skyjedi2005 said:
Would people have paid tons of cash in 1997 to see non restored not cgi versions of the films. Would just as many people have bought the dvd's and blu rays if they were simply the theatrical films untouched?
Why not? People kept on buying and re-buying each home video re-release prior to 1997.
They even convinced people to come back and buy 'em again "one last time".