The years have not been kind to the oft-romanticized original print of the sci-fi classic, which lacks all of George Lucas’ post-release tweaks and polishes and looks “like a completely different film.”
Source: ‘Star Wars’ “Looks Terrible” in Screening of Long Lost Original 1977 Version
tl;dr: apparently people love it. worth lookng for.
fta, Lucas said.
I’m not going to spend the — we’re talking millions of dollars here — the money and the time to refurbish that, because to me, it doesn’t really exist anymore. It’s like this is the movie I wanted it to be, and I’m sorry you saw a half-completed film and fell in love with it. But I want it to be the way I want it to be.
