captainsolo said:

I noticed the color in TOD comes across differently, especially the deep reds inside the temple itself. Think I'll find a used BD set eventually.

It has been said the WS LD was remixed, but nothing I have found points to this. Some claimed a few sound effects were different, but I haven't found any. This track has music panning not in the DVD 5.1 which was created from the 70mm mix. Perhaps it could be either the Dolby original or abandoned VistaSonic original mix which was supposed to have mixed in stereo surrounds. Either way it would be helpful to compare against the old pan n' scan disc for differences.

I'm pretty sure the reflection is fully there. There might be a way of incorporating that single element with upscaling along with the rods but I agree the resolution loss would be very great. Of course we nitpick here, as it is part of the OT membership card. ;)

Glad to see this thread is alive again. The LD audio is the 35mm dolby mix to my ear. If anyone knows of suspected differences let me know, I have 2 different recordings of the audio made in theaters during the original 1981 release I can check. The only remix I am aware of on any release is the Blu-ray. I believe the wowow and DVD are the 70mm mix.

There is also the considerably different alternate mix used on Super 8mm and certain 16mm prints, which would be great to include on any planned release. I have the 15 minute Super 8mm version, but it's not the full film. I am working on a release of the Super 8 version.