What is the current best way to watch the PT in theatrical cut?

Have not checked this forum in a while. Was wanting to do an entire rewatch of the saga, I see that 4K80 came out a while ago. So that is the OT covered. But what is the best version of the prequel trilogy to watch in their original cuts at the moment? I recall some attempts at scanning 35mm prints but none of them seem to have yet gotten released to my knowledge. So I wanna ask what the current state of affairs is with those movies and what the current best way is to watch them.

I’d say phantom menace cuz puppet yoda, attack of the clones is missing a thing or two in it’s first cut like context of jango’s jetpack malfunctioning, and revenge of the sith for a decent part seems a decent part the same besides some additions.

For me personally if it doesn’t have to be HD the laserdisc. For Phantom Menace.

If I have to watch it in 35mm that exists also.

For II its either the SVCD or 35mm.

III maybe the 35mm but one wipe transition difference isn’t a deal breaker I could always watch the 4K.

JadedSkywalker said:

For me personally if it doesn’t have to be HD the laserdisc. For Phantom Menace.

If I have to watch it in 35mm that exists also.

For II its either the SVCD or 35mm.

III maybe the 35mm but one wipe transition difference isn’t a deal breaker I could always watch the 4K.

Which 35mm scans are you specifically referring to?

The ones available I guess they are called grindhouse or preview versions. for all 3 prequels.

The 1080P flavor not 4K I can’t do 4K on my laptop.

Decent scans of all three prequel films can be found on the Star Wars Trilogy dot com.

As for Phantom Menace, I alternate between the official Video CD release (Sadly I accidently bought the Hong Kong version instead of the Malaysian release, which means I am stuck with hardcoded Chinese subtitles) and the “TB” Digital Broadcast preservation. Video CD is low quality and Pan and Scan, but I appreciate it being an official release. TB is just excellent. It is the real DVD version to me. Pretty much flawless.

I do have that Chzech (?) 35mm print scan, but those are not really my thing. Color correction can always be finnicky, the image might not be completely stable, etc. Many variables where the one scanning it has to make certain choices.

Watching digital versions just gives me peace of mind. Even if the quality is bantha poo, I can rest assured that the bantha poo is not tampered with (In case of the VCD. TB looks really good).

I cannot really speak of Clones and Sith, as the changes are really too small for me to bother with non-DVD versions.