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Okay, listen up; I love Star Wars. I LOVE IT!!!! But I really have some grudges with the whole thing. I was reading some posts about the Star Wars DVD, and I vented a little bit in there, but I seriously want to talk about this whole thing.
I truely believe that George Lucas doesn't give one rat's ass about us Star Wars fans. I think he's simply trying to milk every dime out of us as possible. And I'll tell you why:
1. Lucas refuses to release the OT on DVD . Why the hell do you think he does this? It's the same reason he won't release the Indiana Jones Trillogy on DVD. He is creating an enormous supply/demand for the moment either trillogy comes out. Not to mention the fact that everyone will buy the films (in both trillogys) on video FIRST!!! I know that Lucas is finally releasing the Jones Trillogy on DVD, but the last film came out 14 years ago. And now that talks of the fourth Jones film is afoot, it's the perfect time to release those DVDs. Coinscidence? I doubt it.
I find it a MAJOR insult for Lucas to tell us fans that "Episode I" couldn't come out on DVD for so long, because there were so many "extras". The cassette came out for "Episode I" around one year after the movies' theater release. So what happened? Everyone went out and bought the VHS version. Lucas made millions. Then, one year later, Lucas said his team had completed the complicated DVD, then put that on the market. We all bought it, and Lucas mad millions.
But what about "Episode II"? One year after its release, the VHS
AND the DVD came out on the same date. The "Episode II" DVD captured just as many extras as the "Episode I" DVD. So, what made the "Episode I" extras so much more complicated that the "Episode II" extras? Not one damn thing.
George Lucas LIES. He is lying to all of us.
2. It's Not About Star Wars I have no doubt that George Lucas is trying to make entertaining films, but that is not his main goal.
George Lucas shot "Episode II" digitally. Is he trying to advance the movie-going industry? Yes, but yes to HIS profit.
Many movie critics complained because theaters throughout the country were not capable of showing "Episode II" in it's 'true form'. 99% of America's theaters don't have digital screenings. Gee, I wonder if Lucas will supply, or at least demand digital screens for every theater in the United States ( not to mention the rest of the world, eventually). Lucas has completely cornered the digital theater world. . . before it has even started. Soon, digital screenings will be required, and Lucas will receive EVERY PENNY, just like he makes money off of Skywalker Sound, and ILM; the cornerstones of the special effects, and sound effects in the world in Hollywood.
*sigh* In short, my friends, young and old; I still love Star Wars. I am SO interested in what will happen in "Episode III".
But George Lucas. . . he is only making money off of us. Don't buy into one of is lies. When he says "The OT will come out when it's ready."; he really means; "The OT will come out when I can make millions."
I truely believe that George Lucas doesn't give one rat's ass about us Star Wars fans. I think he's simply trying to milk every dime out of us as possible. And I'll tell you why:
1. Lucas refuses to release the OT on DVD . Why the hell do you think he does this? It's the same reason he won't release the Indiana Jones Trillogy on DVD. He is creating an enormous supply/demand for the moment either trillogy comes out. Not to mention the fact that everyone will buy the films (in both trillogys) on video FIRST!!! I know that Lucas is finally releasing the Jones Trillogy on DVD, but the last film came out 14 years ago. And now that talks of the fourth Jones film is afoot, it's the perfect time to release those DVDs. Coinscidence? I doubt it.
I find it a MAJOR insult for Lucas to tell us fans that "Episode I" couldn't come out on DVD for so long, because there were so many "extras". The cassette came out for "Episode I" around one year after the movies' theater release. So what happened? Everyone went out and bought the VHS version. Lucas made millions. Then, one year later, Lucas said his team had completed the complicated DVD, then put that on the market. We all bought it, and Lucas mad millions.
But what about "Episode II"? One year after its release, the VHS
AND the DVD came out on the same date. The "Episode II" DVD captured just as many extras as the "Episode I" DVD. So, what made the "Episode I" extras so much more complicated that the "Episode II" extras? Not one damn thing.
George Lucas LIES. He is lying to all of us.
2. It's Not About Star Wars I have no doubt that George Lucas is trying to make entertaining films, but that is not his main goal.
George Lucas shot "Episode II" digitally. Is he trying to advance the movie-going industry? Yes, but yes to HIS profit.
Many movie critics complained because theaters throughout the country were not capable of showing "Episode II" in it's 'true form'. 99% of America's theaters don't have digital screenings. Gee, I wonder if Lucas will supply, or at least demand digital screens for every theater in the United States ( not to mention the rest of the world, eventually). Lucas has completely cornered the digital theater world. . . before it has even started. Soon, digital screenings will be required, and Lucas will receive EVERY PENNY, just like he makes money off of Skywalker Sound, and ILM; the cornerstones of the special effects, and sound effects in the world in Hollywood.
*sigh* In short, my friends, young and old; I still love Star Wars. I am SO interested in what will happen in "Episode III".
But George Lucas. . . he is only making money off of us. Don't buy into one of is lies. When he says "The OT will come out when it's ready."; he really means; "The OT will come out when I can make millions."