Letter to Mr. Maltin, sent to his email address at "Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy."
Mr. Maltin,
I was watching your interview with George Lucas on the THX remastered box set of the Star Wars Trilogy today, and decided it would be best to send you this email about the terrible state of things regarding these classic films. As you may already know, Mr. Lucas has announced that the six-film saga will be released on Blu-ray next year. While initially exciting to hear, it was a terrible blow for those of us that have been wanting the original 1977, 1980, and 1983 versions of the films in proper high definition form. The original versions will not be available in this set. As a matter of fact, Mr. Lucas has been on a decades-long campaign to erase these films from existence. This must not be allowed to happen, and I wonder if you would be so kind as to relay what your position on this is. As a film historian, I hope that this email strikes a chord in you that will help get the word out.
I am part of an ever-growing fan effort to bring attention to this, and I hope you take a moment to chime in on the situation. It looks like the mainstream media is finally taking notice about the exclusion of the Original Trilogy on the upcoming Blu-ray set. I urge you to take a look:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/aug/19/star-wars-blu-ray-lucas
Also, a couple more links to consider:
http://originaltrilogy.com/index.cfm
http://savestarwars.com/
Unlike practically every other film in the history of cinema, the preservation of Star Wars has been left up to US.
I look forward to reading your thoughts on the matter, and thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
-JediTray
Mr. Maltin,
I was watching your interview with George Lucas on the THX remastered box set of the Star Wars Trilogy today, and decided it would be best to send you this email about the terrible state of things regarding these classic films. As you may already know, Mr. Lucas has announced that the six-film saga will be released on Blu-ray next year. While initially exciting to hear, it was a terrible blow for those of us that have been wanting the original 1977, 1980, and 1983 versions of the films in proper high definition form. The original versions will not be available in this set. As a matter of fact, Mr. Lucas has been on a decades-long campaign to erase these films from existence. This must not be allowed to happen, and I wonder if you would be so kind as to relay what your position on this is. As a film historian, I hope that this email strikes a chord in you that will help get the word out.
I am part of an ever-growing fan effort to bring attention to this, and I hope you take a moment to chime in on the situation. It looks like the mainstream media is finally taking notice about the exclusion of the Original Trilogy on the upcoming Blu-ray set. I urge you to take a look:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/aug/19/star-wars-blu-ray-lucas
Also, a couple more links to consider:
http://originaltrilogy.com/index.cfm
http://savestarwars.com/
Unlike practically every other film in the history of cinema, the preservation of Star Wars has been left up to US.
I look forward to reading your thoughts on the matter, and thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
-JediTray