Star Wars - Part 7

[Thebumwhowalks]

I haven't read the New York times article yet, but this aicn article(which comments on it) has an interesting quote from Lucas about the prequels.. - “Why would I make any more, when everybody yells at you all the time and says what a terrible person you are?”

It sounds like he might have actually made more SW films if folk had not been so viscous about the films, and I mean, viscous personally as well as about his creativity.
I don't think TPM and AOTC were good movies, but they had some amazing set pieces and SW moments, I wouldn't have minded even getting some more SW films of that quality, and RoTS was a worthy addition to the old series.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52726

 

[OsGom]

Lucas checked out a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

Seriously. people don't fret. He'll still be milking this franchise for all it's worth

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

We might still get the live action tv series, but not for a very long time, but this means there will defo be no more SW films. There was always that little glimmer of hope he would authorise a new movie.

 

[Bim]

This sums up my feelings as well, I grew up on Star Wars and over the years have spent a lot of money on it and I love the world Lucas created, however some of these fanboys are irrational nutjobs who can't accept it's still just a movie franchise and not their private little fantasy world. The treatment of Loyd and Lucas daughter is the actions of shameful punk cowards who frankly disgrace everything Star Wars stands for.

I probably like the PT more than most but if you asked me how I'd have done them you'd find I have ideas that differ from Lucas and I can't deny some of the scripting and acting is ropey, but I'd simply rather focus on what I enjoy about them as opposed to ranting endlessly about bits I didn't like, that's just bad energy.

The funny thing is you can find bad acting in the OT too, but for some reason that gets overlooked.

The saga as a whole is far from perfect, but it's something i enjoy and love and probably will for a very long time. While i would love to see more Star Wars movies (i'd love something waaay before TPM), i totally understand Lucas not wanting to put himself through that. One gets to a point in life where enough is enough. He's older now and probably just wants some peace. He knows he wont get that with some fanboys moaning about everything. I just hope this doesnt close the door to the LAS

And the Jake bashing? shows what losers some of these "hardcore fanboys" and media are by picking on a little boy

Love this t:

 

[marvelman2006]

God bless lucas for retiring from big blockbusters but Im not surprised. I thought he retired after episode 3 honestly. He wrote crystal skull but he hasnt done anything big budget since 05 so whats the big shock here? Instead of counting his millions full time now he can do it part time.

 

[roach]

I haven't read the New York times article yet, but this aicn article(which comments on it) has an interesting quote from Lucas about the prequels.. - “Why would I make any more, when everybody yells at you all the time and says what a terrible person you are?”

It sounds like he might have actually made more SW films if folk had not been so viscous about the films, and I mean, viscous personally as well as about his creativity.
I don't think TPM and AOTC were good movies, but they had some amazing set pieces and SW moments, I wouldn't have minded even getting some more SW films of that quality, and RoTS was a worthy addition to the old series.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52726

I think a definite low point in Star Wars fandom was when they were on his daughters Twitter harassing her over decisions he was making

 

[OsGom]

I haven't read the New York times article yet, but this aicn article(which comments on it) has an interesting quote from Lucas about the prequels.. - “Why would I make any more, when everybody yells at you all the time and says what a terrible person you are?”

It sounds like he might have actually made more SW films if folk had not been so viscous about the films, and I mean, viscous personally as well as about his creativity.
I don't think TPM and AOTC were good movies, but they had some amazing set pieces and SW moments, I wouldn't have minded even getting some more SW films of that quality, and RoTS was a worthy addition to the old series.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52726

Oh so... the reason he hasn't made anymore SW films is to punish his critics!? Nevermind about the loyal fans that have made him a billionaire. It just astounds me how selfish this guy is, yet people keep pouring money into his pockets every time rerereleases these relics.

I don't care what he's done for special effects and Sci-fi. He's been paid back in spades (and with very little gratitude I might add). Now he needs to stop being a *****e and hand the franchise over to filmmakers who still care about it. He can still bath in the profits. What is he afraid other filmmakers might exploit the franchise just to make a buck? Brother .... that boat has sailed. Star Wars is the epitome of an exploited franchise.

 

[roach]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/george-lucas-star-wars-red-tails-282905

 

[roach]

Oh so... the reason he hasn't made anymore SW films is to punish his critics!? Nevermind about the loyal fans that have made him a billionaire. It just astounds me how selfish this guy is, yet people keep pouring money into his pockets every time rerereleases these relics.

I don't care what he's done for special effects and Sci-fi. He's been paid back in spades (and with very little gratitude I might add). Now he needs to stop being a *****e and hand the franchise over to filmmakers who still care about it. He can still bath in the profits. What is he afraid other filmmakers might exploit the franchise just to make a buck? Brother .... that boat has sailed. Star Wars is the epitome of an exploited franchise.

how did you completely miss the point

 

[Hunter Rider]

The funny thing is you can find bad acting in the OT too, but for some reason that gets overlooked.

The saga as a whole is far from perfect, but it's something i enjoy and love and probably will for a very long time. While i would love to see more Star Wars movies (i'd love something waaay before TPM), i totally understand Lucas not wanting to put himself through that. One gets to a point in life where enough is enough. He's older now and probably just wants some peace. He knows he wont get that with some fanboys moaning about everything. I just hope this doesnt close the door to the LAS

And the Jake bashing? shows what losers some of these "hardcore fanboys" and media are by picking on a little boy

Exactly but rose tinted nostalgia glasses are a powerful thing.

It's a shame as I think Lucas would have been open to some of the exciting young directors coming through telling further stories onscreen in the world he created, but if you'd spent years being abused and having even your family abused and seeing the type of people that treat young Loyd that way it's no wonder he doesn't feel like bothering.

Love this t:

It's a fantastic piece of art, wish it was in wallpaper form.

 

[marvelrobbins]

People forget he donated half his fortune to charity.His he was as greedy as some claim he would let company produce tons of star Wars products In films and TV Show.He could
let a Indiana Jones reboot happen.

Some need to accept the fact there are those who like the prequels,and Crystall Skull.
For them all to make all the money they did some liked them.

There will never be another Star wars film.If we ever see Star Wars In Live action again It will be the Live action show getting made.

As for Indiana Jones.Steven Spielberg keeps signing on to other films to direct,Harrison Ford isn't getting any younger,and still no screen writer has been hired.So I am skepical a fifth film will be made.

All the moaning about changes he makes to his own films Is getting Old.

 

[A Necessary Evil]

Hopefully. Because hardcore prequel hater fanboys think it's the Holy Grail of PT criticism and think they're absolutely legit. They also think that tearing the films apart for their criticisms make it objectively bad filmmaking and objectively, Lucas is a bad filmmaker. When in actuality, there's is no objectivity in regards to these films and films in general.

And is there proof that the RedLetterMedia guys have said this? Because even if I mentioned this, prequel haters would still cite it as bad and no accept the satire of it.

I can sit through a good parody of things I enjoy, or of someone making fun of it. As long as its funny. I laughed really hard at How ___ should have ended, countless SM3's in 5 seconds, and etc; so forth.

Once I put in RLM's reviews into youtube...I couldn't do it. Parody, legitimate review or not, I couldn't watch it. Painfully unfunny, overexaggerated to say the least, and way too long.

 

[craigdbfan]

It has. Trust me, I have more fun playing Star Wars legos with my nephews than listening to some 30-year-old whining that their childhood was destroyed because a movie didn't turn out the way they hoped it would.

I've been a fan since the beginning. I saw Star Wars back when the only place you could see it was in a movie theater and it was re-released at least once a year. I don't remember how many times I saw it, but I remember leaving one show and my mom saying "OK, that's it! Next time, we're seeing a different movie!"

I didn't see it on TV until I was 8 years old, and since we didn't have a VCR yet (no one did), we used to memorize the airtimes in the cable guide so we wouldn't miss it whenever it was on. And even though I didn't actually have it on VHS to watch whenever I wanted until I was 12, I'd had the whole thing memorized for years.

And I want that movie on blu-ray. I have all the respect in the world for George Lucas for making changes he felt needed to be made, and I certainly don't want the Special Edition(s) stricken from the world. I can live with both versions.

But without the original, all of these releases are just incomplete. I miss Han shooting Greedo, and the original Death Star explosion without that stupid ring.

My childhood is fine. I have great memories of seeing the original movies in the theaters. I just hate that we can't have them too. Lucas wouldn't get half of the grief he gets if he just released them along with the special editions. It really not an outrageous request.

Exactly. Perfectly said.

I mean the original films untouched should be released on Blu Ray. I didn't have a problem with the OT 2004 edition, in fact I very much enjoyed it but I just don't see why he can't release a remastered version of the OT without the added stuff from 97.

It's a part of history and everyone should have access to them. Plus it could mean more profit for the brand anyway.

 

[danoyse]

Oh so... the reason he hasn't made anymore SW films is to punish his critics!? Nevermind about the loyal fans that have made him a billionaire. It just astounds me how selfish this guy is, yet people keep pouring money into his pockets every time rerereleases these relics.

I don't care what he's done for special effects and Sci-fi. He's been paid back in spades (and with very little gratitude I might add). Now he needs to stop being a *****e and hand the franchise over to filmmakers who still care about it. He can still bath in the profits. What is he afraid other filmmakers might exploit the franchise just to make a buck? Brother .... that boat has sailed. Star Wars is the epitome of an exploited franchise.

And with fans like that, who needs enemies?

Loyal fans? Do you mean the ones who responded with their dislike of the Star Wars prequels with a song about he "raped their childhoods", or the ones who attacked his daughter on Twitter? Or maybe you just mean the ones who publicly bullied a little boy because they didn't like his performance.

Nothing is above criticism, and the prequels and changes he's made to the original trilogy are certainly deserving of a lot of it.

But nothing excuses this vile group of losers who've spent the better part of the last 15 years treating the guy like some sort of war criminal because they didn't like a movie.

They're the ones who make the rest of us look bad.

Like I said, with fans like that, who needs enemies?

 

[8wid]

What If George Lucas Remade The Old Republic?

 

[Hunter Rider]

Arrived today!



Due next week.

 

[jacobed]

Id like to see any fan harass his mma fighting daughter now, we'll see how far they get. This shouldnt really even be a news story. He hasnt been in the big movie business since Episode 3.

 

[craigdbfan]

Arrived today!



Due next week.

Damn those are slick.

 

[Lord]

I sincerelly would have liked to have seen him make Red Tails, he is a good director, but in the prequels he lacked a lot of practice, not to mention that he really needs to find other people to write his scripts as he's not very good with dialogue.

 

[roach]

Arrived today!



Due next week.

make them fight

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

Oh so... the reason he hasn't made anymore SW films is to punish his critics!? Nevermind about the loyal fans that have made him a billionaire. It just astounds me how selfish this guy is, yet people keep pouring money into his pockets every time rerereleases these relics.

I don't care what he's done for special effects and Sci-fi. He's been paid back in spades (and with very little gratitude I might add). Now he needs to stop being a *****e and hand the franchise over to filmmakers who still care about it. He can still bath in the profits. What is he afraid other filmmakers might exploit the franchise just to make a buck? Brother .... that boat has sailed. Star Wars is the epitome of an exploited franchise.

Well, I think it's proof that he doesn't just do it for the money. They are a labour of love, because when you decide to dedicate a large section of your life to making your movies, you have to have that love there to keep you going through the difficult times, and that love also has to be reflected back from the people you make them for as well.
This has happened before with other filmakers, it happened with the Wachowski's with the Matrix sequels, and Shyamalan with Unbreakable...they put a lot of work and love into those movies and got lukewarm/negative reactions from people, so a sequel didn't get made to Unbreakable, and the Wachowski's almost gave up on making films altogether.
lucas doesn't need to make any movies for money, that is not his impetuous, when he sat down to write the prequels, he must have been spurred on by the thought of bringing joy to a lot of fan's lives.
But now, if he sat down to write a SW movie, what is he gonna be thinking, probably something along the lines of '...eh, they will probably hate this...they'll probably wish it had never been made...', and all his inspiration will be sucked out of the room.

He will essentially be handing over the reigns of the live action series to other writers(which he has already, 50 scripts exist), and directors, so he is giving the keys to the car to others.
But, if he were to continue the saga with movies, personally, I'd like him to still be involved with the writing process, he still has good ideas, and probably still has some written down for further installments, but to co-write them, and hand them over to other directors.

 

[OptimusPrime114]

make them fight

Ask and ye shall receive, my friend.

Spoiler

 

[Bim]

make them fight

I picture Hunter like Dark Helmet now, playing with his dolls

Those look awesome though

 

[roach]

Ask and ye shall receive, my friend.

Spoiler

yeeeesssssssssst:

 

[OsGom]

And with fans like that, who needs enemies?

Loyal fans? Do you mean the ones who responded with their dislike of the Star Wars prequels with a song about he "raped their childhoods", or the ones who attacked his daughter on Twitter? Or maybe you just mean the ones who publicly bullied a little boy because they didn't like his performance.

Nothing is above criticism, and the prequels and changes he's made to the original trilogy are certainly deserving of a lot of it.

But nothing excuses this vile group of losers who've spent the better part of the last 15 years treating the guy like some sort of war criminal because they didn't like a movie.

They're the ones who make the rest of us look bad.

Like I said, with fans like that, who needs enemies?

For every 1 idiot fanboy there are probably thousands of regular fans who have piped so much money into the SW franchise it has made GL beyond wealthy. Yet in every interview all I hear is how poorly treated he's been, not how much he appreciates SW fans and what they have done for him. He owes fans a legacy beyond editing and rereleasing his precious films every few years to scrape up a few more million. There is so much content created for SW outside of anything he ever envisioned, he should at least allow for the possibility of others to continue the mythology.

I am not defending the actions of a misguided and troubled few. Obsession and idol worship are bad things. But I didn't hear him complaining in the 80's when obsessed fans deified him and his franchise to point of fantacism shoveling millions into his pockets. Now that he's sucked billions out of his fans, he can't handle it anymore? So screw everyone! He's taking his franchise and his characters and going home

I personally haven't really been a fan since Phantom Menace premiered and it was clear GL was only interested in directing 2hr toy commercials. IMO his romance with fans soured when he began editing and rereleasing SW simply to make a few more bucks. In addition, the mess that was Episodes 1-3 didn't help. Add to that his foot dragging in releasing the franchise in new formats, refusing to release the original theatrical version and just a general distain for SW fans have compounded the sentiment. I can understand fans feeling betrayed.

What most fans don't understand is that moving on is the best possible response not hate and violence. Deprive him of your precious dollars and stop doling out money for re-edited crap. See how fast he gets the message that fans will not settle. There is plenty of sci-fi out there that is equal to or better than Star Wars.

However, refusing to allow SW to grow because he is butt hurt over all the hate and violence his franchise has generated and how poorly he treated is just dumb.