You're not picking on me

Well, I guess it comes down to the fact that I consider this insubstantial...hell, if anything it's better because, like it or not, Hayden Christianson (sp?) is a big part of the legacy now...maybe this was how Lucas wanted it from the start, and didn't know what a potential young vader would look like...hey that would have been horrible, eh? Plus, there's no way that Christianson is going to grow into that ugly ol' goof guy's image. More believable this way.

Put it this way...changes that wouldn't bother me are ones that, if they were incorporated in the very first release, would have little bearing on the enjoyment value of the movie. If young vader was shown as is now (apparently) in theaters the very first time, nobody would have cared (but they might not have known who it was).

Basically, this picture swap of young Anakin for old doesn't matter.

Now, if they all of a suddden made Chewy a goth vampire/werewolf type creature, wrote Jar-Jar into the Emperor's final throne-room battle scene, or changed the plot, I'd be a bit put off.

You're right though, it would be nice to get the original releases as an option. I suspect one day we will, but probably for cost purposes, Lucas decided against it.
I'm more miffed that I have to live with a Dolby Digital format, no matter how good it is, and that I can't get DTS!!!