George Lucas loses his mind
POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Monday, October 24, 2011 00:35
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Well, the upcoming Blu-ray set for Star Wars is about to hit stores(Sep. 16) and Good ol George strikes yet again.
So far a handful of changes to the original trilogy have been confirmed by Lucasfilm. This is an ongoing issue, as it appears we are the beta-testers. Call this original trilogy 4.0. This one being the most awkward:
I give up. Pre-order has been cancelled.
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Every time Star Wars changes, an angel loses its wings.
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I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.
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Funny thing is, there are rumours that the video(s) are fakes.
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
-Douglas Adams
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Seems fake to me, but I thought it sounded fake that they were going to put Hayden Christensen as the fake of Ghost Anakin in Return of the Jedi. So, who knows when it comes to this crap?
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Originally posted by Bramkaandorp:
Funny thing is, there are rumours that the video(s) are fakes.
It has already been confirmed by a rep at Lucasfilm that this is real.
"Yes, the updates are confirmed. We hope fans will wait to see for themselves how they fit into the Saga before making any judgments."
Among the other changes:
-Ewoks now blink in ROTJ
-New JAbbas palace door scene in ROTJ
-New shootout with Solo/Greedo in ANH
-Sebulba now in Jabbas palace in ROTJ
-New Krayt Dragon 'scream' in ANH
That is the list so far
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Originally posted by OPPYH:
It has already been confirmed by a rep at Lucasfilm that this is real.
"Yes, the updates are confirmed. We hope fans will wait to see for themselves how they fit into the Saga before making any judgments."
You mean after we've plunked down our $$ for that crap?
I've been on the fence about buying the BluRays as it is...to hell with them now.
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Im about 10 years past getting upset over this kind of thing. I have several versions of the films now. Hell, the best version of ANH Ive seen is a fan-edit (Adywan's excellent ANH Revisited).
So, Im just not going to get bent out of shape. I think all those sad people who claimed Lucas "raped their childhood" shocked me into a sense of perspective where it just doesn't matter.
Im curious to see what's changed. I'll probably like some changes, and dislike others, and then move on.
So far - I don't mind the "Nooo!" I think it works here better than in ROTS, where it is really bad. I don't like the altered Kryatt ragon. The revised Han/Greedo shootout still has Greedo shoot first, but just barely, and it works for me. The blinking Ewok eyes are cool.
I do enjoy seeing some of the meltdowns people have, though.
"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
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ok... watched that clip twice now..., maybe it's just been too long since i've watched ROTJ, but, what changes exactly??
I was a Lima loser for 29 years before "glee" introduced us to the term. -ME
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The real problem is someone needs to smack George Lucas' hand and say, "No!" This was finished decades ago. Move on.
My mother calls it shooting the artist when the painting is finished so they will leave the thing alone.
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Originally posted by Storymark:
I think all those sad people who claimed Lucas "raped their childhood" shocked me into a sense of perspective where it just doesn't matter.
I have always hated the militant fans. They are the ones that put the biggest barrier between Lucas, and his loyalists.
To be honest, I expected changes. I know he is just trying to bridge the gap between prequels, and the OT. But tweaking a film four times? That just seems like Obsessive compulsive disorder. If Jaws, or Raiders of the Lost Ark were tampered with I'd feel the exact same way.
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