aalenfae said:

I think what SHOULD have been done is exactly what (murder me for saying this) they're doing to Star Trek: The Next Generation. They're taking all the ORIGINAL film elements for the episodes and recomposing them from scratch. So we have the exact same episode, but with modern, HD composition. The result is a new, crisp, updated feel while still respecting the history.

Why can't we get that with Star Wars?

That's exactly what the Special Edition was supposed to be until someone had the bright idea of replacing a couple battle shots with CGI fighters. Most of the changes are exactly what they're doing with TNG.