George Lucas needs to die.

[jeffx]

I like that movie. Jar Jar and the Kid arent that bad.

If the Mad Genius Known as George Lucas wants to make improvements, how about digitally removing Jar Jar Binks and that annoying kid from Phantom Menace?

 

[nflman2033]

I like that movie. Jar Jar and the Kid arent that bad.

and honestly Phantom Menace is better than Attack of the Clones.

however as in terms of being disappointed by GL and saying Phantom Menace, its because nothing was more disappointing than Phantom Menace when I went and saw it after years of hearing about how great the prequels were going to be. by the time i saw Attack of the Clones my expectations were a lot lower... but after watching them a few times its pretty clear, Attack of the Clones is a terrible movie.

 

[dave]

Not really that worked up about it, but we also know that Lucas will re-release the originals untouched on Blu-ray soon enough anyway.

 

[padman59]

Not really that worked up about it, but we also know that Lucas will re-release the originals untouched on Blu-ray soon enough anyway.

Did you read the article?

Lucas claims the other, older versions will disappear, leaving only these DVD versions for people to remember 100 years from now.

If that quote is accurate, we probably won't see their release for a while.

 

[dave]

Did you read the article?



If that quote is accurate, we probably won't see their release for a while.

I read the article, but I guarantee Lucas will re-release the originals on Blu-ray or digital download. He said the same thing about not re-releasing them on DVD, but went and did it anyway.

This is all just a cash grab. That said, I've already pre-ordered the blu-ray set from Amazon.

 

[dell71]

I'm with Dave on this one. At some point we'll start getting "news" that starts with "For the first time ever on Blu-Ray!..." Then we'll do the same thing all over again with whatever format comes after that.

If GL wants to make so many changes why doesn't he just remake the damn things and leave these alone?

 

[Goober]

I like that movie. Jar Jar and the Kid arent that bad.

When I read this, I thought for sure it was a manchild post.

 

[jeffx]

I still have the originals on VHS. That's good enough for me.

 

[nflman2033]

I'm with Dave on this one. At some point we'll start getting "news" that starts with "For the first time ever on Blu-Ray!..." Then we'll do the same thing all over again with whatever format comes after that.

If GL wants to make so many changes why doesn't he just remake the damn things and leave these alone?

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

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

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

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.

 

[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.