Harmy said:
I wouldn't have anything against such tastefully upgraded version, if the original existed as well.
The problem with such a thing is that it is impossible to say what is within the boundaries of tasteful as it depends on personal opinion. Some people would consider only recomposited FX to be a tasteful update, some would consider the windows in cloud city to be a perfectly tasteful update. Some would even like to see the CGI fighters in the battle of Yavin. And there are even those who think that Rontos and Dewbacks and CGI droids are perfectly adequate and tasteful additions.
Simply put, there could be a million different enhanced editions and for each of them you'd find someone who would think it's tasteful and respectful. But there is only one true original and that is the STAR WARS that people saw in 1977 on opening day, it's that simple.
this is exactly what i was thinking..
no matter what you come out with, someone's not going to be happy..
as an experiment, if we take some of the raw 1080p ESB test transfers, and give them to 10 different people, we'll end up with 10 different takes on the restoration of it.. i can provide a short sample of 1-2 minutes, and see what you come up with...
yeah, i actually enjoy watching puggos 8/16mm transfers with the minimal cleanup (or even dust/dirt/noise)... but that's me... if someone wants to go back and 'clean-up' those to pristine images.. ok, i'll take that too.. but do i have a preference as to which one would be more faithful? no...
anyways, once we have the raw HD transfer data for the trilogy, (similar to the situation with access to the GOUT DVD), there will be some different versions to choose from i'm sure.. the issue is that will be people be willing to take the time (years) to do the work needed to clean them up, or will people be happy with a quick job that allows them to watch it sooner. disk space/time and computer software constraints are becoming the issue now.. along with the debate on how it should be done.
later
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