Originally posted by: Darth_Evil
So I looked into getting the September DVD releases, thinking it would be cool to have a better transfer and an anamporphic version. (I don't know if my bootlegs are anamorphic or not) Then I saw the news. No remastering. No anamorphic.

I'll stick with my bootlegs, thank you.

I own the 1995 vhs with a sticker that says "last time available" on it. I snagged myself some bootlegs too, you know - but I always said to myself I would buy the movie when it's released, and that's what I'll do. I've been thinking about downloading another version bootleg, but now I reckon I can just hold out to September... maybe i'll print me some nice DVD covers since the official ones are little... lame. I don't mean to burn you, but the official release will be of better quality, and best of all, it will be a LEGAL release. Why not sell your 2004 DVD's now, get what you can for them and then buy the LE's later this year? You'll still get the 2004 movies with them. You might want to try selling each episode separately on ebay now, you might get more for them like that. I also think it's a little hard right now to make judgements on the quality of the september unaltered trilogy since we've not actually got to see it yet.

But I mean some movies are better when they are "changed" like Alien 3 - I don't think I ever want to watch the theatrical version again after seeing the special edition that was truer to the way that Fincher wanted it. I couldn't believe how different the movie was! When I was a kid I loved Terminator 2: Special Edition, but now I've had a chance to grow up I hate it compared to the theatrical cut. I don't know why I ever liked having so much extra crap in the movie! I don't know why Lucas didn't just start again and film the O.T. from scratch if he thinks he has to make so many changes to the movie. DAMN.

What strikes me as odd is how Lucas can like say about Empire Strikes Back that he always wanted the audience to see more of the ice monster - when he wasn't even the director! he must be a perfectionist/control freak.

Anyhow I'll destroy my bootlegs, or better still post them to LucasFilm with a "thankyou" note attached... or maybe I'll just use them as coasters. You can never have too many coasters.