S_Matt said:

CP3S said:

You are still talking about using modern special effects technology on an old film.

but modern digital cleanup tools are totally fine? My argument is that if you approve of one you logically have to approve of the other.

But that isn't logical at all. What you are talking about is completely redoing those special effects, that isn't true restoration and that isn't even comparable to using modern techniques to remove dirt and scratches that have accumulated over time.

You've even dropped down to the point where you are mixing up content with means of presentation. How does the fact that they didn't have LCD screens back in the seventies have anything do with what is presented in the actual film? Obviously we are not suggesting you have to preserve and entire 1970's cinema along with the films to properly view them.

It is kind of interesting to see how split even us "purists" are in what we want. I'm not sure if I could blame an outsider for looking in on things like this and thinking we are absolutely ridiculous. Honestly, how can we condemn some changes and alterations while being full on supportive about others? If you're going to modernize the special effects at all, you might as well remove bad puppetry, poor looking models, and any other special effects limitations of the time. If that is what we want, George already did that.