Sign Up | Log In
OTHER SCIENCE FICTION SERIES
George Lucas loses his mind
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:27 AM
OPPYH
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:58 AM
DMI
Expired, forgotten, spoiled rotten.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:12 AM
BRAMKAANDORP
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:35 AM
ZEEK
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 1:38 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Bramkaandorp: Funny thing is, there are rumours that the video(s) are fakes.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:09 PM
MOOSE
Quote: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."
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:35 PM
STORYMARK
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:40 PM
OPTIMUS1998
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:01 PM
BUP
No more running. I aim to misbehave.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:48 PM
Quote: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.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:50 PM
ECGORDON
There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:56 PM
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:28 PM
CHRISISALL
Quote:Originally posted by OPPYH: "Always loved Vader's wordless self sacrifice."
Thursday, September 1, 2011 1:48 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Quote:Originally posted by OPPYH: Speaking of Angry fanboys, check out what Simon Pegg Tweeted: "Always loved Vader's wordless self sacrifice..."
Thursday, September 1, 2011 1:54 AM
SIMONWHO
Thursday, September 1, 2011 2:17 AM
THESOMNAMBULIST
Thursday, September 1, 2011 3:53 AM
LWAVES
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: 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.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:31 AM
Quote: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.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:57 AM
Quote: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.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:01 AM
YELLOWJACKET
Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:21 AM
Quote: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." ---------------------------------------------------------------- 70's TV FOREVER
Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:24 AM
Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: I'm actually surprised he hasn't done the retro 3D thing with them yet.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:35 AM
Quote:Originally posted by lwaves: Quote: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
Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:49 AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 8:42 AM
DREAMTROVE
Thursday, September 1, 2011 10:08 AM
DJD
Thursday, September 1, 2011 10:27 AM
BYTEMITE
Quote: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.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 12:41 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote: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. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Thursday, September 1, 2011 12:52 PM
Quote: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
Thursday, September 1, 2011 12:53 PM
Quote: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.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 1:36 PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:26 PM
Quote:Originally posted by yellowjacket: Lucas needs us to hear Vader say 'No' so that we know that Vader has reached the 'enough is enough' stage, because throwing the Emperor down a thirty story shaft isn't enough to sell this point on it's own. Thank you, Lucas. Thank you.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:48 PM
CAUSAL
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Im curious to see what's changed. I'll probably like some changes, and dislike others, and then move on.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 10:19 PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:04 PM
Quote:Whilst I agree that many artists continue to tamper with their work up to a point, those artists generally also produce new art. Lucas seems to be a one trick pony . His only option is to keep going back to that old trick and adjusting it. It's not as if he's making it better though...
Quote:The Directors Cuts of a number of films are better than the originals. The LotRs films, Kingdom of Heaven, Aliens, etc. Can anyone say the same of the Star Wars films?
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:16 PM
Friday, September 2, 2011 12:01 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SimonWho: Actually, each time I read the thread title, I picture Joss watching Lucas from behind a curtain, going "He's losing his mind! And I'm reaping all the benefits."
Friday, September 2, 2011 5:41 AM
Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: I've only seen the Aliens directors cut and I personally didn't think it was necessary. But I see your point.
Friday, September 2, 2011 5:44 AM
Quote:Originally posted by djd: Whilst I agree that many artists continue to tamper with their work up to a point, those artists generally also produce new art. Lucas seems to be a one trick pony . His only option is to keep going back to that old trick and adjusting it. It's not as if he's making it better though...
Friday, September 2, 2011 5:52 AM
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:02 AM
Quote:really? I could see that with some of the extra colonist stuff, though I liked it - but the added subplot with Ripley's dead daughter adds SO much more weight to her drive to save Newt.
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:09 AM
Quote:Originally posted by djd: Lol ! And rude people are hilarious aren't they? I'm well aware of GLs credits. I was talking about as a film maker and writer not as a technician and a businessman. I guess Howard the Duck is on your must-watch list? Oh, and as big old Indiana Jones fan, Lucas has done as much to stall and bugger-up that franchise than help it. I dare say that if were not for Speilberg we'd have cgi monkeys in Raiders by now....
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:10 AM
Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: Storymark wrote: Quote:really? I could see that with some of the extra colonist stuff, though I liked it - but the added subplot with Ripley's dead daughter adds SO much more weight to her drive to save Newt. Yeah. I didn't think it was needed. Sledgehammer to crack a walnut.
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:14 AM
OLDGUY
What Would Mal do ?
Quote:Originally posted by ecgordon: I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I was fed up with Star Wars in 1983 with the appearance of the Ewoks in RotJ. If he issued the first two films of the original trilogy on blu-ray, without the added scenes and FX, just remastering of the original prints, I'd buy them. Otherwise, I'm done with it.
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Oldguy: Quote:Originally posted by ecgordon: I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I was fed up with Star Wars in 1983 with the appearance of the Ewoks in RotJ. If he issued the first two films of the original trilogy on blu-ray, without the added scenes and FX, just remastering of the original prints, I'd buy them. Otherwise, I'm done with it. Agreed.. I imagined quite a different story line..where Darth was the clone of Luke's father who was an outcast jedi who turned out to be bobbafet..given that bounty hunter was the only one slick enough to catch them to begin with and since he was hidden behind his helmit..it coulda been a great path to take...but ol George had to go try and sell some little kids on some teddy bears...wtf?
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:16 AM
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:24 AM
Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: Quote:Originally posted by djd: Lol ! And rude people are hilarious aren't they? I'm well aware of GLs credits. I was talking about as a film maker and writer not as a technician and a businessman. I guess Howard the Duck is on your must-watch list? Oh, and as big old Indiana Jones fan, Lucas has done as much to stall and bugger-up that franchise than help it. I dare say that if were not for Speilberg we'd have cgi monkeys in Raiders by now.... See this one confuses me. Lucas writes/directs Star Wars episodes I, II, III & IV and is slammed. Lucas co-writes Indy I, II, III, & IV but Spielberg directs Indy I, II, III, & IV and yet Lucas gets slammed? How's that work? Surely some of the blame must go to Spielberg - if you're of the opinion that Crystal Skull was bad. You don't think there's a bias there? Not specifically from you DJD, but in general I mean. Me I like Crystal skull - but I can see why it's not for everyone, but the vitriol lashed out soleyl against Lucas... That's aint on.
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:25 AM
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:26 AM
Quote:Wow. Huh.... Couldn't disagree more, who needs character arcs? But okay...
Friday, September 2, 2011 6:29 AM
YOUR OPTIONS
NEW POSTS TODAY
OTHER TOPICS
FFF.NET SOCIAL