George Lucas Can't Stop Screwing Up Star Wars

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September 5, 2011 at 12:14 pm

(1) Fisty :

It’s his films Mark, it’s not yours or ours as the fans who spend bazillions of dollars. It’s still his film. I’m not a fan of the NooOOOOoo, but if he wants to add something he always thought should have been there, then it’s his right. You folks are making a big deal over relatively minor changes. He did go in and fix that horrible Yoda puppet from TPM. You should be praising him for that, instead you’re up in arms over a lame NoOooOo!, some eyelids and a krayt dragon cry.

Grow up Mark. It’s not your saga to play with. It’s only you and your inability to walk away from nostalgic childhood memories that is the problem. I for one am excited to have the films on my 1080p in BD glory. Go watch your VHS until he releases the Blu-Ray uncut original trilogy next year.

September 5, 2011 at 4:52 pm

(2) scifi :

That is the essential question — not so much whether Lucas has the right to do what he did (he does), but whether in doing so he failed to consider the extent to which making an intrusive change to the culminating moment of the franchise would disturb many fans.

In expressing my opinion that he should have taken that into consideration, I reflect the view of those like me who were indeed disturbed — but I know that that group is only a part of the fan base, and reactions to the individual changes will vary. (You said I should be praising him for fixing Yoda, and in the article I did, actually.) That’s why I want to hear from more of you: What do you think about the Blu-Ray changes?

September 6, 2011 at 9:23 am

(3) James :

The way I see it, he can do whatever the hell he likes to his films…as long as he lets us – the fans, the people that made him soooooo much money – have the version we want to see in 1080 glory too.
I am sure the backlash wouldn’t be as strong if the theatrical versions were included in the box. I would still be buying it, if the theatrical versions were included, as it stands, I am very happy with my VHS copies for now.

September 7, 2011 at 9:10 am

(4) Alfie :

Star Wars belongs to all of us. The first step to sucking the fun out of Star Wars is saying that it is solely Lucas’ property. Technically, that’s true but it is a property he has invited all of us play on and share with each other. And now he has become a grumpy old property owner who forces us to change the game or get off his lawn. By purchasing the movies, action figures, video games, apparel, bedsheets, cereals, trading cards, comic books and all that other stuff, we practically raised the money to make the prequels and the alterations on the original films possible. So in a way it belongs to all of us. The way we expect our tax dollars to be spent sensibly, we expect quality entertainment for our price of admission. And lately the quality and imagination has gone out of Lucasfilm productions and shifted over to Pixar.
It’s sad and unfortunate, that Lucas is unable to maintain a conversation between the people and himself and make Star Wars interactive and fun again.

September 12, 2011 at 2:18 pm

(5) starrpoint :

While I like Star Wars, I wonder if he has another idea at all?

Isn’t there another story he would like to tell?

September 12, 2011 at 5:34 pm

(6) Sparrow :

With all due respect, I’m with Fisty. I like your reviews and comments, but I’ve never seen a movie you made. On the other hand, I’v seen lots from Lucas and enjoyed more than not. So if he thinks some changes would be helpful, I’d be interested to see what he’s got.

October 25, 2011 at 8:14 pm

(7) Ben :

“A copyright is held in trust by its owner until it ultimately reverts to public domain. American works of art belong to the American public; they are part of our cultural history.

People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.”

- George Lucas

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