I have been offline here for a few weeks…busy with real life (like Mike) but thought I would chime in. The nitpicking about what ‘should’ stay and ‘should’ go is irrelevant. The mattes will be staying because they are almost positively on the original negative. The only way to refute that would be to have that negative in your possession. As for mis-alignment…again…without the original negative its hard to get a definitive answer and Mike just has to go with his gut on that one.

As the final word in this…I would have to point out the obvious:

This is Mike’s baby…and has been…for 15 years. He can do…and will do…what he feels is best for HIS restoration. Don’t like it? Buy some prints and do it yourself. I’m sure I speak for most of the OT people here and say we are in awe of what Mike has accomplished, and only wish him the best for his presentation in the near future.

oh wait…we also wish we could get a copy…by any means necessary. 😃 I have to admit that I’m frothing at the mouth for a copy. Doing so would immediately have the effect of me throwing out multiple dvd/br of official releases that I own and settling down to watch Legacy on my nice 60" tv with all my friends…drop-jawed and in heaven.