Mielr said:I don't give a crap about how many awards SW won. I don't need a film to win awards for me to like it. Of all the stuff in Puggo's post that I quoted, why did you decide to pick on that one line?
I also quoted:
Puggo wrote:
...It also represented the state of the art for special effects at that time. As such, every cultural, historical, and artistic sensibility that I know of demands that it be preserved in its original form. Students of the history of cinema should be able to study it, for example. IF a real preservation was done, as it should be, nobody here would mind if GL or anyone else wanted to make updates and release those too. However, since GL is actively stopping it from being preserved, it is natural for film lovers to be angry.
With that in mind, as I've said many times before, it isn't that we "hate" the SE. If anything, some of us sort-of "resent" it, because it has "replaced" the original iconic film. The improvements would be way cool, if the original were also preserved. This has nothing to do with what scenes I prefer, and everything to do with preserving historically significant film art. Until the original is preserved, like virtually every other major motion picture is, the SE will serve as an annoying reminder of what still hasn't been done, may never be done, and the gap that exists in the cinematographic historical record.
Mielr, negative one is simply a jackass out to provoke people with brainless arguments and offensive accusations. My suggestion is to simply not respond. :)
Obviously Star War's awards are important for the sake of its notoriety and respect in our popular culture. But, as you say, the people who actually like the film are more important. Considering how many of us would love to see it have a decent DVD/Blu-ray release, the profit to be gained from either project would be more than large enough to cover any costs. In light of the resources that George Lucas has available, it's outright unethical of him to keep the film as suppressed as he does.
Anyone who disagrees with the sensible opinion I just outlined in the above paragraph doesn't even deserve to be given the time of day.