Hi all. I've been lurking here since Episode II and I'm a huge fan of the "Reasons Why" stuff. Thank you ChefElf for the awesome work you've done and the time you, and anyone else involved in this site, have invested.
That being said... WOOHOO!! The O-OT! It's about f*****g time!
I knew he'd do it eventually, and I am so glad I never bought those worthless Uber-Editions. The only copies of the OT that I've ever purchased were some amazing ripped copies off of Ebay, that are so perfect it's scary. And my three sets of VHS, of course.
And just so we're clear to anyone reading this thinking "Yeah. You're getting the originals... No dolby 5.1, no digital restoration, no nothing. Haha" *pushes up taped glasses*
I say to that, thank God! This is exactly what I've wanted for years. I don't want anyone at LucasFilm to touch these. Isn't it obvious by now that anything they touch just becomes slightly worse? Look at those "precious" Uber-Editions. The color is all wrong on the sabers; all they did to make the picture more "crisp" is turn down the brightness, making the pic dark so you can't see the "mistakes"; and they even found a way to make Empire bad... something that I thought would be impossible. (and for the record, no, Empire is not my favorite of the OT, Jedi is, but even I can't argue with what an almost perfect film it is.) And shame on any of you NOT lovers for trying to stir up trouble, and be all holier than thou. Sorry....
I don't mean to rant, or sound like I'm hating on the N-OT lovers. That is not my intention. One of my best friends loves the NOT, and we agree to disagree. I can understand why some like them and chose to take them as the legitmate "vision of Lucas" and blah blah b.s. And I understand that most of the likers of the NOT are young and probably haven't had the chance to see the OT the way they were. Now that they're coming out, I hope some minds will be changed, but I know that some won't, and that's just fine by me. Let bygones be bygones. I'm just glad that we purists finally have the OT legitimately on DVD. Now my only concern is whether or not to buy them because then I'm throwing my money at the source of the problem (Lucas and Lucasfilm), not to mention the fact that I'll be stuck with a copy of the NOT. hmmm.....
p.s. -- that last line was tongue-in-cheek. Lighten up people. : )