What Wise did was more of a remastering and refinement of what was already produced . Good Idea .
We see this in music when Albums are remastered but sometimes that is done with poor results .
Marketing at times I am sure , " Newly remastered , buy your new copy ! " All about the.
Rushing an artistic endeavor is usually never a good idea .
I saw the Star Trek TV episodes on their first run , even if it was in B&W.
I remember the reviews were unkind upon release , but me and the rest of the Trekkies were glad to see something new .
Some of it just little more than adding deleted scenes to the original cut . When we see this sometimes we see why they were cut to begin with .
Yes , sometimes the movie that the writers and director wanted is not really understood by the editor and time constraints may play a part in that , IMO .
You have directors who feel like their work was never truly completed. Studios who want to make more money and realize they can get it by releasing an updated version of an old property they already have because the diehard fans will buy it again. And then, of course, the fans themselves who want to see their favorite films with remastered picture and sound, updated effects, deleted scenes re-added, and so on. So in a way it’s like everybody is getting what they want, but the question remains, does it make the film better? Sometimes it all works out and then of course sometimes not.