I definitely agree with the "deranged" part, LOL, but I really think he has actual disdain for those of us who prefer the OOT. He can't stand us, because we're the only thing standing in the way of his effectively eliminating the OOT for good, which is what he wants.

I've noticed that too. He seems to take people's preference of the OOT almost as a personal insult.

If he REALLY wanted to please us, he'd do what Spielberg, Cameron, and so many other directors have done- he'd give us BOTH versions of the OT in beautiful, anamorphic DVD transfers, and let US choose which ones we want to watch. I think his pathological desire to relegate the OOT to second-class-citizen status, outweighs even his desire for $$$. (IMO)

Well, as you said, he's softening. And the upcoming release seems to be something of a moment of truth for him, and it looks like he finally wants an answer to his question. It seems that he's convinced himself that because he preferes the SEs, everyone does, and that people who don't are a small minority of whiny fanboys. I bet that the sales of the September release will come as a real shock to him. And Cameron did not give us an anamorphic version of either cut of his underrated classic The Abyss. At least not yet. When Lucas sees the demands for the OOT come this September (and, thanks to the members of this site and hopefully others, has copies of the SEs lying on his desk with not from people saying that they do not want them), the winds of change will slowly begin to shift further. We are gaining ground. Let us not give up the battle now.