riddler95 said:

gizzy2000 said:

I always assumed the reason the really bad laserdisc ports were released was because everyone at LFL and Fox wanted them released and George finally said, "alright, as long as it doesn't cost one penny" so they did it the cheapest way humanly possible.

Because a restoration could not be performed, those 1993 Video Masters provided the best source to create DVD Transfers for the Original Theatrical Unaltered Versions.

With Disney apparently restoring the Theatrical Cuts in 4K and releasing them in 1080p on Blu-Ray next year, they'd probably look significantly better than the 2011 Blu-Rays of the Special Edition.

Bit a both. George didn't have to 4:3 letterbox the DVD or only include a stereo soundtrack. That was just out of badness IMO

Oh and on the main topic, I'll believe it when I've pressed play on the Blu-Ray.