We'll see... if there's ever a time for it, it'll be the big 6 movie box set....
I keep hoping that, but I doubt it. All I can do is pray and hope.
"If" it's as in demand? "If"?!
Sales do seem to have dropped on the GOUT.
I'm guessing you don't really understand how large the Star Wars fanbase is.
I think that he does
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Even if the poeple who would like to own a high-quality, dedicated release of the theatrical versions comprise only a small minority of Star Wars fans, you're still talking about easy money.
Yes, but the quesiton is, will Lucas allow it? Is his hatred of the OOT stronger than his desire to make money? After, the kind of people whom he could market that too are the kind of people who would spend any amount of money on a boxed set with films that they don't want just to get the restored OOT. That's why the boxed set would be perfect and dovetail with all of the circumstantial evidence like the MTV interview, SW.com's "searching the archives" comment, the testing the waters theory, and what I just mentioned. I just don't want to get my hopes up and have them crushed, because I can't see it happening.
Of course, this assumes that George Lucas would give a shit enough to put his stamp of approval on something with effort and care put into it (which a dedicated, nerdy fanbase would require).
I think it's just a case of him giving the go-ahead for a restoration. He wouldn't have anything to do with it regardelss other than say whether or not it can be released.
DVD technology is capable of a lot, and the theatrical release of Star Wars and its two sequels deserve what that technology that can give us.