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Funny Amazon review for OOT DVD

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I love reading the reviews/comments on Amazon.com. I thought this one was kind of funny.

Dear George,

Are you really going to make me break out my 'The first time I saw Star Wars' story again? Because even I'M sick of it at this point.

On the eve of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray this release of the OG trilogy is not just an insult to the OG fans, it really is the Jar Jar Binks of triple dips.

Laserdisc transfers, extra disc of 2004 Theatrical Version (thanks! zzzz), no 5.1 surround, non-anamorphic widescreen. Man... I hope it comes with someone to kick the back of my chair, too. /snark

My only reaction to this release, in this format is to hoist a cybernetic middle finger in the air... like I just don't care. Because I don't. Seriously.

My 'first time' story is really good too. But I'm sure you've got one just as ultra-nerdy as mine so I'll spare you. The point is, these films mean a lot to certain children of the late 70s/early 80s. (introverted, conflicted, overly sensitive latch-key kids, i'm looking in your direction)

Do you REALLY need to squeeze one more revenue bump out of this film stock, George? Fine. Just do it right, please. I'm already super ****ed about I, II and III so this was a great chance to get me back on your good side. Whoops!

I'll donate $60 to my HD-DVD player fund and wait you out, you wily money-mad nut. You have to release them sometime Llllucas.. YOU HAVE TO! And I'll be there, yes I will.

*looks into the sunset and squints dramatically*

But for now, I must admit that I underestimated the power of the Dark Side. However you overestimated my willingness to just run out and buy any edition of Empire that you decide to fart out to pad the quarter.

So I guess we're even.
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I read quite a few. I enjoyed the ones with clever quotes or parodies of lines from the OT. That probably makes me a nerd though.

"Now all Lucas has to do is make a cgi version of himself.  It will be better than the original and fit his original vision." - skyjedi2005

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Ironically I'm still buying them because it's cheeper than buying a HD-DVD player...and waiting. Actually waiting, would be cheeper, but whatever.
"I am altering the movies. Pray I don't alter them any further." -Darth Lucas
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I find it funny that there are already reviews up. And that the three all have average ratings of two stars.
I have a bad feeling about this...
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well considering everybody here has already seen them the review is about the haf assed release and the crap on a stick quality that is coming with it.
There's good in the Original Trilogy, and it's worth fighting for.
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I think I'm going to pick up a 19-inch 25-year-old monoural TV from Goodwill to play them on, just so I can really get the true Luca$ intent of the release.
I am fluent in over six million forms of procrastination.
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This review pretty much sums up what I feel....I just don't care anymore. All I want are the originals in the best possible way and that's that.

I know I've said I won't give Lucas another cent, but I will be buying these for the originals and shitcanning the 2004 version and the packaging. I'm simply taking the disks and putting them in some cd envelopes and storing them in a trunk in my closet. They'll last at least a century on those disks, so that will be good enough for me.

After that though, I don't care anymore. I'm tired of this crap and I'm through with Lucas. No nostalgia, no stories, no nothing. I just want my OOT and then I want to forget about Lucas, Lucasfilm, Star Wars and everything to do with it.

And yeah...if a better release comes out eventually, I will get it, but I won't be happy about it. But once I do get that better release, I won't EVER buy another. I mean, seriously...buying umpteen releases of the same 3 to 6 movies is ridiculous. I don't have money falling out of my ass, George. Glad you do....but I don't. So take your ultimate, mega, super special edition release and shove it far up your ass and just give me my friggin' OOT.

Sorry, went off there.....

Just getting tired of the gimmicks....not just with Star Wars though...with all movie and music releases....there's always some special release coming out....whatever happened to one release and that's it?
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Originally posted by: Cable-X1
This review pretty much sums up what I feel....I just don't care anymore. All I want are the originals in the best possible way and that's that.

I know I've said I won't give Lucas another cent, but I will be buying these for the originals and shitcanning the 2004 version and the packaging. I'm simply taking the disks and putting them in some cd envelopes and storing them in a trunk in my closet. They'll last at least a century on those disks, so that will be good enough for me.

After that though, I don't care anymore. I'm tired of this crap and I'm through with Lucas. No nostalgia, no stories, no nothing. I just want my OOT and then I want to forget about Lucas, Lucasfilm, Star Wars and everything to do with it.

And yeah...if a better release comes out eventually, I will get it, but I won't be happy about it. But once I do get that better release, I won't EVER buy another. I mean, seriously...buying umpteen releases of the same 3 to 6 movies is ridiculous. I don't have money falling out of my ass, George. Glad you do....but I don't. So take your ultimate, mega, super special edition release and shove it far up your ass and just give me my friggin' OOT.

Sorry, went off there.....

Just getting tired of the gimmicks....not just with Star Wars though...with all movie and music releases....there's always some special release coming out....whatever happened to one release and that's it?



You could join the campaign to send back the SE discs to Lucas.

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