Back when the whole GOUT debacle happened, the one argument I heard more than any other in defense of the SE was "It's the same .... basic .... movie."

Yes, even if we finally get all six Star Wars movies available in their original forms in the best home video presentation available, we'll still be stuck with the altered versions of THX, Graffiti and now possibly that glaringly cgi alteration to Raiders (even without it, the dvd still has a handful of "corrections" although I sure as hell can't tell the difference aside from the snake pit reflection). I would hope that - especially since Spielberg will inevitably include both versions of his very own SE on the blu-ray of E.T. - that Lucas would do the same for THX when it hits the format.

As for Graffiti, well, seeing as how Lucas remembers the deletion of those two minutes for the original '73 release as being heartbreaking I have a hard time believing we'll ever see anything except the final version on blu-ray. But considering how easy it would be to just branch in those two minutes (and the original title shot) I would at least settle for some secret code you need to enter that only us hardcore film enthusiasts will end up hearing about. It's not like that would be a first: from what I've heard you need to do that on the '03 T2 dvd just to watch the theatrical version.

Look, Star Wars' dvd releases pretty much defy comparison. How many other movies can you think of where the noticeably altered version was released first and then later re-packaged with a laserdisc transfer of the original version?