willcail wrote:
Meatfetish,
The original pre 1997 trilogy does exsit on DVD. These are the non anamorphic laserdisc transfers. These were stand alone releases of the original trilogy where disc one was the special edition and disc two was the original.
GL lawyers will rain down on the Drexel suing the theater to the point of bankruptcy and the possiblity suing Bruce and might bring criminal charges as well. This could end the science fiction marathon. Do you really want that? I don't like the changes in the original trilogy but I don't codone stealing of any kind. If GL wants to make changes to his films that is his right.
I did notice that the Wexner suppose to have Carrie Fisher the same weekend as the Science Fiction Marathon. Is there a slim chance to get her to make a quick appearence?
I didn't say anything about the marathons screening Star Wars! Seriously, read the post before responding. I just think buying or sharing bootlegs of the despecialized original trilogy is the massive exception I'll make in my generally anti-bootleg position. Like I said, if he ever releases a decent dvd or blu-ray of them, then he'll get more of my money. The abominations he released 6 years ago are more insulting than if he'd never released them at all. As the man who invented THX and was so concerned about the presentation of his films, it's inexcusable that he'd dump non-anamorphic copies into the marketplace in 2006. I have no-budget slasher films on dvd from 1998 that are widescreen. He's got every right to tinker with his films until the day he dies, but it's not only an insult to his fans but to the hard working crew members (not to mention Oscar winning SFX artists) that he is doing everything he can to bury the originals. So if you're content watching the 2006 DVDs letterboxed on all 4 sides, or zooming in to try to make it fit your widescreen TV then more power to you. I'll gladly take the free, beautiful 720p anamorphic discs I was given. And in the end, Lucas will get more money from both of us if he ever releases decent versions. You can call it stealing, I prefer to think of it more as a "take a penny leave a penny" situation.