Baronlando wrote:
This is why these guys are all such pissers, they don't care.
I think they do care (in a different way), but care enough to spend 10 million on clean up work, and 10 million for production fees, so that the public who has already bought several versions in the last 5 years can have a slightly upgraded copy, you can believe that's not caring.
Plus also realize that GL and some of the people at LFL have been there since the beginning. There was no 'awakening' for them. No magical spark, no 'Wow that was life altering.' SW has always been an undergoing process which is continuing to this day. Each development funds the next advancement.
How do you even argue with this mindset, it's like a different language.
It's a disagreement. Make your points, challenge where they are hypocritical. And if you want them preserved, figure out a way to help that cause.
Puggo wrote:
The way in which he issued the GOUT was a clever ploy to "prove" how poor the original one was. Now, most people walking the street believe Lucas' BS, based on the GOUT, and are thankful that he rescued it with the SE.
Don't have any stats to say one way or the other if the average street walker was the convincing opinion which proved that GOUT was worth the LFL time, (but i'll agree they do fund it) and i'll give a suggestion if you run into one. I'll say it again, besides quality. If you are going to say a movie is poorer because it only exists on laserdisc not DVD or blu-ray, that's fine, but it's not a point to hang your hat on. I can appreciate a piece of media on 240x160 if I have to. The 'Han shot first' debate is one of the essences of the OT, and there it was 220,00+ times from LFL. For your people walking the street, a simple side by side comparison of one or two scenes shows how the colors have differed once released on DVD. (the anamorphic issue for me goes close to the quality issue. many people are used to watching pan-scan versions of movies, filled with commercials) The average citizen can be shown proof of the differences, if they appreciate the change is up to them. That's why savestarwars.com will be successful in swaying hearts and minds.
Boost wrote:
If I stole all the food from an orphanage, put armed guards to keep other people from giving them food, and then give the children back a few handfuls of stale bread, I'm not exactly an altruist, no matter the #s.
Although films are a part of a healthy cultural diet and are food for thought, they're not food for living. Agree the GOUT wasn't done out of altruism.
Being able to keep a lock on all the food is what society currently allows to continue under the legality of copyright laws. I'm all for an amendment which allows the age of orphaned works to return to 14 years so that children's children can get re-aquainted with lost works.
Taking some of the best looking movies of all time, with then cutting edge effects that still look amazing, and making them look like poop is fairly damaging to their essence.
There's a good point. (not the poop part that's just crap) The SE fans will counter with 'the computer effects allow for more active camera angles.' And you all will have to counter with the value of the original effects, like the model differences between X-Wings which was mostly lost by Knoll and friends, or ????