We don’t bemoan the Special Edition’s existence. It simply isn’t the version of the trilogy we fell in love with.
Emotional appeal is never wise, it comes off in a negative manner. I would highly recommend not using this sentence.
History is the important thing. LFL themselves are waving the whole anniversary banner. Awards don’t mean anything, but they are a cultural thing, and so are a part of the history. Would George have been able to spend so much money on this crap without all those statues? Who can say. But coming off like a small group of middle aged nostalgia fans is the wrong approach.