On September 03 2011 00:43 SlimeBagly wrote: Haha, that's really goofy.
Still a minor offense compared to making Greedo shoot first.
So true.
Of all the things he's done to Star Wars, that was the one change that made me say, "Wow, this guy has lost all perspective on his characters, the story as a whole, and what makes for interesting cinema."
This is just one more slap in the face, and one more clue to the burning question:
'Has George Lucas forgot how to make a good movie, or were his earlier successes nothing but a fluke?'
The former, imo. American Graffiti was a great film, so Lucas must have known how to make good movies in the years past.
Agreed. The Indiana Jones films were also really good and he's worked on a few other films which were box-office hits, critical successes or both. I definitely think it's just that he's forgotten how to make a good movie, whether it's a temporary or permanent thing.
On September 03 2011 02:54 Biff The Understudy wrote:
On September 03 2011 02:50 aDd3z wrote: thats a pretty bad change but i like that yoda will be computer-generated in episode one now but i dont like the old movies (4-6) anyway so i dont really care
Please watch that. At least the five first minutes.
One of the worst reviews I've ever seen in my life. You would actually use this as your basis for proving a point?
Thanks for sharing.
That review makes numerous good points about the film.
Any potential it had at being a decent review in the first place is completely squandered by the fact that it's created to try to make everybody hate the movies. The part where he had the descriptive word test was the most obviously edited shit ever hahahahaha. Like really? Qui-gon, little Anakin, and Padme are not memorable characters? I don't know, it just tries TOO hard to make the film look bad. I agree with a few points within it but to say it's a fair portrayal of the film is absolutely wrong. It should just never be referenced in the old vs new argument, sorry
I don't know about anybody else, but when Qui-gon got impaled my heart broke. I had fallen in love with that character throughout the movie. Maybe you can credit that to Liam Neeson though
On September 03 2011 09:04 Ballack wrote: The joke is on you people for buying all these releases, just stick to the DVD/VHS or smth. Star Wars in HD doesn't make it better.
I know I didn't purchase any late releases of anything he's made. I also believe that the only people that purchased them are those defending what he did here.
The review really does make some good points -- I've seen it in its entirety, and while the reviewer does get a bit over-indulgent in his "creepy" persona, he's really insightful at some parts.
Watch this part of the review from 6:00 to the end. It perfectly sums up everything that's changed for the worse about Star Wars since the originals were finished.
On September 03 2011 09:06 Romance_us wrote: I don't know about anybody else, but when Qui-gon got impaled my heart broke. I had fallen in love with that character throughout the movie. Maybe you can credit that to Liam Neeson though
For me Qui-gon was the only worthwhile character in all of the prequels, and it was down to Liam Neeson, who can pull off decent performances even in terrible movies like TPM and the Clash of the Titans remake.
The thing is this time, I just don't understand the reasoning behind it. Maybe he secretely hates Star Wars and the effect it had on his life and he wants to destroy it.
Lucas is such a freaking moron why can't he do what the fans want and release the original trilogy UNEDITED with none of his CGI crap in there.I remember going to the movies in 1997 to watch the 'remastered' versions and the CGI models stuck out like a sore thumb.Hence why the original non CGI VHS releases still go for high money.
These changes are almost as bad as Han not shooting first or the changes in JEDI where when Vader took off his helmet he was no longer the old guy but that pretty boy Hayden Christianson.It's so wrong.
I really DO hope all of this is a ploy to release the original versions in HD. I won't feel comfortable telling my future kids that these are my favorite movies. EDIT: Talking about edited original trilogy of course.
As a DIE - HARD starwars fan i see absolutely nothing wrong with this. Lucas attempts to bring new life into his films AGAIN and people just complain. Sure, it was dumb as SHIT when vader yelled 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' at the end of Revenge of the Sith but what the hell man?? you have already experienced return of the jedi a thousand times in its perfect form why complain? This is just Lucas trying to squeeze a little more cash out of his films and, if people are going to buy it (WHICH THEY WILL) then more power to him. Anyone and everyone bitching about this A) has waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(to the 10th power)y too much time on their hands. and B) can just stfu to be quite frank.
i see so many worthless complaints on this thread that i dont even know where to begin ^ ^ trust me -- i tried!
"These changes are almost as bad as Han not shooting first or the changes in JEDI where when Vader took off his helmet he was no longer the old guy but that pretty boy Hayden Christianson.It's so wrong."
Wait -- when vader took off his helmet and he WAS HAYDEN CHRISTIANSEN?! Did that even HAPPEN?! at ANY point?! link to it or it did not happen first off. i recall his (obviously meant to be portrayed as his younger self) holographic figure to be Hayden in the special edition, but don't come in here and pretend that they fucked up the "Luke, you were right about me" scene when they DID NOT. because right there you shat on a scene that, to my knowledge, has still remained untouched. And its SO wrong.
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