God'sRadio
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OK. I will believe it when I see it. Apparently the USA showing was HD - did anyone who says they saw it see it in HD? Or was it an HD artefact when seen in SD I wonder?
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Michael24 said:Perhaps it was some kind of test? Slip a new CGI-enhanced shot into a TV airing unannounced, then guage on-line fan reaction before deciding to go forward with more changes?
God'sRadio said:I've googled around and nothing in the trade press about any CGI fixes to the movies.
MR Round said:Why cant people just leave movies alone to how they were released?
MR Round said:Why cant people just leave movies alone to how they were released?
You know, in a way, I can see their personal reasons. In 1998 I made two shorts for some college film classes, but I was never satisfied with how they turned out because I had to rush the post-production to meet the project deadlines. (One in particular was just a mess to begin with, qualitywise, because of certain settings on the editing deck I was unaware of.) In 2004 I completely reedited them, almost starting from scratch. I trimmed some stuff here, added some bits here, and redid all the titles and music. Then in 2005 I again went back and tweaked a couple things here and there, then I said, "Okay, that's it. Now they're finished."
So I can certainly see the filmmakers' POV on this issue. But at the same time, when it's as groundbreaking a film as Star Wars was, I think it's wrong to try and "erase" the previous film from existence and pretend it never existed and deny people the opportunity to still have those versions. Spielberg still lets us have the original 1982 version of E.T., and Ridley Scott lets us have all five(!) versions of Blade Runner. There's no reason Lucas can't do the same, and I just don't understand his reasoning.
Just my two cents.