Harmy said:

Even if it was included, there'd still be plenty to worry about. For one, there is the issue of the transfer - there may be plenty of things to ruin that. Then there's also the possibility, of a fake OOT, where only the most obvious changes are removed from the 4K transfer of the SE they apparently already have. Disney doesn't really have a great track record in this area - lots of Disney movies are DVNRed to death and many are not available in their original theatrical form.

Well, if they scan the negative (the 97 SE) there wouldn't be as many minute easy to miss changes since a lot of those didn't start happening until 2004. Also, I wouldn't exactly be heartbroken if they use the "Episode IV" title crawl. The only change I could see them forgetting about is the matte painting rebels at the end of Star Wars, and even then I just can't imagine them skipping over a change. Wouldn't, if they use the negative, they scan the 97 negative, and then go into storage and scan ALL of the removed parts, assuming they still exist, that way they'd be able to see every single cut part and know what all they have to re-add (I don't have any knowledge of the LFL warehouse but I'm sure they'd store them all in the same place). Also, wouldn't the places in the negative where the changes took place be marked, that way they'd know exactly which parts to remove? Or, couldn't they do a restoration on technicolor prints of the original films, that way there's no chance of getting SE changes? I just think if they're going to release and advertise the OOT then they'll make sure it's the actual OOT, and not a half OT, half SE. Then again, I have little knowledge about film restoration so I shouldn't be making any assumptions.