Lucas takes a poo on the heads of ungrateful fans
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'Star Wars' Trilogy Debuts on DVD
Wed Sep 15, 2004
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=4&u=/ap
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"Fans have eagerly awaited the first three "Star Wars" films on DVD, a release Lucas initially intended to delay until he finished "Episode III.
Some will be miffed that the original theatrical versions are not included in the "Star Wars" boxed set, which features only the special-edition versions Lucas issued in the late 1990s, with added effects and footage, including a scene between Harrison Ford (news)'s Han Solo and crime lord Jabba the Hutt in the first "Star Wars."
AP: Why did you change your mind and decide to put the original three movies out on DVD now?
Lucas: Just because the market has shifted so dramatically. A lot of people are getting very worried about piracy. That has really eaten dramatically into the sales. It really just came down to, there may not be a market when I wanted to bring it out, which was like, three years from now. So rather than just sit by and watch the whole thing fall apart, better to bring it out early and get it over with.
AP: Why did you rework the original trilogy into the special-edition versions in the late 1990s?
Lucas: To me, the special edition ones are the films I wanted to make. Anybody that makes films knows the film is never finished. It's abandoned or it's ripped out of your hands, and it's thrown into the marketplace, never finished. It's a very rare experience where you find a filmmaker who says, "That's exactly what I wanted. I got everything I needed. I made it just perfect. I'm going to put it out there." And even most artists, most painters, even composers would want to come back and redo their work now. They've got a new perspective on it, they've got more resources, they have better technology, and they can fix or finish the things that were never done. ... I wanted to actually finish the film the way it was meant to be when I was originally doing it. At the beginning, people went, "Don't you like it?" I said, "Well, the film only came out to be 25 or 30 percent of what I wanted it to be." They said, "What are you talking about?" So finally, I stopped saying that, but if you read any interviews for about an eight- or nine-year period there, it was all about how disappointed I was and how unhappy I was and what a dismal experience it was. You know, it's too bad you need to get kind of half a job done and never get to finish it. So this was my chance to finish it.
AP: Why not release both the originals and special editions on DVD?
Lucas: The special edition, that's the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it's on VHS, if anybody wants it. ... I'm not going to spend the, we're talking millions of dollars here, the money and the time to refurbish that, because to me, it doesn't really exist anymore. It's like this is the movie I wanted it to be, and I'm sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in love with it. But I want it to be the way I want it to be. I'm the one who has to take responsibility for it. I'm the one who has to have everybody throw rocks at me all the time, so at least if they're going to throw rocks at me, they're going to throw rocks at me for something I love rather than something I think is not very good, or at least something I think is not finished.
AP: Do you pay much attention to fan reactions to your choices?
Lucas: Not really. The movies are what the movies are. ... The thing about science-fiction fans and "Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box, but they all have very strong ideas about what should happen, and they think it should be their way. Which is fine, except I'm making the movies, so I should have it my way.
AP: After "Episode III," will you ever revisit "Star Wars"?
Lucas: Ultimately, I'm going to probably move it into television and let other people take it.
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so that next to last bit part sounds like he's admitting he's not too talented??
Yes i'm still bitter about the 14 dollars i wasted on the two prequels that were complete and utter crap.
The Strawberry Monkey who defends tight pants everywhere!
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Lucas says,
So it's very easy to say, "Well, OK, that's that genre, and I'll find a really talented person to take it and create it."
Is he talking about Joss? If Joss made Serenity movies and Star Wars TV I wouldn't mind.
Of course, once Firefly's 10-year contract with Fox expires, priorities must change.
"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."
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As soon as I read Lucas say he was looking for a really talented person to take it over and create it I thought of Joss.
Imagine how damn good the Star Wars universe would be if Joss was at the helm..
I think that a Star Wars TV series with Joss Whedon in command could be every bit as good as Firefly.
How do we get this idea to Joss??
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As far as I'm concerned, Lucas took my childhood and crapped on it.
I would not have cared about what happened in IV, V, or VI. Let it be and let a new generation enjoy it.
But to 'remake' our 'Star Wars' was a terrible and selfish act.
There is a reason why it brought Sci-fi back to us, and to change one moment changes why we fell in love with it in the first place.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Beatle:
... to change one moment changes why we fell in love with it in the first place.
Answered by Lucas:
"This is the movie I wanted it to be, and I'm sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in love with it."
Hence, the title of this thread.
"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."
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Well, after watching EP I and EP II I am not surprised of this man's attitude.
Maybe he was a visionary man way back, but now he is just into money making with a franchise that the people he craps on now made this powerful in the first place.
People loved the movies he originally made and made him rich and powerful.
Instead of having a little respect for the fans he shoves this crappy "remake" down our throats and doesn't bother if we choke?
I guess I will watch EP III, but I will not pay a single buck for it when watching it first.
If I decide it is worth a visit to the cinema, I will go, but after the first two EPs I am almost sure it won't be worth the money for a ticket.
Or I will wait until the cinema near me showes it some months later for 1.50 Euros and watch it then.
HAN SHOT FIRST!
I am just glad I found a new 'verse to sink into 
Keep flying,
Gavida
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I agree Lucas has lost the plot BIG TIME!
But what about Joss taking the helm for a TV series continuation??? Am I the only one to see the merit in this notion?
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My biggest issue with this whole thing is that Lucas has enough money to make the DVDs reversible. One side for the classic version, one side for the new shiney inserting hayden christensen in it digitally version (gah what a BAD idea). However, there is pretty much nothing that can stop me from watching them, even though I'll feel like crap afterwards, but I'm extremely devoted to Mark Hamill in particular, and the Star Wars 'verse as it once was. So we'll just see I suppose.
"When you can't run anymore you crawl and when you can't do that you find someone to carry you."
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Am I the only one who agrees with Lucas, that it's his gorram creation? It's not like you can't still get the old-style trilogy, or have to even acknowledge the existance of any non-good prequels. I pretend lot's of "classic star wars" comics don't exist, because they suck. It's fiction. It only exists in your mind, so you can omit any incarnations you don't like. Think of the prequels as that crappy animated LOTR movie everyone hated.
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