Originally posted by: oojasonIt would be interesting to find a fan of the OT Star Wars - who had NOT seen GL's Ep1 & 2 films, and show them the MFE first, and then GL's version - to gauge their perspective...
Well I am an OT fan from way back and with the exception of the DeathStar blastwaves and the new celebration song in place of the YubNub song I really disliked the 1997SE versions. I was given the SE videos but because of things like the Luke girl-scream and the Greedo fiasco, plus the CGI Jabba that just looked arse I could only bring myself to watch them twice.
I only saw TPM once, in the cinema and that was enough for me. I did get to see the Phantom Edit (West Coast) a while ago and much preferred that version to what I had first seen. So burned was I that I did not go to see AOTC in the cinema at all and have not seen it on DVD, I caught most of it on a VCD and was fairly disgusted with what I saw in terms of the editing as it looked like it had been slapped together the night before.
I would be interested in seeing the MagnoliaFan edits, I have made my selections with Rikter, and then maybe renting the official PT DVDs and giving them a fresh look.
I'll let you know when I do.