You_Too said:

Makes one wonder why they didn't use the SWE or JSC masters for the GOUT DVDs instead.

Yeah, but not everyone thinks the THX versions are lesser versions, at the time of their release they were seen by many as the best the films had ever looked on video, most people prefer them to the older releases. I liked many aspects of that release as well, the audio is definitely the best part on those releases IMO.

If the older masters had been used instead, if they even exist(ed), people would've complained anyway as one of the most popular and influental films of all time deserved better than being presented as bonus material to the bastard child in that case, and sourced from a 15 or 20 year old LD-master. Not even cheap pornos are treated like this.