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#231566
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first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
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Originally posted by: darkhelmet
Originally posted by: Mike O
Unless of course the discs do sell well, which, God willing, they will, and then hopefully, Lucas will get the message.

Yeah, hopefully. BTW, your quote says it all; I love it: "Now we must specify that we want high quality versions. Shouldn't that be a given?"


Thanks. The problem is, its difficult to argue now because people will say, "Stop whining. Lucas released them. If they didn't sell well, no wanted them."
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#231485
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Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231485/action/topic#231485
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I hope you will have a chance to see these first versions of the movies on DVD when they come out. Those who have been communicating their opinions and beliefs online have not seen the DVDs.

Yes, they have.

I'm sure I speak for the others you cc'd when I say thank you for your passion and your enthusiasm for "Star Wars." It is truly, sincerely appreciated.


No, I will not shut up until you do the OOT justice. Sorry.

Someone, like the webmaster ( ) should take this in his hands and name a date and an adress to mail, so everyone can join in one big hit.


Can anyone contact Jay?

If these people all get 78,000 e-mails and letters in a single week about once a month, may they can't ignore us forever. Lets go

I wonder if we can still win this in the end?

We need to put as much pressure on Lucasfilm as is humanly possible, and then some. If I ever get those contacts for Jerry Bruckheimer and John Williams, I will post them. The Shawshank Redemption on their asses.
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#231484
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POLL: Are you buying the Star Wars DVDs released on September 12, 2006?
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Originally posted by: dark_jedi
and if they are letterbox,oh well,laserdiscs are LB also,just rip to your hard drive and make them anamorphic yourself,not to difficult,and i bet it will still look better than the friggin LD's.
just my opinion,cant friggin wait for sept. 12th to get here so all this damn speculating and bashing can fu__ing end.
DJ

hell you will probably find at your favorite torrent sites,someone already has done this for you,made them anamorphic and then releasing.

The point is that they shouldn't have to. Lucasfilm is a multi-billion dollar company and is not only capable of releasing a proper release. Lucasfilm richly deserve every ounce of criticism leveled them for this DVD release, and Lucas deserves it for trying to suppress the originals and then mistreating them.

Mike O, Lucas will make sure this is the final release of the OOT with whatever power he has. He slipped this time to stop bootleggers. And The OOT will never be released in HD in good quality, and we probably wont see the substandard blu-rays until 2015.


How much power does he have? And what can we believe from him anyway? Let's review. "Star Wars will never be released on video." It was. "Star Wars will never be show on televsion." It was. "None of the Star Wars films will come on on DVD until after the PT is over." They did. "The original films will never be released on DVD." They were. "Now we'll find out whether people really wanted the originals or whether they wanted the improved versions. It'll all come out in the end." Let's do some math. Lets say that only 50,000-60,000 people buy them, although I believe that the numbers will be far higher than that. Do the math. That's money in the millions, which is remarkably similar to the release way back in 2004, wouldn't you say? The OOT=more money. Lucas is stubborn. He's not stupid. If the cash is there, he does not care, and he will release the OOT again.
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#230817
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first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230817/action/topic#230817
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I'm thinking that you may be right with the summation that "low sales=no one wants the OOT". This tactic would seem to be in line with what Lucas said on MTV.com and gives more credence to the idea that Lucas is dealing with us from a stacked deck


Unless of course the discs do sell well, which, God willing, they will, and then hopefully, Lucas will get the message.
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#230795
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Adamwankenobi
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230795/action/topic#230795
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Mr. Sylvester...You're alive! I haven't seen you much lately. Sorry, I'm just relatively new here, and don't know all of the ropes yet. I just want to make sure that I don't cross any lines or anything. We could use a new petion, right about now . Thanks for this site. I never had the gall to register at a forum before, but the DVD situtation drove me to it. I fully support your cause, and I hope the fight isn't over yet. Thanks for all, and thanks again for the site. Let's keep going. We're gaining ground. I simply wanted to know who AWK was. Now I do. Are you a Harry Potter fan, by the way?
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#230791
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Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230791/action/topic#230791
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Is there any way to cordinate all of this? As I said, since over 75,000 people signed the petition and the forum has an influx of new members, if we all made some noise at once, we could turn up the volume and maybe get some attention. And I think that if AFI and othersuch organizations got wind of this, they'd never let Lucas here the end of it.
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#230789
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Lucas' real reasons for changing the OT
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230789/action/topic#230789
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I'm not getting the whole autuer theory, simply because of several things. I, especially as an aspiring filmaker, have incredible respect for directors. They are they are the ones who are the authors of the films in many way, and I enjoy seeing their vision in addition to the studios' in director's cuts and such. However, they are not the only ones who make films (Does anyone know how to contact Rick Baker? I doubt that he'd be thrilled with what was done to his work). Covering their work to fit in with your vision is all very well, but denying its availabily and even it's existence ism quite frankly, insulting to them (no Lucas-bashing intended, so please do not take it as such). Moreover, Lucas did not direct Empire or Jedi, and as Marquand has passed away, God rest his soul, there is no way of knowing what his opinion on such extensive alteration of his work would be. I'm not trying to rip Lucas a new one here, just attempting to make a few points.
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#230786
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I WANT TO OWN THE ORIGINAL "STAR WARS" TRILOGY ON HD-DVD IN 2007!!!
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Yes, well, he's entitled to like whatever makes him happy. I just wonder if, being a Hollywoodite, has or knows someone who has a lot of clout. Plus, I bet he'd love to see a proper release of the original versions, as he grew up with them. At this point, I care about one thing: getting gorgeously remastered anamorphic widescreen versions of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi with the original mono and 2.0 stereo soundtracks and a booming, ass-kicking 5.1 mix interpolated from the original six-track stereo mix on DVD, DH-DVD, Blu-Ray and future home video formats. Everything else, like the PT, I will watch when I am in the mood and enjoy however I like. But I want the OOT. If Smith can help us get that, then by all means, let's contact him.

I posted our campaign for Star Wars, Unaltered, to be released on HD-DVD next year at MSNBC.com, keep on writing to every media outlet out there and keep on being true to the force...

Thanks, brother! It's good to have you with us. Maybe we can still win this.

Originally posted by: SpecialEditionSaboteur
Originally posted by: Mike O
We need to find some way to REALLY bring the pressure down on him, though, and I can't think of anything.


How bout suing for false advertisement.


We don't want to tick him off, and in any case, we couldn't win a lawsuit.
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#230781
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Update: Blade Runner Dvd
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230781/action/topic#230781
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As the transfer is anamorphic and looks very good to me, I don't take an issue with it. Once, I would hear the director/producer/writer's intentions and ask no more questions. However, in light of things like the SEs and the music replacement issue on the Quantum Leap and Northern Exposure DVDs which are there because the creators of the show did not want to pay for the rights to the music, I've come to feel that their word shouldn't deprive me of my preferred viewing experience. I agree, in the case of Aliens, because despite the high-tech storyline, there was an obviously guerilla quality to it (a strange phase in Cameron's career between the offbeat and indie-esque The Terminator and the slick glossy spectalcles like Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, and especially Titanic, all of which drip Hollywood style from every pore) and grain enhaces that (can anyone say Zulu?). I wish he's supervise an an anamorphic version of The Abyss, though. Ah, well. I'm sure we'll see one someday.
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#230607
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Ok, straight up... is this the last time we will ever see the OOT?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230607/action/topic#230607
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Originally posted by: Mielr
You know- maybe I'm nuts- but I'm looking at Wicket's face and there's a slight resemblance to George Lucas! LOL !

There are many cruel jokes which I have too much heart to type here. But maybe if Wicket was in charge at LFL, we could get a decent OOT DVD release.

Dont be dissin the Wick man, Aight! I'll seriously pop a cap in yo ass!


Don't...ever...say....that...again.
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#230606
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I got a response from Leonard Maltin.....
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230606/action/topic#230606
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Originally posted by: Mielr
I wish Criterion could convince Lucas to let them do new transfers of the Trilogy. He wouldn't have to pony up any money/effort for it, and we'd get a great set of DVDs. It might be worth it for us to start bugging them- maybe they could work something out with the Dark Lord.


Robert A. Harris wants to do this very much, so if anyone is a member of the Home Theater Forum and knows how to contact him, then by all means do, and post it in the "contacts" thread. The more people that we can have leaning on Lucas, the better. Ideally, Criterion would do a breathtaking restoration full of awesome extras, LFL would get the money, and everyone would be happy. While I'm at it, I wish for a new car, a million dollars, a home theater system, and world peace.