negative1 said:the reason i keep mentioning ET , was that it was a beloved movie, with a huge following,
and success also...i think since it didn't spawn a series, there isn't a fanbase as such that
is vocal, as is there is for star wars....also, as i mentioned in another thread, the release
of the special edition, didn't originally include the original movie, and still doesn't in other
non-US regions.....so there is a valid point there...
It didn't originally include the original movie, "originally" meaning before it was ever released. So, better wording for that would be "Originally it wasn't going to include the original version, but in the end it did. You continue to try to make it sound like it was actually released sans the theatrical version, when it wasn't. From day one of the E.T. release in NTSC land, the original version was there. So why the hell would/should people complain about it? You expect people to go around saying, "Dude, remember when Universal wasn't going to include the original version of E.T. on the DVD release, then at the last minute they decided to include it? That sucked, what assholes they were for that!" You seem not to want to acknowlegde the fact that the theatrical version of E.T. was in fact released from the start. Yes, in some parts of the world the original two-disc set only included the 2002 version of the film, since then the original has been made available to them also. And there are always imports. If the region 2 discs of the GOUT had been remastered and anamorphic, you can bet I would have spent a lot less time complaining about them and a lot more time importing the things and enjoying them.
Nobody complains about E.T. because there is nothing to complain about. The Star Wars trilogy with a release half as good as E.T.'s would be more than any of us here could ever possibly hope for. Stop going around asking every one why they are not upset about the E.T. DVD release. It would be insane to be upset about it, it was a perfect release. Both versions and extras, what more could anybody ask for?