>>102460766I'd say this is part of a trend within the industry that's been going on for years now. When a company issues a remaster/HD re-release, sometimes they just don't know when to stop (a la, George Lucas with Star Wars and Disney with its classic animated films) or they don't go far enough, and basically stick the original footage on a disc and call it a day. Now with the former, some people might want the experience to see the original footage in its unadulterated format, however this can sometimes involve the footage not being properly adapted for modern hardware, e.g. the 2007 Star Wars special editions that also included the original LaserDisc versions on a second DVD. The LaserDisc re-release wasn't properly adapted for modern displays, not only was the footage letterboxed, but it was also in 4:3 by default.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of studios that get this shit right and actually release a perfect remastering of their films/tv shows, its simply more noticeable when studios fuck it up like Disney have.