Whether we're willing to watch it is irrelevant to the seller. All the seller needs to know is whether we're willing to buy it. Speaking for myself: I am willing to pay for theatrical releases. In a perfect world they would be released individually and I would be spared the indiginity of buying a third copy of Jedi that will never see the light of day but you can't have everything.

Except, you know, that comment was a joke. Why would he say that to someone he was giving an Award to?

Anyway I have no interest in seeing the theatrical cuts of the OT on Blu-ray. I really like the 2004 special editions, even with the added creatures and whatnot.

I don't think people really understand how much Empire really is Lucas' film.

Yeah, Kershner and Kasdan get all the credit but the actual structure and plot developments of Empire all came from Lucas' draft of Empire after Brackett's draft...and yet, he only took a story credit and give the screenplay credit to both Kasdan and Brackett.

The poll indicates that the option that is voted for most contains both versions. How is that a vocal minority?

Are you serious? Do you consider a DVD with anamorphic enhancement not a standard? How would you feel if Lucas released the Star Wars set non-anamorphically? Would you still say it's not a big deal? Wouldn't you mind if he used masters used for VHS for the upcoming Blu-ray? Because hey, how many people even have Blu-ray players? How many people even know what HD means?
The fact that it sold poorly (if it even did that, I don't know the numbers) is because of the fact that the original versions were shoddy Laserdisc masters that were not anamorphic, and the fact that that the SEs were included, which most people already owned.

Great, another of the "childhood raping" posts, we hadn't had those for at least a couple of pages :rolleyes:.

http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com/savingstarwars.html

If you have time to kill, this article is very interesting.

:) Those comments make no sense. I'm not sure how the prequels, the updates, what have you, have somehow made the films seen in one's childhood worse. It's just a bandwagon for butthurt fans who don't like what he did.

Looks like a cartoon version of star wars

I totally agree with you. These "purists" are few and far between and although I AGREE with them on a few scenes and aspects of the SE's, all in all, the changes are welcomed. Han shot first. I know. The Jabba scene at Mos Eisley was lame. I know. otherwise, the vastly improved effects and more modern look was solid, IMO. The dogfight at the end of A New Hope is way better. The cleaned-up scenes look better than any original similar scene. C'mon....

And stop with the childhood nonsense. Your childhood has already happened so it cannot be changed at this point. Geeshus. :rolleyes:

Maybe they can find the truly uncut and original versions on a Viewmaster or something. That'll "show George" whos the boss around here. :laugh:

Looks like publicity stills and not actual footage to me.

I should have been clearer, if anythign I was calling out the people who use that term. Comparing the digital modification of a movie to the rape of a child is a perfect example of how crazy OT purists could be. My point is that people have been overreacting to that sort of thing since '97 and even so Lucas doesn't seem to be hurting for money.

People want the Collector's Edition, they want the Extended Edition, they want the bonus tracks on the end of the CD and they want to see the deleted scenes. That's the mentality for most people buying media and as such most people actually want the "improved" versions of "Star Wars".

I personally approve of the vast majority of the changes in the movies and the only one I flat-out object to is Han shooting first.

Great post - you're on a roll.... :)

Han shooting first changes his character from a selfish scoundrel to a much "softer" guy. Obviously his character changes throughout the saga but that happens naturally and takes some time. I hate this change too. :angry:

I also feel the Jabba scene at Mos Eisley in ANH is WAY out of place and uneccessarry. Pointless. Of course, lets not forget the atrocious redo of the song on Jabbas barge(I usually skip it) in ROTJ. Other than those changes - its all great with me and I like it.

My childhood remains in-tact. ;)

You've been quite clear. So far in this thread, the only people that have been using that term are the ones who think the Special Editions are good enough, and need to defend them by bringing up the term, even though nobody (at least not here) who wants the original versions brought that up.
If it's been going on since 1997, it's because George not only re-releases his movies with updated special effects, but tries to bury the original versions.
I think that people always want all of the released cuts available. Steven Spielberg hates the first two cuts of Close Encounters of the Third Kind until he got it right, and still all three of them are included on the DVD. Ridley Scott hates the original version of Blade Runner, and still that version (plus three other alternative cuts) are included with the Final Cut. I don't care that George feels the need to keep altering his movies, but would it kill him to give the people a choice? All we're asking is the original cut of each movie he released, that's not asking for much, is it?

I hope you meant Greedo.:ohnoes:

I like all six films of the star wars saga. That includes all the versions of the original trilogy the original version ans the special edition and the prequel trilogy. And I see the films as one 6 part story not 2 trilogy's.

Wow...I've purposely stayed out of this forum for the past couple of weeks to see if the conversation had shifted from the usual "release the UOT on BD" vs "keep the UOT buried next to whoever is in Grant's tomb". But somehow, here we still are debating back and forth. This thread is over 600 pages of almost entirely nonsense - It had (and still has) the potential to be so much more.We are really wasting the time of everyone who is coming in here to look for updates on the BD releases of this epic trilogy. I am a proponent of free sheech, but I am shocked that the mods have let this thread swell to this size without either deleting all of this uneccessaryt back and forth or imposing stricter rules about the content of the posts (Maybe they can't? Homestly, this thread shouldn't be more than 300 pages based on the little info we do have on the upcoming BD release...this is a BD release thread, not a General Discussion thread). Either way, it's time to let it go - BOTH SIDES. To summarize:

1. There is nothing that can be said by either camp that is going to change the mind of anyone in the opposition at this point - that ship sailed a long time ago.

2. Continuing to come in here to keep fanning the flames of your side of the argument does not make you a bigger fan than the next person - it is enough that we all like Star Wars for our own reasons. We are still more than 2 months out for this release. We know which side of the argument you're on....we heard you the FIRST time.

Can we all just agree to disagree on this one point, and try to focus on the other 99.99999998% of things that can be discussed about Star Wars? At this point I would even enjoy the old "the EU is/isn't canon" debate. Let sleeping dogs lie - no one personally sought you out to invite you to the table when Lucas and everyone else involved were deciding what to release on BD. If you aren't in support of what they decided to do with their property, then that is your God given right. You do not have to support it financially - keep your money. If you are in support, that's fine too - be happy. But coming in here and reiterating your point over and over again (I think the technical term for this behavior is "whining") is only going to get under the skin of the other camp and get them all in an uproar, and at this point that is the only possible conclusion that anyone could want by doing so - a cyber catfight.

Let's all take a collective breath and let it go people. All opinions on the matter have been tallied and taken into consideration. This isn't any of those other forums that shall remain nameless - let's try to remember that and act accordingly.

Now, with that being said....I for one can't wait to find out more information about the upcoming BD release of Star Wars :rock:

I agree except that, well, discussing the contents of this release which is already out there is a "ship that has sailed" too. We know what we are getting. So, its only natural to discuss the fiolms themselves and/or content.

In other words, threads get dull quick if we just discuss bit rates, audio codecs, and film versions, especially when we already know all of that. :)

And when/where did they release that information? And could you post a link?

If not, then I'm afraid the above poster has a point: this thread is indeedthe most worthless thread in the forum.

As far as I know nothing concrete has been announced in regards to those specs, so there's still plenty to discuss. And that's not including the cover art!

So arguing for the sake of arguing is the solution? That makes no sense at all. Has there been a definiteve confirmation from Lucas or Fox that has outlined all of the featurettes, deleted scenes, A/V codecs, commentary tracks, etc. that will be included in this release? If so, I must have missed it due to all of the bickering.

Is it a crime to let a thread go into stasis until some credible news about the release is discovered? God forbid we have to be "bored" when it comes to a Star Wars thread for a few minutes of our lives. Star Wars does not have to be the "soup du jour" all the time. There are thousands of other threads on this site to keep us entertained. Take off the Han Solo t-shirts and live a little until there is actually something to talk about. Or - here's a kicker - talk about something else. I for one know my way comfortablly around the Star Wars universe, but I always find it amazing when someone comes in and shares something that I did not know previously, canon or not...maybe we could try that for a while? Or something similar? I am literally imploring this community of Star Wars fans for ANYTHING besides the same old song and dance. Disco is dead....why are we still shaking our bootys? :rolleyes:

Well that seems to make 2 of us ;)

By the way, does the new Lucasfilm Animation building in Singapore remind you of anything?

http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/u...ng-590x344.jpg

:D