Wexter said:

generalfrevious said:

I'm going to repost this, because people apparently read only the first and last sentences of my comments:

Here's what at stake: we have a man who has the power to order the federal government not to preserve their own copies of his films. Anyone who questions his destruction of the OOT is told to get a life, even though no other filmmaker tampers his movies like GL has and withhold the originals (the reason he is where is right now) from the public. He has groomed his children to ensure the disintegration of the original films for many years after his own death. He continues to show poor taste in creative decisions in whatever movie he is currently releasing or rereleasing, even tarnishing the careers of more talented persons (Crystal skull the prime example). Don't get pissed off when he updates the OT yet again for home video in 2018, 2025, 2032, 2039, etc.

To imagine I almost didn't read your post for the first time... and even now, I find so much more subtext and meaning in there.... Thank you for reposting.

;-) meet Mr Winkerton

At least I know people read my posts now. I won't do it again.

But seriously, does anyone feel concerned that GL has the power now to tell the federal government (LOC) to suppress the originals and preserve only the SE? We didn't know that when the Blu-rays were out. What if he decides to tell the BFI they can't preserve the originals either? What If GL even lobbies congress to make a law forcing private collectors to fork up their own prints of the originals? It may be crazy, but that could be reality five years from now. LFL is a corporation, and hence has a lot of money to create laws that work for their advantage.