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Post #1544373

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Sideburns of BoShek
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Original Trilogy Edits - some changes are justified
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Date created
26-Jun-2023, 7:16 PM

HarrisHolt said:

I know a lot of hardcore fans of the original Star Wars are very picky on it being the same way it was when it was released, and I completely understand, but some edits are completely justified. Like when they knocked down some walls in the Cloud City. Or when they replaced that horrible Palpatine character with the well known Ian McDiarmid Palpatine. Or when they fixed the lightsaber shots in the original movie to replace the original reflective material shots which didn’t always work in some shots. Just FYI, I am not dissing the original edits, I am just stating my opinion.

I think this type of argument usually misses the big Max Rebo in the room. That likely nobody would care how many changes George makes, SE releases made available, or how many changing reasons or lies he comes up with to justify further changes to previous changes; it is suppressing the original cuts that is the main issue.

Having the original cuts be released alongside whatever Special Edition cut George wanted to release every few years and there probably wouldn’t be much of a problem; in the best possible quality and QA, of course.

Film history preserved. In the latest home format available over time, alongside George’s latest SE version. Everyone happy.

Or simply release every version: the original cuts, the 1997SE, 2004SE, 2011SE, 2019SE. Every fan would be happy with that too, and the $$$ for Lucasfilm would be rolling in. Through physical media sales, or Disney+ subscriptions.