captainsolo said:
If the originals hadn't been locked away in the vault for all time there wouldn't be such hatred for the SE.

I can't speak for anyone else here, but where I'm concerned - I don't hate the SEs. However, I have zero interest in them. I knew as soon as I heard about them 12 years ago that I was never going to watch them. It wasn't even a remote possibility. The original movies didn't need to be altered. The Prequels needed to be written properly in the first place - or not at all. Over the past 12 years George has made 6 more versions of the original three films. All of that time, money, & energy should have gone toward making the three prequels - so that they could have been something other than weak & poorly-acted cartoons.

The story, the look, the pacing, the characters, the locations, and the vast universe that Star Wars77 takes place in have all been in my head for over 30 years. Here I am on a message board three decades later still discussing that one film - it moved me that much. I have no desire to try and force my brain to reconcile images, sounds, & a story that conflict with any of that. In fact, I find it very strange that fans of the films are willing to let Lucas gaslight them the way he does.

I'm 47 years old. I didn't grow up in a world where everything is disposable. If watching the original Star Wars on the official DVD from a couple of years ago is how I have to enjoy Star Wars the only way I've ever known it - then that's how I will watch it, forever. Watching that copy takes me on the same adventure I've always gone on - and I enjoy it every time.