• andros_rex@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I don’t get the reluctance to just give fans what they want.

    I found my holy grail thrift find of a box set a few weeks ago, and am working to digitize it for my own collection.

    Like yeah, I know there were changes even before the CGI stuff - apparently there were different audio tracks and lines in some theatrical releases? - but there’s enough people who have been pretty vocal about their desire for unaltered versions. I want my original Jabba’s palace scene, I want Han Solo to shoot first, I don’t want Hayden Christiansen force ghost.

    I get Lucas is an “auteur” with a vision, but I also want the shit I remember watching as a kid getting hyped for the Phantom Menace.

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      21 days ago

      The main motivation behind George re-releasing slightly different versions of his trilogy was always to make more money. If he gets a cut he won’t mind.

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      21 days ago

      No need. Look for Star wars 4k77 or 4k83. I don’t think 4k80 is complete. Or look up harmys despecialized.