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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The other 2 by Kyokugenryu · 2016-02-19 02:33 · Score: 5, Interesting

Here's hoping they can do this with Empire and Jedi, too.
Re:Not "Episode IV" by Coisiche · 2016-02-19 03:14 · Score: 5, Interesting

It may have been billed purely as "Star Wars" but I can remember being puzzled as I sat in the cinema over the fact that the scrolling text at the start was titled "Episode IV: A New Hope". Why haven't I heard of episodes I, II and III, I wondered.
Now I'm nearly 40 years older and wish I had never heard of episodes I, II and III.