Also I didn't leave, I just dropped back into lurk-mode. I'm still creating artwork to help express the feelings of those who grew up loving the original cuts and collecting material for my flier that is supposed to go in-print this month. It's unbelievable how uninformed the average german DVD buyer is and I really hope to be able to change that (don't cross your fingers though).
Once the '2oo4 editions' are out on DVD I will use all my available resources to recut the films to my liking, undoing all the changes I did not like (hopefully I'll have a dual layer burner by then, so I can put both german and english audio tracks on there). -- May the force be with us