Originally posted by: generalfrevious
But what you're all forgetting is that the will of Geroge Lucas eclipses every effort we throw at him. The OOT is doomed to die because of his own cyclic logic, and he has an iron grip over all hollywood companies- he even forced AFI to show the SE of SW! It doesnt matter if its HD or something ridiculousy good looking such as maybe, 256:81 presentation, or 2480p quality in the next 20 years. It doesnt matter if its 1998 or 2028 or even 2108! IT is Lucas' absolute iron will to keep the OOT in rotting VHS and film reels, and sealed forever in DVD quality that would be substandard even to Soviet Bloc standards! The will destroy a film out of existence is the single thing that helps Lucas sleep at night.
But what you're all forgetting is that the will of Geroge Lucas eclipses every effort we throw at him. The OOT is doomed to die because of his own cyclic logic, and he has an iron grip over all hollywood companies- he even forced AFI to show the SE of SW! It doesnt matter if its HD or something ridiculousy good looking such as maybe, 256:81 presentation, or 2480p quality in the next 20 years. It doesnt matter if its 1998 or 2028 or even 2108! IT is Lucas' absolute iron will to keep the OOT in rotting VHS and film reels, and sealed forever in DVD quality that would be substandard even to Soviet Bloc standards! The will destroy a film out of existence is the single thing that helps Lucas sleep at night.
Some how I have a feeling Lucas is not quite that shallow. I mean, he has a family, I doubt the suppressing of the OT is his primary motivation in life. If anything, I would label it more as wounded ego. He made his special editions of the films to be the updated and definitive versions and very likely never thought anyone would ever want to go back to the outdated ones. He said he would never release them, yet he did so just last year. Yeah, the quality is awful, I never bought the things myself, I wouldn't touch them. But the fact is, it is an official release of the OOT, something that he said would never happen. He sees that there is demand for them, and that it has now become pretty standard for a high quality release of all versions of films that have multiple versions. Just as George, the huge supporter of new and inovative technology such as digital filming and CG, was slow to release his films to DVD even when it was quickly replacing VHS, he will eventually come around with an HD Star Wars. Like usual as of late, he is just a little behind the times.
If it is in fact a matter of a wounded ego that people want the old versions rather than his improved versions, than it is just a matter of a bit of time covering things up so he can come along and say he knew the OOT would need to be preserved and release in HD format from the very beginning. Once he can pass it off as his idea, it will be a good idea and he can play the winner and we will all be happy. Both sides win. This seems to be the way ol' George works. I would even hazard to say that the longer that there is a group of angry fans constantly reminding him that he stiffed them on the OT and that they dislike his ever changing SE versions of the films, the longer it will be before he will decide that he had always intended to release them on HD once the technology became availible and affordable.