Some of these old, classic images are bringing tears to my eyes. No joke. Star Wars was so beautiful and meaningful once.

When I was a kid back in the early 80s we did not have cable TV or a VCR. My father could sometimes bring home one from his school over the Christmas Holidays. I remember the joy of being able to rent one of the OOT. I remember the excitement when my parents told me that Star Wars was going to be on TV (they would let me stay up late to watch the entire movie). I also have fond memories of visiting my best friends house and we could watch his versions, which were taped TV versions.

I still remember, in the the mid 90s, only having a taped, edited-for-time, TV version of Star Wars. I also didn't have the movies memorized yet, so I would forget how wonderful some of the scenes were.

My first purchase was the 95 THX versions (the "faces" one). I remember the clarity of the sound being what was most noticable. Once I purchased them I watched them all the time for two years straight, which unfortunately does diminish the excitement of the films somewhat.

I only watch the films occasionally now, but am still passionate about getting the OOT the respect and proper preservation they deserve.