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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 Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Han shot first!

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

    2. 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. 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.

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

    Justin Bieber Darth Vader and Pocahontas Jedi.

    ...but enough about the prequels.

  5. 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?

  6. 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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