Originally posted by: 20th Century Mark
I think that Lucas knows that so many people don't like the changes he made, so he can't admit he is wrong. In his opinion, he improved the movies and he knows now that people prefere the OOT. His ego can't handle it. I think this release is an atempt to shut some people up. And unfortunatly, it might work.
I think that Lucas knows that so many people don't like the changes he made, so he can't admit he is wrong. In his opinion, he improved the movies and he knows now that people prefere the OOT. His ego can't handle it. I think this release is an atempt to shut some people up. And unfortunatly, it might work.
That is what worries me most. If this release doesn't sell well, he'll say that no one wanted it. If it does, he could say that now everyone who wanted it has it. Hopefully, though, he instead think that the OOT=more money. I would say that Lucas doesn't want it released because he is a purist who cares more about his vision than money but...well, to put it politely, his actions seem to indicate otherwise. I wonder if this will end up like like the situation where WB only wanted to include the Donner Cut of Superman II in the boxed set or the MGM release of the unrated Robocop in the trilogy set because they know full well that people will pay exhorbitant amounts for the best available version of their favorite movie. If the 30th anniversary boxed set included the OOT remastered, I would, sad to say, probably pay and eye-gouging price for it.