hairy_hen said:

Hmm . . . well, just from the few comments that have been made here, it is clear that opinions on which mono additions are important to the film and which are not vary widely. Obviously there will be no consensus on this issue. Nonetheless it may be helpful to determine which ones are generally viewed as being the most significant so I know what to focus on. Keeping in mind, of course, that I can't possibly include them all, and that my own personal preference is likely to play a part as well.

I'd also like to hear some opinions about the two possible methods I outlined above. Which do people prefer: the 70mm with some things added to it, or the '97 SE mix de-crappified? Either one is a viable possibility for a potential hybrid version.

I love the blast door line as well as the alternate Aunt Buru takes. But adding any changes from the mono mix is cool.

In terms of the method, I think it comes down to how much work you want to invest in it. I imagine the '97 mix would take a lot of work to despecialize.

Erikstormtrooper said: Adywan managed to integrate quite a bit of mono mix dialog into the 5.1 mix for Star Wars Revisited.

IIRC, he used the 2004 mix, which keeps the dialogue in the center channel. I doubt Hairy_hen will want to touch the 2004 mix with anything less than a 20-foot pole.