Originally posted by: Fuser
OK - I just scoured the official site as I knew I'd read it somewhere - I quote:
"This limited time release will be the only DVD release of the unaltered theatrical films."
So there you have it. The unaltered release wont be on the box-set. I think it would confuse matters for Joe average if it was.
That still leaves the door open for an 'altered original theatrical release' though - as in a cleaned up one at some point. But I really think this is the only one we'll get for a year or 3.....
OK - I just scoured the official site as I knew I'd read it somewhere - I quote:
"This limited time release will be the only DVD release of the unaltered theatrical films."
So there you have it. The unaltered release wont be on the box-set. I think it would confuse matters for Joe average if it was.
That still leaves the door open for an 'altered original theatrical release' though - as in a cleaned up one at some point. But I really think this is the only one we'll get for a year or 3.....
No offense, but Joe average isn't the one buying these DVDs. Despite what LFL says, this is the release for the truly hardcore fans, not the casual fans. The casual fan sees this and says "Didn't they release this 2 years ago? I'm not buying that again". The hardcore fan is the one that sees this and says "FINALLY!!!!" If this release wasn't for the hardcore fans, they wouldn't be saying "the fans asked for it and now they're getting it" in the marketing material and interviews. My sister would be considered Joe average and all she noticed about the SEs is that "something was different", but she didn't know what. To them, it's all the same thing.
Their market speak also leaves room for a hi-def unaltered release in the future, on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray (maybe even both).