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VincentLauw
01/19/12 10:27:00 AM
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well that's about 30 years overdue

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SlymDayspring
01/19/12 10:29:00 AM
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good.

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tereziWright
01/19/12 10:30:00 AM
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Whiskey_Nick
01/19/12 10:33:00 AM
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so he decided to not make episodes 7 to 12? good

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OmarsComin
01/19/12 10:34:00 AM
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it's too late, he can't undo the damage he's done
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XIII_rocks
01/19/12 10:34:00 AM
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oh man.

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SuperAngelo128
01/19/12 10:35:00 AM
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good job complainers

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PartOfYourWorld
01/19/12 10:36:00 AM
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He'll come back once he realizes that trolling Star Wars fans might be the funnest occupation in human history.

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tyder21
01/19/12 10:37:00 AM
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George Lucas is 67? He's way older than I thought.

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bospsychopaat
01/19/12 10:38:00 AM
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PartOfYourWorld posted...
He'll come back once he realizes that trolling Star Wars fans might be the funnest occupation in human history.

I admit, I would love that job.

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SlymDayspring
01/19/12 10:38:00 AM
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George Lucas is 67? He's way older than I thought.

o_O you realize star wars was made in the 70s, right?

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baron von toast
01/19/12 10:39:00 AM
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From: PartOfYourWorld | #009
He'll come back once he realizes that trolling Star Wars fans might be the funnest occupation in human history.


Not only does Greedo shoot first, but Han doesn't shoot at all. Greedo's shot reflects off the wall, effectively shooting himself.

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OmarsComin
01/19/12 10:40:00 AM
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Not only does Greedo shoot first, but Han doesn't shoot at all. Greedo's shot reflects off the wall, effectively shooting himself.

yeeeesssss
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MarvelousGerbil
01/19/12 10:41:00 AM
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SlymDayspring posted...
George Lucas is 67? He's way older than I thought.

o_O you realize star wars was made in the 70s, right?

Well, you know, once you hit 40 or so, you just kind of stay there until you're dead.

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tyder21
01/19/12 10:44:00 AM
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From: SlymDayspring | #012
o_O you realize star wars was made in the 70s, right?


It makes perfect sense now that I realize it. But he just looks really young for how I envision a 67-year-old. He was around 50 in my mind for my entire life.

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Gwindor
01/19/12 11:16:00 AM
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That was a pretty pathetic article.

"I've had an enormously successful career that brought happiness to millions, but as I retire I'm going to whine like a little baby because people mocked my perfect vision."

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OmarsComin
01/19/12 11:21:00 AM
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it seems like what he's missing is that the movies belong to the fans just as much as him. he's free to revise them and fans are free to dislike those revisions. on something like that you've gotta be open to fan feedback, and the feedback here was a pretty universal "just leave it alone, it was great how it was."

everyone would still think he's a genius if he just left his original work alone
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OctilIery
01/19/12 11:35:00 AM
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Except he left an out for himself to still do Indy 5, and someone else can do Star Wars sequels.

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whatisurnameplz
01/19/12 11:38:00 AM
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What's really going to happen:

"Well, umm, I didn't really retire, I always planned to retire at 67, then come back a few years later to make the new release of the movies more like my original vision."

edit: wow, I just realized that Lucas is doing the exact same thing Miyamoto's doing. (Stop working on big movies/games, work on smaller ones)

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KingButz
01/19/12 12:03:00 PM
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I would love to see Star Wars sequels with another director/producer.

And I feel a tiny bit bad for him, but he did do this to himself. I think he would have saved himself a lot of hatred if he made the original versions widely available in addition to the recuts.

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shadosneko
01/19/12 12:03:00 PM
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From: KingButz | #022
I would love to see Star Wars sequels with another director/producer.


Give it to Quentin Tarantino.

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Dauntless Hunter
01/19/12 12:08:00 PM
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From: baron von toast | #013
Not only does Greedo shoot first, but Han doesn't shoot at all. Greedo's shot reflects off the wall, effectively shooting himself.


As a Greedo fan...

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TheRock1525
01/19/12 12:21:00 PM
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I'm probably the only one here sad about this.

For all the hatred he gets, I still appreciate what he did for creating Star Wars. And I can forgive his mistakes because that easily trumps anything else he's ever done.

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voltch
01/19/12 12:25:00 PM
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This is a good thing?

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LeonhartFour
01/19/12 3:10:00 PM
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From: voltch | #027
This is a good thing?


The general thought process is that he can't butcher his movies with "upgrades" any more, I think.

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LeonhartFour
01/19/12 3:12:00 PM
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Although perhaps as one final potshot, Lucas should do something that renders all the Star Wars books to be canonically impossible.

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01/19/12 3:13:00 PM
#30:


They need to release another Star Wars Blu-Ray, but this time identical to the originals in every way except for the minor, good changes (like cleaning up lightsaber special effects) and maaaaaybe adding in the originally deleted scene with Biggs and Luke. Vader's new NOOOO needs to go, as does the Hayden Christiansen ghost.

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01/19/12 3:16:00 PM
#31:


LeonhartFour posted...
Although perhaps as one final potshot, Lucas should do something that renders all the Star Wars books to be canonically impossible.

No, keep all of them canon except for the Thrawn Trilogy. That would be even better.

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LeonhartFour
01/19/12 3:20:00 PM
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Nah, just negate them all.

Like have the Millennium Falcon malfunction and explode as they're leaving Endor with everyone on board.

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BlackMageJawa
01/19/12 3:24:00 PM
#33:


Not only does Greedo shoot first, but Han doesn't shoot at all. Greedo's shot reflects off the wall, effectively shooting himself.

No, Han and Greedo agree to resolve their dispute via third-party arbitration, which involves a long and detailed court session with much political wrangling on both sides.

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Achromatic
01/19/12 3:24:00 PM
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So much disrespect to a man who gave you so many things you love, it is quite pathetic of fans. It is one thing to not like the changes (and god knows quite right) but without him none of it even happens. If you create something awesome, you generally are allowed to screw it up later without too much heat because the originals still exist. No one can be awesome forever, poor george.

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01/19/12 3:25:00 PM
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Achromatic posted...
So much disrespect to a man who gave you so many things you love, it is quite pathetic of fans. It is one thing to not like the changes (and god knows quite right) but without him none of it even happens. If you create something awesome, you generally are allowed to screw it up later without too much heat because the originals still exist. No one can be awesome forever, poor george.

Didn't they stop making new copies of the originals and they don't include the original versions on the new Blu-Rays with the terrible changes?

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KingButz
01/19/12 3:27:00 PM
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From: Achromatic | #034
So much disrespect to a man who gave you so many things you love, it is quite pathetic of fans. It is one thing to not like the changes (and god knows quite right) but without him none of it even happens. If you create something awesome, you generally are allowed to screw it up later without too much heat because the originals still exist. No one can be awesome forever, poor george.


Yeah this would make sense if the originals were made available. They stopped printing the originals years and years ago.

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Achromatic
01/19/12 3:28:00 PM
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Psst, we're on the internet. I am sure you can find them somewhere!

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Dark_Spiral
01/19/12 3:28:00 PM
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Lucas lost sight of what was important. A filmmaker is nothing without people to appreciate his art, and he got to a point it was more about him rather than them. If he could have just stayed how he was when I was growing up, that'd just be okay. Thanks George for all you've done despite all of that, and for what you've given me and countless others.
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LeonhartFour
01/19/12 3:29:00 PM
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From: Achromatic | #037
Psst, we're on the internet. I am sure you can find them somewhere!


Not for long!

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CoolCly
01/19/12 3:30:00 PM
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So he's not making episode 0 and episode 2 of Red Tails?

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14_and_counting
01/19/12 3:31:00 PM
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To me, this means he can't screw up his true Masterpiece (Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark/Last Crusade), so I'm ok with this.

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TheRock1525
01/19/12 3:43:00 PM
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I bought the originals when I was working at Hollywood Video, and that was only a couple years ago.

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KanzarisKelshen
01/19/12 3:49:00 PM
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From: Dark_Spiral | #038
Lucas lost sight of what was important. A filmmaker is nothing without people to appreciate his art, and he got to a point it was more about him rather than them. If he could have just stayed how he was when I was growing up, that'd just be okay. Thanks George for all you've done despite all of that, and for what you've given me and countless others.


Of course you do work for yourself. There's no point in doing a work you're not satisfied with. Super special secret time, Spiral: the ultimate dream of every last creative person in the planet is to work on their art without anybody harassing them, without budget constraints, and with absolute freedom to do whatever the hell they like. Fans are people who are invited to take a peek into the author's inner world. The author shouldn't have to beg for the fans to feed him, nor listen to their incessant whining, nod, and do as they say, because 99% of the time, fans don't know what they want. It's one thing to draw constructive criticism from fans, but fans tend to just rage like little kids, not do anything of the sort.

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Dark_Spiral
01/19/12 3:52:00 PM
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Reality check; he wouldn't be where he is without those people. The harsh reality is that despite whatever vision you have, often times you have to compromise. The difference is later in his life he has so much money he can focus on just what he wants, but he shouldn't have been surprised by the negativity that came as a result of it.
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KanzarisKelshen
01/19/12 3:57:00 PM
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From: Dark_Spiral | #044
Reality check; he wouldn't be where he is without those people. The harsh reality is that despite whatever vision you have, often times you have to compromise. The difference is later in his life he has so much money he can focus on just what he wants, but he shouldn't have been surprised by the negativity that came as a result of it.


Naturally. But the thing is, George Lucas hasn't changed. I really should just post a link to the original ANH script and leave it at that, but the George we see today is exactly the same guy from way back when. The only difference is his circumstances. Lucas is basically John Romero, minus the ego and delays. Why are you acting like he's ever been different?

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TheRock1525
01/19/12 3:57:00 PM
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SantaRPG posted...
From: TheRock1525 | #042
I bought the originals when I was working at Hollywood Video, and that was only a couple years ago.
you bought the laser disc versions. They originals have long since been destroyed

Except they didn't have any of the alterations everyone b****es about. So they may as well be the originals.

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Dark_Spiral
01/19/12 4:02:00 PM
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Naturally. But the thing is, George Lucas hasn't changed. I really should just post a link to the original ANH script and leave it at that, but the George we see today is exactly the same guy from way back when. The only difference is his circumstances. Lucas is basically John Romero, minus the ego and delays. Why are you acting like he's ever been different?

Time changes people. He doesn't need to satisfy anyone, he's made a name for himself. People should be lining up just to attach his name to a film, let alone him offering creative input. It's not the same position in when he was young though; he no longer has to think about pleasing the fans nearly as much, it's his vision. He's made that much clear, and while that's not a bad thing, he couldn't expect everyone to be on board with it. Are people ungrateful for all he's done? Absolutely, they need to pull the stick out of their asses.
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paperwarior
01/19/12 4:08:00 PM
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So he won't be making sequels/prequels to Red Tails?

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