Original 1977 Star Wars 35mm Print Has Been Restored and Released Online (arstechnica.com)

Posted by timothy on Friday February 19, 2016 @02:27AM from the fine-go-straight-to-the-cantina-scene dept.

AmiMoJo writes: A restored HD version of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 35mm print has appeared online. While this isn't the first time that attempts have been made to restore Star Wars to its original theatrical version—that's the one without the much-maligned CGI effects and edits of later 'special' editions—it is the first to have been based entirely on a single 35mm print of the film, rather than cut together from various sources. The group behind the release, dubbed Team Negative 1, is made up of Star Wars fans and enthusiasts who spent thousands of dollars of their own cash to restore the film without the blessing of creator George Lucus, or franchise owner Disney.

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Re:A list of changes by Anonymous Coward · 2016-02-19 02:58 · Score: 5, Insightful

Han shot first!
No, Han shot only. Greedo never fired at all in the original.
Re:Baffled.... by wonkey_monkey · 2016-02-19 04:29 · Score: 5, Insightful

How is this even possible, legally?
It's not. Not legal, anyway. But not being legal doesn't make something impossible.

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