Originally posted by: BadAssKeith
We all know George Lucas's upcoming release of inferior transfers of the OOT is just a gimmick to try and prove the general public prefers the SE vs. The Originals and to make it possible now for him to prosecute bootleggers. Also he's getting away without paying Marcia Lucas by calling the shoddy transfer of the OOT a bonus disc and getting away with that as the main attraction.
I remember there was a poll on imdb.com shortly after the release of the '04 special editions that asked which version of SW you prefer? The OOT won in a landslide! So lets all demand that imdb.com changes their rating system so all movies will have separate rating systems for their original theatrical version and altered versions to prove to GL once and for all what version we really prefer!
You can contact them here.
Here is an example for a comment you can text to them:
Please separate your rating system for theatrical and altered versions of movies.
Hello IMDB.com representatives. Many people agree that most special editions for movies suck, but particularly George Lucas’s ’97 and ’04 editions of his original Star Wars Trilogy. We all know his current demand on making those the official versions and destroying the recognition of The Original Theatrical Editions indefinitely. As you know, GL is finally releasing the original theatrical movies, but only to bait the fans into trying to prove people prefer the special editions.
The logical way to do this would be to release The Originals and the special editions on DVD at the same time, but George Lucas is doing this totally unfairly. He is re-releasing the ‘04 special editions (which most fans already have) coupled with The Original Theatricals so we are being forced to buy the pathetic ’04 editions again with the inferior transfers of The Original Theatrical movies. This release will of course, not generate big sales and it is just a gimmick to give George Lucas the excuse to say people prefer the special editions and he will also now have the right to prosecute bootleggers of the Theatrical Original Trilogy.
I would like your website to divide the rating system for special edition movies and their original theatrical versions not only for the Star Wars trilogy but for all other movies as well. This will help new viewers realize other versions of a movie which may help promote sales and it would also be nice to see what the general public thinks of George Lucas’s special editions to prove to him what versions we really prefer.
We all know George Lucas's upcoming release of inferior transfers of the OOT is just a gimmick to try and prove the general public prefers the SE vs. The Originals and to make it possible now for him to prosecute bootleggers. Also he's getting away without paying Marcia Lucas by calling the shoddy transfer of the OOT a bonus disc and getting away with that as the main attraction.
I remember there was a poll on imdb.com shortly after the release of the '04 special editions that asked which version of SW you prefer? The OOT won in a landslide! So lets all demand that imdb.com changes their rating system so all movies will have separate rating systems for their original theatrical version and altered versions to prove to GL once and for all what version we really prefer!
You can contact them here.
Here is an example for a comment you can text to them:
Please separate your rating system for theatrical and altered versions of movies.
Hello IMDB.com representatives. Many people agree that most special editions for movies suck, but particularly George Lucas’s ’97 and ’04 editions of his original Star Wars Trilogy. We all know his current demand on making those the official versions and destroying the recognition of The Original Theatrical Editions indefinitely. As you know, GL is finally releasing the original theatrical movies, but only to bait the fans into trying to prove people prefer the special editions.
The logical way to do this would be to release The Originals and the special editions on DVD at the same time, but George Lucas is doing this totally unfairly. He is re-releasing the ‘04 special editions (which most fans already have) coupled with The Original Theatricals so we are being forced to buy the pathetic ’04 editions again with the inferior transfers of The Original Theatrical movies. This release will of course, not generate big sales and it is just a gimmick to give George Lucas the excuse to say people prefer the special editions and he will also now have the right to prosecute bootleggers of the Theatrical Original Trilogy.
I would like your website to divide the rating system for special edition movies and their original theatrical versions not only for the Star Wars trilogy but for all other movies as well. This will help new viewers realize other versions of a movie which may help promote sales and it would also be nice to see what the general public thinks of George Lucas’s special editions to prove to him what versions we really prefer.
If you want to be taken seriously, you should remove words like "suck" from your message...