Unedited Version of Original Star Wars Trilogy Unlikely - Page 3

Lucas is full of it. The shooting script (written by LUCAS) shows only Han shooting (there is no mention made of Greedo shooting at ALL), so it was OBVIOUSLY Lucas' original intent to portray Han as a "cold blooded killer". The man has an incredible ability to deny the reality that he ever changes his mind (or makes mistakes). Plenty of people don't buy his made up stories at all.
Edited by RobertR - 11/6/12 at 10:45am

And if I recall, they showed Han's bolt before Greedo's hit the wall. Followed by a headful of extra crispy chicken.

He's made so many changes that he's forgotten what he originally wrote. Either that or he was stoned during filming and forgot what he was doing. Either way, the original is the original and created an....Empire....and earned you $4B! Only because it's Election Day, In four years during the next presidential debate I'm going to submit a question that asks who shot first and see which sides the Republicans and Democrats take.

Alright so if I could get some opinions from those who had the privilege to see Star Wars at the beginning and all the way to the new bluray release.

So setting the Special Edition vs. the new edited version aside:

would you rather spend 100+ for a used copy/200+ for a new copy of the original trilogy on DVD OOORRR

buy both trilogy via the new blu ray release?

Good. That means Disney won't be able to edit in any fart jokes.

Word-of-mouth is a valuable form of marketing, and the best way to achieve good word-of-mouth is to please the nerds/early adopters/hardcore fans. Avengers was a good example of this. While it is true that an unedited OT would not produce tremendous revenue standing alone, its use as a marketing tool and energizer for the hardcore Star Wars fans could pay HUGE dividends. This, among other reasons, is why I don't believe Disney would have allowed George Lucas to retain any rights with respect to marketing of the existing Star Wars properties.

As for Fox's involvement, I cannot think of any legal or business reason for withholding their permission, other than extracting as much money from Disney as possible in the process. In fact, it would be in their financial interest to prod Disney into a re-release before their rights to V & VI expire. Therefore, I am hopeful that the unedited OT will make an appearance prior to Episode VII, or at least in tandem with the VII-IX video releases.

I may not have been around for the theatrical release of Star Wars, but I watched the VHS copies of the OT dozens, if not hundreds of times as a child. I cannot watch the "special" editions, and those that think this is an overreaction do not understand what it is like to have an emotional connection to a piece of art. If Disney can convince me that they understand and respect that connection, I will be a vocal supporter of their Star Wars endeavor. If not, I will continue to assume that any future Star Wars movies will be typical, Hollywood cash-grabs, and not worth my time. Again, I realize that my presence/absence at the theater doesn't make any difference, but the collective marketing power of emotionally invested fans can make a big impact.

Good let them keep that trash!!!

THE ONLY STAR WARS OUT THERE IN MY OPINION ARE THE ORIGINAL 3 MOVIES!!!!! (Which you have to look for)

I dont care to see thier DIGITALLY ALTERED GARBAGE!!!!! -- That was such a wonderful movie that has been destroyed!!!!!

I have only seen part 1 but i would LOVE seeing it again!!!!!! (The original movie like i saw back then)

I like and own all of the BD versions, but I also have the originals on LD. Best of both worlds!

Maybe someday they'll wise up and look to make more money by selling BDs of the original theatrical films.

I had just watched Star Wars IV from a DVD set I bought a few years ago and was wondering where I could get the original versions. What a great surprise to find that the set I was watching is the one you show here! Checked the box and indeed there it was on the bonus disc.