Yes I bought this set, because I'm a fool and love collecting things. I'm not always pleased with what Lucas changes, but love certain other changes. At least star wars is still alive. Like, who cares about lord of the rings or the matrix anymore? Even if some changes are controversial, I still think it all together helps the franchise stay alive, toys and collectibles come out, tv shows, celebrations and the 501st.
Some changes that I love: tpm yoda puppet replaced with cg yoda, better death star attack fx in anh, better fx all around...
Anyway the blu ray saga set is worth it for me for the extras if nothing else.
Well, that's fine and dandy, and you're welcome to your opinion, but there's plenty of folks who at this point have the attitude that "more" does not necessarily equal "good."
I mean, ask yourself something: why is it a "good" thing that the franchise "stays alive"? I don't mean that in a snarky way, I mean it genuinely.
Is it such a bad thing to ONLY have the films? Does the merchandising machine NEED to keep pumping out product? I mean, I guess if you enjoy all the stuff that comes out, then you wouldn't want it to stop. But what if you don't enjoy the new stuff that much? Bully for you that you do, but there are plenty of folks who don't.
I think that the central complaint in this particular thread is not "OH NO!! Not MORE new stuff..." and more "Not MORE new stuff
while he refuses to re-release an archival version of the old stuff..." Nobody in this thread, I think, would begrudge fans from continuing to enjoy whatever other product LFL puts out. They just want the stuff that THEY enjoy, which is the non-special-edition versions of the films, cleaned up in an "archival" version the same way every other film that gets converted to Blu-Ray gets (or better).
If you dig the extras, you dig the changes, you dig the fixes, etc., well then awesome. I don't think you're a fool. It's worth it to spend the money if that's the end result. I don't, however, share your taste in entertainment on this point. I think the disconnect here is that for many many people it is simply no longer worth it to settle for a bunch of extras and six other discs they'll probably never watch because they aren't the movies they're looking for.
I'd also point out that hopping in on a thread like this and saying something like "God, what a bunch of whiny bitches!" or whathaveyou, is about as constructive and useful as someone hopping in some thread titled "I LOVE The New Star Wars Blu Rays!" and saying something like "God, what a bunch of mindless sheep!" Neither will receive a particularly warm welcome.
