I recently got the Star Wars 4k theatrical editions fan remasters. They are called 4k77 and 4k83. Great quality, and no stupid special edition changes. Definitive way to watch Star Wars.
How do these compare to Harmy's despecialized editions?
I downloaded those a while ago and have been considering buying the Blu-ray versions with menus that some people are selling on EBay to get a more professional/official release style copy.
It's debatable. It's all one source so they have a more consistent look than the despecialized. The resolution is higher, but due to most of the despecialized being taken from a higher quality source they still sometimes look better.
For Star Wars, it's debatable.
Empire strikes back isn't out yet, so despecialized is your only option.
For Return of the Jedi, the reel used for 4k83 is extremely clean, I think it looks better than the despecialized.
These are the best way to watch them but the colour grading isn't great for 4k83, each version fixes some things and ruins something else. I also saw some betas of 4k80 and they're really rough. Doesn't look like the latter 2 movies will get a worthy 4k release unless new film stock is found or Disney miraculously releases the original versions themselves.
I recently got the Star Wars 4k theatrical editions fan remasters. They are called 4k77 and 4k83. Great quality, and no stupid special edition changes. Definitive way to watch Star Wars.
How do these compare to Harmy's despecialized editions?
I downloaded those a while ago and have been considering buying the Blu-ray versions with menus that some people are selling on EBay to get a more professional/official release style copy.
It's debatable. It's all one source so they have a more consistent look than the despecialized. The resolution is higher, but due to most of the despecialized being taken from a higher quality source they still sometimes look better.
For Star Wars, it's debatable.
Empire strikes back isn't out yet, so despecialized is your only option.
For Return of the Jedi, the reel used for 4k83 is extremely clean, I think it looks better than the despecialized.
This comparison may help you decide. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EKYiISAYCm0
These are the best way to watch them but the colour grading isn't great for 4k83, each version fixes some things and ruins something else. I also saw some betas of 4k80 and they're really rough. Doesn't look like the latter 2 movies will get a worthy 4k release unless new film stock is found or Disney miraculously releases the original versions themselves.
I didn't think the Special Editions did any harm to the originals. DVD/Blu-ray though? Fuck them.