Gaffer Tape said:
Hmm, it is surprising how tilted towards the other side this thread is compared to the one a few months ago. So let me help push things back the "right" way. ^_~
Nope. Wouldn't buy it. It's not the original. The movies don't need to be tweaked. They don't need anyone's meddling fingerprints. Just clean it up and slap it on a disc and make them look exactly as they did on opening nights of 1977, 80, and 83. Simple.
Soooo....you're one of those impossible-to-please fanboys I keep hearing about on other websites! LOL. :-P
Seriously though, you're right, the movies don't "need" to be tweaked, but I didn't notice matte boxes or lines when I saw the films theatrically, so if they were removed for a future blu-ray release- and that was ALL that was done to the films, I'd be 100% fine with it. (But then, the removal of the cobra-shield from Raiders doesn't bother me either.)
Would the removal of matte lines affect my enjoyment of the films? Not at all.
Do CGI dewbacks, etc affect my enjoyment of the films? Very much so. That's basically what it boils down to for me.
Also- the soundtrack is very important. I would definitely NOT want some sort of 2004-era monstrosity included as the only sound mix option. At least one original mix should be included, but I've always loved the '93/'95 PCM soundtrack from the LDs.