When a small child i watched the Star Wars movies to death (then i discovered the Alien movies aged 9) even as a small child Star Wars had an impact on me and the magic of it made my imagineation run wild. Even though i'm an Alien Trilogy fan Star Wars was always there with me, right untill 1997. The Special editions ruined the Star Wars experience i knew and loved from a small child, the magic was gone, the scenes that gave me goosebumps had gone and the ovberall impact of the films had just died. Since that day i completely lost all love for the Star Wars movies, lol, to put it in a weird example it was like being told Santa Clause didn't excist. All i had after that was the memories of watching the originals was a child. I for years i pushed aside Star Wars (thanks george) which wa pushed even further when the dreaded prequels arrived. I can never express how angry i am at George if i'm honest, (same with fox for the AVP moves!!!!!)...it wasn't untill i watched Deleted Magic, Building an Empire and Returning to Jedi that my love for the Originals began to rekindle. I know many people who became distant from the Star Wars films thanks to the Special editions, some love them many hate them. But even though they are here to stay *pukes* places like this keep the spirit of the originals alive. The special editions were not needed at all, only thing that was needed was the negative restoration IMO.