Man, this thread is super technical and I don't understand a lot of what's being discussed, but that's ok. Very much looking forward to this transfer. :) I still don't have the 8mm version, but I should be getting it...soon, I hope.

Speaking of the old versions, check out this ad from the April 1978 issue of Fantastic Films magazine*:

So...how did this work, anyway? I know very little about this. I'm thinking this was not authorized by LFL. Did someone (possibly from Fantastic Films) just go into a theater and film the movie? How much trouble could they have gotten in? :p

*Awesome issue! Pretty much half devoted to Star Wars and half devoted to The Day the Earth Stood Still; two of my all-time favorites.