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2002 Special Edition lost forever?

posted 8 years ago by Chrispy_G
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That seems a little unfair...if only for the sake of posterity and historical comparison it would seem like that version would be worth preserving.

[–] Hendry_William_French 8 years ago

2002 Special Edition lost forever?

Here's hoping.

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[–] ZakkWyldeMyLittlePony 8 years ago

I too hated the 2002 special edition.

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[–] ck100 8 years ago

Movieclips on Youtube has some clips of the 2002 version of the film.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqryAs1wmoID7UDjo61VwICi

[–] metatron1970 8 years ago

Glad I bought it back in '02 as it might be worth something someday, but I despised the CGI tweaking and refuse to watch the recut edition. Glad Spielberg came to his senses and realized he was fiddling with people's fond memories of the film from its original run. If only he could have talked George Lucas into forgetting about his lamentable "special editions"!

[–] cobrn-24298 8 years ago

Most of the time I think "special editions" are just a way to make more money.. :/

[–] registers-944-48791 8 years ago

That can't be. If it was, they'd release the teatrical edition later to sell more.

[–] Blueghost 8 years ago

To me it's essentially the same movie ... CGI walkie talkies or not. I do miss Drew's added line about "Why would Elliot go into the forest?" Great stuff.