 70mm magnetic six tracks for all 3 original films. And the original mono mix for star wars. I don't believe that Lucas would have thrown these away.