Originally posted by: COOriginally posted by:
JediRandyI totally understand that some folks didn't like the changes, so to get in an arguement about the merits (or lack thereof) would just be a waste of time..... I'm hopelessly outgunned here.
But, I do not think that the SE somehow made the films these unwatchable piles of garbage. Especially ESB.... which is pretty much the same movie..... it's still SW.
It is not about who is right and whose wrong about what changes are better. Lucas made a decision years ago to suppress the O-OT, and never gave the fans the choice to pick which one they wanted, that has been my only beef through the years. Once Lucas releases this on Sept. 12th, I could care less what changes he makes for the next edition, because there now is a choice.
Is ESB that much different, I agree on that, but ANH is alot different, and so are parts of ROTJ. The insertion of Hayden in ROTJ and the insertion of Ian McDiarmid in ESB changed the SE from updated effects to tie in with the PT. And everyone knows there were more changes to come in the OT in the future. I guarantee there will be the Emperor inserted dissolving the senate in ANH SE 2007.
Now for fans of the PT who see it 1-6, that is great for them, but it is a different experience then just watching it 4-6 from 77-83. It is just like watching a movie colorized, it is a different experience even though it is the same movie. Ted Turner tried to colorize many movies in the mid 80's to appease my generation who were teenagers, and it backfired on him, and he stopped doing it.
To me it is all about choice, and after September 12th, the choice will be there on the best format of how to watch SW OT. If the so-called whiners didn't whine for the last few years, then fans would only get to see the SE, and to me that is not a choice.