Other people have commented on the fact that Star Wars is great as its own standalone film. This is so true. When I sat down to watch it, without the episode 4 crawl, I saw for the first time that it was a great film on its own, and if you thought of it outside of the trilogy, it feels like a very different movie. It's good vs. evil, the lines clearly drawn, and the action never lets up. I couldn't say which of the 2 (SW or ESB) I like more, because I love them both to death, but ESB can't be viewed as a standalone film. It has to be viewed as a sequel, no matter how good a sequel it is. ROTJ is also excellent, but not on par with the first two, but my love for watching the films as a trilogy really makes that a moot point.

Now, I already wrote a long post on this, but I'll answer the given questions this time.

-Is the non-anamorphic quality bothering more than you thought?

Not at all. I have a 4x3 TV, but it bothered me when choosing weather or not to buy. I know I'll get a 16:9 TV someday, and I want these to be good on that too. But my main reason for wanting anamorphic is that it simply looks better overall. But this release looks fine, and non anamorphic doesn't bother me one little bit.

Is the quality actually better than you expected?

Absolutely. Maybe I'm going to far, but I think the picture looks great (in most parts) and is more than acceptable. Much more. The movies look much better than my low quality bootlegs, and the sound is great. It sound like it should. Not 5.1 2006 standard, but in the theater, 1977, somewhat old sounding sound. And John Williams score, which is more than half of what makes these films masterpieces, sounds great in any venue, and blares through once again as one of the, if not the, strongest piece of the film.

-Are you just putting aside any quality issues and just enjoying the movies again pre-97?

Yes. I had been getting fed up with Star Wars, so much so that I didn't even want to watch them any more. But then I dimmed the lights, started the film, and was lost in the experiance. I was transported to a galaxy far far away, and I know that with these DVD's I can visit that galaxy any time I want. In that nice tin sitting on my shelf is everything Star Wars to me, (2004 editions aren't in it) and it represents a vision of perfection of Star Wars, and I can get lost in them once more. No more worries. Just the films, without distractions.

-Have you put your hands up, and just become disgusted with Lucas and SW in general now?

Not at all. Now, I don't care what the hell Lucas does, or why he does it, or anything like that. I have my movies, the way I want them, and that's all I need . I'm not disgusted with them, because now they've given me what I want and they can go on with thier warped ways. I never really was disgusted with Lucas. I respect him a lot for making 3 great films back in the 70's and 80's, (or being involved in them) and I really just pity the man now. He tried his vision of the PT and the saga, and it was pretty much rejected, so he just keeps trying to make it work, and he always will be. I truly pity him.

-Has it made you want to watch the PT movies and become a saga fan PT + O-OT, or are now a true O-OT fan and the story ends with ROTJ, and begins with SW.

I am now an absolute true OOT fan, and that's all Star Wars is to me. Three films. Three brilliant scores that I can listen to frequently, and some fun LEGO video games. The PT "is dead to me."

-Have you pushed others to buy it who were on the fence?

I honestly don't know. I hope so though.

If a remastered OOT never comes out again, will you be content with this set?

Yes. Absolutely. As long as we're talking short term. If I'm 70 and this is still the best out there, then no. Because in 65 years, we should have super-uber high def, higher than HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, and Star Wars should be there. But I'm set for the rest of the lifespan of DVD. And I know these will be the discs I show to my children. High-def may have taken over by then, but I can skip the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray release.