Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I agree there is a damned if you buy damned if you don't mentality about the idea that this latest release could lead to a better version of the O-OT.
I mean on the one hand I realize a lot of people want to hold off buying it to voice their opinion that they want better quality, but if nobody buys this then Lucas can sit back and say: See nobody wanted it.
Of course nobody wants a shitty release of their favourite films.
Again, I say that the OOT release was just a marketing gag to sell the unsold SE discs, not to test market the demand for it. An indication for this is that they were really surprised by the negative uproar caused by the press release that they were not anamorphic. They simply did not expect people to care about this aspect of the release.
I think that if I were in that position I would just pick up the September release anyway.
Worse case scenario, he doesn't make a better version available, but at least you will have that.
Best case scenario, Lucas has a huge change of heart and decides to sink more money and effort into restoring the O-OT.
I think that would be worth being double dipped.
This is not the way how to treat your fanbase. This is the way companies are playing with customers. And exactly this is the point of realization, where I personally don´t give shit about GL anymore. This is the point, where I don´t understand people anymore jumping into the bushes and defending this rich guy. I could only understand this way of thinking from people, who are finacially dependant on him (Lucasfilm employees).
Watch THX-1138. It´s almost a self-fulfilling parody. BUY MORE, AND BE HAPPY!
I just think the chances of a boycott of this release leading to Lucas saying, oh that's just because I didn't make a great transfer, I'll get on that right away is far less than him looking at gang buster sales of the September release and saying: Maybe this would be worth more of my time and money.
I don't deny he is a business man, and if there is money to be made, he will likely do that. I don't see him donating money to something that is just pissing it away with no return.
I agree there is a damned if you buy damned if you don't mentality about the idea that this latest release could lead to a better version of the O-OT.
I mean on the one hand I realize a lot of people want to hold off buying it to voice their opinion that they want better quality, but if nobody buys this then Lucas can sit back and say: See nobody wanted it.
Of course nobody wants a shitty release of their favourite films.
Again, I say that the OOT release was just a marketing gag to sell the unsold SE discs, not to test market the demand for it. An indication for this is that they were really surprised by the negative uproar caused by the press release that they were not anamorphic. They simply did not expect people to care about this aspect of the release.
I think that if I were in that position I would just pick up the September release anyway.
Worse case scenario, he doesn't make a better version available, but at least you will have that.
Best case scenario, Lucas has a huge change of heart and decides to sink more money and effort into restoring the O-OT.
I think that would be worth being double dipped.
This is not the way how to treat your fanbase. This is the way companies are playing with customers. And exactly this is the point of realization, where I personally don´t give shit about GL anymore. This is the point, where I don´t understand people anymore jumping into the bushes and defending this rich guy. I could only understand this way of thinking from people, who are finacially dependant on him (Lucasfilm employees).
Watch THX-1138. It´s almost a self-fulfilling parody. BUY MORE, AND BE HAPPY!
I just think the chances of a boycott of this release leading to Lucas saying, oh that's just because I didn't make a great transfer, I'll get on that right away is far less than him looking at gang buster sales of the September release and saying: Maybe this would be worth more of my time and money.
I don't deny he is a business man, and if there is money to be made, he will likely do that. I don't see him donating money to something that is just pissing it away with no return.
Do you think that a OOT restauration would be like pissing money away? Treating the films which made you a fortune with respect? Interesting choice of words.