RATLSNAKE said:

zombie84 said:

I'm not quite sure what Danny_boy is saying, but it is quite absurd to say that the 1982 VHS is a faithful guage of the quality of seeing the film in theatre, in terms of resolution.

I'll translate...he hasn't got a single clue and is making uneducated guesses and incorrect assumptions upon assumptions. Let him try and sell that notion over at HTF and the likes of RAH will kindly ask him to be quiet while adults are speaking.

And I don't mean just Star Wars specifically...but any movie older than the last 20 years. Many of their initial prints looked more brilliant back then, than a lot of prints of movies I see these days.

LOL!---Regarding RAH's restoration of the Godfather---------Francis Ford Coppola admitted he could not even remember how the film looked in it's original theatrical release.

Yet an anonymouse internet poster claims he can remember how "brilliant " Star Wars looked(over 25 years ago!).

I saw Star wars twice theatrically(1981 and 1983) and I cannot remember one way or the other in 2011 wether the prints I saw were vibrant or dull or dirty or clean.

I'll stick with that 1982 VHS for reference for the time being.