The 4K trilogy (4K77, 4K80 and 4K83) are original theatrical film scans by enthusiasts. Where Despecialized manually recreated the originals by using multiple sources to restore changed scenes, the scans are just that. The results are ultimately very similar.
The main advantage to Despecialized is that it uses the official 4K Blu-Rays as its source for anything that doesn’t need restoring, so it’s mostly a professional quality transfer, while the 4K trilogy were scanned and cleaned up by fans. The main disadvantage is obviously that Despecialized is not a “real” theatrical cut while 4K is.
Either will probably satisfy somebody who wants to watch the unmodified orig trig.
I recently procured the OT as well, and of course it’s the version with ass looking CGI Lucas threw in afterwards. However i don’t mind the additional scenes, is there a sort of compromise cut that tries to keep the additional content yet avoids the glaring CGI? Hayden for example I don’t mind. Controversial take, I know.
The 4K trilogy (4K77, 4K80 and 4K83) are original theatrical film scans by enthusiasts. Where Despecialized manually recreated the originals by using multiple sources to restore changed scenes, the scans are just that. The results are ultimately very similar.
The main advantage to Despecialized is that it uses the official 4K Blu-Rays as its source for anything that doesn’t need restoring, so it’s mostly a professional quality transfer, while the 4K trilogy were scanned and cleaned up by fans. The main disadvantage is obviously that Despecialized is not a “real” theatrical cut while 4K is.
Either will probably satisfy somebody who wants to watch the unmodified orig trig.
I recently procured the OT as well, and of course it’s the version with ass looking CGI Lucas threw in afterwards. However i don’t mind the additional scenes, is there a sort of compromise cut that tries to keep the additional content yet avoids the glaring CGI? Hayden for example I don’t mind. Controversial take, I know.
You don’t mind the shot of Han stepping on Jabba’s tail?
The whole CGI jabba can get lost, but I had hoped for something that preserves the dialogue in some way. Not sure what I had in mind lol