Darth Bizarro said:

theprequelsrule said:

IMHO there are two distinct ways that the prequels have harmed Star Wars:

They were not good films

They are representative of an attitude that has resulted in the suppression of the original theatrical versions of the first three films.

It is the second point that has caused lasting harm. It is also the source of much of the frustration and exasperation for many of us on these boards. Because George has fallen in love with CGI/blue-screen film-making - considering it a superior form of the art, we do not have high quality versions of the theatrical releases of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. This is also why a lot of us are bothered by the special editions.

Until George is convinced that the prequels and special editions are inferior films we will not see a new, high quality transfer of the OOT.

Hold it right there buddy. The ONLY person responsible for the suppressing of the unaltered trilogy is George Lucas and GEORGE LUCAS alone. Don't you dare try to blame that on the people who like the prequels.

I was blaming George - specifically his belief in the superiority of blue-screen filmmaking. The man thinks the prequels and SEs are great, and until he comes to believe that they are inferior to the OT we won't see the OOT properly restored.

It does not help that there are those who believe the prequels and SEs are quality films and support their existence financially by purchasing the products. If I knew we would have had no OOT on DVD in 2011 because of the success of those films I would never have gone to theatres in '97, '99, '02, and '05 to see them.