TheBoost said:
Bingowings said:
If we all felt that way there wouldn't be any fan-edits and where would that lead us?

It seems bizarre to me to come onto a discussion board about fan-edits (which don't erase the originals from history) and express concern about changes to these films.

There are restoration projects out there for people who want to preserve previously issued but damaged or degraded versions of the trilogy as it is. The originals exist for those who love the films the way they are, there are milder edits for people who want a few changes here and there so why not make more radical changes if you are of the opinion that Jedi and prequels don't work in their current form?

I don't think we need to be completely uncritical of every idea. I think the desire to make Star Wars a lil' more 'bad ass' is a desire that seems to get a little overdone sometimes, in my humble opinion, and I expressed that. I wasnt even trying to be critical of a particular idea, just the overall trend.

Oh I agree that people should weigh up the pros and cons of every suggestion but it should be constructive criticsm which encourages people to look at even the most out there idea and see how it can be seriously adapted and what it actually adds or subtracts from the story.

As I pointed out the original versions are out there so there is no need to be precious about them and rule out changes, even really bold ones.

It's not like we are artexing the Sistine Chapel ceiling here, no fan-edit will destroy the original version so any alteration idea is better out in the open for consideration than trapped behind nervous lips where they can't be of service to anyone.