Hi folks! Longtime lurker here. I don't think I've posted here before, at least not in a long while. Wanted to pop out from the shadows and say howdy.

CO said:

Tomorrow the Blurays come out, and this will be the first big SW release that I am not a part of. Pretty sad, that i have to be a martyr towards these movies, but I would honestly feel dirty if I went out and bought the Bluray set and just keep thinking Lucas is laughing at me that I caved in again.

It should have never came to this, as he had a person like me for life.

I share the sentiment above. I love Star Wars enough that I troop charity events as part of the 501st Legion but, as far as this blu-ray release is concerned, just don't feel like financially supporting something that hasn't been given the care and treatment I feel it should be.

As part of our symbiotic relationship with LFL, the 501st helps out in promoting official SW related events and video releases when asked. Back in '06, I trooped a couple events for the OT & prequel DVDs. Makes me feel a bit dirty now, that I was helping support such a disappointing release.

I (to a point) understand that it's Lucas' world to tinker with (even though it was a collaborative effort of a lot of filmmakers, and he didn't direct Empire or Jedi), but each time things change, it moves further away from the original movies I've always enjoyed.

I have the original VHS copies, the widescreen pre-THX VHS and LaserDisc set, pre-SE THX LaserDisc set, and the DVDs with the poor LaserDisc OT transfers. At this point, I'm more than happy to sit out this blu-ray release, and enjoy the fan restorations and Adywan's excellent Revisited.

This just my opinion, of course. I know the Special Edition and continuing changes don't bother a lot of folks. That's cool. To each, their own. It's just not my cup of tea anymore...