George Lucas is a liar and a fraud.
He has released these films THREE times in 3 years. The greed of the man is astounding. He knows people like Gomer will lap up anything that Lucasfilm can defecate out into the market.
He says 100% that he will not release the O-OT, then he sees there is money to be made, so he goes back on that - which Gushers said he would never do because of his integrity and magical vision. But he doesn't want to do what EVERY OTHER filmmaker in the world would do and release the films straight out in good quality with good extras. No. He has to piss about - lie about the quality, force consumers to by the 2004 turds AGAIN in order to get the grainy originals.
A win-win. IF it sells he gets more money. If it doesn't he states that no-one wanted the originals and then releases the films next year with more changes and different covers.
Why can't he release the O-OT like any other movie is released. What is so difficult? If he prefers the cartoony, diluted, colour saturated crap of the SEs then he can watch them to his greedy hearts content.
I am fed up of his lying, contradictions and complete cluelessness as to what made Star Wars great. I am fed up of him pretending to know what he is talking about by using words like "Motif", "Maguffin" and "vision".
The man is a joke. He has destroyed his own legend for all but the weak-minded who need a hero to worship. A fluke 30 years ago does not a good filmmaker make. And the world has seen the truth.
Its all about the money.