I don’t care what Disney’s reasons are for doing this. At last, commonsense prevails.
George Lucas currently in shambles! Just punched Chewbacca in the face!
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Slavicuss said:
Out of interest, who are these people that are supposedly upset that the originals are being restored, and released into theatres?
The minority of people who prefer the special editions lol
But that’s what choice is for, the viewer can pick the version they prefer.
Just like how pretty much every other movie with a director’s cut has released all versions.
Close Encounters, Blade Runner, Godfather 3, etc. etc.
The stupid part wasn’t doing the special editions, he’s correct, the director is free to tweak their movie if they want to. (Assuming the studio allows.)
The stupid part was gatekeeping it, and telling viewers they’re no longer allowed to watch the theatrical version, and trying to ban it and take it off the market. No other director has really done that.
Even Steven Spielberg later admitted that re-editing E.T. was a mistake, and he reversed his changes.
In some cases (Blade Runner, Godfather 3) I agree that the director’s tweaks and re-edits are better, but they should still give viewers the choice of what version they want to watch.
They put all 5 versions of Blade Runner out on Blu-Ray! That’s how it should be done.