poita said:
We can confidently now quantify the changes between the 1971 and 1978/Home Video releases, which up until this point were not known/recorded.
From your information, what do say about my theory of THX & Evolution (said with a lisp):
version 1 - 1970 (88m?)
the Lucas original & finished cut of THX 1138
(un-released when it was taken away from him by Warner)
version 1.WB - 1971 (86m?)
the Warner Bros.’ re-edit
(released to theaters with 4 min. removed - a flop)
(sequence re-ordering?)
version 1 - 1978 (88m?)
back to Lucas’ original & finished cut
(released to theaters & TV broadcasts [16mm] under Lucas’ terms after Star Wars success - a flop)
version 2 - 1983 (86m)
Lucas’ next edit
(re-edited for TV broadcasts & home video [LD, Beta, VHS, CED] - builds to cult status)
(less some SEN shots; sequence re-ordering?)
version 3 - 2004 (88m)
Lucas’ next edit
(added Computer Graphics & re-coloring, sequence re-ordering, and out-takes for TV broadcasts & home video [DVD] - cult status)
version 4 - 2010 (88m)
Lucas’ next edit
(added tweaks of coloring, etc., for TV broadcasts & home video [Blu-ray] - cult status)