Hayden Christensen now appears at the end of Return of The Jedi. Yikes!!!
POSTED BY: outlander
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 20:07
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IMO, if Lucas stays true to what he's said before in the press, (i.e. that the Special Edition releases are his "true" vision of what he wanted to accomplish) and the classic will never be released on DVD, I mourn the millions of little kids who will never get to see the amazing movies I ate, slept, and breathed in the 80s.
I was so excited to see Star Wars again on the big screen when the special editions came out, but when I saw what he had changed, I couldn't believe it. The Jabba scene was especially disappointing; it stood out and looked completely fake. A lot of the other "additions" didn't add to the magic. They took away from it because they were so obviously CG. I read Lucas tweaked the Jabba scene for the DVD release to "enhance" it. I think he meant "make it look less fakey."
I never even bothered to see the Empire or RotJ special editions since I was annoyed with SW. Then I read about the digital Hayden, and I freaked out.
Yeah, Lucas claims the films are his, blahblahblah, but *no movie* belongs *only* to the director/writer. There were hundreds of people, from artisans to actors that labored to make these films amazing back in 1977. Lucas didn't do it alone. He never would have made the movie if not for those people. What do they think of Lucas playing with a classic?
There were also the millions of fans that launched this little film into the stratosphere, and allowed Lucas to create ILM, Skywalker Sound, THX, Pixar (before it was sold) and umpteen other creative outlets.
Star Wars belongs to all of us. All of the fans who bought toys and memorabilia and spent millions on merchandise, and saw the classic films multiple times, and have a love affair with the original films despite its age today.
I would love to hear the deep timbre of James Earl Jones in my subwoofer, sit open-mouthed when that first star destroyer comes rumbling almost over my head, and experience TIE fighters and X-Wings buzzing around my bedroom in glorious digital surround, but as a longtime fan of a true classic film, I refuse to purchase a DVD that has been "super-sized" for the 21st Century.
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You know, what I find most ridiculous about all of this is not the fact that Lucas has apparently completely lost his mind and sold his soul to CG. No, I find it ridiculous that some people are actually so upset that they can't bring themselves to enjoy the originals anymore, or to enjoy much of anything to do with the original fandom.
The originals will always be the originals, no matter how many times Lucas re-releases them with silly changes. Getting overly bitter about it is no better than lapping it up. Honestly, no matter what happens, they are only tarnished if you allow them to be. It's really not as hard as people think to like what was originally released while ignoring the crap that's being put out now (for example, along with ignoring everything relating to 'Star Wars' that came out after 1997, I ignore everything that came after season 6 of 'The X-Files.' I also ignore 'Matrix Reloaded' and 'Matrix Revolutions,' as I see do some other people on this thread.) There's no need to stop liking something that was truly amazing just because that which succeeded it was sub-par.
The only thing that really bothers me at this point is the fact that, since TBS hasn't shown the original versions since the "Special Editions" came out, it stands to reason that they might now replace the "Special Editions" with the "New Special Editions." But I can always change the channel, or watch my old VHS copies instead.
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is there anything i can add to this group rant? Nope.
well there is the whole star wars web stuff might as well be porn thing. he wants me to pay him another $40 just to look at fan stuff? not happening.
btw, I owe haken some money. gotta go do that.
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please please please let it be a hoax.
ben and yoda are the ages they died at... why isnt anikin?
replacing old anikin soesnt sit right with me either.
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please please please let it be a hoax.
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