SD on 30/10/2012 at 23:11
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Taking Star Wars away from senile consta-meddler George Lucas is bad because........?
Pretty much my only thought on hearing the news.
First task: making it so Han shot first again.
SD on 30/10/2012 at 23:17
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How exactly are those sequels going to work though? Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher at 70 trying to reprise roles...
I would stomp on kittens to see that.
Renzatic on 30/10/2012 at 23:48
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I would stomp on kittens to see that.
Prove it. :mad:
SubJeff on 31/10/2012 at 00:50
If sequels have to be made this is the best possible way. At least someone can say "Yeah George, you may think that but it's balls and we're not having it."
Fafhrd on 31/10/2012 at 01:24
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I seriously doubt this will happen, I'm sure Lucas put in some kind of provision against it.
Supposedly Fox is retaining the rights to the films that they distributed, so an un-fucked OT release would require Disney and Fox cutting some sort of deal for a restoration.
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Not worth it to potentially have what was once a great story cocked up by the same team that made Speed Racer or whateverthehell.
What about the same team that made
The Incredibles? Or
The Avengers? You're really not thinking through all the ramifications of this acquisition. (and Speed Racer was amazing, so shut your mouth).
Nicker on 31/10/2012 at 01:55
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What the hell is Episode 7 going to be about?
Not sure about the details but it is rumored to take place not that long ago in galaxy quite nearby.
Volitions Advocate on 31/10/2012 at 03:33
I wonder how all of this would have played out back in the day if David Lynch did Return of the Jedi instead of Dune. Maybe the Ewoks would have never existed, and then maybe Jar Jar would have never existed. Maybe the first/last 3 movies wouldn't have sucked. Maybe maybe maybe.
I DO get what fett is saying about disney turning it into something it should never be. Yeah... the Avengers was awesome.. SORT OF. I just hope they do what nobody ever seems to and listen to the fans, since they've been the ones keeping SW alive for the past 20 years.
heywood on 31/10/2012 at 03:50
Forget about the Star Wars franchise for a moment, the deal is much bigger than that. The jewels in the Lucasfilm crown are Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. These two companies, along with Pixar (which was spun off from Lucasfilm), are George Lucas' real substantive legacy. These companies are the key assets of this sale. Not a couple of tired old movie franchises that peaked in the 1980s.
ILM and Skywalker Sound have been instrumental in producing many, many good films, developing key technologies, and consistently pushing the state of the art. And until now, their services have been available to any studio. As much as I hate what Lucas did to Star Wars, I will always be grateful for what he contributed to the art form by building these companies. I don't want Disney to own them. It was bad enough when they acquired Pixar; now with Lucasfilm they look more and more like a monopoly. And if ILM and SS are dedicated to Disney productions, that will be a big loss to the industry.
As for Star Wars, I've no desire to see a new episode and I'm not sure I'd bother watching the original original trilogy again if it gets re-released. I gave up hoping for that years ago, and Star Wars just isn't interesting to me anymore.
PeeperStorm on 31/10/2012 at 04:47
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You're really going to regret those harsh words after Disney releases a cleaned up original trilogy on Blu Ray with all of Lucas's added bullshit removed (because they will).
If they do this I will take back at least 1/4 of the bad things that I have ever said about Disney. I've got the OT on VHS, but it's not letterboxed, so there's actual stuff that happens on the sides of shots that I can't see.
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How exactly are those sequels going to work though? Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher at 70 trying to reprise roles (which neither of them will do).
Ford is especially unlikely. He's got a tremendous sense of loyalty to Lucas for some reason. Like, for launching his career or something.
As for Fisher, I guess her gigantic butt could be another Death Star.
Vasquez on 31/10/2012 at 06:05
Years ago this would've made me weep and wail, but now I see it as a good thing. Lucas crapped so thickly all over his own creations, this can be a positive turn. Or just insignificant, but most likely not worse.
As for the new movies, I'd like to see story of Leia between ep.1-3 and 4-6, but I guess they're not making "mid-quels".