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doubleofive said:
I still can't get over Fox putting the 2004 SE in their 75th anniversary set in the 70's set.
Why? With the exception of Cavalcade, the whole set was just reissues of existing releases anyway; sure, Fox probably "cheaped out," but that is to be expected. Most studios who do special studio anniversary box sets or Oscar box sets or the like just rehash the existing versions.
The only way the original version would have been on it would be if they used the 2006 GOUT version. Even if Fox had wanted to put a new anamorphic transfer of original version on the set, it would have been up to LFL to provide one, and LFL would have obviously said no.
Fox cannot release the original versions without the approval of Lucasfilm, because as zombie has pointed out, they do not actually own the films. LFL makes the major decisions involving the films, and Fox is bound by the terms of their contract and by the wishes of Lucas and company. This is why I believe that the cease and desist order given to the organizers of that Technicolor film festival originated with Lucasfilm. Like zombie, I continue to believe that if Fox actually owned the trilogy outright, the OUT would be available and would receive treatment at least on par with the Alien films, simply because they would understand that the OT are perhaps the most profitable films in their catalog, and that any money expended to make quality versions of the OUT available to the public would be made back many times over.