Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
redbarron, I don't care for the 97' versions becuase they don't really add anything to the original films, IMHO. The Jabba in 97' looks horrible as well. Mainly, I like the 2004 versions becuase of the correct Palpatine in ESB, the new and improved Jabba, Hayden as Anakin in ROTJ, EXTREMELY good picture quality, etc. I just can't can't see how the 97' versions really improved upon the originals. That's the main differenc between me and many here. I have no OOT nastalgia that blinds me. I can see that the OT films are great, no matter what format, but do have the ability to be improved upon.
redbarron, I don't care for the 97' versions becuase they don't really add anything to the original films, IMHO. The Jabba in 97' looks horrible as well. Mainly, I like the 2004 versions becuase of the correct Palpatine in ESB, the new and improved Jabba, Hayden as Anakin in ROTJ, EXTREMELY good picture quality, etc. I just can't can't see how the 97' versions really improved upon the originals. That's the main differenc between me and many here. I have no OOT nastalgia that blinds me. I can see that the OT films are great, no matter what format, but do have the ability to be improved upon.
You *could* say that nostalgia blinds us. You could also say that an affinity for special effects blinds you. *OR* you could say what all of us O-OTers have been saying all along: updated effects are great, so long as they don't alter the plot points or characterisations. The only part of Star Wars I have nostalgia for is a storyline untampered with, without distractions or extraneous crap, where Han shoots first. I would swallow re-rotoscroped lightsabers and CG Bespins whole if the plot points were preserved.