This may be late a little late and I mean no disrespect but to the phrase "The SE wasn't needed" I say: No kidding. There are plenty of films that are still loved without having any more than a good restoration. Bert Lahr is not replaced by some CG lion in Wizard of Oz, you can see strings in the original Day the Earth Stood Still, and the 33 King Kong never lost its stop motion star. All three don't have as much as a frame of CGI, either at the time of their releases or in the future and they are still beloved films. And they're not the only old films that have never gotten a George Lucas like redo and are still considered classics. They were just the three that came to mind. If a guy in a less than stellar lion costume, obvious behind the scenes objects like wires holding actors, and a jittery gorilla don't ruin the films they are featured in, then nothing in Star Wars needed to be touched up. Seriously, the old effects are still cool today and kick the asses of a lot effects done today. So yeah, the SE wasn't needed.
Mr. Lucas, I understand that you may not be entirely satisfied with your work and I appalud you wanting to fix them, but some of us like your rough drafts. At least include restored versions of your "rough" drafts with your finished drafts and we'll be happy.
(And I didn't mean to insult Wizard of Oz, Day the Earth Stood Still, and King Kong; the problems I mentioned are extremely minor and they are wonderful films that should be experienced in their theatrical glory...like a certain sci-fi trilogy that I'm sure we all know).