Step aside, Frodo; get out of the way, Indiana Jones. What may be the most anticipated DVD package since the advent of the format is finally hitting stores: the initial ”Star Wars” trilogy. Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox announced Monday that they’ll release on Sept. 21 a four-disc set that includes the long-awaited DVD debuts of ”Star Wars,” ”The Empire Strikes Back,” ”The Return of the Jedi,” and a fourth disc of supplemental materials, including cast interviews. But there is a catch, young Padawans.
The rub: the DVDs won’t contain the original theatrical versions of the films, even as alternate DVD tracks. Rather, they will contain only George Lucas’ digitally revised ”special editions” that were released theatrically in 1997. ”The original versions technically don’t exist,” says Lucasfilm’s Jim Ward, the project’s executive producer, according to USA Today. ”[Lucas] wanted to represent the films as they exist in his mind, and that’s the special-editions versions.” Call it a Jedi mind trick — these aren’t the extras you’re looking for.
“We realize there’s a lot of debate out there,” says Ward. “But this is not a democracy. We love our fans, but this is about art and filmmaking. [George] has decided that the sole version he wants available is this one.”
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What the fuck is that? They don’t exist? Are you telling me that my fucking childhood doesn’t exist, you rat bastard Lucas??? He’s officially gone mad. He should join Micheal Jackson down at the courthouse for crimes against nature. Is it really too much to release BOTH versions of the film? FUCKER! That’s it, I’m boycotting all things Star Wars until he announces that he’s releasing the original trilogy as they were MEANT to be. Yeah, you heard me Lucas. What are you going to do about it, huh bitch?
And now I heard from a friend that he’s going to rework the trilogy again to box them up with Episodes 1-3 to make some sort of Ultimate Edition. Where does it end?
A part of me is officially dead today.
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Well, I won’t say a part of me is officially dead today, since I can probably survive without these DVDs — I mean, I still have the crappy old warbly VHS versions which were good enough for me at 10, so why not good enough for me at 23?
But I have a feeling that Lucas is officially dead today. Yes, yes, he’s been a cardboard cutout for these 10-odd years (why do you think everything Star Wars now sucks major ass?), but OFFICIALLY, he is dead, or as good as dead, because somewhere, out there, out where dreams come true, is someone putting out a contract on him.
Art? Filmmaking? Is that what Star Wars is about? I’m sorry, I thought they were the cult films of the mainstream. I thought that 99% of its fans are either kids or people who were kids when they first saw the movies. I thought that the SPECIAL EFFECTS FROM 20 YEARS AGO LOOK BETTER THAN THE SPECIAL EDITION SPECIAL EFFECTS. Badly CGI-ed Jabba the Hutt stays in the picture, I guess. Among others. Lucas is full of crap.