Who says they'd be crappy? If Lucas can't hang, he should be man enough to pass his creation on. I won't say who should do it, because the best bet would be to bring some no name in, someone from the ranks of ILM perhaps. Someone who loves the property and would do it justice.
All Tolkien's story needed was the technology to create his vision onscreen and someone who loved and respected his work enough to do it right. Star Wars needs its Peter Jackson.
I'm an oldschool, diehard Star Wars fan, and I feel that I gave Lucas every damn chance. I've defended him since TPM but I'm tired of this crap. If he can't deliver some friggin magic with Ep 3 he should gracefully bow out and let someone else continue the story. It would just be horrible to end the best film experience of my youth on the sour note that Eps 1 and 2 are indicating.
I know theres other movies and other worlds, but theyre just not Star Wars.
I'm not sure what youre getting at Yerssot. True, Eps 1 and 2 have done nothing to revolutionize the Industry (Gollum makes Jar Jar look like a hand puppet), but thats no reason to give up hope for the future.
"star wars IS a kids movie"
Thats true as well, but I can think of very few kids movies (or any movies) that have have sparked the imagination of so many. Look at what Lucas' "kids movie" has created. How many millions post on boards like this every day, with intelligent thoughts or theories? How many people out there have been in love with Star Wars since 1977? Thats saying a lot for a kids movie.
Everyone just thinks SW is a kids movie because of Jar Jar. If it hadn't been for him, I don't believe to many would have comlained. Ok, so maybe the first one had some kid scenes, but Episode 2 wasn't to bad and I'm almost certain Episode 3 won't be a kids movie however it'll still probably get a PG rating.
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Originally posted by Creechuur
I'm not sure what youre getting at Yerssot. True, Eps 1 and 2 have done nothing to revolutionize the Industry (Gollum makes Jar Jar look like a hand puppet), but thats no reason to give up hope for the future."star wars IS a kids movie"
Thats true as well, but I can think of very few kids movies (or any movies) that have have sparked the imagination of so many. Look at what Lucas' "kids movie" has created. How many millions post on boards like this every day, with intelligent thoughts or theories? How many people out there have been in love with Star Wars since 1977? Thats saying a lot for a kids movie.
well, what I ment with the revolutioning... ANH did a lot for the movies to come: perfecting blue screen, doing stop-motion, the rotating and moving to solid objects etc. (it's more explained on the BTM CD)
but what has EpI and II done? nothing much, they just showed that almost every shot can have FX but nothing more...
So, in that respect, the OT is much better.
Star Wars being a kids movie:
yeah, lots of fans... but intelligent thoughts or theories? I'm not that sure of it, with SW it's always black & white. If someone is bad, he's bad. If someone is a hero he will stay that, etc. nothing much to have big theories about.
and the problem is, those kids (and adults still have a kid inside themselves😉) from 1977, grew up. And what see they now? 2 movies FULL of FX with relatively no story (EpI: sith get back, Anakin gets trained. EpII: Clone Wars start, he gets married), in the OT that would have been like ... the first fifteen minutes.. less story, less star wars feeling, no one they know (besides anakin, ob1 and the droids, compared to Luke, Han, Leia, Chewie, Vader, Yoda and the droids)
So I guess, that is what makes "oldies" not loving the PT as they once did the OT
Exactly. I just hate to think of it all ending so lamely. I still have hope that Ep 3 will close things nicely and in the Grand Tradition. I can live without any more movies if Ep 3 delivers. If it doesn't though, I hope someone will make some good movies somewhere down the road and restore the faith.
First off, I am not going to get in some OT vs. PT debate here. I'm sick of it, you guys are sick of it, and lord knows the internet is sick of it. There seems to be no real reason why the general public think the prequels suck. It is just a bunch of mish mash, and debates going in circles. Going to the message forums on starwars.com makes me want to puke. Endless debates of "I think this.." "This movie would have been better.." "If Lucas would.." "They just don't give me that old feeling.." blah blah blah. I am looking forward to the end. No more speculating. No more rant and raving. Just watching movies. That my friends will take us back to the good old days of starwars. When they were just movies on your shelf, and when you felt the urge you transported your self into this magical place of imagination. The PT, like em or not, they part of the family now. The OT hate the changes, like the changes, he felt it necessary to do so. There were things in I, and II that made me seriously cringe, and there were things in the special editions that made me go "What the F#$#". Basically there is nothing you can do about it. I know, and you all know that we are all going to Best buy the day release the saga in some big set, and deep down you know you love it and are glad you bought it.
oh yeah I forgot. The only way I want to see a sequel trilogy is in the form of a series of video games following the adventure of luke and the gang. Another trilogy of movies would be kind of stupid, and deep down you know will hate'em even worse than the prequels. The EU is all fun and everything, but I hate it when people get into debates about it. Over the last thirty years you have had making hundereds of authors making thousands of books, comic books that have contradicted each other, and the prequels. There are probably about a million origin stories about Boba Fett, and whenever a classic character from the OT that died in the movies is resurected for the EU their answer is always-"oh we cloned him". I do however do not mind when they are made up original characters like Kyle Katarn. My only opinion is that the EU should always relate to the movies, but don't contradict them just because they did'nt like that Boba Fett died. You guys know what I mean?