I really do hope the Blu-Ray is "definitive" with every version in a properly treated anamorphic transfer. As it has been said many times, SW deserves a Blade Runner treatment. Ridley Scott's letter in the set reads: "I have included every version restored so that you may enjoy the film however you wish." Why can't GL swallow his pride and do the same? RS has his personal final cut but was happy to restore and release everything down to the unfinished workprint! We deserve one final set with Theatrical, 97, and 04 versions with all soundtracks!

Unfortunately this is likely never to be. Even THX-1138 could not escape GL's CGI paintbrush. I just wish the 97 SE wouldn't be cast off into the Sarlacc for 1000 years.

I never understood why the 97's weren't released on DVD. They could have easily been put on an early dvd-even a snapper case-and we would have been much more satisfied than we are with the abominations of 2004.

The only way to have the 97s is to preserve them ourselves. I would like to personally track down 35mm prints, but I have a sinking feeling GL destroyed them. Who knows? If they were discovered in Kansas, the world wouldn't hear about it for years.