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

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. The other 2 by Kyokugenryu · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here's hoping they can do this with Empire and Jedi, too.

  2. A list of changes by LichtSpektren · · Score: 5, Informative

    This wikipedia article delineates what got changed between the 1977 release and all the re-releases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    1. Re:A list of changes by plopez · · Score: 4, Informative

      Han shot first! He was a scallawag, which is why the album version liner notes referred to the Millennium Falcon as a "Pirate Ship".

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    2. Re:A list of changes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Han shot first!

      No, Han shot only. Greedo never fired at all in the original.

    3. Re:A list of changes by inasity_rules · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wow. You are way too emotionally invested in this.

      Be more like Spock..

      *Ducks and hides...

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    4. Re:A list of changes by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 4, Funny

      Dude, calm the fuck down. You're being illogical, like Spock in Star Wars episode 12.

    5. Re:A list of changes by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

      His word order you do not like. Know you not that no difference it makes!

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  3. Not "Episode IV" by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A restored HD version of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

    Sigh.

    If it's the original movie it's not "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope."

    Ask any Gen-Xer who saw this movie in the theatres in 1977 (likely multiple times) and they'll tell you the same thing: The movie is called "Star Wars." Nothing more, nothing less.

    1. Re:Not "Episode IV" by Coisiche · · 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.

    2. Re:Not "Episode IV" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      So basically what you're saying is Star Wars was your generation's Frozen, except with less singing and a slightly worse Christmas special?

    3. Re:Not "Episode IV" by green1 · · Score: 4, Informative

      The original title scroll didn't call it a new hope... that was added later...

  4. Good work by Eravnrekaree · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It would be good to see the others restored such as this. I can understand the need for people to experience the movie as they originally remember it. I am of the view both the original version and the CGI enhanced version could have been made available by the studio so people could watch which one they please. But they seem much to arrogant for that. Its appalling how these companies treat their fans which made them a success.

    1. Re:Good work by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 4, Funny

      Can't wait for the 35mm transfer of another Lucas masterpiece: Howard the Duck.

  5. Re:Lucus? by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Justin Bieber Darth Vader and Pocahontas Jedi.

    ...but enough about the prequels.

  6. Re:Back in the days by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I haven't watched any of the pre-re-seq-whatever versions. And probably have no clue what everyone is arguing about.

    Good. And stay that way. For your own sake.

  7. Re:Baffled.... by wonkey_monkey · · 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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