Please don't, you're a voice of reason in this thread, and despite the occasional disagreements, I think this is one of the more interesting threads in recent times.
Do stay and contribute.
Now, this is where we must agree to disagree. With all due respect, of course.
I feel just as strongly for popcorn movies as I do for art movies, and I have lots of both on my shelves. Popcorn movies are also works of art, and should be treated as such.
Just as a Mona Lisa, a Lichtenstein or a...
I know he is, just like Lucas is of Star Wars, and I didn't say it broke the mission statement, only that it stretched it. Even a director approved pan and scan release of a movie is generally frowned upon here, just like altering color correction, edge enhancement and other alterations. I don't...
But isn't this just what George Lucas did with the special editions of Star Wars OT? I don't remember much praise for those changes, him doing in -97 what he wanted to but couldn't in -77.
And as for Cameron, as technology changes, so does his opinions, didn't he say back in the laser disc days...