Even worse is the notion that we should boycott this release because we think we need to prove to George Lucas that the original versions of the films were better. Here’s a news flash, people: George Lucas has already helped us prove that assertion far better than any argument by creating the special editions. The artificial and overworked nature of the Special Editions will not stand up as great cinema in the long run. It has neither the history nor aesthetic quality of the original releases. Merely by having the original trilogy preserved, history will agree with us. The Special Editions are not timeless works of art by any stretch, they are cheap and tacky.
I don't get what is worrying so many of the brainless boobs here. If the original trilogy is better, then that fact will speak for itself, we don't need to have a level playing ground.
At any rate, you're all acting as if this were the final battle. Have any of you complainers heard of Blu-ray? It is coming out this spring and it makes DVD look like a pile of shit. That will be the truly definitive way to watch the original trilogy for many years to come. That's what we need to think about, and if that means we let George Lucas rip us off here, I'm all for it. I enjoy the movies enough to pay even more money if need be.