ainchent said:

Nice thread to jump into for my first post :-)

I saw SW77 three times in the theater as a 7 year old and remember long lines, audience reactions to various scenes - laughter, cheers. I ran out of the theater energized like I had downed 3 red bulls. That world fueled my childhood as it did so many people's.

The special editions came along and I was excited. Something was happening with Star Wars after all those years of quiet. I saw ANH SE on opening day and remember people cheered after the inserted CGI Jabba scene, but it looked fake to me and I wasn't happy. The scene with the jawa swinging around and the cgi dewback scene also looked so fake it was terrible.

GL's hostility towards the movies of my youth and the final thing that pushed me to sign up for this site is the horrible blu-ray release with the colors all wrong and the sounds changed. That is not what we saw! I want to see and be able to show my children the original unaltered trilogy, properly restored/preserved.

Gooble gobble.

Welcome!