Originally posted by: TR47
I knew this would happen eventually, I just didn't expect it so soon. These sorts of manipulative business practices employed by so many modern companies have become very commonplace. I posted a theory about this roughly 6 months ago detailing my suspicions, and lo and behold, it has manifested itself. Lucas has known all along what people want, and has simply been stringing the fans along. Anyway, I'm just glad that it's now official. Don't be too shocked when the movies are rererererereleased onto HD-DVD within 3 years.
Yes, it's called 1. underselling, and 2. two-tier marketing. Underselling because hundreds of thousands of people who bought the 2004 DVD's will now buy this new release as well because they were "undersold" on the original release - in other words it didn't have everything they wanted. Two-tier marketing because this is now the 3rd release of the same movies, it's a way for Lucasfilm to (excuse my french) f*ck-over their customers. The Phantom Menace - which was released BEFORE the trilogy for instance, has had only 1 DVD release, not 3. It has not even been released "bundled" with the other 2 prequel movies.I knew this would happen eventually, I just didn't expect it so soon. These sorts of manipulative business practices employed by so many modern companies have become very commonplace. I posted a theory about this roughly 6 months ago detailing my suspicions, and lo and behold, it has manifested itself. Lucas has known all along what people want, and has simply been stringing the fans along. Anyway, I'm just glad that it's now official. Don't be too shocked when the movies are rererererereleased onto HD-DVD within 3 years.
Don't be surprised if Christmas time 2007 Lucas releases the Theatrical trilogy on DVD not attached to the 2004 SE DVD's as an oober special "30th anniversary ultra limited edition release!!!!!!!!".
It was just 1 year and 8 months ago that Lucas had said:
"The special edition, that’s the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it’s on VHS, if anybody wants it. ... I’m not going to spend the, we’re talking millions of dollars here, the money and the time to refurbish that, because to me, it doesn’t really exist anymore. It’s like this is the movie I wanted it to be, and I’m sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in love with it. But I want it to be the way I want it to be. I’m the one who has to take responsibility for it. I’m the one who has to have everybody throw rocks at me all the time, so at least if they’re going to throw rocks at me, they’re going to throw rocks at me for something I love rather than something I think is not very good, or at least something I think is not finished."