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#153488
Topic
Info & Idea: Original Trilogy DVD footage...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153488/action/topic#153488
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" i know for a fact this disc has shaw in the ending as well as an exploding death star from ANH without rings..."

Almost correct. Shaw is there (but the scene is cut short) and the DS is from ROTJ. When I said "de-Paxis'ed", I was referring to the moon of Praxis in Star Trek which first gave us this effect.

"one unfortunate thing is that there is a THX logo in the bottom right hand corner..."

Not on my version. Even if it did, that wouldn't be a problem because mine is in widescreen. I have the LD and DVD version (though I don't recall if the DVD version is anamorphic.)
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#153312
Topic
Watching in order 1-6 is screwing up the original SW for newcomers!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153312/action/topic#153312
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"Yes, he was the star. **See ROTJ**"

Notice how you have to go to the end of the OT to make your point. The simple answer is staring you in the face, and yet you still don't see it

"If Anakin was the star, Retun of the Jedi would be a movie centered around Darth Vader's struggle to decide which way to go, not Luke's struggle to keep from falling to the dark side and fighting his father."

Bingo.

"becuase, as Lucas said himself, "it would be a rather boring story" or something like that."

To my knowledge, Lucas never made a statement like that in regards to the OT focusing on Vader. He simply stated that the three films comprising the OT were, in his opinion, more exciting in general - not specifically due to any particular character.

"But to me, the PT adds the depth to the story, rather than simply being the "backstory to the main story." "

Actually, Lucas has referred to the PT as the "backstory" several times as well.

"the problem is that you've merely expected the films to grow as you have."

You know, YOU are the one talking about the "added depth", NOT us. We aren't expecting them to grow - we want the OT to stay just as it is. Hence the name www. ORIGINAL Trilogy.com. Again, the obvious answer stares you in the face, and yet you completely miss it.

"I gave the prequels a chance, I didn't start bashing them until I saw all 3."

I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to TPM, and seeing Anakin's journey. I was also dying to see an all-CGI main character as well. All I saw was a lot of wasted material.

And before anyone else starts accusing me of "nostalgia", please bear in mind that I view ROTJ and ROTS on a similar level - that being that both have good material, but there are large segments that I fast-forward through.
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#153022
Topic
Watching in order 1-6 is screwing up the original SW for newcomers!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153022/action/topic#153022
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"It was TPM that introduced me to Star Wars. It was the movie that got me so interested..." [SNIP]

None of this comes close to addressing the Tantive issue. If the difference between films of a ship shown for seconds at a time is enough to disturb continuity of the trilogies for you, then it really doesn't matter which film you watched and when.

"And, I really don't appreciate being called a troll for explaining my POV on the star wars films."

And I was just explaining my POV. It's not like anyone's forcing you to come back to these forums to post (though several have forced you off. Imagine that.)