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Post #58954

Author
Brias
Parent topic
Reminder: Bootlegs of commercially available DVDs (such as the upcoming trilogy release) are NOT PERMITTED
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Date created
10-Aug-2004, 6:10 AM
While I admire the efforts and dedication of everyone on this sight, it does seem to be a wasted effort. I grew up with these movies. At 28 I saw them all in the theaters during there original runs. Granted I don't remember seeing Star Wars as I was only 1 at the time, but I have very fond memories of seeing Empire and Jedi in theaters with me family. I owned all the toys (and in a rather crafty move for every figure my mom bought me she bought another and left it in pacakage) and had the books,coloring,books,bed sheets everything. I am very much a product of the Star Wars generation, and am not ashamed to admit that. The one point that seems to get lost in any debates about Star Wars is that Lucas owns the universe lock,stock and barrell. It is for better or worse his playground to do with as he sees fit. When the special editions were released in 1997, I stood in line to see them. Like most fans I think my reactions were mixed, some of it worked and some of it didn't, but to see Star Wars again on the big screen was exciting. I took my son who was four at the time to see all three films and that began a love of them for him. I think the issue with old versus new stems from these films being a generational thing. Those of us who grew up with the original versions will always hold a place in our hearts for them. I've seen so many post ranting and raving against Lucas and his continued changes in these movies, and more than a few harsh reviews for the prequels. The prequels were never going to live up to the hype that we the Star Wars fans placed on them. No matter what was done they would never take the place of that galaxy far away that was so much a part of our lives. I own both versions of the trilogy on dvd and while I lean towards the originals, on occasion I prefer the cleaner versions of the SE. As a film maker myslef I know that I have done projects that I wish I could go back and change when the technology has made it possible for me to do it the way I wanted to in the first place. As artist it is the nature of our art to want to present what we think is the best possible version of our work. I for one will be buying the DVDs in September if for no other reason than to see what changes have been made, and hopefully like the SE continue to nuture the 28 year love affair with these movies.

Brias