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NIKKNOTS Stop your whining. Why not think before you post?

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I found THIS THREAD over in the TF.n JC and I figured turn about was fair play.
And I dance. And I sing.
And I'm a monkey, in a long line of kings.
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That's funny because I was just wondering (only yesterday) what it would take for Criterion to get rights to put out the trilogy in OV. Weird how these things work. I know it would never happen but nikknots is right about it being right up their alley.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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It would be easier to get Lucasfilm to release it...
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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It would be easier. But I think Criterion would be the only ones, aside from fans, who would give enough of a shit to really make it look nice. The resulting product would be expensive as hell (knowing Criterion discs), but I'd pay it. I think.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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id definately pay the money. no doubt about it.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
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Sorry if I'm missing something here, but isn't the point of having the OT on DVD the quality of the product? So if the quality is not better than the video what would be the point?
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ricarleite is correct. There are 2 reasons why Criterion DVDs are so expensive. The first is that they have to pay licencing fees on every disc they release, unless it's a special arrangement with the studio (like some current Fox/Criterion collaborations). The second is the limited run of the average Criterion release. These 2 factors combine to make an OV Criterion release highly unlikely.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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GL has had a lot of success with the Van Ling dvds, I don't see much likely hood in him going to a seperate contractor.
And I dance. And I sing.
And I'm a monkey, in a long line of kings.
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He could still get Van Ling to produce the DVDs, but Criterion would be in charge of handling the transfer. I don't know how much production work Criterion does in-house. Look @ how different The Royal Tenenbaums was from other Criterion releases.

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Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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How was it different?
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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so they arent subject to tear and wear samatar.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)