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Posted by GMAN on 05/22/06 06:31
In article <44711863.8060708@earthlink.net>, Susan Bartholomew <sueb1863@earthlink.net> wrote:
>If this is true, I'd say it's simply a matter of Lucas punishing those
>who prefer the unaltered versions to his newer ones. He can say he gave
>in to demands and put them out, but poor sales will enable him to later
>claim that he'll never do so again, since clearly nobody wants them.
>
>I highly doubt he'll ever put them out on blu-ray or HD. This release
>will be it, I think; if he despises the OOTs so much that he won't even
>bother using the industry standard that EVERY widescreen movie gets
>these days (even cruddy ones that nobody wants), why would he transfer
>them to higher technology?
>
>This is a deliberate move to sabotage the release, it seems to me. I
>can't think of any other reason for him put out a product that's going
>to look worse than even the cheapest, least popular widescreen movie out
>there.
>
>On the other hand, this should cheer the bootlegggers up considerably!
>They'll now be able to continue making money from Lucas' work for years
>to come, since their transfers are anamorphic. They care more about
>giving the fans quality copies than Lucas does, it would appear...
How is it that the bootleggers have a anamorphic transfer of the originals and
Lucas cant come up with one?
>
>Maybe I'm being too hard on the guy, but this move baffles me...if
>anybody can give a good reason for Lucas to do this other than pure
>pettiness, I'm open to hearin' it!
>
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