Oh, I thought you were talking about the current restoration that was done last year.
Well, in that case, it was fine to put it out in the theaters as an interesting curiosity re-release, as long as people weren’t misled into thinking it was the same movie people saw when it was originally released, kind of like the '97SE of Star Wars should have been. Plus my point still stands - any home video release should have both versions.
EDIT: Well, look at me breaking my own rules.