I hereby nominate Harmy for sainthood. I finally got around to downloading and burning all three "despecialized" movies. Incredible.

Yes, I bought the blu-rays because I support copyright law, but I don't even have a blu-ray player, just a nice DVD player and a modest 27 inch TV. Prior to now I had been watching the OT via the old TR47 laserdisc rips. So needless to say, Harmy's versions are a gigantic leap in terms of visual quality. The colors alone are a joy to behold. And this is probably the first time I've heard the original theatrical mix. And of course the "de-specilalization" is seamless.

I really, really hope that Lucasfilm does the right thing in the near future, but it's fantastic to know that I, and the rest of the world, have such a quality restoration to rely on no matter what.