I've been watching the Blu Ray release of the Star Wars saga over the past couple of weeks. My wife got it for me as a Christmas present and she said she almost didn't get it because the reviews were so bad. I wanted it anyway. The revues are mostly bad because good ol' George still hasn't released the original movies in their original theatrical release forms. I don't exactly get why, I think he should give his audience what they want. I mean, what would it hurt?
That being said, I can't understand why so many die-hards were up in arms about the "fixed" versions of the films. They're still the stories I grew up with, still fun to watch, and I'm digging all the extras on the discs. And I say this as someone who watched the original film over forty times IN THE THEATERS! I even had all my original Star Wars toys in pristine condition up until a few years ago. I think we should all just relax for a moment and realize that these are movies, not holy scriptures.
What are your thoughts?
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Being a girl who went to see the first STAR WARS movie in the theater nine times, who collected the trading cards with glee, and played shoot 'em up Star Wars games on the school bus – I loved the first trilogy of these movies as a kid, and can't stand the second three.
ReplyDeleteI did see the updated special effects versions of IV, V and VI in the theaters and thought the new special effects were pretty derivative and uninspired, but otherwise didn't hurt or improve the films.
I would say it's strangely ungrateful of Mr. GL to ignore his fans clamoring for the originals, since it's probably those fans watching the originals who made him rich and famous and able to make all these movies in the first place.