• Rumour: George Lucas to kill the original trilogy completely.
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[QUOTE=Ghostwork;34686610]I think he did fine with what he was given.[/QUOTE] That scene where they're on lava-world and he's mad at Padme and Obi-Wan was some of the most awkward acting I ever saw.
Hah, i've got the original unedited trilogy on DVD (they're on the bonus disc, but still). Suck on that Lucas, the DVDs will probably last longer than you will live :v: Sure they're not in Blu-Ray quality, but fuck, it's hardly a massive difference. On a more serious note, his seemingly rabid dislike for the original films simply because he was not in total control is rather disturbing.
[QUOTE=N-12_Aden;34685072]Not everything about the prequels are bad. Wouldn't have gotten 3 solid scores from Williams, Republic Commando, or Battlefront without the prequels being made.[/QUOTE] I hate to say it but without Episode 1 introducing the Republic, there wouldn't be KOTOR as we know it, probably, either.
[QUOTE=Ghostwork;34686610]I think he did fine with what he was given.[/QUOTE] Are you sure you were seeing the same movie i saw? Christensen wasn't really good compared to the other main actors, especially against McDarmid's (Palpatine) top-notch acting. I miss the clever comedy moments of the original trilogy, the prequel takes itself too seriously.
[QUOTE=Jedi_Rayne;34680845]George Lucas is the reason I refuse to buy the original trilogy on blu-ray. I'll just stick to the vhs and early dvd versions.[/QUOTE] I have the VHS versions, nice and untouched.
Get rid of the bullshit romanceness and Jar-jar and they might be alright But the bullshit romance is nessecary somewhat, soooo But I still like all of the films. Save episode 3. I only remember mustafar and the space battle at the start.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkgYnNc-Fp8[/media]
[QUOTE=Lomme;34693873]Are you sure you were seeing the same movie i saw? Christensen wasn't really good compared to the other main actors, especially against McDarmid's (Palpatine) top-notch acting. I miss the clever comedy moments of the original trilogy, the prequel takes itself too seriously.[/QUOTE] you can't blame christensen for doing what he could with what he was given. watch the redlettermedia review of episode 2 and 3. they go into how terrible the writing and direction is and how good of an actor christensen is
[QUOTE=Mingebox;34694834][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkgYnNc-Fp8[/media][/QUOTE]I love Rifftrax. We need another Mystery Science Theater. With Mike and the others, not some new shitheads.
Well some good things came from the prequels. Like the Clone Wars animated series (The older one, not the CG one). [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIj7gIDFDe4[/media]
[QUOTE=Lomme;34693873]Are you sure you were seeing the same movie i saw? Christensen wasn't really good compared to the other main actors, especially against McDarmid's (Palpatine) top-notch acting. I miss the clever comedy moments of the original trilogy, the prequel takes itself too seriously.[/QUOTE] i'm going to re watch. by memory i can't recall that he disappointed me at all.
Did anyone even consider these bounty hunters might fail their mission in the series?
Now, I love Star Wars, in fact it's one of my favourite film series and I do think this is a bad idea, but he has a point. The original trilogy is filled with clichés, stolen ideas and predictable characters. It's like you finding a story you wrote for a high school literature class 20 years later. Of course you're going to hate it because you know how far film writing in general has come since then. And even if you don't like the new series he definitely has been thinking more out of the box, and incorporating themes that other writers would never have thought of, possibly because they're usually highly irritating and don't speak proper English. [editline]14th February 2012[/editline] [IMG]http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/5ec98678-82c7-45b9-bd70-379fe4f88be8.jpg[/IMG]
We should all send him letters saying we are sorry for hurting his feelings.
In star wars: the force unleashed you actually had a chance to rewrite the original trilogy by killing Vader and taking his place at the emperor's side. The missions that followed this choice (which sadly were DLC for xbox but free on PC) included making Luke Skywalker your dark apprentice and killing off Ben Kenobi. It was overall a pretty fun alternative and it was treated rather light-heartedly, which was good. Hopefully if this series goes the same way it will turn out fine, even though they'd better rework Anakin because he really sucked originally. Also, to save Anakin, wouldn't the simplest solution be to never make him meet Padmé ? She's basically the one who pushed him down the edge.
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;34696552]In star wars: the force unleashed you actually had a chance to rewrite the original trilogy by killing Vader and taking his place at the emperor's side. The missions that followed this choice (which sadly were DLC for xbox but free on PC) included making Luke Skywalker your dark apprentice and killing off Ben Kenobi. It was overall a pretty fun alternative and it was treated rather light-heartedly, which was good. Hopefully if this series goes the same way it will turn out fine, even though they'd better rework Anakin because he really sucked originally. Also, to save Anakin, wouldn't the simplest solution be to never make him meet Padmé ? She's basically the one who pushed him down the edge.[/QUOTE] I still think Palpatine influenced him the most though at the very end
I don't mind the prequels, mostly Phantom Menace and Revenge of the Sith, I liked them.(Not AotC that shit was horrible.) But the Originals will always be my favorite. This is simply taking it to far.
[QUOTE=TDocter;34691103]The Clone Wars series turned out all right in my eyes, so It's possible. Perhaps they should stick to those kind of series for Star Wars. After all the bitching George's received he could have learned something. But that could be wishful thinking, we'll find out soon enough.[/QUOTE] To my surprise, the Clone Wars series is well done. Seasons one didn't really grab me but season 2 or 3 is when they kicked it into overdrive. It's like they know that teens and adults watch the show too.
I'm okay with this, it really wont "remove" the old trilogy in anyway the new series is what I could consider a spin off, the original will always be here.
[QUOTE=Odellus;34681414]I don't get why this matters it's a television series "what if" it doesn't affect the films in any way obviously[/QUOTE] Obviously nothings official yet so if's go into this massively but, IF Lucas make the asinine choice to label the original trilogy non cannon and this new abortion waiting to happen canon then yes, fundamentally it changes fuck all cause we've all still go the movies and our personal opinions about what matters. But, and here's the big but, alot of heavily invested Star Wars fans range from observant to obsessive about what is officially considered canon to the point that they outright dismiss elements that aren't or view them with skepticism, and calling the originals non-canon would cause some fans not to dismiss them but to be upset that the films they love are considered irrelevant to the rest of the material. The Original trilogy being what it is i.e. Star Wars in it's original form and telling of the story of a war between an Empire and a Rebellion is the lynch pin of that particular Star Wars era's story telling with regard to the novels, games, EU and so on (Not gonna get into Lucas's own bullshit about the films being the only true canon and everything else being signed off on). To dismiss 4, 5 and 6 officially MAY affect future merchandise and games potentially also. Personally, and again, IF Lucas does this, for me it changes nothing. The Originals count and the established EU that he and his Holocron Master (Read: Fact Checker) signed off on happened and are canon, just can't kill the kind of the hydra they gave birth to. But I'l still think he's an idiot and treat the new series IF it has that ridiculous plot as a spin off What-If fantasy on George's part.
has 27x come in here yet to tell us we're all a bunch of idiots with a false sense of entitlement for criticizing the prequels and everything lucas has done to the original trilogy since i hope not I don't want to miss it
All I want is all 6 movies unchanged in blu-ray.
[QUOTE=FullStreak12;34702030]All I want is all 6 movies unchanged in blu-ray.[/QUOTE] I quite like the colour correction in the edited versions, it's always nice for the explosions to not look that creepy blue colour.
[QUOTE='[CWG]RustySpannerz;34695583']Now, I love Star Wars, in fact it's one of my favourite film series and I do think this is a bad idea, but he has a point. The original trilogy is filled with clichés, stolen ideas and predictable characters. It's like you finding a story you wrote for a high school literature class 20 years later. Of course you're going to hate it because you know how far film writing in general has come since then. And even if you don't like the new series he definitely has been thinking more out of the box, and incorporating themes that other writers would never have thought of, possibly because they're usually highly irritating and don't speak proper English. [/QUOTE] After taking an extensive film analysis class featuring the original films, I must disagree. In fact, the reason the original movie was so good was because it followed the formula for a "hero story" perfectly, while throwing into a new setting with state of the art special effects. Predictable characters? Vader being Luke's father is still regarded as being the most shocking character development stunner ever. The movies in all had a sense of wonder and mystery that built upon the long-successful basis for any good story. As soon as you fiddle around with the basic elements of how a plot should work, it can go very bad. Look at Episode 1... who is the "Main Character?" Why are there characters forced in to fulfill a certain viewer expectation, rather than add to the plot? Why do things generally make no sense? Because Lucas messed around with things that make a story... well, a story. The new movies were, in my opinion, just a way for Lucas to play around with all the new pretty movie making effects. Many experts in literature actually believe The original "Star Wars" movie will become legend in the far future, like a fairy tale.
[QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;34682440]George Lucas troll of the year 2012.[/QUOTE] I am still voting for Apple
Wait a sec, if they went back in time, then doesn't that mean that the events of Anakian not becoming Vader already happened before the bounty hunters got the time machine? Or is this a causal relationship?
speaking of the prequels [IMG]http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyswcm17wC1qz9qooo1_500.jpg[/IMG] Natalie Portman and Keira Knightly look like twins
i'd like to go back in time and prevent lucas from creating the prequels
[QUOTE=Lambeth;34720004]speaking of the prequels [IMG]http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyswcm17wC1qz9qooo1_500.jpg[/IMG] Natalie Portman and Keira Knightly look like twins[/QUOTE] Isn't that the point of having them in those specific roles ?
[QUOTE=Lambeth;34720004]speaking of the prequels [IMG]http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyswcm17wC1qz9qooo1_500.jpg[/IMG] Natalie Portman and Keira Knightly look like twins[/QUOTE] Makes you wonder why she was cast as in impostor.
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