“Y’know, a guy named William Shakesman once said, “brevity is the soul of wit.” This just means don’t waste my time. You keep it nice and simple.”
Sorry champ but a 3:41 video is a tough ask for anyone to sit through. Also I think Mike makes a pretty good allegory for what George did, comedic and light heartedly.
Also, I mean there was an original version of the films, watched for 20 years really. Maybe a few technically different versions if you want to say new crawls and 70mm changes, mono mixes, etc.
EDIT: yikes this is also the Woody Allen is innocent guy too
Explain how changes in the sound mix are trivial, but changes in special effects are not.
The difference is that Despecialized and 4k77 give you the option of which audio track you want to listen to. With the Special Editions, there is no option. And added CGI is far more intrusive into the film than a few sound mix differences. A few audio tracks that can be easily switched between don’t constitute different versions of the movie, since it’s still the same cut of the movie. Everything from 1997 onward are distinctive versions.