Oh come now. Surely they weren't the only things you liked about the movies? ;-)
As for the cleanup on the DVDs - I'd have been extatic if that was all he'd done. Cleaned up the sound, colour and some of the SFX. I'd have been in geek heaven! It was when he started cutting and pasting that I got upset. Even then I probably wouldn't have been as upset if he'd brought out the original versions as well.
I agree it would've been good had he put out the pre-SE versions (because "originals" is a misnomer; the versions that have been out on tape and laserdisc for years aren't really the originals). But he didn't, and I can live with that. And while I'm not crazy about some of the changes, I can live with them too. I have seen people say that they ruin the trilogy. Well, then it must not have been that much of a trilogy to begin with. Future generations won't even know there were changes, just like the present generation doesn't know that Tolkien severely changed "The Hobbit" after its publication to fit in better with "Lord of the Rings."
But, as it stands, I've had to resort to pirate versions of those. (from the laser discs)
*shrug* OK.
70s and 80s hairdos- well, those are back in fashion, aren't they?! ;~P :~D
Yep, fashion is cyclical. :-D
btw - do you know why Luke's lightsabre was green on the Falcon instead of blue? I haven't watched the new ESB yet... is Luke's lightsabre blue in that?? *worries*
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Date: 2004-10-04 09:00 am (UTC)Oh come now. Surely they weren't the only things you liked about the movies? ;-)
As for the cleanup on the DVDs - I'd have been extatic if that was all he'd done. Cleaned up the sound, colour and some of the SFX. I'd have been in geek heaven! It was when he started cutting and pasting that I got upset. Even then I probably wouldn't have been as upset if he'd brought out the original versions as well.
I agree it would've been good had he put out the pre-SE versions (because "originals" is a misnomer; the versions that have been out on tape and laserdisc for years aren't really the originals). But he didn't, and I can live with that. And while I'm not crazy about some of the changes, I can live with them too. I have seen people say that they ruin the trilogy. Well, then it must not have been that much of a trilogy to begin with. Future generations won't even know there were changes, just like the present generation doesn't know that Tolkien severely changed "The Hobbit" after its publication to fit in better with "Lord of the Rings."
But, as it stands, I've had to resort to pirate versions of those. (from the laser discs)
*shrug* OK.
70s and 80s hairdos- well, those are back in fashion, aren't they?! ;~P :~D
Yep, fashion is cyclical. :-D
btw - do you know why Luke's lightsabre was green on the Falcon instead of blue? I haven't watched the new ESB yet... is Luke's lightsabre blue in that?? *worries*
Yes, it's blue. Don't worry.