#4k83

[leapingmonkeys]

How Rebel Star Wars Fans Saved the Original Movies

[jbk405]

It seems like I keep saying this every few months when I find a new fanmade HD version of the Star Wars Original Trilogy, but I just watched 4K83 and I feel like this is what it must have felt like to watch the film when it first came out.

The Despecialized Edition, the last HD version I saw, sources a lot of its content from the Star Wars Special Edition Blu-ray and upscales the rest from DVD/VHS content.  The final product has been described as what the Original Trilogy would look like if it had a Blu-ray release of its own, with remastered video, color correction, digital noise reduction, etc.  Still the original content, but updated for the modern day.  Project 4K, on the other hand, focused on digitizing original 35mm film prints.  No upscaling or editing.  The final product claims to be as close as you can get to seeing the movies as they were originally shown, warts and all, with film flaws and grain still intact.

The only way to be closer to the source would be to run a reel projector of your own.

This was almost a religious experience.

[jbk405]

I rewatched the entire Star Wars series only a few weeks ago, and yet since I have a new TV I now have the driving urge to find the 4K uploads of the Original Trilogy (4K77, 4K80, and 4K83) and experience them all over again.

Oh boy is this pull strong.  I find myself idly searching the web for them every few days.