Baronlando said:

Wouldn't the IP they used for Blade Runner '82/'91 be from the original anyway, (albeit in 1991)? I can't believe that those Blade Runner/Close Encounters sets are 3 years old and it's still this big looming question mark whether Star Wars can even be bothered to do the same thing. Oh please mighty LFL, give us the privilege of paying money for a new transfer from the best available film elements, like say, oh, season 2 of FUCKING LOVE BOAT.

I'm not sure when the IPs were made, but I assume it is at the time of release. So the 1982 theatrical IP is from 82 and the DC from 1992. The "workprint" is actually a 70mm dupe from a 35mm workprint dupe, if I am not mistaken (which is why it looks much worse; also because it was lost in storage and briefly was used as a projection print). With Star Wars it's not a question of "if", it's a question of "when."