Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Joined: 12/31/69
#0Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 12:25pmUpdated On: 9/29/04 at 12:25 PM
#1re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 12:30pmWell it's not like he's had some stellar career post-Star Wars anyway.
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#2re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:28pmStar Wars has to be one of the most over-rated series in film history and George Lucas was once a half-decent director. He now is famous for directing computer generated images and not people.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#3re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:34pmAm I the only one who just doesn't even care about Episode Three? The last two were so awful and uninteresting that I doubt I'll be seeing part Three before it comes to cable.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#4re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:51pmMargo - The first one was an important turning point in my life - the next two were entertaining, but just movies. The last two have been miserably disappointing (although the Maxfield Parrishesque art direction of number II I liked) - I feel like I'm going to see the last one simply because I've done the rest.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#5re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:52pmUpdated On: 9/29/04 at 03:52 PM
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#6re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:03pmI'll see it, but not for $10 and the hassle of putting up with the crowds.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
[http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/]
"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#7re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:04pmI loved the first two after that it really went down hill.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:05pmWe had pretty much given up on seeing ANY movies in theatres, simply because we couldn't handle the audiences. But we've discovered the Grove Theaters over in LA, and it's a pretty respectful audience - quite a few industry people go there - so that's where we'll see things we think need the 'big screen' - like Star Wars.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#9re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 5:32pmDGrant, have you tried the Arclight in Hollywood? Freaking amazing cinema and the most well behaved audiences I have ever known.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 5:34pmpop - No we haven't, so thanks for the suggestion. We really do like the experience, but audiences make it virtually intollerable. So if that provides a haven for 'safe viewing,' we'll be all over it!
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#11re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 5:39pmYes, Arclight took over the Cinerama Dome and they built a 14 screen complex behind the Dome too. It is without doubt the comfiest seats I have ever sat in. They have a website, I believe it's http://www.arclightcinemas.com
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#12re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 7:49pm
My high school had a big-time Star Wars cult, but going to a science magnet school will get you that. I even played in a Star Wars MUD for a little while, where I quickly proved that I really didn't know what I was doing. :P
Anyway, the new films are absolute garbage- emotionless exercises in computer animation that even this graphics-loving geek couldn't appreciate. I appreciate the pretty in movies as much as anyone else, and I have nothing against special effects, but Lucas used them to completely suck the life out of everything else. He even made Natalie Portman look talentless. (Thank goodness there's Garden State to prove otherwise.)
But I doubt I'm saying anything that hasn't already been said by people who have seen the movies waaay more times than me. :) I liked the original films, but not to the point where I take the new ones personally. If they made a crappy sequel to L.A. Confidential, on the other hand...
Updated On: 9/28/04 at 07:49 PM
#13re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 7:52pmI'm only going to see it for Natalie.
insomniak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#14re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 7:56pmI don't disagree with the idea, but I don't think you can fire the guy who created it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#15re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/28/04 at 8:04pm
While his career as a director arguably never matched his initial promise, it can't be denied that what his Lucasfilm, Ltd has brought to film in general (THX, for example) has been extraordinary. He provides a great deal of opportunity for many people to exercise their craft.
And, I STILL love American Graffiti 
#16re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/29/04 at 9:58amNatalie Portman and Hayden Christensen are actually very talented actors, and I don't understand how Lucas got such disgustingly awful performances out of the both of them.
EddieVarley
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/4/04
#17re: Once Episode III is in the can, I say put Lucas in a can.
Posted: 9/29/04 at 10:03amAs a sick SW geek, I'm hoping for the best regarding Epi.III, it's the story I think everyone was waiting for....
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