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@ Mike: Eh, i don't really know. But it sure sounded good when i was all fired up!
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Originally posted by: Mike O
Say what you want about his movies, but most of them have done extremely well, which would indicate that not everyone thought they were complete crap. Which does not mean that they are good movies. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad ones either, but the fact that something makes money does not automatically indicate quality. Well it means it was quality to more people than most movies can claim.
Originally posted by: Mike O I'd trade any number of hours of new Lucasfilm stuff for one high-quality release of the OOT. You can start holding your breath.... NOW!
Originally posted by: Mike O
His home video releases have -always- set the industry standard for quality. Not anymore. Only for the sake of people who kept asking him to. He didn't want to release it at all.
Originally posted by: Mike O
The only reason he released a non anamorphic bonus feature was because -we- asked him to. No. We asked for a DVD release. Not a bonus material release. And there are standards one expects from DVDs. A lot of people asked him for a laserdisc transfer at the very least.
Originally posted by: Mike O
So all of us here can take the credit for soiling his good name. He fought us for a long time on the idea, but then finally relented. At our request. He relented because he wanted more money, not because of the fans. He didn't need to release the O-OT at all to sell Star Wars DVD's. He didn't want to release it at all, and changed his mind because of pettitions like this. It's not like he just now realized he could make more money by releasing 2 versions of each of his movies. He fought this for a long time.
Originally posted by: Mike O
Yeah well I never heard anyone ask for Anamorphic until we found out it wouldn't be. It certainly wasn't part of the main message contained in this pettition. Well it should have been automatically. That's DVD industry standard. People wanted a DVD release. There are standards for DVD releases. Yeah and sometimes they use a laserdisc transfer for a DVD release. Lucas isn't the first one to do it.
Originally posted by: Mike O
I think most people would agree that it's better to get it non anamorphic than to not get it at all. If I haven't eaten for days, I'll eat moldy spam. That doesn't make it good food. Then you don't have to buy it now do you? I'm sure Lucas won't mind if only the people who think this is good buy it.
Originally posted by: Mike O
And while many of you didn't want a laserdisc transfer, I remember huge threads over at TFN where people were saying that if Lucas doesn't have any quality prints laying around anymore then the least he could do was give us one of the laserdisc transfers. This isn't TFN. Gee really? I hadn't noticed. I'm sorry, I didn't know that the Star Wars fanbase was really only made up of the people who post here.
Originally posted by: Mike O
I know that it's the industry standard, but at the same time, he isn't willing to spend the kind of money it would take to restore one of his weathered prints, so he instead took the best home video master he had on hand to re-create the original movies. He didn't want to re-release the O-OT AT ALL. I see. So the millions of artisans and craftsmen who worked on the films, including two other directors, as well as the millions of fans who have made the entire franchise possible because these versions don't mean squat? Terry Gilliam despises the "Love Conquers All Version" of Brazil and James Cameron prefers the extended version of The Abyss, and they both allowed them to be released. Lucas doesn't want to release the OOT becasue he knows that people prefer it.
And yet he did release it. Just because it's not up to your standards doesn't mean he didn't.Originally posted by: Mike OAlso, when I was talking about "crappy presentation" I wasn't tring to even get into the quality of any given movie in it's own right, merely the crappy presnetation a film based presentation provides. Unless you see it the first time it was unspooled (and usually only theater employees see the first unspooling) it will have dirt, scratches, and image instability.
Not if its restored like it should be.
They don't restore films after each theatrical showing. I'm not talking about a home video release here, I'm talking about film presentation in theaters.Originally posted by: Mike OAgain, I think most of the people who really wanted the O-OT on DVD will agree that this is better than not getting it at all.
So, what, we should just shut up? No. Yes, it's better than nothing, but its not all that good either. The X0 project will probably look better and that being made by fans who evidently love the films far more than Lucas does.
I'm not saying to "shut up" in any way. I'm just saying that equating Lucas donating money to USC and talking about where he sees the future of entertainment doesn't really equate to "Lucas would sell his dead cat for $5". It's sensless negativity like this that makes me wonder why Lucas should give more of a crap about us (people who want an anamorphic transfer of the O-OT) than he already has. Why even worry about Lucas if your resotration project is all you need?Originally posted by: Mike O"Since no one would pay to see anything I make that doesn't have the Star Wars label on it, and I'm not making anymore of those, I'm going to get into TV, where I can make shows with a far smaller budget, but are still just as crappy."
People will buy anyhting with the SW logo, and with T.V. he can put the SW logo on more things.
Has it ever occured to you that the people who buy into the SW label might actually think his productions are worth their money?Originally posted by: Mike OLuca$hFilm wouldn't release anything they didn't want to. Neither would they release anything they weren't damn sure would make money. Luca$hFilm released the OOT on DVD because they knew it would sell well and they will release it many more times for that same reason.
Exactly. If Lucas really didn't want to release this, he wouldn't have. The end. He did it to make money, not please anyone, least of all the fans.
Well have fun holding your breath for that anamorphic release of the O-OT is all I'm saying.Originally posted by: Mike OThe original versions are discarded rough drafts to him at this point, and the only reason he put this out was because everyone seemed to want it so much.
No, he put them out to make money. How many people would have bought the 06 release without the OOT? Not many.
People who only wanted one or two of the movies, and people who didn't get the box sets when those run out of stock. It's not like there will ever be a point where Star Wars on home video -isn't- selling.Originally posted by: Mike OIn the end he did this mainly for people who have soundly rejected anything he's done since ROTJ (some since ESB or even ANH for that matter). I'm sure he doesn't care a whole lot about a group of people who don't seem to give a rat's ass about his opinion of how these movies should be.
He doesn't care about the opinions of anyone anymore. That's the problem.
He cares about other opinions, just not the ridiculously negative ones from a certain portion of his fanbase. And I ask you, why should he give a crap about people most of whom have made it a priority to demonize him every chance they get since he released ROTJ? Do you see some sort of inequity here than I cannot?Originally posted by: Mike OWhat should he buy you flowers and take you out to dinner too?
If he wants. I really don't care. I want the highest quality OOT DVD release possible. Goodbye. The end. After that, I don't care. He can do whatever he wants. More power to him. May he live a long, happy, healthy life.
Well again, have fun holding your breath.Originally posted by: Mike OOriginally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
The people who worked on that film were employed by Lucas to realize his vision for these films. They produced a ton of stuff that never even made it to the original theatrical version, should they feel slighted by that too? What about the actress who played Beru in ANH? Her voice wasn't dubbed over in the initial theatrical run, and was later. What about the people who put together the "man in suit" version of the rancor they never used in the end? What about Luke's friends on Tatooine that now aren't in the movie at all? Is it -ever- okay for Lucas to make an executive creative decision? Or does he lose that right only when you have seen his movie? And Lucas didn't get rid of it, he merely made it better (to him).
They knew that their work would not be included in the first place. The OOT was a complete work. All of the work that they did in the service of Lucas's so-called "vision" was to create the films which were ultimately made. 20 years later, suddenly their work doesn't exist to serve Lucas's ego? He made it better. Great. That doesn't mean that he should deny the existance of the OOT. He doesn't lose the right after I've seen the movie. He "loses the right," so to speak, after the films have been released. Director's Cuts are fine. What is the problem is Lucas's continual insistance that the OOT doesn't exist anmore. If the OOT was not a complete product, why did so many people spend money on it over the years?
If it doesn't exist, then how do you explain this September release? To Lucas the updated versions are his way of making the end result of all those artisian's contributions as good as he can (in his opinion). Should he have left the bad matte lines in from the optical compositing? After all that was the blood and sweat of real aritistic professionals.
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-TonicWhat about the actress who played Beru in ANH? Her voice wasn't dubbed over in the initial theatrical run, and was later.
That's not true- it was dubbed for the 35mm stereo and 70mm prints, I believe. The mono prints had the original voice.
Thanks for the clarification, but it hardly negates my point that one theatrical version had Beru's original voice and then that version hasn't been reproduced since.
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Well it means it was quality to more people than most movies can claim.

It means that more people saw it and it was more popular. There are movies which made less money than the prequels which are better films. I'm not saying the prequels are bad films, I'm just saying that the fact that they made money does not make them good or bad.

Has it ever occured to you that the people who buy into the SW label might actually think his productions are worth their money?

Go to Amazon.com where TPM and AOTC have a 3.5 and ROTS has a 4.5, the OOT release have 2.5s and 2.0s because of their quality, and the trilogy boxed set has 3.5 because of the SEs. Sure, it's occured to me. But how long will people think that the productions are worth their money if he keeps putting out things like this?


He cares about other opinions, just not the ridiculously negative ones from a certain portion of his fanbase. And I ask you, why should he give a crap about people most of whom have made it a priority to demonize him every chance they get since he released ROTJ? Do you see some sort of inequity here than I cannot?

Why would the fans make those comments? Lucas cares about nobody's opinion but his own. That's not a bad thing, but people have not "demonized" him. Since ROTJ, he's been insulting the fansbase by his treatment of the OOT. Perhaps if he put out a high quality product, the ridiculous negativity would stop.

People who only wanted one or two of the movies, and people who didn't get the box sets when those run out of stock. It's not like there will ever be a point where Star Wars on home video -isn't- selling.

How many of those people do you think that there are? Sooner or later, the cash cow will run dry.

Only for the sake of people who kept asking him to. He didn't want to release it at all.

Then he wouldn't have. He did so only for the sake of making money. Pleasing his fans had nothing to do with this. Lucas does have to do anything he doesn't want to do.

A lot of people asked him for a laserdisc transfer at the very least.


No one I know.

He didn't need to release the O-OT at all to sell Star Wars DVD's. He didn't want to release it at all, and changed his mind because of pettitions like this. It's not like he just now realized he could make more money by releasing 2 versions of each of his movies. He fought this for a long time.


He changed his mind because he couldn't sell the rest of the stock of the 2004 SEs to prep for his 2007 versions. Again, I ask, how many more people would have bought the SEs if the OOT had not been the selling point? Certainly not enought to make the sales as high as they are now.

I held my breath this long, and I'll keep holding it.

If it doesn't exist, then how do you explain this September release? To Lucas the updated versions are his way of making the end result of all those artisian's contributions as good as he can (in his opinion). Should he have left the bad matte lines in from the optical compositing? After all that was the blood and sweat of real aritistic professionals.


In his opinion? How about the opinions of others? The September release? How do I explain it? Lucas wanted to make money, that's how I explain it.

Yeah and sometimes they use a laserdisc transfer for a DVD release. Lucas isn't the first one to do it.


Not in 2006, and not for the most popular and influential films ever made.

Then you don't have to buy it now do you? I'm sure Lucas won't mind if only the people who think this is good buy it.


I'm not. Lucas doesn't care. You keep talking like he knows that we exist or does things for us. He wants money. That's it. Again, is that a bad thing? No, it's not like he's hurting anyone but himself. Is he the first or the last? No.

Gee really? I hadn't noticed. I'm sorry, I didn't know that the Star Wars fanbase was really only made up of the people who post here.


That was a little uncalled for. I'm trying to be polite. You're right, nor does it consist only of the people at TFN.

Here's the bottom line: The 2006 DVD release of the OOT is not acceptable by the stards of the DVD industry, which Lucas himself helped to set. That can be spun any number of ways, but Lucas's not wanting to release this is not an excuse.

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Oh believe me he is not hurting himself by any stretch of the imagination.

If you guys can't even give him a pittance of credit for this release (albeit it's not anamorphic) then what incentive does he have to give more of a crap?

If Lucas was just about making money, he wouldn't have held off with the 2004 DVD release as long as he had. If Lucas was just about making money, he wouldn't have originally planned to wait until he was finished with these films before releasing them. If Lucas was just about making money, there would be an episode 7 8 and 9 in the works.

If you guys would just release your hate then maybe you would be able to see that.
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Oh beleive me he is not hurting himself by any stretch of the imagination.

If you guys can't even give him a pittance of credit for this release (albeit it's not anamorphic) then what incentive does he have to give more of a crap?

If Lucas was just about making money, he wouldn't have held off with the 2004 DVD release as long as he had. If Lucas was just about making money, he wouldn't have originally planned to wait until he was finished with these films before releasing them. If Lucas was just about making money, there would be an episode 7 8 and 9 in the works.

If you guys would just release your hate then maybe you would be able to see that.


I don't hate him. Why do you keep saying that I hate him? I don't know him why should I hate him? He's not gettting credit for this release because it is not up to industry standards. And its selling well, which seems to indicate that some people are giving him credit. There's no VII, VIII, and IX in the works because of the T.V. series, which is cheaper. There is no proper OOT DVD release for me to buy. That's all there is to it. I certainly bear the man no ill will.

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Because if Lucas doesn't release the O-OT he's a jerk, and when he does he's still a jerk, just because it's not the best quality possible.

Lucas wasn't insulting you by making his own movies better in his mind. To him he was giving his own movies the respect and care he felt they deserved, and he spent more time and money doing that than anyone else has so far for their own movies.

And for a lot of us it won't be enough no matter what Lucas does or doesn't do.

Regardless of his detracotrs, Star Wars will be selling well beyond his years and our own.

Once the generation who felt slighted by him pass on, future generations will wonder what the hell all the fuss was about methinks.
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Because if Lucas doesn't release the O-OT he's a jerk, and when he does he's still a jerk, just because it's not the best quality possible.

Lucas wasn't insulting you by making his own movies better in his mind. To him he was giving his own movies the respect and care he felt they deserved, and he spent more time and money doing that than anyone else has so far for their own movies.

And for a lot of us it won't be enough no matter what Lucas does or doesn't do.

Regardless of his detracotrs, Star Wars will be selling well beyond his years and our own.

Once the generation who felt slighted by him pass on, future generations will wonder what the hell all the fuss was about methinks.


He was insulting us by dening the release, then releasing it in a substandard release. You're right, its not the best quality possible. But it could and should be. Hence the criticism. That's all. I sure as hell don't hate him or bear him any ill will.

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Lucas wasn't insulting you by making his own movies better in his mind. To him he was giving his own movies the respect and care he felt they deserved, and he spent more time and money doing that than anyone else has so far for their own movies.



I highlighted a few words for you. While his intentions may have been noble, the result was disastrous and to equate it with him using care and respect is absurd. By this logic, Michael Jackson was just giving his appearance care and respect over the years, and should be appreciated for it, as should anyone else who partakes in self-mutilation. In fact, maybe I'll give my girlfriend the care and respect she deserves by punching her in the nose.

See, doesn't work that way buddy.

As for the article, I quit paying attention to Lucas a long time ago. Not only has he lost any perspective or insight he might have once had, but usually after he tries to explain some novel idea or brilliant premise he's thought of, it turns out to be something droll and inane.


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It's just too bad he doesn't like simply directing movies. To direct THX, Graffiti, and Star Wars by age 33 was remarkable. It seems like a waste to just become another boring entertainment brand name, but whatever. I really doubt the 2006 dvds were a favor for fans, or an insult to fans. It was barely a blip in his mind, one of many things he stamps for approval in a year. He's clearly occupied with other stuff.
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Please forgive me, I shouldn't have eaten one of everything at old country buffet today at lunch, and I've become a bit cranky.

Maybe hate is too strong a word, and sure I -do- understand the frustration regarding the lack of anamorphic release for the O-OT.

But he did go out of his way to do the THX version with the warning that it would be the last time to get it. To me that doesn't sound like he's insulting the people who liked those versions just as they were.

And I just think it's a pretty narrow point of view to equate everything Lucas does with a desire for money.

I just think it's pretty extreme not to at the very least aknowledge that he did this september release for us, even if money is another concern.

Sure the guy didn't give it the 5 star treatment, but he did do it.

I just think that the next step in getting him to reconsider doing an anamorphic or even future HD or better releases is to give the man just a pittance of respect for changing his mind at all.
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic

I just think that the next step in getting him to reconsider doing an anamorphic or even future HD or better releases is to give the man just a pittance of respect for changing his mind at all.




That's reasonable.
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Please forgive me, I shouldn't have eaten one of everything at old country buffet today at lunch, and I've become a bit cranky.

Maybe hate is too strong a word, and sure I -do- understand the frustration regarding the lack of anamorphic release for the O-OT.

But he did go out of his way to do the THX version with the warning that it would be the last time to get it. To me that doesn't sound like he's insulting the people who liked those versions just as they were.

And I just think it's a pretty narrow point of view to equate everything Lucas does with a desire for money.

I just think it's pretty extreme not to at the very least aknowledge that he did this september release for us, even if money is another concern.

Sure the guy didn't give it the 5 star treatment, but he did do it.

I just think that the next step in getting him to reconsider doing an anamorphic or even future HD or better releases is to give the man just a pittance of respect for changing his mind at all.

Thanks. My apologies too. I think that we both got carried away, and its nice to see that we have gotten to look at each other's side of the argument. My apologies. I think that we both have valid points.

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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic

I just think that the next step in getting him to reconsider doing an anamorphic or even future HD or better releases is to give the man just a pittance of respect for changing his mind at all.




That's reasonable.


Good point. And if Gomer is with us, we stand a better chance. You're a valuable member like everyone else here. I should have jumped on you like that. I apologize.

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Originally posted by: Ozkeeper
What kind of crap could he make for $4 mill?


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Wow, I didn't expect to return to this.

Thanks guys.

I may not be against Lucas, but I am certainly for getting the O-OT in better quality.

I'm for making it so as many people can be happy with Star Wars as possible, no matter how much of it they enjoy.
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Wow, I didn't expect to return to this.

Thanks guys.

I may not be against Lucas, but I am certainly for getting the O-OT in better quality.

I'm for making it so as many people can be happy with Star Wars as possible, no matter how much of it they enjoy.


I again apologize. Please forgive my outbursts. They were inappropriate and you did not deserve them. I lost my temper. I apologize.

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It's all good, I'm just glad we were able to rise above it in the end.
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October 5, 2006

Pigs get second chance

In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. will release a twelve-disc boxed set of the Star Wars Saga in 2007. The set will contain all three prequels as well as the three original films, with new special effects and enhancements. Producer Rick McCallum said, "At last, we are able to present George's original vision. For instance, in Return of the Jedi, the Gamorrean guard that falls into the rancor pit will sprout wings and fly away, taking Luke to safety."


I have to admit I'm kind of intrigued by this change. It'll probably be regarded as one of the "safe" changes by most O-OT fans, like the Battle of Yavin and fixing Lando's erection.
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I am personally hedging my bets just in case he really doesn't do another O-OT release.

The only reason I got this September release was for the O-OT bonus discs, as I already have the 04 set (of course I passed on the 05 set even though the box art was cool).

I will be getting the box set next year regardless, because I also happen to enjoy the full saga with SE's and have to see how he has tweaked them further.

Edit: Lando's Erection?
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Being a SW fan has been a rather painful and bitter experience since 1997 (for those who only like the first two-1983)
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
It's all good, I'm just glad we were able to rise above it in the end.

I was having a lot of personal problems today and wanted to burn off some steam. Unfortunatley, you got in the way of my warpath. Please accept my sinceares apologies. I'd PM you if I could.

fixing Lando's erection.


What?

I am personally hedging my bets just in case he really doesn't do another O-OT release.


Ah, the catch 22.

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I figure if Lucas does release the O-OT again in better resolution, it will be cleaned up and stabilized, so having this scratchy, slightly jumpy version is sort of a cool little thing in it's own right. It makes me feel like I'm back in the theater watching a well-worn print. That makes this particular release unique enough for me to have in addition to a newly restored print anyway.
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Maybe this is old news, as in you've already read it, but I found it going through some word documents I saved. Might be interesting for some of you to read again since it kind of applies to this thread.

Fans have eagerly awaited the first three "Star Wars" films on DVD, a release Lucas initially intended to delay until he finished "Episode III."

Some will be miffed that the original theatrical versions are not included in the "Star Wars" boxed set, which features only the special-edition versions Lucas issued in the late 1990s, with added effects and footage, including a scene between Harrison Ford's Han Solo and crime lord Jabba the Hutt in the first "Star Wars."

Q: Why did you change your mind and decide to put the original three movies out on DVD now?

GEORGE LUCAS: Just because the market has shifted so dramatically. A lot of people are getting very worried about piracy. That has really eaten dramatically into the sales. It really just came down to, there may not be a market when I wanted to bring it out, which was like, three years from now. So rather than just sit by and watch the whole thing fall apart, better to bring it out early and get it over with.

Q: Why did you rework the original trilogy into the special-edition versions in the late 1990s?

LUCAS: To me, the special edition ones are the films I wanted to make. Anybody that makes films knows the film is never finished. It's abandoned or it's ripped out of your hands, and it's thrown into the marketplace, never finished. It's a very rare experience where you find a filmmaker who says, "That's exactly what I wanted. I got everything I needed. I made it just perfect. I'm going to put it out there." And even most artists, most painters, even composers would want to come back and redo their work now. They've got a new perspective on it, they've got more resources, they have better technology, and they can fix or finish the things that were never done. ...
I wanted to actually finish the film the way it was meant to be when I was originally doing it. At the beginning, people went, "Don't you like it?" I said, "Well, the film only came out to be 25 or 30 percent of what I wanted it to be." They said, "What are you talking about?" So finally, I stopped saying that, but if you read any interviews for about an eight- or nine-year period there, it was all about how disappointed I was and how unhappy I was and what a dismal experience it was. You know, it's too bad you need to get kind of half a job done and never get to finish it. So this was my chance to finish it.

I'm making the movies'

Q: Why not release both the originals and special editions on DVD?

LUCAS: The special edition, that's the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it's on VHS, if anybody wants it. ...
I'm not going to spend the, we're talking millions of dollars here, the money and the time to refurbish that, because to me, it doesn't really exist anymore. It's like this is the movie I wanted it to be, and I'm sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in love with it. But I want it to be the way I want it to be.

I'm the one who has to take responsibility for it. I'm the one who has to have everybody throw rocks at me all the time, so at least if they're going to throw rocks at me, they're going to throw rocks at me for something I love rather than something I think is not very good, or at least something I think is not finished.

Q: Do you pay much attention to fan reactions to your choices?

LUCAS: Not really. The movies are what the movies are. ... The thing about science-fiction fans and "Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box, but they all have very strong ideas about what should happen, and they think it should be their way. Which is fine, except I'm making the movies, so I should have it my way.

Q: After "Episode III," will you ever revisit "Star Wars"?

LUCAS: Ultimately, I'm going to probably move it into television and let other people take it. I'm sort of preserving the feature film part for what has happened and never go there again, but I can go off into various offshoots and things.
You know, I've got offshoot novels, I've got offshoot comics. So it's very easy to say, "Well, OK, that's that genre, and I'll find a really talented person to take it and create it." Just like the comic books and the novels are somebody else's way of doing it. I don't mind that. Some of it might turn out to be pretty good. If I get the right people involved, it could be interesting.






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Originally posted by: Seiji

Q: Why not release both the originals and special editions on DVD?

LUCAS: The special edition, that's the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it's on VHS, if anybody wants it. ...
I'm not going to spend the, we're talking millions of dollars here, the money and the time to refurbish that, because to me, it doesn't really exist anymore. It's like this is the movie I wanted it to be, and I'm sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in love with it. But I want it to be the way I want it to be.

Thanks for posting this, Seiji! It's interesting to see a quote of Lucas stating his opinion on this matter as openly and explicitly as this. It's my opinion that we'll probably see the OOT again at some point, since the article illustrates pretty well that Lucas will change his mind and set plans if he can be convinced that doing so will make an investment worth it, or worth more, in terms of sales. I do wonder though, what is the source of this information?