Then again, perhaps Lucas HAS lost his mind...

Posted by James from host-216-78-21-189.cae.bellsouth.net (216.78.21.189) on Monday, May 27, 2002 at 2:27pm :

The new issue of Star Wars Insider features an interview with Lucas, in which he is again asked when we can expect the original trilogy on DVD. (Specifically, will we be getting the original versions of the film, in addition to the SE's, such as Spielberg plans to do for the E.T. DVD?)

Lucas replies:

"I don't think so. I think of the film as the Special Edition, I don't think of it as the early version, any more than I would put early rough cuts on. I could put four or five rough cuts onto the thing and say, 'This is how it advanced.' I consider the Special Edition as being the final version at this point. I don't even worry about the other ones, because it went through a lot of incarnations to get to the final stage."

So, not only do we get to wait through nearly a decade of expecting the films on DVD, but we aren't even going to get the real version!

Thanks, George!

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Re: Then again, perhaps Lucas HAS lost his mind... - Rabittooth 10:16pm 05/27/2002

George can't win for losing. - Rundquist 1:53pm 05/28/2002

Re: George can't win for losing. - James 11:00pm 05/28/2002

The thing about multiple versions is... - Rundquist 1:46pm 05/29/2002

Plus - Forrestal 3:18pm 05/29/2002

Re: Plus - James 7:27pm 05/29/2002

It's all how you look at it. - Rundquist 10:04pm 05/29/2002

Going in circles - James 11:34pm 05/29/2002

PS - James 11:36pm 05/29/2002

You wanna talk bad special effects....... - Michigan Smith 5:01pm 05/28/2002

That's unfair - Forrestal 7:33pm 05/28/2002

Unfair? - Michigan Smith 10:59pm 05/28/2002

... "a bad Ray Harryhausen flick"? - Forrestal 3:20pm 05/29/2002

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: The new issue of Star Wars Insider features an interview with Lucas, in which he is again asked when we can expect the original trilogy on DVD. (Specifically, will we be getting the original versions of the film, in addition to the SE's, such as Spielberg plans to do for the E.T. DVD?) : Lucas replies: : <b>"I don't think so. I think of the film as the Special Edition, I don't think of it as the early version, any more than I would put early rough cuts on. I could put four or five rough cuts onto the thing and say, 'This is how it advanced.' I consider the Special Edition as being the final version at this point. I don't even worry about the other ones, because it went through a lot of incarnations to get to the final stage."</b> : So, not only do we get to wait through nearly a decade of expecting the films on DVD, but we aren't even going to get the real version! : Thanks, George!

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