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Well, if they won't release the original versions legitimately, I'm happy with the fan-made releases that are readily available if you know where to look. Honestly, they look better than the UHD versions streaming on Disney+ anyway. Those have awful color timing and have been scrubbed of...

Honestly, if they were able to get his permission then that's a major step. For years, he has absolutely forbidden anything but his "Special Edition" to be shown in public.

When the Library of Congress added Star Wars to the National Film Registry, Lucas would only agree to donate a copy of the Special Edition. They declined because that wasn't the film that changed our culture. That alone should tell you how stubborn Lucas is. The long and short of it is that...

I took a look at the Flixster Canadian TOS and it sounds like people may be out of luck with their content that has disappeared. Here are some pertinent excerpts: It's a pretty typical TOS which means it's extremely broad and seemingly contradictory in parts. It might be worth a try...

This situation is one of the things that just makes me shake my head. Fair Use says you can make a copy of something you own as long as you retain the original and don't distribute the copy. The DMCA makes it illegal to break copy protection. So, in essence, you have the right to legally make a...

Must. Resist. Nerd. Rage......

Ethan, it depends on the company. In the end, you are correct that the company will ultimately make decisions based upon business data. However, at least some companies put a lot of stock into listening to the voice of the customer. I know that when I worked for Amazon, I was amazed at some of...

While that is likely, considering they weren't meant to be shown in theaters, the fact remains that the vast majority of the original negatives (at least what made it through the chemical cleaning) was cleaned up before work on the '97 SE was done. That would not have been done simply to 1080...

I just read the article from American Cinematographer magazine that mentioned that. It's unfathomable these days that release prints would be made from the original negative, but it happened quite a bit back then, sadly. That same article seems to imply that the entire original film was...

Disney isn't one to leave a huge money opportunity unfulfilled. The fact that there hasn't been any movement on releasing the OOT suggests a few things: Either, They are waiting until 2017 and the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars. Lucas had a clause in the sale contract stating that the only...

I don't think disliking the spotlight is a factor. When he was the conductor of the Boston Pops, he was on television all the time. He was also very genial and entertaining when I saw him conduct the Cincinnati Pops a few years back. He just doesn't blow his own horn. Also, he's getting up there...

I'm far from the only one who has complained. "Trust me." ;) Hey, man. You like what you like. That's fine. I just look at the changed versions in comparison to the originals and feel that, were they they originals, they wouldn't have been as well-received. Those versions can continue to...

One of my stepsons watched the Blu-ray of Jedi last night. I had a really hard time sitting through it. It was far-from-perfect in its original form, but the awful new musical number, the unwarranted change of Han's "Trust me." line to "Icanseealotbetternow.", the addition of Hayden Christiansen...

There have been so many different versions by now, it would take several discs to hold them all. I admit, I would like to go back and watch the original Special Editions from '97, just for curiosity's sake. It was pretty exciting seeing Star Wars on the big screen after so many years, even with...

Just yesterday, I was talking to my kids about the De-Specialized Edition of Star Wars, explaining to them about the changes over the years and how this is currently the closest thing we have to an HD version of the unaltered film. To my surprise and delight, they became very excited about...

You know, Shakespeare didn't write much in the way of original stories. He often took older plays and rewrote them. I absolutely agree that people who sell others' works for money are scum. I don't see what most of the fan-editors are doing as being anything similar to bootleggers. Just my...