Originally posted by: AnchorheadOriginally posted by: Mike O
What makes you so pessimistic?
I'm not pessimistic at all, nor am I depressed - far from it. I'm apathetic. Honestly, I don't care what version Lucas releases, what his motives are, or what he's said about it before now.
Lucas doesn't control how I see Star Wars. When I want to see Star Wars, I put in a bootleg copy(or the XO version when it is available), I push play and I go on an adventure. I don't care about features, menu screens, commentary, documentaries, behind the scenes pieces, interviews, or anything else. I skip that stuff on nearly every DVD I own.
The story is the only thing I'm interested in. The bootlegs are very watchable and future versions will be as well. I can already watch Star Wars the way I want to - I don't care what Lucas does or says. When he gives interviews, or talks about how things were in the 70s and starts with his lying and revisionist history crap - he might as well be burping the alphabet. His words are that meaningless.
I'm just saying that I don't understand why you think that the OOT will
never see a proper release and why you are being so negative. I'm not attacking you or anything-quite the contrary-you just caught me off guard and made me really depressed. I do think that there will be a proper OOT release, and hopefully soon. Perhaps we read the signs differently. I'm a romantic. You're very pragmatic. I just wondered why you had such an attitude, especially given Lucas's comments of late. I was wondering why you had scorned so many of the theories popping up here. Again, understand, I mean no offense, and certainly don't want to attack you. I just wondered why you felt the way that you did, rather than more optimistic. There is, of course, a point at which you don't care anymore, but even so, that shouldn't necessarily affect your feeling about the future, should it? I'm just hoping you're wrong, that's all
If he can get enough money out of it he will release anything, no matter what he has said.
. There's just a lot of negativity in this thread, and understandably so. I suppose we should wait and see how the whole thing goes. I just don't want to expect the best and then be disappointed. But, hey, it's only been 2 months since the announcement. I suppose that this process could take years. I need to learn to be patient. Thanks again, Mielr 
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. I guess that we should wait and see. What makes you so pessimistic? I think that this attitude has come about because of this announcement and the ComiCon presentation, and other things which have happened lately. But I think there is so much pessimism on this board that it is becoming depressing. Cheer up, Anchorhead. This isn't the end, it's the begining. I feel so much pessimism too, but maybe some good will come of all of this. Lets not lose our hope yet. And by the way, Anchorhead, I must point out something. Lucas has pretty much admitted that he is testing the waters with this release in the MTV interview. Didn't he say that it would never be released? And now its come out. Who's to say that this is the last release. I find your lack of faith disturbing. And incredibly depressing.