He's just going to get the TV series off the ground, he's not going to be involved in it as much as the movies. And I said that he would be producing it, not directing. And he's already stated that he's going to make art films that nobody will probably watch, and that he feels that he can afford to fail for the rest of his life. Though I do feel that if he really wants to redeem himself, he should make a romance movie with nothing but dialouge.
Originally posted by Lord_Andres
Um some say that Georgy boy's specail effects in Star Wars where so very revolutionary, buta in fact wasint it Stanley Kubrick's use of specail effects in 2001 Speace Odyssey that where the real revolution, not the once in Star Wars? surely some of you know that
Not hardly. Most of the effects in "2001" were done before, except for maybe the Stargate at the end. George Pal is the godfather of Sci Fi special effects. Both he and Harryhausen revolutionized the way Sci Fi is made today. Lucas deserves credit, but it was more Ben Burtt's sound design that has the lasting influence.
Originally posted by general-pain
He's just going to get the TV series off the ground, he's not going to be involved in it as much as the movies. And I said that he would be producing it, not directing. And he's already stated that he's going to make art films that nobody will probably watch, and that he feels that he can afford to fail for the rest of his life. Though I do feel that if he really wants to redeem himself, he should make a romance movie with nothing but dialouge.
George Lucas and dialogue are like oil and water. Muchless ROMANTIC dialogue.
he has one big problem...he cant make shots seem as dramatic as other directors could....hence i think that some of the biggest shots and scenes in ep 3 were not very emotionally profound....take the vader vader getting suited up scene...personally i think we shouldn't have seen any of the suit going on...only the mask shot was good...
then we should have seen the table rise slowly from behind with the emperor looking on...
Originally posted by general-pain
I agree with what someone else put. He is a great director, even if he has flaws.Cinemaddiction,
Apparently he's going to be producing Idiana Jones 4 and directing a film called Red Tails, which is about African American fighter pilots during World War 2. Sounds pretty far from your coment about him doing just Star Wars related projects.
Harrison Ford has lost me as fan if he goes ahead with Indiana Jones.He is way too old for that part now.His logic is really laughable also.He said he would never consider doing the role of Han Solo again because he would be too old for it yet he apparently thinks he is young enough for Indiana Jones.whatever. 🙄
Well, i think that he is a great storyteller, scripter, and visionary, but as director, he is a good director, but with his flaws. Thx1138 , american graffity and star wars were pretty good, revenge of the sith was good, and phatom menace and atack of the clones sucked. I think that he is the worst director of that generation merged from late 60s and first 70s like Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese or De palma. Spielberg is by far a better and more creative director, as Coppola, Scorsese or De Palma are.
What are you talking about? Two or three standouts? Movies like the goodfather triology or the converstation are masterpieces. And apocalypse now dull and overrated? Man , that is one of the two or three best war movies in cinema story. When you see this movie, you can feel what Vietnam war means. Its a pure masterpiece.
Originally posted by bakerboy
What are you talking about? Two or three standouts? Movies like the goodfather triology or the converstation are masterpieces. And apocalypse now dull and overrated? Man , that is one of the two or three best war movies in cinema story. When you see this movie, you can feel what Vietnam war means. Its a pure masterpiece.
"The Godfather", sure. The rest, don't agree. "Apocalypse Now" bored me to tears. It was pretentious, dull, totally ambitious but never delivering, instead, focusing on some fat, ex-general turned voodoo priest who mutters "The horror..the horror"..then ends. "Platoon" is the definitive Vietnam movie, along with "The Deer Hunter". Much more personal and effective movies.
Originally posted by bakerboy
Coppola is a much better director than lucas never was or will be.
What sets Lucas apart from Coppola is that Lucas wrote virtually everything he directed. Coppola didn't, so in essence, Lucas is the better filmmaker overall, not necessarily director.
Originally posted by general-pain
Best Vietnam war movies are Platoon, The Pianist and the Deer hunter. Best war movie of all time is Schindler's List.Apocolypse now was decent but not one pf the best war movies made.
"The Pianist" is WW2, as is "Schindler's List".
"Apocalypse Now" in retrospect has very little to do with the war itself. It too is focused on one character in Martin Sheen.
Well anyway I think George was a good director he certantly isisnt a good directer anymore, the latest SW was a bit good, better then I expected, but nuthing to come close to the first 2 of the old trilogy, now his altest stuff wasint anything special thats fir sure, I was a bit pissed of when I saw the Ben Hur ripoff race in epi1, thats just as so today's directors, ripping of all the greats, I hope he wont make anymore movies, I think we'r better of wthout them, he sure did boost the Specail effects that I give him
I totally desagree, apocalypse now was a masterpiece, nothing dull or boring. Is a true portrayal of the vietnam war, not only in martin sheen character, but in marlon brando's or in Sheen's partners. Absolutely masterpiece.
And coppola is clearly a better filmaking than lucas. Maybe isnt not as good as a scripter, but in the goodfather movies, specially in the first two, are more true cinema than in any of lucas movies.