George Lucas loses his mind
POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Monday, October 24, 2011 00:35
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Originally posted by OPPYH:
Speaking of Angry fanboys, check out what Simon Pegg Tweeted:
"Always loved Vader's wordless self sacrifice. Another Shitty, clueless revision like Greedo, and young Anakin's ghost. What a fucking shame."
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Well, if a celebrity said it....
Really, I thought the young Anakin ghost makes total sense in the context of the story (though the shot looks odd since Hayden wasn't told what they were doing, so has an off expression and is looking the wrong way). But conceptually, it works.
And the added "No" does fit with Lucas' stated structural goals, to have certain elements, particularly audio cues, repeat and parallel between the two trilogies. Granted, my prefered method to address this would be to remove the "No" from ROTS, but Im okay with this way, too.
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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
I'm actually surprised he hasn't done the retro 3D thing with them yet.
They're currently working on those. They will be released one per year, starting with Episode 1 in February.
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Originally posted by THESOMNAMBULIST:
I really don't understand the flack that Lucas gets over this kind of thing. Nobody should be taking these things that seriously.
Agreed again.
Unfortunately so many fanboys feel that they have some kind of ownership to the SW universe because it was 'a life-changing event' for them or just because they have spent so much time, effort and money on it. So when Lucas makes these changes or doesn't release the exact version of the film that the fanboy wants they feel outraged, like it's a personal attack on them or something of theirs.
Personally I do think enough is enough and that he's mucked around with them too much but it's up to him. I'll still be getting the Blu-rays. It'll be worth it to see them in HD.
"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall
I think this hits the nail on the head.
And those guys can be so damned annoying. I have a friend who was the biggest Star Wars fan I knew for years. He had EVERYTHING. Then, about a year ago, he just suddenly decided he hated Lucas and everything Star Wars. But he didn't just limit it - suddenly, if you didn't hate it as much as him, you are some kind of sheet for Lucas - even though he was a bigger "sheep" than anyone. So damned annoying.
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If Lucas isn't going to erase Jar-Jar from the new version of Phantom Menace, at LEAST I hope it's true that he's gonna CG Yoda- that crappy puppet was really the worst thing in the movie IMO.
The laughing Chrisisall
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The continual tinkering speaks more of his lack of original ideas than anything else. It's odd for a creative person not to move on.... if they are actually creative that is. I'm not annoyed because I don't intend to buy it, but I am bemused as to why he'd want to do this. And I also agree that RoJ was pants in the first place
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Really, I thought the young Anakin ghost makes total sense in the context of the story (though the shot looks odd since Hayden wasn't told what they were doing, so has an off expression and is looking the wrong way). But conceptually, it works.
And the added "No" does fit with Lucas' stated structural goals, to have certain elements, particularly audio cues, repeat and parallel between the two trilogies. Granted, my prefered method to address this would be to remove the "No" from ROTS, but Im okay with this way, too.
I actually feel the same way. By having Hayden Anakin it's symbolic of Darth Vader being redeemed and his ghost representing the best aspect of him - a young jedi, before he fell to the dark side.
...Even though I don't like Hayden Christensen... Anyway, I get why he did it, and I also get the structural NO element. I think people react the way they do to that because the no in ROTS was delivered so woodenly, so they expect something similarly bad here.
None of the changes seem particularly bad to me... Though I wouldn't mind the Han vs. Greedo scene going back to the original, but the redone version where Han jerks away from the blaster shot is just awful, and anything would be better.
But then, maybe I don't mind that much because I'd already moved on from the Star Wars fandom. Happened a while ago with the books and the EU. Plus I've gotten into a little something called Firefly. :)
I still enjoy the Bioware games and I think they're true to the Star Wars verse, but the EU books have gotten to the point where we seriously need a major reboot or something, they're so convoluted, and all the writers are bickering.
We can keep the Thrawn trilogy. Maybe make those a movie. I'd also like to see the X-wing books get some film time, though then we might have the fans fighting over Stackpole versus Aaron.
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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
I'm actually surprised he hasn't done the retro 3D thing with them yet.
They're currently working on those. They will be released one per year, starting with Episode 1 in February.
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Thanks Storymark. I didn't know that. Figures though.
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Originally posted by djd:
The continual tinkering speaks more of his lack of original ideas than anything else. It's odd for a creative person not to move on.... if they are actually creative that is. I'm not annoyed because I don't intend to buy it, but I am bemused as to why he'd want to do this. And I also agree that RoJ was pants in the first place
Well there's a good number of classic paintings that have been x-rayed and shown that beneath the masterpiece there is indeed a 'different' image. One that the artist began but didn't like the direction it was going in. Making corrections and altering your work makes you no less creative. In fact many great artists obsess over the same thing for many years. John Coltrane being one of them and his obsession with 'My favourite things'. Or Picasso with his 'Cubism' phase.
But I share your point of view and wish he wouldn't tamper with it either, but I can also appreciate how difficult it must be for Lucas. From an artistic point of view.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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If Lucas isn't going to erase Jar-Jar from the new version of Phantom Menace, at LEAST I hope it's true that he's gonna CG Yoda- that crappy puppet was really the worst thing in the movie IMO.
Nice one Chris!
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