Huh... Decision Made.

[lithera]

This is a landmark or something.

I'm not buying the new Star Wars DVDs.

My decision was made by reaction to the ads.

First of all "Star Wars Four, Five and Six"? Okay. It is a stupid thing that doesn't at /all/ have anything to do with anything important in the world but that annoys me. BUT! Not as much as "Special Bonus Feature." The movies as they were should not be a "Special Bonus Feature". When I'm yelling at the TV "Special Bonus Feature MY ASS!", I think that should indicate that buying these DVDs are not for me.

I think I'll just keep trying to get my parents to send me their Laser Disc player and Laser Discs for Christmas.


And who the hell knew that walking backwards for an hour was such hard work? Tango classes are going to be good for me, I think.

Comments

[theonlymegumegu.livejournal.com]

The part of the ad that irked me the most was the dad saying something about wanting to share the same movies he experienced as a child with his kids. Problem with that... since they're not the original versions.

Wait, I just re-read your post... they original versions *are* included on the DVDs?

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Yes. They are. They're the same thing they they put on the Laser Discs in the 90s. They aren't truly widescreen and they haven't been touched up at all. Having watched the Laser Discs recently, it was nice to see the original movies but the quality was less than ideal.

[theonlymegumegu.livejournal.com]

Oooooh... that's right. I remember now. Ok, I still don't want to get the DVDs XD

[grocible.livejournal.com]

They're widescreen - just not anamorphic. If you don't have a widescreen set, or plan on ever buying one, then you don't have a problem at all. (Other than the resolution issue, which isn't that bad honestly.)

[moesmith88.livejournal.com]

I may still get the DVD's, just to have the originals on something a little more sturdy than the VHS tapes I currently have.

I still haven't seen the "re-done" Return and don't have any inkling to watch it, but to have the originals would be nice...

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Next year is the 30th anniversary.

I'm gonna wait. They have to do something for that. And even if these are 'limited availablility' I'm sure I'll be able to find them somewhere if this happens to be the only way to get them.

[grocible.livejournal.com]

I'm not buying them either. Since the day word came out they weren't anamorphic, I decided no more Star Wars DVDs.

And yes - get the laserdiscs!!! :)

Oh - and walking backwards strengthens your quads - which have the tendecy to get weakened if you walk/jog/run a lot.