Now, consider that Star Wars (the original) ws already reissued to where Han didn't fire first in the bar scene, not to mention other "transgressions" but now the Blu-Ray reissues are due out and here the Ewoks have eyelids and Darth Vader now speaks when he saves Luke.
'Surrounded by growing hordes of cold-hearted, computer-wielding opportunists eager to digitally alter classic films, indulge their modern whims, and reap ill-gotten profits, a rebel filmmaker stood before Congress in 1988 and argued that the madness must stop: “People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians,” he said, his voice no doubt taking on an emotional, Jimmy Stewart-like quaver. “And if the laws of the United States continue to condone this behavior, history will surely classify us as a barbaric society.”'
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Ironic, no?