By the way, I do not own the GOUT. I refused to purchase another copy of the Prequels in order to get them. As do you, I want the unaltered OT movies as they were...and cleaned up and widescreen...and all of that. I don't want the SE's. I already own them.
That said, I own all 3 prequels...and I 99.9% of the time watch the SE DVDs as they are an improvement over the VHS versions. I do not own the laserdiscs, but I do own the last retail box set of the VHS OOT. I've not watched them in the last 5 or 6 years simply because I enjoy the quality of the DVDs more and I want to keep the VHS somewhat safe from use in case I do want to go back and watch them at some point.
So why do I want the OOT on DVD? Maybe one day I'll want to go back and watch them. And simply, I agree with many of you in that the original movies need to be preserved for the generations to come.
Originally posted by: CO
With all due respect Sunday, I don't think you understand what the point of this website is. The point is to get the OOT on DVD in the quality that every DVD that is out on the market these days. DVD has been on the market for 10 years now, and we have laserdisk quality for the OOT versions of movies, how else should we feel? Thanks George for giving us Laserdisk quality DVD's that were great quality in 1993!!!!!!
As for respect, do you really think Lucas reads these forums? And if he does, then he has too much time on his hands. There is no respect by our side, cause there is no respect from Lucas towards these versions. Do you remember these quotes:
"I am sorry you fell in love with a half completed film."
"The Special Editions are the ones that exist now, and I don't recognize the originals anymore, and I am not going to take the time and money and remaster them, so if you want them, their on VHS."
"OK, we are putting out the unaltered DVD's in September, so we will see if this is what people want, it will all come out in the end."
Tell me one creator who talks like that to his fans? Name one please? Can you imagine Quentin Tarantino chastising his fanbase cause Jackie Brown tanked at the boxoffice, or Ron Howard pissing all over his fans cause Far and Away was utterly hated by the fans in 1992? No, both films have gotten great DVD treatment, and the directors don't thumb their nose at their fanbase cause the movies underperformed.
So by your rationale Sunday, we should keep waiting and waiting for the next great bootleg on the market, cause that is the reason I came to this site, buy the OOT illegally!!!!
Originally posted by: sunday256
Coming to these forums is like listening to a broken record over and over again. It's the same whining over and over about how Lucas won't give you this and Lucas won't give you that. I mean, doesn't there come a point where you just accept his decisions and live with what you have? Or will you respectfully continue the fight that was begun here so long ago? The key word is respect, which I believe some of you have lost sight of.
I believe in the intent of originaltrilogy.com and I enjoy the preservation that's going on here. I think it's great for the community. But your constant whinning is going to get you absolutely no where. It's not constructive, and certainly doesn't reflect well on the goals we've set to achieve.
Coming to these forums is like listening to a broken record over and over again. It's the same whining over and over about how Lucas won't give you this and Lucas won't give you that. I mean, doesn't there come a point where you just accept his decisions and live with what you have? Or will you respectfully continue the fight that was begun here so long ago? The key word is respect, which I believe some of you have lost sight of.
I believe in the intent of originaltrilogy.com and I enjoy the preservation that's going on here. I think it's great for the community. But your constant whinning is going to get you absolutely no where. It's not constructive, and certainly doesn't reflect well on the goals we've set to achieve.
With all due respect Sunday, I don't think you understand what the point of this website is. The point is to get the OOT on DVD in the quality that every DVD that is out on the market these days. DVD has been on the market for 10 years now, and we have laserdisk quality for the OOT versions of movies, how else should we feel? Thanks George for giving us Laserdisk quality DVD's that were great quality in 1993!!!!!!
As for respect, do you really think Lucas reads these forums? And if he does, then he has too much time on his hands. There is no respect by our side, cause there is no respect from Lucas towards these versions. Do you remember these quotes:
"I am sorry you fell in love with a half completed film."
"The Special Editions are the ones that exist now, and I don't recognize the originals anymore, and I am not going to take the time and money and remaster them, so if you want them, their on VHS."
"OK, we are putting out the unaltered DVD's in September, so we will see if this is what people want, it will all come out in the end."
Tell me one creator who talks like that to his fans? Name one please? Can you imagine Quentin Tarantino chastising his fanbase cause Jackie Brown tanked at the boxoffice, or Ron Howard pissing all over his fans cause Far and Away was utterly hated by the fans in 1992? No, both films have gotten great DVD treatment, and the directors don't thumb their nose at their fanbase cause the movies underperformed.
So by your rationale Sunday, we should keep waiting and waiting for the next great bootleg on the market, cause that is the reason I came to this site, buy the OOT illegally!!!!