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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.

As moviefreakedmind said before, the Star Wars Trilogy (and maybe Ep. I, II and III are out of luck) will absolutely get a 4k restoration. These are some of the best selling movies of all time, so they will definitely get restored up to modern standards, whether SE or OUT. The way I see it, since the SE stuff was done in 2k and can't be rescanned at 4k, it makes sense in my mind to restore the OUT and then just include both the first blu ray and the new unaltered versions in the same set if they feel like they have to include both versions. Restoring the original negative as is would be the 97 edition if they don't also restore and scan the cut parts, which I'm sure they will because the 97 SE will never be released again. Even if they are going to 4k restore the altered version and redo all the future 2004/2011 changes then they'd still probably restore the extra things removed for the SE, that way they could release both. Idk, I don't want to jump to conclusions, but it seems like something we can be somewhat hopeful about...

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gizzy2000 said: the 97 SE will never be released again.

Noooooo!!!!!! I want to be able to watch the extended celebrations and hear the new celebration music without Hayden.

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darklordoftech said:

gizzy2000 said: the 97 SE will never be released again.

Noooooo!!!!!! I want to be able to watch the extended celebrations and hear the new celebration music without Hayden.

Well, he's just being realistic. Look on the bright side though, the extended celebrations and music are already restored on the current blu ray, and if they release the unaltered blu ray then you have hi def Sebastian Shaw, so you could easily make your own fan edit of the ending! :) 

I personally love the added part where Luke goes over to Wedge, that may have been my favorite change in the Jedi Special Edition (not that that's saying much though)

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I'm definitely gasping at straws and covering myself in tin foil, but I read this just now:

"Robert (A. Harris), as it happens, is in town working on another fine classic film restoration project which will be announced in due course."

This is the same Robert A Harris who said he'd restore the OUT for free. 

Right, now back to researching Chemtrails!*

source: http://digitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/052814_1330

*Sarcasm

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The ROTJ SE celebrations had Naboo added on Blu Ray, and the Jedi temple was added to the Coruscant skyline.

Palpatine had it converted into a Hooters though. ;)

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SilverWook said:

Palpatine had it converted into a Hooters though. ;)

I figured that Palpatine converted it into affordable housing for Gungans because that would be a bigger insult to the Jedi than destroying the temple. ;)

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That's heartbreaking about the Alamo, I watched that on tape with my grandparents as a kid. Maybe Harris is working on Star Wars, I mean, that was around the time digital bits announced their rumor, but I'm sure Harris probably works on a lot of other films too.

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There is another rumor floating around that before Lucas told off Star Wars, he already made more changes to the OT we haven't seen yet. And the next release from Fox will feature the new changes.  Just a rumor, of course.

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Padme, could you edit the title of this thread to reflect that this is a rumor, not a definite fact yet? Thanks!

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unamochilla2 said:

There is another rumor floating around that before Lucas told off Star Wars, he already made more changes to the OT we haven't seen yet. And the next release from Fox will feature the new changes.  Just a rumor, of course.

I think that Disney would know better than to release anymore changes, the backlash to the stupid beyond all human comprehension changes in 2011 was pretty bad. If Disney is distancing themselves from all the prequel stuff, I think they'd also want to distance themselves from the Special Edition.

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I'd also love to hear the mono mix after all these years.

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unamochilla2 said:

There is another rumor floating around that before Lucas told off Star Wars, he already made more changes to the OT we haven't seen yet. And the next release from Fox will feature the new changes.  Just a rumor, of course.

I think that Disney would know better than to release anymore changes, the backlash to the stupid beyond all human comprehension changes in 2011 was pretty bad. If Disney is distancing themselves from all the prequel stuff, I think they'd also want to distance themselves from the Special Edition.

Agreed 100%.

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darklordoftech said:

I'd also love to hear the mono mix after all these years.

 Puggo Grande has the mono mix.

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SilverWook said:

Padme, could you edit the title of this thread to reflect that this is a rumor, not a definite fact yet? Thanks!

 I'm willing to bet my Original theatrical cut of the OT to be released on blu ray!! that you can do it with mod powers.

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SilverWook said:

darklordoftech said:

I'd also love to hear the mono mix after all these years.

 Puggo Grande has the mono mix.

I know.

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I'm remaining skeptical until I hear any official line, this sounds like the same rumors which have been flying since the Disney buyout. Even if true, there are still a half-dozen ways to mess it up and questions to answer: condition of the source elements, resolution of the master, sound mixes, color timing, and God knows what else. Still sounds strictly rumor mill until hear anything official. Just too good to be true.  It's amazing how many releases omit mono mixes, and unlike screwy color timing or cropping, not nearly a big enough deal is made about them: <I>North by Northwest, Evil Dead, An American Werewolf in London, Meet Me in St. Louis, Evil Dead 2,The Terminator, <I> Leone's whole body of work, the list goes on and on. When did SW ever have mono? There have probably been at least half a dozen mixes for each movie, I assume?

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TV's Frink said:

SilverWook said:

Padme, could you edit the title of this thread to reflect that this is a rumor, not a definite fact yet? Thanks!

 I'm willing to bet my Original theatrical cut of the OT to be released on blu ray!! that you can do it with mod powers.

 Yes, but I always like asking first. :)

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"Rumour" is spelled incorrectly in the updated title. ;)

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Depends on what side of the pond you're on. ;)

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SilverWook said:

Depends on what side of the pond you're on. ;)

 Let's all forget about that little piece of land up north, shall we... ;)

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Well, regardless of spelling, I do feel like this particular rumour seems more grounded in reality than most since it doesn't really get any facts wrong, but without any real explanation for who their "sources" are or why we should trust them, I see no reason to believe any of this. I want to believe it, but right now, I'm just going to wait and see. We do know that there is (or was) a 4K restoration of the whole trilogy going on, and since there's no footage of Jedi on their advert videos (but we do see the blue escape pod door in one) it could be a more recent project than we think since that implies that Jedi is currently unfinished. I could easily see them going the extra step and restoring the archived footage removed from the negative for the SE while they're at it. Disney strikes me as a company that takes the most efficient route when doing things, and they also strike me as a company that wants all their products to be restored up to modern standards regardless of when they decide to release it. So I look at the OUT situation objectively, and looking at what we know about the current situation I see no reason to doubt that Disney is working on it, but as of right now, there's no reason to say that they are with any certainty. The rumour doesn't give me enough evidence to accept it at face value either.

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Sorry i wasnt here for a while. thanks for making the change in the title for me.;)

Padme

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No problem!

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