Well, I think they were so coy about how they referred to the GOUT release originally for a few reasons, namely deflecting the backlash of selling an inferior product as the featured film, and not least of all George’s distaste for the version and not wanting to admit he was giving in at all (and possibly trying to win people over to his version by “quality” comparison alone). Disney, if they don’t put out anything as relatively shoddy, doesn’t have any need to save face, they can boldly pronounce that they are bringing back the version we’ve asked for and be the hero. At the same time they’ll be in a tough position on what to call it, considering how many (or, rather, few) people know and care about the title change from before it hit home video, but, at the same time, knowing what is right. If they want to be correct, they’ll revert completely to what was on film in '77, but their options are somewhat open as long as the rest of the film is fine, as they’ll still be the hero to the majority. If they do, in fact, do it right and use the original scroll, they can pretty easily compromise on the case/set naming if they include the 2011 version (even more fitting if they were “Bonus Discs”), as they could, without much conflict, say Episode IV and A New Hope to refer to the film in general while a version carrying that title is included. That would probably be the best, easiest route for them to go.
Post #960824
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- yoda-sama
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- StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
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- 29-Jun-2016, 1:05 PM