From Animation Magazine: While the evening was veritable love fest, Lucas ruffled a few feathers when he confirmed his resolve not to include the non-Special Edition versions of the first three films when they are finally released on DVD. "To me, the other ones were unfinished and it always...
Patrick - Don't forget Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and, of course, The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Now - the real question is if this thread can be kept alive for another three years+ until we actually have an official press release of the OT on DVD. :D
I find it a perfect comparison. Was each film was revisited years later to make changes? Yes. Does the director/producer like the new changes better? Yes. Just because there are no LOTM action figures changes nothing. I personally like LOTM better than all five SW films. Using money...
Amazon.com Interview w/ Michael Mann Amazon.com: Was The Last of the Mohicans a film you particularly wanted to revisit, or did this opportunity just present itself? Michael Mann: To give you the full confession, I don't think there's any director around who doesn't want to revisit all...
I was born 3/15/79. However, I watched the OT countless times before I was 10 on video. I grew up on the OT, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, The Ten Commandments, and The Wizard of Oz. I had the toys when I was a kid, I have nearly 100 of the new figures. I fulfilled my childhood dream...
Bill just went overboard, IMO. I mean, I love movies, and Star Wars is good fun, but to claim that it's Lucas's fault for him having a now ruined childhood is simply....well, childish. Anyway - The cleaned up effects were and always will be good additions. The plot differences are annoying...