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Post #256916

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lordjedi
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Where do I go from here as a SW fan?
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Date created
15-Nov-2006, 1:47 PM
Why does it always come back on us (the fans) with you Randy? Lucas obviously hasn't finished the movies the way he wanted to, otherwise there wouldn't have been more changes in the 2004 DVDs and possibly more in the 30th anniversary set. For the record, Lucas didn't release the OOT in the 04 set. He didn't even release the 97 SE in that set (the main reason I didn't buy it). All anyone asks is that the movie he created be treated with the same respect that any other movie of cultural significance be treated. Despite what you might believe, he is not treating the movie that was released in 1977 with that respect. He's treating it like a piece of artwork that will never reach completion. He changes a few things here and there with each release in order to get us to keep buying it. Some of us are done and aren't going to buy it anymore. He will never be completely satisfied with it as evidenced by the things he changes and then changes back.

Lucas didn't listen to a thing by releasing the GOUT as a bonus disc. What he did do was get a whole bunch of people to go out and buy the 04 DVDs again in order to get the movie they really wanted in poor quality. If he were really listening to this "outcry" he'd release the OOT (I personally don't care if it says EP IV ANH in the crawl or not, but that can easily be fixed with seemless branching), remastered, on DVD. He hasn't done this and I don't think he ever will. For that, I, and many others, say enough. No more money for you George, at least not for DVDs or conventions. Sure, I'll still buy the occasional figure that I think looks really cool, but I don't go out of my way for it anymore. Most times, I don't even pick up anything that's prequel related.

Everyone should feel sick to their stomach that GL isn't treating his creation with the same respect that a lot of fan groups are. The kicker is that he'll continue to treat SW this way until all the fans stop giving him money (yes, I know, I'm guilty as well, but I don't put toy sales in the same boat as DVD sales). Once the money stops rolling in, he'll either finally do what we've all been asking him to do (and probably make billions in the process) or he'll move on.