It Would Be A Delicious Sandwich, Were It Not For The Poo
Although I'm risking dismemberment for saying so (Brdgt), George Lucas stubbornly refuses to let his past successes get in the way of his current failures.
The yummy sandwich: The original Star Wars trilogy is finally coming out on DVD.
The poo on the sandwich:
"The versions on DVD will only feature the special editions, LucasFilm spokeswoman Lynn Hale said. Many fans of the original movies had hoped the rougher, unaltered films would also be provided.[Lucasfilm marketing hack] Ward said there wasn't much debate about whether to release the unaltered originals.
The official definitive versions are the 1997 special editions. That's the version the artist, in this case George Lucas, intended to be seen," he said.
I saw the revisions Lucas made, and they really hamstrung the originals. While I respect the fact that it's his perogative to give to the public the films he wants the public to see, I constantly marvel at Lucas' tin ear as to what makes a good film good.
Thanks to vodkapundit for the tip.
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Now that it's clear that we
Now that it's clear that we will never see a DVD release of the original versions, I need to start making copies of my VHS trilogy without the horrific greedo-shoots-first and other travesties. Maybe I can find a place that will rip them to DVD. That would fall under the fair use act, I should think.