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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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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230786/action/topic#230786
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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.
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#230499
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I got a response from Leonard Maltin.....
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230499/action/topic#230499
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Someday it's gonna come back and bite him on the ass.


It already seems to be starting too. Leonard Maltin is all very well, but we really need to do several things. One, we need some clout, some famous people. Other billionares who also feel the same, like Gary Kurtz. Or we need to apply tons of pressure from tons of different people. I just wish either option could make a difference. But who knows? Maybe we can.