Just to clarify, an “anamorphic” transfer to DVD does not require that you start with an anamorphic version of the film. The digital master which THX made in 1993 was certainly at a MUCH HIGHER RESOLUTION than Laserdisk offered and probably higher than DVD. That means a high quality, anamorphic transfer to DVD is most likely possible if they use the 1993 master. The digital master made at that time is probably very good, just not as good as what technicians could accomplish today.

Originally posted by: joe
no i dont think he is a creep in the least bit
i never have and i never will

i dont see the "trampling" here
he wasnt happy with what he originally had, so he went and updated it, and added a few things here or there
what are you talking about ?
the reason he IS releasing the O-Ot is because the demand is so large, and previous to last year, i hardly heard anyone complaining about the O-OT not being on DVD
he listened to the fans by releasing it now
and people are STIll complaining...and this site has the worst of it

You see no trampling? Well, since you didn't specifically respond to the ways I illustrated his disregard for the original artistic triumph (and the OT-fan sentiment), I'll assume you simply want to "agree to disagree" at that point.

Otherwise, nobody complained about not having the original Star Wars on DVD? I've wanted, and many fans have wanted that very thing since the DVD format was first introduced! We patiently waited because George told us to wait, and then finally in 2004 he gives us no original version to enjoy. I always thought he was going to do a 2-disk release in the first place and now that's simply going to be a special, limited time offer. Just because there were no organized efforts to voice complaints does not mean there were no complaints.

Originally posted by: joe
your criticizing GL as well
you contradicted yourself by saying that we should support GL, and then calling him a creep and saying that he trampled star wars

Sorry, logic isn't that simple. Supporting George Lucas because he makes another good move (out of his many good moves) does not logically exclude the additional concept that he may still be a "creep" in other ways. Also, supporting Lucas in this recent announcement certainly does not erase the recent history of him treating the original trilogy like shit. If his future inclination is to preserve the original trilogy more, then I will support him more, but that doesn't erase his previous officially-stated attitude. He may legally control the Star Wars franchise, but that's not the same thing as saying that every decision he makes is perfect; far from it. Don’t be such a blind follower.