It seems to me most if not all of the fans who really want the pre-Special Edition versions of Eps IV-VI are older fans. These little kids who have known 6 SW movies their whole lives, watch Clone Wars, and are weaned on today's visual effects will at most regard them as curiosities should their interest last long enough. For a long time I was fine with having those versions available as an archive or bonus disk or something. But I also understand why Lucas wants what he considers closest to his vision to be the version that gets exhibited and sold. I mean, if I made a movie in 1977, I'd be more than happy to see those matte boxes go too, especially with so many folks possessing HD now.
The people who worked on all of the films, including Eps IV-VI, were just as much there to get Lucas's vision on screen as the ones who worked with him 20 years later. That's why they were hired. I recall they did consult with Irwin Kershner while working on the TESB Special Edition, while they couldn't with Marquand because was deceased. But it's not the same thing as James Cameron deciding to play around with one of Sidney Lumet's movies just for fun. Marquand was there to put what Lucas wanted and what they were able to do at the time on screen. He understood that from the get-go. And 99% of the film is still the same one he shot in 1982. Really, that's the case for all of the movies. Why should a stop-motion guy be sore when his work on say the Battle of Hoth in TESB still hasn't been touched except to remove matte lines and stuff? The Battle of Yavin has some CG shots now but most of it is still the original work.
None of this is going to change your mind I'm sure ;), but that's how I see it.
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Date: 2011-09-05 07:22 pm (UTC)The people who worked on all of the films, including Eps IV-VI, were just as much there to get Lucas's vision on screen as the ones who worked with him 20 years later. That's why they were hired. I recall they did consult with Irwin Kershner while working on the TESB Special Edition, while they couldn't with Marquand because was deceased. But it's not the same thing as James Cameron deciding to play around with one of Sidney Lumet's movies just for fun. Marquand was there to put what Lucas wanted and what they were able to do at the time on screen. He understood that from the get-go. And 99% of the film is still the same one he shot in 1982. Really, that's the case for all of the movies. Why should a stop-motion guy be sore when his work on say the Battle of Hoth in TESB still hasn't been touched except to remove matte lines and stuff? The Battle of Yavin has some CG shots now but most of it is still the original work.
None of this is going to change your mind I'm sure ;), but that's how I see it.