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Post #700047

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JayArgonaut
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Besides "The films need to be the way I want them," has Lucas stated anything as to why the Blu-rays became the travesty that they are?
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13-Apr-2014, 7:04 AM

SilverWook said:

Wait a minute. The whole raison d'etre for the 1997 versions, was George felt the OOT were unfinished works, because he didn't have enough time and money originally to achieve his "vision".

So, he essentially leaves them unfinished again, on purpose this time?

Good point. Lucas' rationale just doesn't hold up to serious scrutiny. It's the stuff of satire that would make Orwell, Kafka and Heller proud. 

Here's an infamous quote from 2004 by LFL's VP of marketing, Jim Ward in response to the demand for the original versions:

We love our fans but this is about art and filmmaking.

As a point of integrity, an organisation that loves their fans and is truly concerned "about art and filmmaking" wouldn't deliberately release an unfinished product with the founder claiming during interviews that the release fulfils their "vision." (On a side note, a company that loves their fans and is committed to the ideals of art and filmmaking wouldn't suppress the availability of their films, nor would they release vandalised versions in the first place.)