3-D would be a hit of course

Very funny! I nearly spit my beer out on my keyboard. Well done Rodney!

Re: the above comment… Why do people keep using this as a valid argument? Everyone knows that the release in question was just a “bonus” of unacceptable quality. They were non-anamorphic laserdisk dumps; we were offered a product on DVD that wasn’t nearly up to DVD standards – never mind HD quality. No wonder fans weren’t excited about something that would look iffy on their standard tube TV and simply horrendous on that new HDTV they would be buying in the near future.

If we, as fans of the trilogy as it was originally, are supposed to be happy with that product would you be happy if (in some alternate reality) Lucas said he was only going to release the theatrical versions on Bluray? I guess since you have the CG SEs on DVD that would be okay???

As for the LOTR Blu-ray release. Personally I think the theatrical releases are way superior to the extended versions so I will buy the new Blu-ray set and keep my old extended versions on regular DVD, mostly for the extra features.

After all, what´s new ?… Luke´s love interest on Alderaan ???, extended chat with Biggs ? Obi Wan remember there´s another one… not just Luke? Amidala still alive with the Gungans? Mara Jade cameo?, Chewie is a female wookie?, let´s move on, George Lucas is a giant and hunger monster, he ate our anger and joy for decades, and the funny twist in all this, is that he is no longer thinking in US,the original fans from the 70´s or 80´s… not anymore…
he now eats new fans… childrens… our childrens… creepy, isn´t ??? (no offense Cartoon Network)

Because they make more money this way? :P

why not release it with BOTH the original films AND the special eddition that way everyone is happy

i agree, the only thing i dont like about the special editions is the whole han & greedo thing. i dont care if han would or wouldn’t shoot first, but the special effects lucas used to change it just look terrible & take me out of the film every time.

also, the theatrical editions were released on dvd. they were on the single 2 disc dvds for the original trilogy a few years back.

If anything, the lack of an original cut is making my letterbox VHS box set even MORE valuable.

I agree that there should be an “original cut” special feature on the Blu collection, maybe a digital download or something. Anything to add value for the fans.

But this is Lucas’ product, and the REASON for the special editions was to change some of the things he didnt like about his most notable creation ever.

And the Lord of the Rings theatrical editions are getting SLAMMED online by critics for releasing this and the extended cuts later this year. Even though both will be available, the fans are just RAGING over this.

You cant win no matter what you do.

Ok.. but look at Lord of The Rings. That just came out on Blu Ray. They are the original theatrical cuts. The Star Trek movies came out on Blu Ray they are the original theatrical cuts. Why can’t fans of the original Star Wars trilogy get the best possible quality for the original theatrical cuts? After that Lucas can special edition Star Wars till he dies. I just want to see Blu Ray quality for the films I grew up on. As for the special editions it isn’t just Han not shooting first. Lucas digitally replaced Prowse’s head with Hayden Christensen at the end of Jedi. Changed dialog during Empire Strikes Back and made countless little adjustments that didn’t need to be done. I’m not even saying I don’t like the special editions but I love the orignals!