Danfun128 said:I said I like some of the SE changes. I never said I supported Greedo Shooting First, or Jedi Rocks, or Hayden Christenson as Anakin's Force Ghost, or Vaders arrival to the Executor in ESB...
I admit that I am a fan of semi-specialized edits. That being said, I have never supported how Lucas ignored the OUT. The fact that the OUT has the potential to go 4k or higher if the negatives could be found without SE elements doesn't help matters. (The 97se is a mixture of original footage and 2k edits. The 2004se was made by scanning the 97se film. This means that some scenes have been edited by a computer twice. Hence one of the reasons I think an official SE and Semi-Specialized SE should be built from the ground up.) I wouldn't be surprised if there are other members of the forums that care about the SE more than I do. Like you said, everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
You make very good points and I agree with a lot of what you said. Lucas ignoring the OUT is disgraceful. Now me personally I wouldn't mind any of the SE's as long as the original is there with it. I just can't buy into Lucas' claim that there can be only one version especially when keeps changing from release to release. Steven Spielberg specifically told Universal when they released E.T. on DVD for the first time that it must contain both the original and newly enhanced versions. Ridley Scott released a box set with a bunch of versions of Blade Runner including a workprint version. I'm sure there's dozens of other examples but right there is two directors who clearly don't mind the idea of more than one version of their film(s) circulating together. Now if there was to be a new SW set I'd say either it be the original with the '97 SE or a newly done SE. Even I wouldn't object to that. I admit there's certain changes I don't mind. Removing matte lines, lightsaber adjustments (when done right), maybe some of the new CGI battle sequences. But others I completely oppose. Greedo shooting first, Jedi Rocks, stupid CGI Ronto in Mos Eisley, Vaders 'NOOO'. But I'm willing to live with all that as long as the original is still coupled with it.