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Posted by Justin on 08/26/06 17:12
Derek Janssen wrote on [Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:25:29 -0400]:
> RobMac wrote:
>>>
>>>Well, probably because I've never owned a LD player in my life, and only
>>>know that the New Original is the '96 LD version,
>>>A) from hearing the core fans point it out, and
>>>B) from various pieces of evidence in the "Did George really 'destroy the
>>>old prints', or not?" debates, and Lucas's "All we had was the non-ana LD
>>>in our vaults" excuse as Exhibit A for why the French aren't getting an
>>>anamorphic version either.
>>>
>>>Simply put, LD's don't fit in my DVD player. I can try, but it always
>>>breaks the drawer, going in.
>>
>> If you haven't owned a LD player, and don't have the "originals" on VHS, go
>> for the DVDs (they won't be much better than VHS anyway).
>>
>> If you can find them cheap, go for it, for completion sake, but will you be
>> upset if on September 13th (the day after you buy the bare-bones
>> non-anamorphic editions) Fox announces a 6-disc Star Wars box set that
>> includes the "original" films in anamorphic widescreen along with the
>> re-re-re-re-re-retooled Extra Special Limited Extended Super Ultra
>> Force-filled Editions???
>
> (Hey, I was only buying the -one- SW'77 Original to begin with--
> What, like I *want* the '83 version of "Jedi"?)
Come on Derek, we know you want ESB.
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