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I don't see an issue. The original still exists. If you like that better, then you don't have to watch the new remasters.
This is a far less invasive deal than when Lucas created the Special Editions of the original trilogy with all the bad CG everywhere (edit: oh yeah, and then he tried his hardest to actually phase out the original versions from EXISTENCE)
But the issue here is that True Lies and The Abyss never had an official HD release. They've been streamed briefly and there is a HD bootleg of True Lies in Spain but the best available official quality was DVD. The Abyss wasn't even an anamorphic DVD and that's been the only official version to buy for the last twenty years.
I watched (a rip of) the DVHS HD release of True Lies with some friends about a year ago. I think it’s a US release. It looked ok.
Your point still stands. An obscure format release that few ever owned hardly counts. And the DVHS definitely looks like an older style master.
Yeah, I think the DVHS is the source of the Spanish bootleg but it's had a few fine filters run over it as well. I watched True Lies when it hit Disney+ and years earlier I found an Amazon rip. Those were definitely different masters from his the 4k now looks.
and removing the ewok dance scene. lup dup!