Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

The reason for preserving the original movies is not because they were "better" than the more recent versions (either George's or Ady's). The reason is because they are a part of film history, and represent the state-of-the-art for special effects (and other things such as editing) that won the relevent Academy Awards in 1977.

Also, as much as I enjoy Adywan's edit, I still prefer the original.

I understand that, and it’s why I refer not only to the Revisited edits but also to Ady’s Theatrical Reconstruction of ESB, which is an almost-exact reproduction of the original film. It’s also why I ask whether there’s a Theatrical Reconstruction of ANH.

There should be a proper release of the originals, ideally in hi-def. We are in agreement that there’s no legitimate excuse for not doing it and Lucas is being an asshole. But the TR comes pretty darn close to recreating what Lucas chooses to keep from us, at least in the case of ESB.