I agree with Jason Kottke’s view on the re-release of the original Star Wars trilogy (i.e. as they were seen in cinemas) on DVD:
George Lucas, having run out of Star Wars movies he wants to make, continues to sell us the same movie we’ve seen 70 times in yet another format. Here’s the original theatrical version of Star Wars on DVD (in quaint Dolby 2.0!) so you can prove to your lesser nerd buddies that Han indeed shoots first. Empire and Jedi are also available.
On the other hand, you’ve got give Lucas credit for getting so much out of one series of films, talking about mileage. It must be an eye opener for the studios as to how much they can make by simply re-issuing existing films (re-using the Intellectual Property).
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