George Lucas needs to die.

[Cornelius]

Dont give him any ideas, Star Wars staring
Ben Affleck as Han Solo
Matt Damon as Luke Skywalker
Katie Holmes as Princess Leia
Dolph Lungren as Darth Vader voiced by Gilbert Godfried
Leslie Nielsen as Obi Wan Kenobi
Wesley Snipes as Lando

I'd watch that. And I'd show up nude with a jar of vaseline to it in 3D.

[nflman2033]

Might have some trouble pulling that one off (Lt. Frank Drebin kicked the bucket earlier this year), but holy shit would that have been awesome.

shit i totally fucking forgot that

[Houston]

Thanks to the recent re-release in 3D, George Lucas’ first installment in his Prequel Trilogy crossed the $1 billion line at the worldwide box. THR reports that it is the first film in the six-film franchise to achieve that lofty mark. It’s also $1.5M away from surpassing Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight on the international box office charts. As if genre geeks weren’t already sobbing, that bit of news likely will push them right over the edge.

The trade notes that Phantom Menace has earned $74.3M in additional ticket sales since opening for its recent run, with $35.8M of that coming from right here in the United States. Episode I also becomes the 11th film to break into the prestigious billion-dollar club. James Cameron still has the top two all-time box office earners in Titanic ($1.8B) and Avatar ($2.7B), though the former will add more dollars to its coffers when it floats out its re-release in April.

And even though Lucas plans to release all six of his Star Wars films in 3D, Phantom Menace likely won’t have to look over its shoulder. The next-highest grossing sequel is Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and it sits at a “measly” $848 million, so the chances of it catching Menace are slim to none.

Die, Lucas.

[Villain]

Can you imagine if Monet were to go back and put his Garden into focus?

 

Lucas was never taught how to put the paintbrush down. Once it's done, it's done. We liked it just fine the first time. Stop tinkering around with things. It cheapens the originals. Seriously, if you had an original analog reel of "Star Wars" (as it was plainly called before he changed the name to "Episode IV: A New Hope"), Lucas would probably scoff at it and say something about it being an obsolete edition.

It's cinema, not a textbook. You don't need to update it every year.