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karelj (Newbie) 24 May 2005 22:49
Ok.. I gotta admit.. I have a copy of this. I got it after I saw ROTS twice and I use this copy as a fix. I have every intention of buying the official release, but this is tiding me over.
I would not have watched it if I had it before the theatrical release. Like the majority of SW fans.. the big screen is the only way to see it for the first time.
These movie companies make an obscene amount of money. ROTS will be the same, even without counting the merchandising money. The people who choose this version over seeing it in theatres may not have seen it in the first place. I cant see how this copy can even begin to hurt the financial gross. I even know a few people who went to see it in the theatres because the work print left such an impression.
More often then not, the people who grabbed this have already seen the film, probably multiple times. The ones that haven't probably wouldn't have seen it anyway. One interesting idea was that this was leaked specifically for this purpose. Still, it gives the film a lot of free publicity. Not to mention alerting the public to how easy it is to get it.
Still, I say punish the insider, not the fans. Punish the guy selling it, not the Joe Smoe who just wan'ts to tide himself over until the DVD after seeing it in theatres three times. ROTS made it's money back before it was even in theatres from what I heard. It's breaking records and could become one of the highest grossing films ever. Just about everyone will see it. This film made over 150mil in 4 days for crying out loud.