Films/DVD Asylum

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In Reply to: He is obviously uninformed posted by rico on September 21, 2004 at 14:41:37:

I'm not. George had it right the first time.
I think you missed the writer's point. You may disagree with the article - you may even prefer the current DVD versions of the SW Trilogy. But I agree with the writer that some of the story "enhancements" added later detract from the original films.
I gave up on Lucas' storytelling skills years ago. But I'd still kinda like to have the original versions available on a nice DVD.

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Same here: but the '70s features on the extras disc are nice. - jusbe 02:38:05 09/22/04 (0)
Posters 'n all. Really brought back memories for me, more than the 'improved versions' ever will.
Whilst Lucas may feel he can now perfect the film (like bad art> mainly by adding pointless visual distraction and fussy detail, as well as paring away opportunities for our imaginations to take root by showing/explaining too much [see extra Mos Eisly shots for early example]), it wasn't the director's cut which made such a massive impact on me and the world.
I want DVDs of the original, "warts 'n all"; I want the cheesy but visceral effects; I want the clunky Tatooine speeders that actually looked like they were part of the landscape; in short, I want the original films which were *OF THEIR TIME* to help me feel like I felt in '77, not a low-cal, healthy/improved chargrilled re-hash. Without the add-ons, I felt I shared this STAR WARS universe with Lucas. Now, I feel left out as it becomes increasingly his own with every effect he pastes on top. There is too much sugar in this DVD cake.

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