Lucas is a jerk

well AOTC wasnt bad if you take out some of the romance scenes, the saber duel lagged alittle but that didnt really hert to bad, The 2 best scenes with Anakin that i liked the most are probably when he walks off to go find his mother the music and everything, that was about as close to the OT's orginal feeling as they've gotten with the prequils, and 2nd is probably when Anakin slaughters the tusken camp out of anger, thats probably the closest to the character i was expecting that hes gotten, you know kill them ask qestions later type deal lol, which i expect that kind of attitude wont be problem in ROTS lol 🙂

GL went against the odds way back in the 70s. He had ideas for movies and one in particular was story in a galaxy far far away.

"You have to beg, borrow and steal. You have to swallow your pride and be able to ask for help, for money. A lot of people are willing to help independent filmmakers if they think there's a chance they're going to finish their film." - Liz Stubbs, author and independent filmmaker

The films draw extensively on archetypal figures and themes of classical literature. He didnt want anybody else to have his story which he wrote. They would **** it up by twisting it, manipulating it, deform it and alter the story line to an extent that we would not recognize it as the Star Wars that it is today.

GL had to create his own SFX department to which audiences applauded the final cutting edge technology that displayed them on screen.

IMO, George Lucas is the most succesful indipendant film maker in cinematography, and his huge strides have helped other indie filma makers find an inspiration to believe in themselves.

I think he is also making the movies for the fans. An army of Wookies(like we'll see in ROTS) is something fans of the old trilogy have wanted to see, so he's delivering that.

Directors dont make movies just for the sake of making them. They have stories that they want to tell in their own way so that when it's all said and done....instead of going "I could have made something better".....they go...."I made that."

So most all directors are making movies for themselves. They just believe there are millions of other people that share his/her interests enough to see the movies he/she has made.

I'll bring the comfy pillows, Mist! 😱

Originally posted by jedijunky1138
Has anyone noticed that DARK AGE has not posted in this thread since he started it? Coward!

I only posted this yesterday. I can't be online 24/7.

OK...

First, calling Lucas a genius I think is getting carried away. A genius would not create such an inferior movie (and widely regarded as such by non-fanboy, less biased Star Wars fans) as TPM. Sometimes I think after 16 years of anticipation for Episode I some of the fanboys would have been satisfied with a blank screen that ran for two hours.

Second, I think the guy's stupid for not looking for meaning in the criticism of his movies. While it's great that he doesn't let others make up his mind for him, it was stubborn not to acknowedge and redeem himself on the painfully obvious flaws such as dialog ("Oh this is such a drag!"--C3PO getting his head dragged along in AC), casting (Jake Loyd) and boring, overextended political scenes.

Originally posted by DarkAge
I only posted this yesterday. I can't be online 24/7.

OK...

First, calling Lucas a genius I think is getting carried away. A genius would not create such an inferior movie (and widely regarded as such by non-fanboy, less biased Star Wars fans) as TPM. Sometimes I think after 16 years of anticipation for Episode I some of the fanboys would have been satisfied with a blank screen that ran for two hours.

Second, I think the guy's stupid for not looking for meaning in the criticism of his movies. While it's great that he doesn't let others make up his mind for him, it was stubborn not to acknowedge and redeem himself on the painfully obvious flaws such as dialog ("Oh this is such a drag!"--C3PO getting his head dragged along in AC), casting (Jake Loyd) and boring, overextended political scenes.

I agree with you about TPM, I still like it, but it's nowhere near as good as all the other movies. Plus Jake Lloyd was a terrible choice, just look at Jingle All The Way he was terrible in that too.

Also on the point of the jokes with C-3PO "I'm quite beside myself." They were too corny.

HUH? Jake Loyd was a great choice compared to Hayden, Jake carried the role just the way it needed, I dont blame Hayden for anything but just his look tends to bother me slightly the poutty face he just never has the reaction you would expect. Other than a few stupid lines Loyd was great, i never had any problem with him other than maybe they couldve made him older so it could have been the same guy playing Anakin in all the movies

Originally posted by EHmasterJedi
other than maybe they couldve made him older so it could have been the same guy playing Anakin in all the movies

I thought the same thing.

I thought 9 years old was too young to introduce him anyway.

If you don't like the prequals then why don't you just stick with the OT and thats it?
If you are a non-fanboy or less biased Star Wars fan why the hell would even go see a STAR WARS movie if you are not interested in it???

Overextened political scenes?? They have to establish how Palpitine gets into power and also how he gets his full control over the senate.

Take out some of the romance scenes??? What the hell are you talking about? they were only a few 2 minute long scenes and then your right back into the main story.what do you expect? Anakin and Padme meet in the apartment and then at the end get married??? you can't do that!

bad dialog?? what about Leia "will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way.
just shut up and enjoy the movie for what they are great entertainment.
and if you didn't like the first one then why go see the other 2???

Originally posted by DarkAge
I thought 9 years old was too young to introduce him anyway.

Lucas set out to make the prequel trilogy a kiddie freindly bonanza but he got burnt by the fans reaction to TPM
Jar Jar was NEVER meant to end up a minor character ..a politician..its obvious he was intended to accompany either Anakin or Obi wan in their adventures but he knew hed be lynched if he did so after TPM.
I have loved Star Wars for a looooooong time but Lucas aint some all powerful being beyond critisizm.
The prequels have on the whole been sucky..
I got my tickets today
Im looking forward to the movie and i hope its a case of third time lucky.

Phantom Menace was the begining of the story and the reason for it feeling so crappy was because we couldnt relate the story with the original story. As we see with Attack of the Clones the story progressed and actually made the Phantom Menace a bit more acceptible. But most importantlly the AOTC actually made the original pictures even better! Now with the trailor for Revenge of the Sith, I hear what I used to hear from starwars fans.

That is theories...

Its what we Starwars Fans do. We sit here and theorize what is coming next. Just like when luke ended with the knowledge that Darth Vader was his father. For three years after Empire we speculated and talked. Everyone had their theories.

Well this is what made starwars so special. And sure enough we are again sitting here speculating on what is going to happen. theories are flying and I think that good old George Lucas thrives on such publicity!

And you know what? I love George for reliving those old feelings.

I am very happy for the Phantom Menace and Attack of the clones! And im a very happy Star Wars fan!

Thank you George Lucas, thank you very much for making me a 34 year old man feel like a kid again!

That is what I feel about Star Wars, and that is what i feel about Lucas!

Sure were all glad that he made star wars and were all thankful, but that doesn't mean we have to like him, IMHO. I don't really like him myself, but I'm glad he made these movies.

Yeah, Lucas is a real assh*le. He created jobs for thousands of people, and treats his employees very well. Who needs a guy like that in the glorious fim industry where everyone is treated equally and honestly.

Yeah, and have you ever heard of a company called Pixar? Lucas started that, and damn that's made our lives so miserable.
And really, he only revolutionized special effects as we know it, how dare he make this crap.

I'm not saying I don't like his work or what he has done, I just don't like "him" for the way he is.

Originally posted by LandoSpeeder2
I'm not saying I don't like his work or what he has done, I just don't like "him" for the way he is.

Being fat?

😉 😄

lol, no.

They are right...I admire George Lucas for his independance. For the battle he fought to make his own movies the way he wanted it. But I also think that George Lucas learns from his mistakes. That is why Jar-Jar has such a small role in the last two films. Bringing wookiees in ep III is not for the fans I think. It were suppose to be Wookiees in ep VI, not Ewoks, but it would just cost too much. What the fans have been waiting for and himself is the lava fight and I'm glad it's in ep III and not in ep VI, so that the original idea, the original story will come the way he intended to tell it. And if you can't accept that, you're NOT a star wars fan! Cause THIS IS Star Wars and denying that it is, is just deluding yourself.

Originally posted by Cascador
Bringing wookiees in ep III is not for the fans I think. It were suppose to be Wookiees in ep VI, not Ewoks, but it would just cost too much.

What? How would Wookies have cost more? Both require humans in suits..
The Wookies were a TOTAL marketing thing, so cute & cuddly.. ICK! Makes me nauseous! Yeah GL has done great things with SW (YEAY!!) but he made some BIGTIME mistakes too, as would anyone..