Let's go back to 2002 for a moment. E.T. is rereleased by Steven Spielberg with added effects and scenes to commemorate its 20th anniversary (sound familiar???). As with the SW SE's, it allowed past generations to see it in theatres again while allowing a new generation to see it on screen for the first time. And even more like the SW SE's it was met with criticism by old school fans. Replacing shot guns with walkie talkies was equivalent to Greedo shooting first and CGI E.T. was no more real than CGI Jabba (well maybe not THAT bad). However has anyone noticed something?? Over a decade later we don't bash Spielberg for the enhanced E.T., at least not to the level of Lucas bashing, while Lucas is still criticized for the SE's. Why?? I think I know part of the reason. When E.T. was first issued as a 2 disc DVD set as well as a deluxe DVD set, Spielberg was adamant with Universal that both cuts be included. And unlike what his good buddy Lucas would do in 2006, Spielberg actually included the original cut in restored quality, by 2002 standards at least, and in anamorphic widescreen. Not a cheap 4:3 Laserdisc rip. E.T. is now on BluRay and only includes the original cut. As a purist I'm ok with this but i wouldn't have objected if the 2002 version had been there too. However no one seems to complain about this either. So now you ask what's my point here?? I think the real argument we have established being half of this issue wouldn't exist if the originals had been restored to accompany the DVD/BluRay releases. For the sake of discussion I'm ignoring GOUT. I think true fans know what should be out there and whether a day will come where all fans are satisfied is questionable and probably always will be.