Originally posted by: ZottigThis is the last time we're going to get a shot at these.

Lucas has created a wonderful catch 22. If they don't sell he gets to say, see nobody wanted the theatrical versions. If they do sell, he can say, I've already put it on DVD, now leave me alone.

Cunning

Ben

Lucas added that he's still working on his "Star Wars" 3-D theatrical project as well, but when asked when it might come out, he laughed. "I don't know!" he said. "Eventually. We're working on that technology, seeing if we can get that to work out."

Until then, he says he's curious to see what the reception will be for the upcoming limited-edition DVD release of the three original "Star Wars" films. "It's just the original versions, as they were," Lucas said. "We didn't do anything to it at all. But we're not sure how many people want that."

You might say quite a few, considering how many fans were angered by the digitized, expanded updates of episodes IV, V and VI. Lucas claims he's not re-releasing the originals to appease fans, but rather to bate them. "Now we'll find out whether they <i>really</i> wanted the original or whether they wanted the improved versions," he said. "It'll all come out in the end."

- from http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1531527/story.jhtml

That Catch 22 is for dang sure. I was mad at first, but now I think everyone needs to buy the September release just to prove how much demand there is for the OT. If no one buys this, there is absolutely zero chance a better release will come out further down the road. This could be just Lucas testing the waters for the potential. I say we all call Lucas bluff. Let's make this set sell better than the 2004 set.