Anchorhead said:
danny_boy said:
But in doing so our ability just to enjoy a film for a film's sake has diminished.
Not all of us.
Story is the only thing that's ever mattered to me. That's what made the switch to the NPR version so effortless for me. It was story only. No versions, no bullshit.
Honestly, as much as I rail on Lucas for all his lying and his OV bullshit, the film version of Star Wars is very nearly a thing of the past for me now. I last watched it in 2006. It holds almost no interest for me anymore. My problem with Lucas is his ego and his lying, not the poor quality of the 06 DVD.
I want the 1977 version to be properly restored because it absolutely should be, not because I'll switch back to it as my go-to. That's just not going to happen. I will definitely buy it and watch it though.
Regarding film grain & dirt; It doesn't bother me in the least. In fact, I never give it any thought.
As prequelsrule mentioned above; If the 1977 film is ever properly released, I'll feel a sense of relief - but not happiness. Lucas ruined his version of Star Wars for me a long time ago. Star Wars, to me, is something entirely different than it was 34 years ago.
Thats fair enough mate--and I completely agree with you.
Thought i would post a few screen shots of my VHS tape from 82'.
The print used for this transfer was not digitally remastered or tampered with(be it image or sound) prior to being telecined(unlike all the other transfers from 1984-2011!)
Now whether this was a theatrical or a 1st or 2nd generation inter positive print is unknown.
But after 4 short years it had already aquired a fair amount of dirt and scratches.
If it was a theatrical print then those very same dirt and scratches would most likely have been part of many cinema goer's SW experience from that era(yours and mine included!).But in 1977 or 1981 this was par for the course.This dates the film and accentuates it's moment in time and history which is something to be celebrated.
In 2011 everybody(as in the fans on Bluray.com) will expect the Star Wars:ANH blu ray transfer to look as clean as Tranformers 3 or Avatar!
But as you can see---it never looked clean even back in it's hey day.
