Originally posted by Stormy_Day
Im not a huge fan of the OT but this will be a nice addition to my collection 🙂
You're buying it too? You may want to rent the VHS tapes before buying it, make sure it's worth the purchase.
I'm still moderately excited, only because ontop of being the Special Editions, there's been alot of rumoured changes.
Here's the pics of the dvd's and their cases here
Hear's a couple of reviews.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=12228
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/545/545786p1.html
The DVD talk review talks more about the disks while IGN talks more about the movies. I'm not a big fan of some of Lucas's changes, but it's his movie, so he can make the version that he thinks is true to the series.
Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove
Hear's a couple of reviews.http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=12228
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/545/545786p1.html
The DVD talk review talks more about the disks while IGN talks more about the movies. I'm not a big fan of some of Lucas's changes, but it's his movie, so he can make the version that he thinks is true to the series.
Finally someone who knows what they are talking about when they say they don't like the changes. I'm so tired of these idiots saying " I hate George Lucas, why did he have to ruin my Star Wars, I hope he dies, he ruined the movies" Shut the hell up already. If he didn't create Star Wars in the first place you wouldn't have anything to do in your sorry ass life. It's his movie, he can do whatever the hell he wants to, and if you don't like it, don't fricken buy the dvd, he doesn't owe you anything 😠 😠 😠 😠
Ok now that I got off my meltdown 💃 💃 💃 . my point is thank you Dr. Strangelove for actually putting thought into it when you say you don't like the changes. Anybody that doesn't like the changes can, it's their opinion and they can think what they want, but I just hate the people who think Lucas screwed them over and think he owes them something now, but as you said it's up to him to do what he wants with HIS movies.
Originally posted by cal31
If he didn't create Star Wars in the first place you wouldn't have anything to do in your sorry ass life. It's his movie, he can do whatever the hell he wants to, and if you don't like it, don't fricken buy the dvd, he doesn't owe you anything.
While Lucas doesn't necessarily "owe" anyone anything, he knows full well that legions of kids grew up on his movies, and this marks the 2nd time that he has made changes to the original movies, which some feel were flawless to begin with. He went against the wishes of the people that made him a billionaire, and added them anyway, although the movie was fine the way it was.
I can understand touching up the picture thanks to modern technology, but to disrespect Sebastian Shaw, by replacing his Jedi Spirit with Anakin is unacceptable, not to mention disrespectful.
Lucas is indeed evil, and has a reputation for caring less about his fans over the years, and more about lining his pockets. If this weren't true, why is it he'll claim that "the originals do not exist", he refuses to release the original movies on DVD unaltered, and it's only 4 disc set, where is there is a 9 disc "Alien" Quadrilogy. He's a horrible director, a horrible writer, and a miserable overall human being with no regard for those who put him where he is.
Mark Hamill said it best..
"You are surrounded by an army of sycophants who say that, even when you blow your nose, you are brilliant."