Mavimao said:
The missing horizontal information is marginal as far as I can see and it is necessary to crop it just a little because the edges are never pixel accurate in film. This isn't digital. The information on the extreme edges are subtly changing/weaving because of the mechanical action of the film camera.
You can stabilize the full film frame in relation to the sprocket holes, but the image inside will weave instead! That's why you need to crop just a bit of the filmed image area to keep the image steady. Don't worry, because the cinematographer knew it would be cropped even worse in theaters and made sure there was nothing important on the far edges.
The vertical information is interesting in an educational setting, but you will see boom mikes, c-stands, missing ceilings etc. An interesting version to be sure, but not "superior".
It would still be interesting all the same. Also the Laserdisc release done by Andrea contains more width but does not change or weave except in the CG sequences where there are some in-frame panning. And I would not mind seeing boom mikes and other production props. It does not need to be "superior". This release should happen at least this once because this would be the ultimate for a lot of fans and this one as well. This opportunity won't come again.
Plus, a scan of the full-frame exists. There is no need to spend more money on a fresh scan. Just the image needs to be stabilised and released in "full". That's it. It'd be the ultimate JP release.
P.S: How do I upload images from my PC here?