I love the releases. I have a standard, 4x3 TV so non-anamorphic wasn't really a problem. It was a HUGE step up from my bootlegs. The black bars on my bootlegs were a very light black or dark grey and horribly fuzzy, and very distracting. On the 9/12 releases, they are as black as night and let me watch the films without being distracted by them in the least. The picture is also better, with colors and details coming out more vibrantly. I love the disc and cover art (except for the fact that it says episode 4 and A New Hope all over it...grumble) and I think the menus are too cool. I have absolutely no regrets about buying these. I was very skeptical about getting them, to the point where I had almost decided to forget about it, but then I saw the reviews here on OT.com, and when I read Mielr's reviews, I was sold. Thanks again Mielr!

I got the Best Buy tin on Thursday the 14th, and was enthralled by the release and lost in it before I'd even watched the movies. The tin was so beautiful, with poster art all over it and just the overall feel to it. Then I opened the tin, and I saw the cover and disc art close up for the first time, and saw that I finally had a real release of the OOT, and I was happier than I'd been in a long time. I instanly put the "bonus discs" in the disc one slot and the 2004 in the back, and shortly thereafter sat down to watch Star Wars, and was completely lost in the experiance, unlike I was with my bootlegs. I forgot I was watching a film and was transported to a glazy far, far away for the first time in a long time. Two weeks before this, I'd tried watching my bootleg, but with angry thoughts towards Lucas, the fuzzy picture, and other things I turned it off. But now, I have a release where I can just get lost in the experiance, and I don't need anything else. The next day, I watched both Empire and Jedi, and they were great too.

I have the only release I will ever need, unless they get released on hi-def (though I won't be getting an HDTV for quite a while I'm betting.) Could the films have been treated better? Yes. But do I really care? No. I've got all I need, and I thanked George because although he did begrudgingly and out of malice, he made this kid happy, like he made lots of kids happy in 1977, and I hope he realizes that.