If the 97 DVD is from a 70mm blowup as stated in the DVDBeaver review, the differences would make sense. It acts color-wise as a point between the 06 and Final Cut. But the artifacting is just awful. The LD trumps it.

To my eyes after seeing numerous copies and the Final Cut in 35mm, is that the 06 and Archival versions are likely the closest thing to what was actually shot. They are straight with little or no tinkering and you can clearly see all of the image onscreen coming across as very naturalistic looking.

The Director's Cut may have had some tweaking, but I think this is more akin to what was actually seen printed on 35mm, due to it being an all-film process and based primarily off the 70mm workprint. These elements were then incorporated into the original film and prints were made. Very few steps done so that there'd be little to no extra processing.