Originally posted by: MANDALORIAN
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. Sure, but that doesn't make him a liar or a fraud. He knows Star Wars fans will want to buy it, which is why he does it. But it's not like we haven't been asking him for this particular release for years now.
Its all about the money.
Yes, people sell stuff to make money. It's not like he's got a gun at anyone's head, there is constant demand for it. If you don't think there's anything more to it than money, then maybe it's not worth buying into. 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. Sure, but that doesn't make him a liar or a fraud. He knows Star Wars fans will want to buy it, which is why he does it. But it's not like we haven't been asking him for this particular release for years now.
Originally posted by: MANDALORIAN
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. Lucas is a business man. Do you really think he didn't see the money in releasing the O-OT on DVD until years after we made this pettition?
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.
A fluke? Dude, Star Wars is still one of the strongest franchises around, after a period where it had all but blinked out of existance for what was it like 10 years? Some of us didn't look at this as a fight between what Luas wanted and what "we" wanted. Some of us just sat back and let the man tell his story. I don't see why it makes me weak minded just because I want to enjoy these movies.Originally posted by: MANDALORIANHe 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. Lucas is a business man. Do you really think he didn't see the money in releasing the O-OT on DVD until years after we made this pettition?
Originally posted by: MANDALORIAN
- 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. Well to him "good quailty" was the 2004 SE, and the Empire of Dreams is an award winning doccumentary, and can you prove he's lying about the quality?
Nobody is being forced to do anything. The reason he releases these films over and over is because they have constant demand. When the 2004 box set ran out of stock, he put out the 2005 set without the limited edition's bonus disc at a reduced price point. This particular release was initially meant for people who didn't want more than one or two of these movies, and didn't get the box set. Cue legions of fans just like us, relentlessly asking for the O-OT, and you have the bonus disc. I think if he were to have released these with just disc 2 on it, it would have probably cost about the same. What's really great is the SE disc is held on a detatchable wing so if you want you can just get rid of it.
As far as special features, that's what the rumored box set is about next year.
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".
It's his movie, he's the guy who knows what made Star Wars great (to him). I know not everyone else enjoys the full spectrum of Lucas' taste, but they are -his- movies.Originally posted by: MANDALORIAN- 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. Well to him "good quailty" was the 2004 SE, and the Empire of Dreams is an award winning doccumentary, and can you prove he's lying about the quality?
Nobody is being forced to do anything. The reason he releases these films over and over is because they have constant demand. When the 2004 box set ran out of stock, he put out the 2005 set without the limited edition's bonus disc at a reduced price point. This particular release was initially meant for people who didn't want more than one or two of these movies, and didn't get the box set. Cue legions of fans just like us, relentlessly asking for the O-OT, and you have the bonus disc. I think if he were to have released these with just disc 2 on it, it would have probably cost about the same. What's really great is the SE disc is held on a detatchable wing so if you want you can just get rid of it.
As far as special features, that's what the rumored box set is about next year.
Originally posted by: MANDALORIAN
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. He's not looking at the sales of this release to tell him wether or not he should release these films next year with more changes. He's going to do that anyway. And yes if it sells he gets more money. That's how it works.Originally posted by: MANDALORIAN
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.
He says the original negatives were permanantly altered in the creation of the SE, and all the existing prints are in poor quality.Originally posted by: MANDALORIANA 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. He's not looking at the sales of this release to tell him wether or not he should release these films next year with more changes. He's going to do that anyway. And yes if it sells he gets more money. That's how it works.Originally posted by: MANDALORIAN
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.