Originally posted by: DanielB
Well, I for one do not want to see it YOUR way MeBeJedi. And I don't want to see it YOUR way either Zion. And I don't want to see it YOUR way Mverta. And if you're going to make your own version with fresh digital effects Laserman, well then I don't want to see it your way either.
In fact I don't want to see it Jay's way, I don't want to see it Spider's way, I don't want to see it Rikter's way, I don't want to see it Dr_Gonzo's way - and I don't want to see it My way either.
Disregarding the fact that that doesn't make any sense, I suggest you invest in your own LD player if you're not willing to appreciate the work others have done FOR THEMSELVES and happily distributed FREELY to anyone interested.
You make a valid point Daniel. You want the unedited original Star Wars Trilogy in a DVD format, right? Well the good news for you is that it's already available. Go download a classic transfer of it by TR47, Dr. Gonzo, or ISOMIX. But that's not the only thing you want, is it? You want the rest of us major transferers to see things your way. You want us to suddenly open our eyes and say "hey, that Daniel guy is right! I don't want to be a selfish corporate censor anymore! I better stop this restoration nonsense and bow to the wishes of other people." You want us to forget our own personal goals - the very thing that drives us to do these transfers in the first place.
I am mostly like you. I want the original versions preserved so that I can enjoy them in a digital format. What I don't understand is what exactly you're trying to accomplish. Let's take a look at your own reasoning for a second:
"Episode IV: A New Hope" is not a MAJOR concern for two main reasons. The first is that it was released theatrically in that form before the entire trilogy was completed, and the second is that Lucas did honestly intended it that way from the beginning.
Well, I for one do not want to see it YOUR way MeBeJedi. And I don't want to see it YOUR way either Zion. And I don't want to see it YOUR way Mverta. And if you're going to make your own version with fresh digital effects Laserman, well then I don't want to see it your way either.
In fact I don't want to see it Jay's way, I don't want to see it Spider's way, I don't want to see it Rikter's way, I don't want to see it Dr_Gonzo's way - and I don't want to see it My way either.
Disregarding the fact that that doesn't make any sense, I suggest you invest in your own LD player if you're not willing to appreciate the work others have done FOR THEMSELVES and happily distributed FREELY to anyone interested.
You make a valid point Daniel. You want the unedited original Star Wars Trilogy in a DVD format, right? Well the good news for you is that it's already available. Go download a classic transfer of it by TR47, Dr. Gonzo, or ISOMIX. But that's not the only thing you want, is it? You want the rest of us major transferers to see things your way. You want us to suddenly open our eyes and say "hey, that Daniel guy is right! I don't want to be a selfish corporate censor anymore! I better stop this restoration nonsense and bow to the wishes of other people." You want us to forget our own personal goals - the very thing that drives us to do these transfers in the first place.
I am mostly like you. I want the original versions preserved so that I can enjoy them in a digital format. What I don't understand is what exactly you're trying to accomplish. Let's take a look at your own reasoning for a second:
"Episode IV: A New Hope" is not a MAJOR concern for two main reasons. The first is that it was released theatrically in that form before the entire trilogy was completed, and the second is that Lucas did honestly intended it that way from the beginning.
You know what? Lucas did honestly intend for the lightsaber shots to look the way they do in the Special Edition from the beginning. But when Fox tells you you don't have time to finish your effects shots and you're way over budget, things like this don't get fixed.
As much as you may not like what we are doing, it's not like we're going to edit the dance number into Jedi or make Greedo shoot first. All MeBe and I are going to do is fix a couple of those saber shots in ANH, which were not intended to look the way they do. The one thing you are not seeing Daniel is that we aren't doing these transfers for you. We aren't doing them for other people. We're doing them for ourselves first and foremost. If you can't find it in your heart to download my DVD's for FREE and enjoy the time and money I put into them because I fixed a couple of poor lightsaber shots, then more power to you.
Just don't cry about it because I don't see things your way.