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STAR WARS ANIMATED Film... this September... Theatrically?

How are you watching the bowl... by DocBosch	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:44:42 PM
...and also posting on your website? Then again, thats exactly what im doing. never mind.
Crazyness by red_weed	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:44:51 PM
I hope they are good. I hope they release them in australia too
Indiana Jones spot? by executiverocker	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:45:59 PM
I hope so!
Screw the animated SW stuff... by SkinJob69	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:47:12 PM
what's the latest about the live- action series?
I came by performingmonkey	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:48:03 PM

Hope this happens! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:48:08 PM
Can't wait for the Clone Wars series.
I'm with you SkinJob69... by Uncle Salty Walt	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:51:15 PM
The thought of a new SW mini-movie free on TV each week brings me joy. Haters: "move along...move along.."
Why is there no Indy commercial?! by Kirbymanly	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:54:17 PM
Why are they keeping footage so quiet?
I have a 9ft by 12ft 1080p screen 5ft in front of me by HEADGEEK	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:56:13 PM
and my computer is in the foreground and I don't need to look at my hands when I type.
Ten seconds until the Lucas bashers show up by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:07:21 PM
The Clone Wars weren't pointless. They created the Empire, and wiped out the Jedi, and made Palpatine a hero of sorts to the Republic.
It feels as if Star Wars is done and over with by Detective_Fingerling	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:07:32 PM
Doesn't seem like all these in between stories have any of the anticipatory ferver that Episode One had before it came out. The only thing at this point that I'd like to see made is episodes 7-9. If these do make it to the big screen, I can wait for the DVD without much, if any, curiosity.
Boy, Tom Petty sure was the wrong choice by moondoggy2u	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:09:46 PM
for halftime. You would think that the superbowl would need something with...I dunno, a pulse?
go giants by bennie garcia	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:09:58 PM
bradys getting swallowed up...
Gee, Tom Petty kinda sucks. by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:10:43 PM
He looks like Saruman.
God skywalkerfamily you're such a nerd. by FlyinHawaiian	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:11:18 PM
Haha and it's so funny.
Saruman sings the hits. by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:12:06 PM
from the eighties and today.
Take it easy on ol' Tom! by Uncle Salty Walt	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:13:47 PM

I thought Tom Petty would be bad as well by Detective_Fingerling	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:16:02 PM
But they're actually doing pretty good. I can't stand his voice, but the instrumentals are good. Seems like there is alot of energy on the field this year compared to the lethargic Rolling Stones crowd, or the manequin fans of the Janet Jackson debacle.... at least they got to see a tittay.
My 3-year-old boy and I WILL BE THERE by tylerzero	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:16:40 PM

The Phantom Menace is actually a pretty good movie! by GravyAkira	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:18:43 PM
Especially compared to this past summers blockbusters. Im looking at you Spider Man 3!
And hitler was just misunderstood by bennie garcia	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:21:07 PM

Tomy Petty was fucking great! by Kirbymanly	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:21:08 PM
Give the guy some respect. He could make a triple album out of his greatest hits
Aand hitler was just misunderstood by bennie garcia	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:21:09 PM

Aand hitler was just misunderstood by bennie garcia	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:21:10 PM

leave TP alone by Bombadils_Bane10	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:22:43 PM
it's difficult to play from beyond the grave.
"I can Imagine Lucas earning some extra coin" by future help	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:23:27 PM
Yeah Harry! HOW GREAT! anyways...i could imagine Genndy earning some extra coin and respect.
damn it sorry bout that, was trying to delete dat post by bennie garcia	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:25:07 PM
bloody ibooks
Lucas scoffs at extra coin! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:25:20 PM
He beats extra coin to a bloody pulp!
semi-crap by Bombadils_Bane10	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:25:29 PM
will ferrell is more dead than tom petty
you guys are a riot by metaluna	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:26:17 PM
Phantom Menace is a 'good movie'? Oh that's according to the measuring stick of shit which sorta starts with Phantom Menace and at the other end is Spidey 3 but never the less both suck for very different reasons in the same continuum of suckyness. Yeah, a Star Wars animated whatever is just about the level of Lucas' opus magnum of trite film making. The cherry on the cake of crap in fact. Hope you enjoy it. Me? I went and grew up to demand movies that don't insult my intelligence. You stick with the 8 year old pre pubescent crowd over there. You can have it. In fact, you deserve it.
and yes, show Tom Petty some respect. by future help	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:26:43 PM
but im up for some more Prince.
Prossor, you ignorant slut. by I Dunno	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:27:40 PM
The Clone Wars created a means to destroy the Jedi and scared the people into giving Palpatine emergency powers (sound familiar?).
Phantom Menace was better than Pirates 2 and 3 by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:27:48 PM
All the SW prequels are better than the Pirates trilogy,
I'm glad someone finally shit on star wars! by Bombadils_Bane10	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:29:23 PM
no one ever hates on it. Way to be original!
Yeah... by Stevie Grant	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:30:04 PM
Not much of a fan of Tom's music, but the man is "Lucky" on King of the Hill. Give Lucky the respect he deserves.
King of the Hill is still on? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:32:03 PM
Damn, that show must be in it's 20th season.
I did research on cars.com by Bombadils_Bane10	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:32:58 PM
and it said their advertisements are making my asshole crusty.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Prosser... by SkinJob69	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:33:17 PM
but I read your post to say, "We already know the outcome of the Clone Wars, so the action of the animated series is essentially moot. We know how it all will end, and that detracts from the drama." Right? I see your point, but disagree. We all knew how Titanic would end, but that didn't blow the movie. Again, though; not too excited about this project. Wish Lucasfilm would focus on the live-action series and get that out asap. This animated stuff holds about as much interest for me as the Extended Universe books (i.e. little to none)
Shaq by a Nose was AWESOME by future help	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:33:44 PM
i laughed well and hard.
terminator vs fox robot = sweet by Bombadils_Bane10	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:34:22 PM

who ya shouting for harry? by bennie garcia	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:36:51 PM

damn giants by Bombadils_Bane10	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:38:23 PM

Carmen Electra is a media whore by Kirbymanly	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:39:05 PM
But I'd still do her
Ugh. Not excited by HExTeXly	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:39:31 PM
Sorry. I own both DVD's, but I can't get behind (even a limited) big screen release. They're doing it BACKWARDS!!! You go to the movies, then buy it on DVD. Sorry. Not ponying up $$$ to see something made for a TV screen (and I own already) on the big screen. NOW, if this was NEW...that would be different.
For some strange reason I'm actually looking forward to this. by The Outlander	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:41:19 PM
I thought Star Wars Episode 1 to 3 sucked, pretty badly. But maybe because Lucas isn't writing and directing this show I think it has a chance of actually being quite watchable and the early trailer they did got me a little excited.
waiing for dvds broke my addiction starwars by skiff	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:42:21 PM
having to wait all those years for the starwars dvds broke my addiction. and now I find watching blurays I never look at s dvd anymore. I never watch starwars anymore funny I used to watch them all the time on vhs. Big note to lucas out of sight out of mind if people arn't watching starwars they are watching something else. And moving on
Isn't this kind of old news? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:43:43 PM
I heard about this last year. I hope Lucas doesn't just have this in theaters overseas. I know that the two Ewok movies were done this way overseas.
ok, where are all the wall e D riders? by Detective_Fingerling	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:45:51 PM
"that was the most awesome wall e trailer ever! it is going to be my favorite pixar movie of all time"
I have a Sharp Aquos 37" LCD 1080p by Orionsangels	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:47:17 PM
Awesome for Blu-Ray and gaming, but no TV signal is in 1080p. So don't brag that much Mr Headgeek, whoa! Wall-E ad!
Wall E spot was pretty lame by Kirbymanly	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:47:59 PM
Bring back Electra
First appearance of Buzz & Woody in nearly 10 years! by Orionsangels	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:48:06 PM
How refreshing. Awesome Wall E ad!
Mel Brooks said it best by WhoDis	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:59:09 PM
"The Search For More Cash" nobody but the fans to blame.
PLEASE NO MORE, WE'VE HAD ENOUGH by Pipple	Feb 3rd, 2008 07:59:16 PM
JUST STOP NOW. OH GOD STOP IT.
The eye can't percieve 1080p unless... by Han Cholo	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:03:43 PM
you're watching on something bigger than a 55" monitor. I doubt many, if anyone here has a rig that huge but then again the difference between 1080i and 1080p is marginal and in my opinion, unnoticeable. I have a 46" Samsung 1080p LCD and it looks good in either 720 or 1080i signals. I will say that Star Wars in HD looks pretty damn awesome though. Thank God for the internet.
Man, Brady sucks ass. by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:11:42 PM
The Patriots defense sucks.
already done by darwinwins	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:13:03 PM
as i recall, the last three star wars movies might as well have been animated. cept the acting is less wooden in most cartoons.
Uh, have you seen Star Trek lately? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:19:20 PM
I'm glad Lucas is still in control.
I say quit making up new SW stuff by br1947	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:35:02 PM
If you're going to insist on making more Star Wars, go with the early novels. You know, the ones that were good before they started publishing one a week. Think of how freaking awesome an "Heir to the Empire" trilogy would be. Or if you want a series, go with the Rogue\Wraith Squadron X-Wing series. Even a one-shot "Tales from Jabba's Palace" would rock animated.
alright by Stevie Grant	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:37:50 PM
both star trek and star wars suck right now. the latest star wars movie was only "good" in comparison to the previous two. star wars nose dived after empire. star trek had some groove in TNG, but apart from the original, that was it.
A Zahn animated CG movie would rule by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:50:46 PM
People would get excited by SW again.
oh star wars by fastcars	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:51:40 PM
such an essential part of pop culture, but so imperfect. i like the original trilogy but don't own it on dvd due to the retardedness of different versions (let me know when han shoots first again). the prequel trilogy is mediocre, with 10 bad parts for every good part, and i have no interest in watching them again, let again owning them. star wars animated movie? pass, unless it gets good word of mouth.
I just want them to leave the prequel era by br1947	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:56:15 PM
it's done. Then general public somewhat liked it and has moved on. All that's left is the hardcore fans, and most fans either dislike or HATE the prequel stuff. The only prequel era stuff i want to see is "The Eviceration of Jar Jar Binks". "Oh, meesa SPLEEN!!"
Something truly sad... by Stevie Grant	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:59:46 PM
is that I'm only 22. I first watched the original Star Wars films on my VCR, and know the original versions. Yet, most everyone else my age who likes Star Wars only knows it by the "re-mastered" shit, and have no interest in the originals. I don't even like Star Wars that much, but, goddamn, there's a hell of a difference (as long as you can recognize it).
Oh fuck Zahn by I Dunno	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:04:40 PM
Those books fucking sucked. Furry worms that absorb the Force? Clones with extra vowels in their names? That blue guy was kind of cool I guess but overall they make the prequels look like The Empire Strikes Back.
Wow, I got a story posted on here! by tolomey	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:08:40 PM
Sweet. I wonder if all these haters have actually seen the new trailer for this new show - http://youtube.com/watch?v=N4e IcDLzKMA If nothing else the sapce battles in this are going to fucking own!! And nothing does battles in space better than Star Wars
Skywalkerfamily: Stop mentioning PIRATES by deathbird	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:09:16 PM
Look, I thoroughly enjoyed TPM and ROTS (just as I enjoyed ANH and TESB), so please, from one PT fan to another, stop using the POTC trilogy as a point for comparison. They were the most bloated, convoluted pieces of shit I've seen in a theater. You're not helping The Cause any. It's like defending the Alien 3 Assembly Cut by saying "well, it was better than Alien: Resurrection!"
I liked the Pirates movies, but ROTS was better by skywalkerfamily	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:25:19 PM
than Dead Man's Chest.
POTC Trilogy is a struggle for me to watch. by Quake II	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:41:02 PM
I just can't get through Dead Man's Chest for some reason. I have tried 3 times to watch it all the way through on DVD but I get distracted every time. I guess I just don't care. Obviously haven't seen the third film. Anyone else struggle to complete the POTC trilogy?
HD ? by radjac33	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:46:09 PM
Where was the HD DVD at?
Doesn't Ani have a padawan in this? by INWOsuxRED	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:55:53 PM
I don't get the obsession with inserting all these extra secret apprentices with every EU story. My guess is that when I'm old I'll be watching a relaunch of Star Wars, and I don't have a problem with that, but I think everything between Episode 1 and 6 has been told that needs to be told.
Anyone else struggle to complete the POTC trilogy? by eXcommunicated	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:03:03 PM
Anyone else struggle to complete the POTC trilogy? No.
Superman Returns is better than Freejack! by INWOsuxRED	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:06:34 PM
I hated the 2nd Pirates movie and didn't totally hate the third, but I can't say I'd give either a ringing endorsement. The first Pirates was a fun little fluke, but it didn't need to be turned into a self congratulating trilogy. Not quite as hideous of a drop as the Matrix trilogy, but still no good. I also have a hard time remembering the names of the films in both those trilogies, but maybe that has to do with being conditioned to call the 2nd Matrix film The Matrix:Retarded for so long. I can remember actually being angry coming out of the Matrix part 2. Actually, I think I still might be angry.
Zahn and post-Vader SW by Staldo	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:09:51 PM
Zahn was the best Star Wars Novelist aside from Alan Dean Foster, the fact that he negates Force powers in his first book with a cheap MacGuffin notwithstanding. Maybe somebody should write a story in the far future SW where somebody creates a "dark force bomb" that just annihilates the whole damn Galaxy Far, Far Away. Then there would be closure, like Narnia and the Arthurian cycle and LOTR and all the stuff Lucas claims to be inspired by. And then the bitching would finally, definitively, end.
A question for the plugged-in Star Wars faithful by INWOsuxRED	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:09:59 PM
It seemed like around the time ROTS came out it was suggested they filmed alternate versions of the whole Palpatine gets disfigured nonsense. In at least one case he didn't disfigure himself, it is just revealed that his kindly old man face was part of his illusion. Anyone know if this is true, and did those alternate versions ever get seen outside of camp Lucas?
DARTH DIGGLER! by messi	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:13:13 PM
HAHAHAHA
I have a 9ft by 12ft 1080p screen 5ft in front of me by tompiltoff	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:31:41 PM
And I wonder why my legs don't fucking work.
Wow. Animated Clone Wars crap... by Lucasblows	Feb 3rd, 2008 11:10:47 PM
...I can hardly contain my excitement.
I obey by BrandLoyalist	Feb 3rd, 2008 11:17:25 PM
It'll be tough to beat the Tartakovsky toons though... 23-25 in particular. Kidnapping of Palpatine... train station fight... just awesome.
Of course ROTS is better than Dead Man's Chest!!!!! by deathbird	Feb 3rd, 2008 11:41:42 PM
There's not a critic or sane man on Earth who wouldn't concede that. But c'mon Skywalkerfamily, when defending the PT, you've got to assure folks you hold respectable standards. (Just tell them the PT fits somewhere between the LOTR triumphs and the self-indulgent Matrix turdfests.)
Live action Han solo movie! by crazy4dragons13	Feb 3rd, 2008 11:46:10 PM
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Wish I could tap into the kid inside and muster enthusiasm for t by KillaKane	Feb 3rd, 2008 11:58:48 PM
...err..but I can't, not unless it's another live action series without Lucas in the directors chair or writing the screenplay for that matter. Kasdan's was, is and always be the best Star Wars episode written.
Isn't this kind of old news? by Sledge Hammer	Feb 4th, 2008 12:00:12 AM
I mean it was already pretty widely known that there would be a theatrical launch for the new Clone Wars tv series, although originally it was thought this would happen around August, and that this would consist of the first few episodes edited together, that's all been the plan for months. Still if it's been bumped up to Spring that's new I guess. It's also known that, at last report many months ago, 40 episodes of the series are already complete, so I imagine now that number is up to 50 or 60 eps, as again this was months ago. What still isn't known however is what channel will be showing the series, or if, in fact, it will end up being distributed in another manner altogether.
Yeah, but didn't Kasdan also write ROTJ? by deathbird	Feb 4th, 2008 12:06:10 AM
Until Kasdan admits he wrote Episode VI: Return of the Muppets after a drunken bender, it's safe to say Brackett and Kershner deserve a good share of the praise.
Animated TV by SlickyVonBoner	Feb 4th, 2008 12:11:53 AM
Why not animate some of the great books like Thrawn trilogy, Shadows of the Empire, Han Solo Trilogy, or the 'Tales from' books. Or some of the comic books, Dark empire, Crimson empire, or classic SW. So many cool characters would be cool to see onscreen.
if they think what they got is worthy of a theatrical release by dizzywhip	Feb 4th, 2008 12:13:37 AM
than i'm down.
i'd like to see animated versions by dizzywhip	Feb 4th, 2008 12:14:55 AM
of shadows of the empire and splinter of minds eye!! and dark empire I AND II.
Ah, nothing like... by DocPazuzu	Feb 4th, 2008 12:16:56 AM
...a SW talkback! Within the first few posts, LOTR, The Matrix, Star Trek, Spider-Man and now POTC are trotted out and the battle commences. Geek rage at its purest! And funniest! I can feel your anger... The hate is swelling in you now...Go on, fanboys, release your anger! Strike each other down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the Dark Side will be complete!
I'd actually agree with that... by Sledge Hammer	Feb 4th, 2008 12:20:52 AM
...I always thought that an animated version of Shadow Of The Empire would be pretty cool, and you know they could get the original voice cast back, especially as they don't need Ford for the story. It'd be a worthy experiment at the very least.
post ROTJ stories... by br1947	Feb 4th, 2008 12:25:47 AM
I really wish they'd move there with the animation, the fact that they havn't lead me to believe Ol' George is still considering a third live action trilogy. After the prequels, I think I'd be much happier with an animated Heir to the Empire or Black Fleet crisis. Besides, Hammil, Ford and Fisher have not exactly aged well. Although a cranky, 60-70 yo Han Solo would be pretty entertaining.
Shadows was pretty good by br1947	Feb 4th, 2008 12:28:30 AM
but I can't see them doing it considering the ties to the N64 video game.
The Pirates sequels and Matrix sequels sucked by fastcars	Feb 4th, 2008 01:04:39 AM
Pirates 1 and Matrix 1 were greatness. How quickly the mighty fell.
I thought Lucas was only interested in TV? by Maniaq	Feb 4th, 2008 01:21:28 AM
I mean really, is this guy going SENILE or something?? Let me lay it down now in case you wonder what you were thinking later - Indy 4 IS GOING TO SUCK! Lucas hasn't got a damn thing right since about halfway through ROTJ and it's all been downhill ever since... He might come up with the occasional interesting idea - like, say, I dunno... actually strike that - he doesn't have any good ideas left and he doesn't execute those (bad) ideas well either! HOWARD the fucking DUCK anyone!? When he said, way back in the eighties, that he wanted to do prequels the only thing anyone ever wanted to see was the fucking clone wars! That and the lava pit... So what's the ONLY thing he DOESN'T do in a SINGLE FUCKING PREQUEL?? The Clone Wars!! CASE FUCKING CLOSED! -and for the record, Freejack shits on Superman Returns - watch it again! I dare ya!
Animatrix was cool by Demode	Feb 4th, 2008 01:39:35 AM
the live action sequels suckes.
Ewoks were Lucas's creation foisted on Kasdan by KillaKane	Feb 4th, 2008 01:51:45 AM
Even ROTJ still stands head and shoulders above the new SW installments, better actors, pacing and structure, and characters you cared for and actually gave a shit about. Ok some of the effects are shwoing their age, the Rancor glove puppet and dodgy compositing stick out like a dog's nads but it still works. Episodes 1-3 are an indictment of the Lucas malaise, a trade off - contemporary visual excess over substance, like a beautifully wrapped present with a turd inside. "Sand...it get's everywhere" God, some of the most leaden acting ever commited to digiloid!
I liked ROTS more than Two Towers by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 02:06:23 AM
Moved faster and had a more intricate plot.
Nobody gives a shit about Star Wars anymore by GimpInMyPants	Feb 4th, 2008 02:27:51 AM
Or rather, nobody should. Star Wars is just Lucas's ATM.
ROTS wipes the floor with JEDI by deathbird	Feb 4th, 2008 02:28:56 AM
Here's the facts: the notices for ROTS were generally positive, while ROTJ was damn-near eviscerated by critics. (I've read the '83 write-ups, and they're even worse than the '97 ones you'd find on metacritic.) What's to account for this? Well, ROTS is the superior film, what with the better performances, innovative direction, gorgeous score, lush cinematography, and a script that actually took itself seriously. I'm glad you Holy Trilogy fans love ROTJ, but I think it's a failure. (Think X-Men 3.) And no, I don't give a shit about the Pod People masquerading as Luke, Han, Leia, and Vader. Don't give a shit about Jabba the Muppet, or Han and Leia's Everybody Loves Raymond-styled romance (he says something stupid, she rolls her eyes), Vader's fuzzy-wuzzy redemption, or Darth Sidious, the cackling Disney-villain reject. For what it's worth, I'd gladly trade in all three prequels for a proper follow-up to TESB.
ROTS and ANH are the highest rated SW by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 02:39:10 AM
movies if you go by critics. ESB is second. I also remember when AOTC came out it got very positive reviews, then like a year later the critics that loved it slammed it when the DVD came out.
By the way, Killakane by deathbird	Feb 4th, 2008 02:50:58 AM
By what standards does ROTJ have acceptable pacing? The Jabba the Muppet opener, featuring the most convoluted rescue mission in the history of film, takes up 30 goddamn minutes, and the Ewok shit eats up another 15 (just what I wanted to see...our heroes ensnared in a net). Compare this to the ROTS opener, clocking in at just over 20 minutes.
Re: Innovative direction by deathbird	Feb 4th, 2008 03:02:25 AM
The opening tracking shot. The Invisible Hand's "happy landing." The Yoda/Anakin conference. Padme's ruminations. The Order 66 montage. The Duel of the Fates in the Senate. Vader's birth/Padme's demise. Absolutely breathtaking--I can't recall anything comparable from ROTJ. (But if anyone wants to argue that Marquand was a more capable visual storyteller than Lucas, be my guest.)
Prequels sucked by geodesigns	Feb 4th, 2008 03:03:04 AM
except for a sizable portion of EIII. The dialogue was wooden. And without Kirshner / Brackett / Kurtz to have a strong opinion to help Lucas second guess say... JAR JAR!!!!?????!!!!, the prequel story and excitement was not as great as the original trilogy. Now we get Clone Wars animated series when we already know the fates of all central characters. C’mon! If he was going to go 3D, it should have been before EIII, not after, genius! Just glad it has the hand-drawn animation style.
Anorak alert! by onephatnelly	Feb 4th, 2008 03:07:11 AM

Awwww HELL NO!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 4th, 2008 03:26:16 AM
Don't fuck this dead franchise over and over again. It's enough already...
Damn You George Lucas by DamnMichaelBay	Feb 4th, 2008 03:58:29 AM
Damn You George Lucas. Damn your teddy bears and racist stereotypes too. MEESA YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT! NOW WATCH WHILE I PRATFALL LIKE FETCH'N'PIKKIT! HAHA I'M A BLACK STEREOTYPE FROM THE FOURTIES! Fucking Lucas.
Re: I have a 9ft by 12ft 1080p screen 5ft in front of me by Stalkeye	Feb 4th, 2008 05:42:51 AM
Well good for you Harry,it just goes to show how you can get all kinds of swags when you plug studio projects (be they shitty or no.)on your site. XD More cool news and less "flossing" please.
innovative direction my arse! by Maniaq	Feb 4th, 2008 06:00:28 AM
that "Order 66 montage" was a joke, right - was it intentionally funny? characters nobody cared about all got killed in about three and a half minutes? give me a break! don't get me wrong - ain't no friggin Holy Trilogy to worship here - there was plenty that was absolutely rubbish about ROTJ! I'm right with you deathbird - I'd trade all three prequels for a proper follow up to Empire too! but I digress... the point to all this is even the most die hard holding on by a thread hard core fans are finding it hard to give a shit about a Clone Wars movie now so really why am I even bothering? I'm just going to stop typing now
Films 7,8 and 9 WILL eventually get made... by Ghostball	Feb 4th, 2008 06:23:03 AM
Of course, Lucas says 'Over my dead body'. Well precisely, George, precisely. So what do you people think? Who's the best choice for screenwriter and director. Are Kasdan and Kirshner still around? The latter already looked liked he'd eaten a coffin sandwich when he made TESB, so maybe the guy's age is redundant. By the way, anyone who wants to say 'Let Star Wars die already' - it's set across a frickin' GALAXY already. I don't hear you demanding that people stop making films set on this particular rock in our Milky Way...
There is always room for Star Wars by Dazzler69	Feb 4th, 2008 06:44:34 AM
as long as Lucas does not have any creative hand in it.
The real shame about Star Wars is that... by workshed	Feb 4th, 2008 07:04:52 AM
Lucas was probably the greatest director out of all his generation and was completely sidetracked by the franchise. THX1138..? American Grafitti.? These films stand up even better than A New Hope and it's a shame he did not progress to make other movies. He should have died after Raiders then you'd all remember him with great affection.
Holiday Special part 2? by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 4th, 2008 07:16:33 AM
Gotta feel sorry for Lucas for allowing the first to be made. It was his second big movie, and he's been regretting it ever since. Maybe that's why he takes control of his universe seriously.
I just don't care by Abominable Snowcone	Feb 4th, 2008 07:34:23 AM
that much about Star Wars anymore. I'll be the first to tell you I was in line weeks in advance just for tix to Phantom Menace. The prequel movies were good, but not great or nearly as memorable as the first three. Even when the prequels were being released, I surmised that emotional interest in the stories could only be so high, since we KNEW how it would all end. What happens next, or before, I just don't care. I mean, Lucas showed us Boba Fett as a KID. Who WANTED to see THAT? Only the coolest Star Wars character ever, stripped of all enigma.
Kirshner directed ROBOCOP2...... by travis-dane	Feb 4th, 2008 07:47:05 AM
and after that.......I dont know.
As soon as Lucas dies... by Sledge Hammer	Feb 4th, 2008 07:54:32 AM
...you just know that you're going to see Star wars movies out the arse. And whoever is put in control of his esate will claim "that's what he would have wanted" despite the fact that if he wanted that it would have happened by now. But even so, just as long as they hire real talent in the writing and directing arenas it'll more than likely result in some great entertainment. And you just know that the a-listers are gonna be lining up to play in that particular sandbox when the time comes. Post Lucas we'll also finally see some definitive releases of the movies, packed full of a huge amount of extras that Lucas always seems to hold back 'for a rainy day'. I mean the sheer amount of scenes and footage shot for these films, and particularly the prequels, that has nevr been seen by the public is pretty staggering. The first cut of Revenge of the Sith alone was four hours long, before it got cut down to a more managable size. One day fans will get what they want, and not only will we see much in the way of the mountains of material that Lucasfilm has archived for these films, but you can bet that cleaned up versions of the original trilogy minus the alterations will also be made available. It's all there, just waiting to be made money on, and once Lucas isn't there to say no anymore you can bet the suit(s) in charge will see the monetary value in doing all this stuff. Now don't get me wrong, I don't wish death on Lucas or anything, the man, as flawed as he can be, gave me three films I love in the original Star Wars trilogy, and three other films that, while nowhere near great, still have their moments, with the prequel trilogy. And on top of that he contributed to another trilogy of films, with the Indy series, that I also love. As such, for all the mis-steps that he's taken artistically in my eyes, I don't wish him ill, I just hope that when he does go he goes before me so that I get a chance to see all that he's denied us over the years.
Star Wars 7 8 9 by Lost Jarv	Feb 4th, 2008 08:41:26 AM
oh god. I hope not. And Istand by this- star wars has 2 classics, 1 passable 1 mediocre to poor and 2 cinematic abortions. AOTC is still the only film I have got my money back for.
TO ALL YOU PT HATERS by J-Dizzle	Feb 4th, 2008 09:46:27 AM
http://tiny.cc/uYqg5
archived footage by Staldo	Feb 4th, 2008 10:10:15 AM
There is footage of Luke Skywalker in a poncho on his uncle's moisture farm from A new Hope. I hope the Skywalker poncho scenes make it to the public when Lucas dies, finally shedding light on why Luke behaves the way he does. Because he's the type of guy who, being without any Mexican heritage, would wear a poncho.
Archived footage by Abominable Snowcone	Feb 4th, 2008 10:25:47 AM
I wonder if there's any footage from Empire when Luke is recuperating from his Hoth ordeal, and Leia shows Han up by kissing Luke. What we don't see is that later Leia returns to the hospital room when Han is not around and prostrates herself for Luke to take her, which he does. Kinda creepy when later we learn they're siblings.
Lucas control issues by nerosday	Feb 4th, 2008 10:44:49 AM
You know I would absolutely love to see more Star Wars movies... with little or no involvement by George Lucas. Course that'll never happen, but could you imagine? Tales of the old republic. One shot movies with no direct link to the trilogy or prequals. Handled by interesting Directors and actors. Scripts that don't sound like the were forced at gun point by out of a script writing AI program on someone's Mac. Jedis, Sith, space pirates, smugglers, aliens(both practical and digital). Filmed and release any damn way they saw fit, none of this, "hey look we can make a movie entirely with green screen!" Jesus George build some large sets sometime for God's sake. It was such a wonderful universe that was set up and such a sad thing that its basicly wasted at this point. Come on George the animated stuff was a step in the right direction, loosen the death grip on the thing. Let some fresh creative juices flow into it and Star Wars could be a living breathing entity for generations. Just make the stipulation nothing can be done that directly retcons the original saga. You did that enough.
Clone Wars was enjoyable by Johnno	Feb 4th, 2008 10:46:13 AM
But nothing much really. They should've done what the Matrix did and what Batman and Terminator are currently doing. Some cool serious shorts that explore the universe... Anyway, wasn't there talk of a CG animated series or film? What happened to that?
I Don't Get Lucas' Reasoning by www.valiens.com	Feb 4th, 2008 10:48:50 AM
Didn't he say he didn't want to do another three Star Wars flicks because he doesn't want the rest of his life to be about this franchise? He has other projects he wants to work on? Now he's doing Star Wars live action shows, animated shows, theatrical animated movies--everything BUT the sequels? JUST PRODUCE THE SEQUELS (and let someone else write/direct them.) Or don't do anything. Who here cares what happens between episodes 3 & 4 when we already know the outcome? It's silly.
I'd rather something completely different by INWOsuxRED	Feb 4th, 2008 11:00:39 AM
He did say he wanted to do something other than Star Wars. We could theoretically be missing out on the next Star Wars or Indiana Jones because Lucas is too busy doing more Star Wars and Indiana Jones. What other ideas has he had over the last 30 years that could become something we love? I would much rather see a noble failure than a moderately successful continuation of Indy or Star Wars.
there's a 9ft by 12ft ass right behind you by ArcadianDS	Feb 4th, 2008 11:17:24 AM

first the prequels, then this cartoon. by cloudrider`	Feb 4th, 2008 11:28:19 AM
blame ourselves for asking too much of a good thing. let it die, george. stop while there's some dignity left in starwars.
Star Wars without Lucas by darthvedder81	Feb 4th, 2008 11:34:27 AM
I don't know why people think this is a good idea. With the exception of a handful of novels, a half-dozen video games, and Genndy's "Clone Wars" (we'll see about the CGI series) the EU/Non-Lucas SW tales have been a trail of tears. Bash the prequels all you want, but at least they have a cohesiveness too them. Most EU plays like Star Trek/Techie Sci-Fi which is totally wrong. Like them or not the prequels brought in a whole new generation to the Star Wars mythos. (I work at the Apple store and can tell you every kid who sits down at the kiddie computer table plays "Lego Star Wars"). No way is the saga dead.
Yeah do 7, 8 and 9!! by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 11:43:42 AM
Please do 7,8&9 but let someone else write and direct them. I want to see more great plot twist like ESB, more adventure like ANH. I know it can be done cause they're doing great work with the new Battlestar Galactica. I can understand not wanting to do more Star Wars that would be fine too but if thats the case why would he be doing these Clone Wars cartoons?? As far as I'm concerned the Clone Wars stuff lost it's mystic with the PT. We know what happened now... bla bla bla, it's over. And I know, I've seen lots of interviews with Lucas,he did them his way, I respect that and even kind of admire it. But now it's time to get back on track. Their are some great directors and writers out there that could knock it out of the park if given the chance. Just let it happen! wasn't that the original plan to begin with? That's what I remember as a kid all those years back. I don't remember anything about a Clone Wars cartoon TV series. I just feel a little ripped off getting more star wars but not in the way we were told a long long time ago.
I agree! by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 12:15:41 PM
It just seems silly to me. If GL doesn't want to do Star Wars then please don't do any more!!! I would love to see a brand new Lucas projest. But if you're going to do Star Wars let's see what we were originaly told.
Clone Wars were for Nothing by Sithdan	Feb 4th, 2008 12:28:00 PM
Why concentrate on a war that was merely a ruse to exterminate the Jedi and creat the Empire? Both sides of this conflict were puppets, nothing more. Plus, everyone knows the outcome. I think it would be kind of pointless. Kind of like this war in Iraq.
Attack of the Clones? by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 12:28:29 PM
Who did the Clones attack in that movie anyway? I know they rescued the Jedi at the end of the movie but would that be an attack? And Yoda had no problem using them? He knew nothing of the creation of a clone army, then all of a sudden he's comanding the clone troops with no problem? None of the Jedi even questioned why the clone army was created? No one even thought to look into this Jedi that was killed 10 years prior about placing an order for a huge clone army?? I don't know, maybe they'll dive into some of these little lack of judgment calls in the Clone Wars cartoon. Or maybe not.
Fuck This Clone Wars bullshit by alienindisguise	Feb 4th, 2008 12:37:43 PM
All it is is so Lucas can rake in the bucks off of 100 differently colored dumb ass troopers. By the way, he stole the color schemes from the Kurosawa flick Kagemusha. Wake up and realize gl is no genius.
Star Wars TV by Wormie1	Feb 4th, 2008 12:50:56 PM
Although I'm not a big fan of CG animation, I am looking forward to The Clone Wars. A theatrical release would be awesome. I am much less excited about the live-action show. Star Wars movies take three years to make. How can 10-20 hours every year on a lower budget have the same impact? I fear SW will go the way of Star Trek overkill. Rick McCallum has even been talking about a plan to have several series running at the same time. Way to dilute the franchise and have it play purely to a geek audience! I do hope the live-action series is good, but I have some trepidation. I would much rather see more movies. The Legacy comic book series would be an excellent basis for a third trilogy. It is set decades after ROTJ. Get Mark Hamill as spirit Luke together with an all-new cast. It would be awesome!
Its ashame but probably true by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 12:57:01 PM
I'm sure it's about money. It sure doesn't make any sense artistcally. Really?? the smartest oldest wisest Jedi master went against his better judgement and took the whole clone army out for a test battle? Was Yoda really that stupid?
If it's got to be animation by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 01:06:13 PM
Then make Episode 7,8&9 animated. I dont' care. If it's written well it doesn't matter. The point is move on.. please move on
7,8 and 9 by Staldo	Feb 4th, 2008 01:24:23 PM
if there were ever more star wars movies, the first one should open with a colossal battle where the lame Yuuzhan unpronouncable aliens from another galaxy are defeated, and then the Solo family and the Skywalker family have to face a massive new threat from a resurrected mandalorian armada commanded by Boba Fett himself. Now that would rock balls and would explain why Fett rocks so much. He's been planning to take over the galaxy for 35 years.
Boba Fett by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 01:43:42 PM
He never really did much did he? I think he just looked cool and that was it. Anyway I'd take any story line as long as it was someone besides GL writting and directing it. No offense it just needs new blood.
Star Wars will be the new Star Trek by Rupee88	Feb 4th, 2008 01:50:02 PM
They will just do it to death and milk every penny and no one will give a fuck by the end.
The Prequel trilogy Were Generally Good by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 4th, 2008 02:58:06 PM
I enjoyed all of the movies, but I felt that AOTC was the weakest. Those that venerate the OT AND simultaneously hate the PT should perhaps list their criticisms of the PT. Odds are that those criticisms carry over to the OT. i am tired of this crap about wooden acting, unbelievable romance, and silly story tarnishing the PT. I say that because Hamill was not exactly Lawrence Olivier, and Han and Leia was not exactly THE Love Story, and finding a flaw in the Death Star after a few minutes of analysis was not exactly plausible. Keep on railing on Lucas though.....
Lucas Fluked His Way to Billions by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 4th, 2008 03:01:21 PM
I like that idea of this bumbling cretin who is just so lucky that his accidentally created SW....
Lucas' Wife IS Really Responsible for SW by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 4th, 2008 03:03:07 PM
It this scenario, Lucas gains ALL the credit for Martha's work and really contributed NOTHING apart from Ewoks in SW.
Kirshner is the ONLY one to make ESB Great by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 4th, 2008 03:07:18 PM
This is a favorite of mine: Kirshner goes renegade and produces the strongest movie out of the whole saga. Despite the Evil Lucas' interference, he succeeds in sticking to HIS own vision and story...
Lucas should have given SW to Gary Kurtz by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 4th, 2008 03:12:01 PM
This is another classic: Gary Kurtz's ideas for the direction for SW were more profound than Lucas'. Lucas did not care about story and was only interested in thrills.... SW would have been darker..... hence better if Kurtz ran things...
Not only is the Zahn trilogy not worthy of the adaptation... by DarthCorleone	Feb 4th, 2008 03:24:46 PM
...but they would need to rewrite a major aspect of it related to the cloning. Lucas killed that storyline's consistency with his film universe when he officially made the stormtroopers clones in the prequels. They are entertaining, passable books, but they would not make an "awesome" translation as some of you seem to think.
Lucas IS Star Wars. Get over it. by ZeroCorpse	Feb 4th, 2008 03:27:23 PM
If you don't want Lucas in your Star Wars, then stick to reading the Dark Horse comics and the old Marvel Comics. This is Lucas' story, his galaxy, his characters. I'm really sick of the Lucas bashing. He brought you Star Wars in the first place, and he's owed a debt of gratitude for his imagination and vision. If you hate Lucas, then go back to watching some lameass shit like Stargate Atlantis.
The Fett by Staldo	Feb 4th, 2008 03:41:19 PM
I realize Fett never did much, but people immediately latched onto him and his beaten-up green and red armor. Lucas conceded to this by giving Fett his own backstory and childhood in the prequels. You see him and know he's up to something besides fucking bounty hunting. Why not have that explode in a big way? He didn't die when the sarlaac ate him, he was too tough and his armor was inedible.
OT vs PT the differance is chemistry by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 03:41:38 PM
The biggest problem with the PT is that there is very little chemistry. ANH and ESB both had that extra magic, that's why they worked so well. Harrison Ford was Han Solo. Mark Hamill was Luke Skywalker. Those actors sold us the lines bad or good and it worked. The new movies did not have that magic. The new actors for the most part did not sell there lines to me, they were not believable. At times they did look like they were reading their lines. When talking about the PT with friends it was always that kid that played Anakin Skywalker. I could never get past Samual L Jackson either, he was never Mace to me. He was all ways Samual L Jackson in a Star Wars movie. I don't believe it was the actors fault either, I think it came from poor direction. Anyway, I did enjoy the PT for all it's faults. The OT just had that mojo, everything lined up and it worked out great.
I agree by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 03:47:48 PM
Bring Fett back in a big way for 7,8 and 9. He's been built up as a bad ass and he could alive. Plus the guy that played Jango was one of the better casting choices for the PT. I believed him in the movies, I didn't feel like I was being read the lines when he was on the screen. Since Boba was a clone that guy could play him again.
Cool! by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2008 04:02:17 PM
Yay!
ESB, ANH, ROTS, CLONE WARS anime, ROTJ, AOTC, TPM by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2008 04:05:41 PM
Thats where I'd put em, from greatest to least.
One more thing by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 04:18:50 PM
I think Lucas is great. I really do, I watch or read anything I can find about the guy. But it's been a fantasy of mine to see Star Wars all the way through and that means Episode 7,8 and 9. Lucas started the myth when he made Star Wars episode 4. and said the story would have nine episodes. That was the coolest thing to me as a kid and I looked forward to it ever since. I know he's offered Spielberg the chance to direct a Star Wars movie. And I know Lucas could go in and outline a great story then hire some bad ass to write it up. That's why it just seems silly to me to go in and do more on the Clone Wars when there is new territory to cover. Make the Myth!!!
You Could Always Read The LEGACY Comics JLo by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2008 04:28:44 PM
Or the Legacy of the Force novels, for that matter. Most EU is crap, but the Legacy comic is great, and I'm really enjoying the LotF novels.
Legacy Comics? by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 04:35:00 PM
I'll try it out sounds good. I'm still not giving up on my campaign to get the final trilogy made.
I agree with that too but... by JLo	Feb 4th, 2008 04:53:49 PM
I'm not a huge fan of the over use of CGI but I think the explaination would be this: Say I'm in cuba today 2/4/08 and everything is run down, beat up and old looking. I then some how take a time machine back to cuba before the dictatorship, Castro, and everything is new,shinny, modern and nice. That's kind of the way I see it, right or wrong who knows. Basiclly the Empire comes in and stops progress and everything kind of falls apart and gets old and beat up.
A lot of the prequels actually used model by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 05:02:40 PM
work for the planet shots like Mustufar and that sinkhole planet Obi Wan goes too.
Also, the Clones were attacking the Seperatists by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 05:06:12 PM
like Dooku, and the Geonosians and the Trade Federation people.
workshed...THX-1138 by Quake II	Feb 4th, 2008 05:10:50 PM
You're right. Lucas was poised to become one of the greatest directors of our generation. THX-1138 was amazing. Very dark and shot almost like a documentary. Same as American Graffiti. Shot like a documentary but with extremely realistic performances. Lucas was set to direct Apocalypse Now as well (before Coppola snatched it up and ran). The Star Wars franchise has robbed us of some amazing "real world" Lucas films.
Lucas & Apocalypse Now.... by Quake II	Feb 4th, 2008 05:14:37 PM
Oh yeah, anyone else ever watch the Hearts Of Darkness documentary where Lucas & John Milius were going to actually film Apocalypse Now IN Vietnam during the war? Lucas said they were going to shoot it on 16mm for a documentary look and feel. I always felt cheated not seeing Lucas' Apocalypse Now. I have no doubt it would have been amazing (and much less self-indulgent than Coppola's version)
JLo Is Right by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2008 05:24:07 PM
The reason why the PT is shiny and new and futuristic and the OT is beat up and used and old is because the Empire has overtaxed and overcontrolled itself to the point where innovation is gone, and all systems have lapsed into entropy. It does make sense, actually. Cuba is a good example, or Russia/Soviet Union.
Yes, those shiny Death Star corridors look by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 06:06:13 PM
natural. Yeah, the Empire has special floor and wall droid washers that make those hallways look spic and span every morning.
What the hell are you talking about Coruscant looked by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 06:24:07 PM
great. Also they went back to Luke's home in AOTC, that was great. You can't say that planet at the end of ROTS did not look great.
Jabba the Fake's throne room in ROJ by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 06:27:21 PM
was the crappiest looking set in the entire saga.
New vs Old Star Wars by JLo III	Feb 4th, 2008 07:03:08 PM
I'm just saying why I thought they designed the PT to look new and shinny, I really like that little detail about the PT. But I would agree about how sometimes the actors just look completly out of place there is no question about that. There are a lot of parts in the PT where I don't believe the actors have a clue as to what they are doing or looking at. Anyway, I do like the volcano planet and there are a lot of things that do look great in the PT but mostly in ROTS. But really my campaign is to get 7,8and9 made and made the right way. I think if Speilberg were givin the chance to do a Star Wars episode his way he could do something really special. I also like Guillermo del Torro, I think if he had the chance to do an episode it would be right back in the ball park maybe even darker an creeper than any thing. I'm just saying that I believe 7,8and9 need to be made for the die hard fan. I remember back a long long time ago Lucas said it, 9 episodes.
My favorite bad line from ROS by bswise	Feb 4th, 2008 07:23:59 PM
"Hold me. Hold me like you held me by the lake on Naboo." Portman should have won an award for saying that one with a straight face. Seriously, Lucas needs to stop treading water and move this franchise FORWARD with NEW DIRECTORS and REAL WRITERS, and, otherwise, not be involved to much. Whatever happened to all those low-budget indies he was gonna make, anyway?
Lucas can outline only by JLo III	Feb 4th, 2008 07:29:19 PM
At this point he should just kind of outline the story maybe then let some good people in to create the action and drama. How about Ron Moore from Battlestar Galactica? I bet he could put together some great action, drama and plot twist. How cool would that be?
Yeah and all the SW characters could be boozers by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 07:31:51 PM
and have emotional problems.
boozers? by JLo III	Feb 4th, 2008 07:37:26 PM
Sure why not, but not all of them just some of them and as long as it's believable, it's got to be believable. And in the SW universe it would probably be death sticks not booze.
Mark Hamill could wear a fat suit by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 07:42:18 PM
and be married to a skank like dee.
Ha ha by JLo III	Feb 4th, 2008 07:47:44 PM
I would love to see Mark Hamill just sick and tired of it all fat stung out on deathsticks and blue milk.
He would be like, "I was the JOKER! Joker!" by skywalkerfamily	Feb 4th, 2008 07:49:34 PM
I love BSG, but RDM's ideas are too serious for SW.
It's just a thought by JLo III	Feb 4th, 2008 08:00:16 PM
RDM would have to tone it down a notch or two for sure I would just like to see it a little bit dark than ep I and II. I couldn't stand to hear weeeeee again in SW that's a little to light for me. I wish that kid had more emotional problems.
Superman Vs. Giant Robots! (Giant Brainiac?!) by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2008 08:39:40 PM
At least a Michael "Dumb" Bay's Superman would have been fun to watch. Dumb, sure, but fun.
death sticks by Staldo	Feb 4th, 2008 10:42:28 PM
death sticks should be retconned. They aren't some kind of killer space-crack. Death Sticks is a stupid as hell name for a drug. They're actually tasty space cookies, like pocky or something similar. The alien that tried to sell Obi Wan on them was just an interplanetary girl scout. Otherwise it is almost as dumb as that anti-drug commercial from the 90's with the kid that said "I got some stuff you just gotta try. It's crack--you know,marijuana?"
Lucas is only overseeing the quality... by Rakafraker	Feb 4th, 2008 11:34:40 PM
...not producing (McCallum) or writing (Kevin Campbell and Henry Gilroy among others, GL is only credited for writing the original universe), or even directing (Brian O'Connell and Dave Bullock among others), so I don't know why people 'gots theys panties in a bunch' about Lucas writing or directing it to death. Idjits. I'm late to the party here, but why aren't people checking the facts? www.IMDB.com You're welcome So many of you wanted people who love SW to take the reins and go with it, but keep the SW vibe. It seems like that is happening. Personally, I'm stoked. Let's see how it fairs and then we can cheer or jeer all we can muster. Man, I should be getting kick-backs from Lucasfilm.
My bad. by Rakafraker	Feb 4th, 2008 11:43:01 PM
Lucas is exec. producing, but I still feel pretty good that it'll still be cool.
why is a theatrical release a good thing? by mrdinky	Feb 5th, 2008 12:50:52 AM
let's think about this: HDTV in the comfort of your own home watching 4 back-to-back eps or paying $10 for a movie ticket and $25 for soda and some milk duds? yeah. woohoo. go theatrical. I'd rather DVR it in HD.
Lucas isn't the one responsible for the death of SW by Maniaq	Feb 5th, 2008 01:52:41 AM
I'm just going to throw this out there, coz it's been bugging me for a long, long time... RICK MCCALLUM is the one to blame! For the first two movies, Lucas had Gary "the colonel" Kurtz telling him things like "no George, that's a dumb idea" or "that's a fantastic idea George, but it's never going to happen" but then for ROTJ he got McCallum who only said things like "yes George" and "yes George" and "yes George" and it was all downhill from there...
You guys keep blaming Lucas and Whoever by skywalkerfamily	Feb 5th, 2008 02:10:30 AM
Why not blame yourself. You got yourself sucked into the hype.
Why not blame it on the Boogey, skywalkerfamily? by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 5th, 2008 05:32:17 AM
Moron.
I BLAME EVERYONE!!! by LaserPants	Feb 5th, 2008 05:37:33 AM
Its all your fault. Everything. Everything bad or good or indifferent is all your fault. The teeming mass of humanity, mewling, yelling, spawning, writing in its own collective filth of eons. Why hasn't anyone put this sad race -- that is, the human race -- out of its misery. Not a day goes by that I don't fantasize about the end of the world, and then the endless sleep and rest of oblivion (aka paradise: nothing).
It's no ones fault!! by JLo	Feb 5th, 2008 08:34:44 AM
Lucas has said he doesn't want to be doing more SW movies. He says he wants to move on and do other things. I think thats great and would LOVE to see other things from him. But he also said along time back that he was going to make episode 7 8 and 9. Well now he says there is no more story to tell except for this Clone Wars thing. Well as a fan I'm trying to voice my opinion and say stick with the original plan and make 7 8 and 9. To me it makes more sense then doing what we've all ready seen. I'm sure it will be cool. I can't speak for everyone, I'm just saying give this fan what he want's.
7,8 and 9 are what ALL the fans want... by Ghostball	Feb 5th, 2008 09:00:40 AM
...and with George exec producing only (basically, ponying up the cash). We all paid to see all the PT movies more than once at the theater, mainly because we were in denial about how much they sucked and what a wasted opportunity they were, then bought them on VHS and DVD because surely there was something we missed and they couldn't have sucked as much as they did. But they did. So now, lets see some hungry turks immersed in modern thriller-crafting take the next movies to the next level of IMAX 3D, epic, wall-to-wall, chemistry-rich badassery. We want the SW/TESB magic back, we want it feature-length, and we want it set POST-Jedi. Theatrical animation and live action TV is unnecessarily going DOWN a level yet again, and everyone knows it. Who the hell is asking for more 'Clone Wars'...? Tch.
I didn't ask for it!! by JLo	Feb 5th, 2008 09:14:52 AM
I'm not interested in more Clone Wars. That's what I don't get, where did he get the idea that the fans want more Clone Wars?? Anyway, I completly agree, lets put all of this PT stuff behind and move on. If Lucas can turn over his beloved TV series to someone else I don't think he should have a problem with turning the final trilogy over to some new hungry creative forces. And maybe Rick McCallum should not come back. Someone else made that point and that may be a good call. Oh and one more thing PLEASE don't market the final trilogy as episode 7 8 and 9. Please go retro and call them by a title like they used to do in the old days. Like Empire Strikes Back and so on.
The Order 66 Montage? by Dan Halen	Feb 5th, 2008 11:00:43 AM
I've heard it all now. Describing that as innovative? My god. That was a low point of the saga. Infinitely lame. We should have cared that the jedi are being wiped out. Not laughing. 66 is only one 6 less than 666! OMG!!!!! The emperor gets on his tele-phone and calls all his troops. God.
Here it is: by JLo	Feb 5th, 2008 12:59:34 PM
According to a 1983 Time magazine article, its (sequel trilogy) main theme would have been "the necessity for moral choices and the wisdom needed to distinguish right from wrong". Based on statements at the time from Lucas, a major villain in the sequel trilogy would have been a figure previously frozen from Revenge of the Sith. In an interview with Lucas from Bantha Tracks in 1980 Lucas was asked what the third SW trilogy was about and he said that "It deals with the character that survives Star Wars III and his adventures."
And more episode 7 8 9 info by JLo	Feb 5th, 2008 01:02:47 PM
In the sequel Luke would be a sixty-year-old Jedi knight. Han Solo and Leia would be together…The sequel focuses mainly on Luke, and Lucas says Mark Hamill will have first crack at the part if he is old enough. 'If the first trilogy is social and political and talks about how society evolves,' Lucas says, 'Star Wars is more about personal growth and self realization, and the third deals with moral and philosophical problems. The sequel is about Jedi knighthood, justice, confrontation, and passing on what you have learned.'
speaking of Star wars... by emeraldboy	Feb 5th, 2008 02:25:54 PM
Henson is getting a biopic. to be directed by penny marshall. Michel Gondry would have been a better choice. Im still hoping that this is a film that doesnt get made. Henson is a hero of mine. and to have hollywood screw up his short life story. I think they should pass.
hmmm. by Staldo	Feb 5th, 2008 05:44:28 PM
What villain could have been frozen from III? Please, please not Grevious. I really can't think of anybody, unless it turns out that Anakin was frozen and Vader was a completely different dude or a clone. And that would be utterly insane. Baron Papanoida?
Henson Biopic by Staldo	Feb 5th, 2008 05:48:52 PM
Who would play Henson? I vote Toby Macguire. put a beard on that boy and you're set.
Well, I don't have a lot of passion... by Jaka	Feb 5th, 2008 07:00:35 PM
...for this material at the moment myself. But I wonder how much better Eps I-III would have been if Lucas has just gone with fully digital animation. Maybe the new stuff, digital or traditional or 3D or whatever they come up with, will actually be better than the last turds... I mean films. I have to be honest in saying that I'm not up to date with the stuff that's already aired, but this stuff is animated in a different style, right?
I don't have much interst in 7, 8 & 9 by INWOsuxRED	Feb 5th, 2008 07:59:14 PM
"It deals with the character that survives Star Wars III and his adventures." Episodes 7, 8 & 9...the Adventures of Jar Jar Binks!!! In all seriousness, weren't the plans for the sequel trilogy based on the idea that Palpatine wouldn't show up in, and certainly wouldn't die in episode 6? OT was Luke vs Vader, ST was to have been Luke vs Palpatine. Instead they just threw him into Jedi because Lucas was sick of Star Wars at the time. The only person who was in 3 of any consequence that I could realistically see surviving would be Mace, but you'd figure if he did survive he would have been on Alderaan anyways. One old timey Jedi hiding around Luke and the other hiding around Leia.
I don't know by JLo III	Feb 5th, 2008 10:17:43 PM
Those little quotes I found from Lucus are from the 70s and early 80s. And yes the plan was not to have Palpatine show up until episode 9. Then Luke and his long lost sister (not Leia) would take him down and restore order to the galaxy. So all this was talked about way way before Episode 4 or 5 let alone the PT. I think it was Kurtz that let this info out but I"m not sure. Anyway for them to really do 7 8 9 they would really have to come up with some new stuff but my point is they are doing that anyway with the Clone Wars.
Last by Pariah74	Feb 6th, 2008 01:10:18 PM
Yeah that's right! Hello?

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