Originally posted by: skye_solo
I'm not quite sure yet. I'm in this thread to see which address other people might be sending to. I wasn't planning on buying the movies at all for a while, but then I came to the conclusion after much pondering of the history and facts of the last decade, and decided Lucas has proven that he can't be trusted, so I'm buying them after all and sending him back the SEs.
I TOTALLY agree re: Lucas not being trusted! I think we will see the OUT again, but it won't be for quite some time and on the next popular format....I've waited long enough! I'll take non-anamorphic widesceen DVD over nothing anyday. My Faces WS VHS are not worn out yet but getting there, and I'd like to preserve them as best as I can.
LOL!
You know, I was so pissed off at Lucas for all of this, but, you know, I wonder if sending the SEs back to Lucas would really accomplish our goal. I mean, if all we really want is the OUT on DVD, is insulting his preference for the SEs really going to accomplish anything but make us his enemies? Just thinking out loud.
Nah, never mind. He threw the gauntlet down when he made that idiotic statement for that MTV.com article about how this release of the SEs w/the OUT as mere bonus material would PROVE "...whether they really wanted the original or whether they wanted the improved [sic] versions".
I'm not quite sure yet. I'm in this thread to see which address other people might be sending to. I wasn't planning on buying the movies at all for a while, but then I came to the conclusion after much pondering of the history and facts of the last decade, and decided Lucas has proven that he can't be trusted, so I'm buying them after all and sending him back the SEs.
I TOTALLY agree re: Lucas not being trusted! I think we will see the OUT again, but it won't be for quite some time and on the next popular format....I've waited long enough! I'll take non-anamorphic widesceen DVD over nothing anyday. My Faces WS VHS are not worn out yet but getting there, and I'd like to preserve them as best as I can.
Originally posted by: darkhelmet
Originally posted by: Darth Editous
Maybe we could send all our SE discs to one of the more artistic forum members, who could make them into a sculpture of Han firing first
Originally posted by: Darth Editous
Maybe we could send all our SE discs to one of the more artistic forum members, who could make them into a sculpture of Han firing first
LOL!
You know, I was so pissed off at Lucas for all of this, but, you know, I wonder if sending the SEs back to Lucas would really accomplish our goal. I mean, if all we really want is the OUT on DVD, is insulting his preference for the SEs really going to accomplish anything but make us his enemies? Just thinking out loud.
Nah, never mind. He threw the gauntlet down when he made that idiotic statement for that MTV.com article about how this release of the SEs w/the OUT as mere bonus material would PROVE "...whether they really wanted the original or whether they wanted the improved [sic] versions".
Well if the screen shots in the other thread are any indication, I think Lucas' plan backfired. I imagine the reviews will say something like, 'Other than the fact that these are not anamorphic, the picture quality is fine and more than suitable if you are looking to watch the OUT once again...". Those who didn't buy and are waiting for the reviews will probably do so then. This will push the sales up...and Lucas will see first hand that people want the OUT.
Guys, the more I ponder this the more I really think sending them back is a bad, bad idea and won't accomplish a thing. Instead, donate them to a charity or something and take a picture of it (or better yet, get some of your friends together to do the same and see if the local media will do a story about it; send the transcripts to George). Write a short letter to Lucas telling him why you got rid of it and WHY (the most important part) you felt the need to buy the SW movies yet again. This will prove to George that:
1. You bought the set strictly for the OUT.
2. You are a classy bunch of people, and taking a bad situation and making it good.
Yes, there is the argument of, "Well you are giving George what he wants and making the SE version more widespread." But you are GIVING it away so he didn't make a dime off what could've been another sale. If 1000 people do that, that is 1000 SE discs he didn't sell!