“On the Internet, all those same guys that are complaining I made a change are completely changing the movie,” Lucas says, referring to fans who, like the dreaded studios, have done their own forcible re-edits.
Yeah, it's ironic isn't it? but you brought this on yourself.
“I’m saying: ‘Fine. But my movie, with my name on it, that says I did it, needs to be the way I want it.’ ”
It doesn't matter when it says Directed by Irvin Kershner and Richard Marquand on your fan-edits.