Originally posted by: casualimp
The circle will never be complete. DVD release of the OT, done. HD-DVD or Bluray release of the OT... not until a new format emerges like Crystaline Holographic HD in say like 10 years. He'll release the set just as HD or Bluray is at it's end and then we'll want it in the new format. I'd like to quote Mr. Burns at this time if I may...
"Remember... you're here forever."
Crap, that would be George Lucas' style wouldn't it?
Though, to be fair, he claimed that his delayed DVD reasoning was due to the prequels. Hopefully he'll be wiser with the Blu-ray format (which will be quite a bit better than its HD-DVD competitor).
Originally posted by: joe
i disagree...completely
this is NOT a rip off
The circle will never be complete. DVD release of the OT, done. HD-DVD or Bluray release of the OT... not until a new format emerges like Crystaline Holographic HD in say like 10 years. He'll release the set just as HD or Bluray is at it's end and then we'll want it in the new format. I'd like to quote Mr. Burns at this time if I may...
"Remember... you're here forever."
Crap, that would be George Lucas' style wouldn't it?
Though, to be fair, he claimed that his delayed DVD reasoning was due to the prequels. Hopefully he'll be wiser with the Blu-ray format (which will be quite a bit better than its HD-DVD competitor).
Originally posted by: joe
i disagree...completely
this is NOT a rip off
You misunderstood my rip-off comment. I'm not complaining about this release in any way whatsoever. I specifically said it was the 2004 SE release that was the rip-off in the sense that I don't want to now own two DVD copies of the 2004 SE trilogy. He should have had this release of the 2004 SEs (coupled with the originals) avalable at the same time, or at least warned us that this release would be coming.
Otherwise, do you "completely" disagree about the George Lucas being a creep comment? I ask because I would find that hard to believe. You can't admit that he's a creep even slightly?
Seriously, who else but a creep could so callously trample the artistic and pop-culture history which centered upon the original trilogy? There were so many more people than just George Lucas who poured their talent into the original movies, and yet he acts like he alone should decide what is of value with regard to it. In addition, the fan base of the movies in their original form is gigantic, and yet George Lucas had previously seen fit to look down upon us as uncouth geeks at every turn (when he should have actually looked in the mirror).
I'm glad he's finally allowing the original trilogy to be released and I'm definitely going to purchase it. I'm not complaining about this latest news in any way. I'm finally glad George Lucas isn't being weird anymore. If you had read my post closely, I was criticizing the complainers.