For future reference:
Movies used to be distributed to theaters in 35mm "prints", on multiple reels, and those originated from distribution houses, and they got those copies from the studios in Hollywood, copied from "masters". When 70mm film eventually came to theaters, the film was on one VERY HEAVY reel, and required equipment to even lift it. All those copies and moving them around required extra advance work.
Some movies had none of their "prints" survive over the years before they were put on VHS and/or DVDs, (some earlier DVD releases had film defects on them), and now Blu-rays. Some films had their "master" damaged/destroyed, lost, or maybe even stolen, and only a "print" or two survived in the dark corner of some distributor's warehouse, or studio warehouse. BTW, those prints were returned to the distributor, or forwarded to another movie theater after each theater finished showing it. Eventually, all the "prints" were supposed to be destroyed, or returned to the studios, and that is exactly why eBay prohibits selling 35mm film movies. The film could also break, rip sprocket holes, jam (and burn some frames), or need to be forcefully removed from the projector mechanism. That means that not all copies of a "print" were the same after they had been shown.
That is part of the reason there are no deleted scenes or special features provided on VHS or some DVD releases. (Too cheap to find a 'whole' film and trailer? No "complete print" available?)
Also, the hotels and motels had "pay-per-view-movies" in the rooms, and a company, Spectradyne, provided 1-inch magnetic videotapes for that purpose (yes, back-in-the-day when a movie had to be chosen from a scheduled run time like theaters used).
So, what exactly was used to make the DVD and most recently released Blu-rays? Was the film "restored"? What exactly is meant by "restored"? Color balanced? Film artifacts (scratches, dust, defects in actual film) fixed? See where that goes? How about full frame, widescreen, enhanced for 16x9, or anamorphic widescreen? Is widescreen 1.85:1 of a film that was filmed in 2.35:1?
Oh, and you may have seen the term "flat film". That means no special lens/lenses are required to show it. Some films are compressed into a 35mm format, and widened by projector lenses.
I have seen at least four different versions/edits of the same movie in theaters, and still other edits on TV, (edited to run in the allotted time or for content, formatted to fit your screen, etc.).
Be happy you have the film at all.
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