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Post #211527

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Gaffer Tape
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Make your voices heard! (again) - re the 2006 GOUT DVD being in letterbox format
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Date created
19-May-2006, 4:41 PM
Alright. I have my letter completed. I submit it to you, my fellow forum members, for consideration and critiquing before I send it off on its pilgrimage!

"Dear Sir:
I have been a fan of the Star Wars Trilogy for many years, and I would like to sincerely thank you and your company for finally deciding to release the unaltered, theatrical cuts of this trilogy on DVD to the general public. I know that I, and countless other fans have been clamoring for this release for quite a long time, and it is nice to know that Lucasfilm listens to its customers. I would have preferred a release separate from the 2004 Special Editions, as I already bought that set a mere year and a half ago. However, my excitement at the release of the theatrical cuts, even as mere bonus material, is enough to convince me to buy them.
However, it has recently been brought to my attention that this release will be in a letterboxed format as opposed to the technically superior anamorphic widescreen process that every other current release of Star Wars films, as well as nearly all currently produced DVDs, utilize. This has led many to believe that this release will simply be an old Laserdisk transfer. If these rumors are untrue, then forgive my presumptuousness. If it is true, however, I am shocked that Lucasfilm, a company that has always stood for high quality, would allow such low-quality releases out of its doors. These three movies, in their original theatrical presentations, are among some of the most treasured and groundbreaking movies ever released in cinema, and they deserve a spectacular release of the highest quality. If these releases, as has been speculated, are rush-jobs, I beg you to reconsider before they are pressed. Please give the fans the high-quality release that we have been requesting for years and that your company has always been known to produce.
Sincerely yours,
Lance Rumowicz"

So what do you guys think? Is it too long? Is it balanced and polite enough?