Harmy wasn’t claiming them to be recomposited. They are recomposited. https://picasaweb.google.com/102542760950977079734/JediSpecialEditionChangesHD#5529747174708314994

it does appear to me that he put less work/effort into ROTJ and had a lesser standard for what passes muster than he did with SW and ESB.

You’re entitled to your opinion of course. But this suggests to me that you’re not familiar with the work involved in cleaning up 35mm film, or the state of the raw scans.

These types of edits will never be perfect. Different techniques pop out for different people. Personally, I find a very low res Sarlacc with its own gateweave pops right out of an otherwise HDTV shot (no offense, Harmy) more so than a slight change in contrast. If you think 1.0 is seamless and 2.5 is low-effort, then perhaps you’re just much more sensitive to that type of change, or perhaps your standards have changed quite a lot since you watched 1.0.

Sorry, I’m going to stop discussing this so the thread can get on with what it’s here for.