A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a beloved film trilogy. Not any more, if Star Wars' impending Blu-ray release has anything to do with itA 1988 congressional hearing heard that colourising old black-and-white films would constitute "destruction of our film heritage". The speaker's statement continued: "In the future it will become easier for old negatives to become lost and be 'replaced' by new altered negatives.