Another thought just came to mind. I'm assuming the 9/12 release was a fresh new pressing of the '04 discs, yes? The only "new" thing was the bonus OUT discs, yes? Lucas spent no money at all on this dvd production besides simply stamping out the discs, plastic cases and paper inserts. He did spend quite a bit, it would seem, on advertising. Perhaps he really just wanted to make some more money for 2006 that badly. The claim was that it was for people who didn't care which version they watched. If that's true then why is the original presented in inferior quality? 75,000 people can't be wrong. I'm glad that apparently many of you voted with your wallets. But sorry, I already have the '04 discs and I'm not paying $60 for non-anamorphic transfers of the originals. It's actually quite touching to know that people care about the originals enough to lay down money for it, even though it's bonus content to the '04 versions and it won't look good on widescreen displays.

I recall hearing that Lucas seemed quite annoyed in some interview (mtv I think) that many, many people don't like the SE and prefer the originals. My response to him would have been "Well, gee, you think people are going to like it when you screw around with a classic movie that they love?!" Now, I come back to my point about the 75,000 sigs. Let's face it, the 9/12 release is not what those sigs were asking for. Even LFL, at the end of the day, sold it as "the Star Wars films available individually for the first time." It was to get another buck out of us, the only difference is that he knew beyond a shadow of doubt that there was a huge demand for the original versions, and he dumped an age old transfer on us just so he wouldn't have to spend any money because he knew we'd buy it anyway. That's called extortion.

Nevertheless, if there are only 75,000 of us that want the remastered OOT that badly, perhaps Lucas really is saving it for the super expensive boxset so that he could make money off the 9/12 release and make even more from the comparitively handfull of people who will buy the expensive 30th anniversary set.

Anyone know how many actual copies the 9/12 releases have sold? Sorry to drag this on, but I really hope Lucas actually meant something by that "it'll all come out in the end" statement. If he doesn't get the picture in time for the next dvd release, he'll loose my money.