My point isn't about George Lucas making these changes and replacing the older versions of his films with the most current version of "his vision (tm)" - it's about his cultural responsibility in front of the fans who grew fond of his 'inferior' work. In my book I agree with his claim that an artist should always have the right to go back and do a director's cut and finish the film as to how it was originally intended, but I strongly disagree with him playing 'god of culture' and dictating what generations after us will be able to see.

You're not in a similar position - the only person who might effectively be bothered (or amused) about you replacing that guitar with a rocket launcher, is your friend who is on the drawing. Alas, the amount of responsibility that rests on your shoulders is not comparable to that of George Lucas.

I also want to point out that I still do respect George Lucas, I just can't respect some of his actions as an artist and multi-media empire owner. Thus, I don't feel that bad to openly voice my criticism about these actions and making a little bit of fun of him from time to time - he can't expect his actions to be entirely without consequences.