My sarcasm, my frustration, stems from the fact that in your comparative quote post, you're overlooking my entire set of principles regarding the restoration.
I don't have a problem with George Lucas making changes to Star Wars. I have a problem with George Lucas making dramatic changes to Star Wars. Literally, changes to the drama and the experience of the story. If the CG were perfectly integrated, part of a seamless experience, that would help, but even then, most of the additions are unnecessary and slow or disrupt the flow of the story. Boba Fett is actually mugging for Christ's sake! Things like the bonking of the stormtrooper head are new editions not because Ben Burtt missed it, but because nobody wanted to draw attention to it and create a slapstick moment: it's a tense scene. Only 30 years later, when all concerned take the drama for granted, it becomes another piece of that inimitable George Lucas humor we've all come to know and tolerate.
My restoration changes, improvements, come from the same place George Lucas's do: "Hey, this sucks! Let's fix it!" Only I'm simply trying to smooth the road out, and keep the viewer focused on the story, not wholly change up the experience of the movie. The CG sticks out like a sore thumb, and you notice it. You stop watching the story. What's the difference between noticing a suck-ass CG Jabba and a suck-ass garbage matte?
Anyway, I can't help those philosophically opposed to the idea, but I can appeal to people's common sense. As I've said many times, my version is designed such that it looks like I haven't done anything. It's just Star Wars, as it was.
_Mike