Originally posted by: generalfrevious
I was dead fucking serious with that whole "pit of despair and loathing" monolouge. And the relaese of the GOUT proved that Lucas isnt controlled by money, he's rather comitted to proving to everybody they don't want the OOT so he can destroy them (or already has destroyed them) guilt free

Generalfrevious, I respectfully disagree with ya, cause the fact that Lucas released the OOT last year, signifies its not dead.

I understand all of us here understand the Anamorphic Issue, and many of us here have an HDTV, including myself, but the majority of people out there don't have one, nor really care about watching a movie the way we do. Most people have 32" TV's and are still annoyed by those black bars!

I will give you an example, my twin nephews are 7 years old, and love SW, and have only seen the SE. I bought them the OOT last year, and they were in shock when there was a different Anakin at the end of ROTJ! The same way I was in shock when there was a different Anakin in 2004! They have at my brothers house a 32" TV, and don't notice a difference in either the SE which is Anamorphic or the OOT which isn't.

My whole point is that I was able to expose them to the OOT, that I would have never been able to do if it was just on VHS, cause they are growing up in a DVD-only generation. If the OOT never came out last year, they would still think that Hayden was in the damn movie in 1983! So by the OOT being out there to the average consumer, it may suck for us who have HDTV's, but a whole generation of kids who have a 32" TV have a choice now, are atleast being exposed to the OOT just so they know what all the debate is.

I am not saying the OOT will replace every SE in all homes, but I have always taken the stance that an inferior OOT is better then nothing, cause most people can't tell the difference anyway! Lucas never wanted these versions out, and I believe he gave into pressure, and I honestly think he just didn't want to invest the money in remastering a product that he felt may not sell, but for the crap they put out last year, it did sell well if you check the numbers, so there is a market for it. Just remember, there is the '97 versions that have never been put out on DVD, and why not? Because nobody wants them, so I still stand by the OOT will make to HD-DVD/Blue Ray someday. It sucks we may have to wait, but there is too much demand for it.