Star Wars.

But this time on my new bargain JSC copy.

Wait till I find my mouth as it fell on the floor somewhere...

I've seen samples from some of the preservations, so I knew this would be good..and that it had no DVNR, and had better color than the DC/GOUT...but I didn't think it would touch my preferred transfer, the Technidisc.

But it does, and is arguably a more definitive presentation due to the color being more balanced overall. I'm wondering if perhaps the two share the same source as some things look very close, as if the Technidisc merely overcooked the image.

The 1985 remix is presented perfectly, with a nice layer of natural tape hiss. The full CAV presentation easily bests all the US discs from Mitsubishi, Pioneer and especially the Definitive Collection. The only downsides are the very slight usage of EE (but tiny for LD as most always had EE to some degree) and the hardcoded Japanese subs. (which aren't bad at all since the film is shifted upwards)

Wow. A SW release without decisive flaws...what is the world coming to...this is really that good. Now I need to find a non-astronomical ESB and ROTJ.