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10 years after Episode I - Jake Llyod interviewed — Page 3

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G E Predator said:

 I simply consider every edition to be "definitive" because no matter how many times the special effects change, the story stays the same.

I would agree with you if Lucas just did minor changes to special effects, but as I stated earlier in this thread, he removed an actor (Sebastian Shaw/older Anakin) for a newer actor (Hayden/young Anakin) which does change the context of the Return of the Jedi now. 

Lucas is now saying that Anakin died in Episode III, and he and Darth Vader were essentially two different people, hence he comes back in the spirit that was the last time Anakin Skywalker was a good guy.

Which is the stupidest logic in the world, because the whole point of Return of the Jedi is that Vader is conflicted the WHOLE movie!!!  He is still Anakin deep deep deep down inside himself, as there is a glimmer of good that Luke brings out and he kills the Emperor.

So you're wrong about the changes, Lucas DID change the story, albeit making the story worse and it makes no sense now, it is a different story.

 

Not starting an argument.  Just sticking with my belief:

I hardly consider one SPFX change in a movie to make the story all the different.  It's still Anakin at the end of the Return of the Jedi.

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Please tell us more about your beliefs.  The world must know everything about various dudes with inner Star Wars peace.

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But if all that matters is the plot, and audio/video quality doesn't make the least bit of difference, then why bother buying the 2004 DVDs at all? Why not just watch the GOUT? Or the VHSs, for that matter?

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Akwat Kbrana said:

But if all that matters is the plot, and audio/video quality doesn't make the least bit of difference, then why bother buying the 2004 DVDs at all? Why not just watch the GOUT? Or the VHSs, for that matter?

 

The audio/video quality is a great importance.  I was referring to the special effects.

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G E Predator said:

Not starting an argument.  Just sticking with my belief:

I hardly consider one SPFX change in a movie to make the story all the different.  It's still Anakin at the end of the Return of the Jedi.

Why doesn't Lucas just insert Ewan McGregor instead of Alec Guiness in that scene too, I mean its only one SPFX change and he is still Obiwan;)

Then again, Lucas should insert CGI Yoda in all ESB & ROTJ scenes, because its only a few SPFX changes, and it is still Yoda;)

 

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How do fouled-up colour timing and inverted audio channels not fall under the category of audio/video quality?

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....not to mention the missing music from the death star approach.

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I am not taking sides with anyone in this matter. I will simply state that when I got the 2004 dvd boxset I nearly shat myself. 

 

That's what I nearly did when I saw Hayden at the end of ROTJ. 8-O

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Mielr said:

 

....not to mention the missing music from the death star approach.

EyeShotFirst said:

I am not taking sides with anyone in this matter. I will simply state that when I got the 2004 dvd boxset I nearly shat myself. 

 

That's what I nearly did when I saw Hayden at the end of ROTJ. 8-O

I didn't watch ROTJ until like 2 weeks after I got the set. I didn't want to watch it all of the way through. After the Jedi Rocks scene I was pissed. But ROTJ wasn't one of my favorites to begin with.

 

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas

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