owl Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/10george.htm The billionaire creator of the Star Wars franchise has announced that there will be two more movies in the series. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Do people still watch these? Seriously? I watched the first two (caught the first one in the theatre in the late 70s when it came out and the second one in the 80s or whenever it came out), I think. Never really understood the whole deal . They're all a bunch of spacemonkeys or something, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Boy.....he just couldn't leave well enough alone.... -robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 George Lucas: Two more Star Wars films I don't like your sequel' date=' so I'll make a few more. That's what George Lucas seems to feel. The billionaire creator of the [i']Star Wars[/i] franchise has announced that there will be two more movies in the series. When asked about his staunch declaration that Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith would be 'the absolute final,' Lucas absolved himself in a Fox News interview by saying that the new one-hour films 'won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters. They will be other people of that milieu.' And while Lucas' fanboys might celebrate the news, he's gone on record and dissed another cult. Lucas told The Daily Telegraph that he felt mega global hit Spider-Man 3 was, well, silly. "It's silly. It's a silly movie. There just isn't much there. Once you take it all apart, there's not much story, is there?" The bearded filmmakers' comments have sparked huge online debate, with fanboy opinions spewing pure venom onto Lucas' ill-reviewed recent blockbusters in the Star Wars series, Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones and Revenge Of The Sith. "People thought Star Wars was silly, too. But it wasn't," says Lucas, currently working on yet another rebooted franchise, Indiana Jones IV.The best part of that story is when they refer to him as "the bearded filmmaker." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 Seems like the details are pretty sketchy, but I totally believe Lucas. I don't get the part about the "one hour" films, though. are they going straight to video? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 The best part of that story is when they refer to him as "the bearded filmmaker."Seconded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rufer Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 The re-realese made it all ridiculous in 1997. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 I work with a girl who looks a lot like Jabba. No kidding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 The best part of that story is when they refer to him as "the bearded filmmaker." Seconded.Probably couldn't sneak "tubeneck" past the editors... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 "The ham-gelatin-necked filmmaker" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I'm not sure Mr Lucas is in a position where he should be criticizing other people's crappy sequels. Unfortunately, I feel the same way about these that I felt about the last 3 Star Wars movies: if I see them, it will be against my better judgment. I might, at some point, show my kids the original few films since they were a big part of my childhood, but I won't by any means be rushing them to the theater for these. On another note, another Indiana Jones??? Are we forever doomed to an endless cycle of sequels, remakes, comic book adaptations, Disneyland-ride tie-ins, and sequels to all of the above? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 "It's silly. It's a silly movie." "People thought Star Wars was silly, too. But it wasn't," says Lucas It's like he's debating himself. They will be other people of that milieuMakes it sound like the gazillion fan fiction books out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 is this really necessary? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 If you cut out scenes from about 10 different planets (specifically that montage involving the storm troopers betraying the jedi all across the galaxy), the aforementioned noooo, and anything involving General Grievous, the last prequel was pretty decent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 is this really necessary? is any film? first off, I totally agree on his Spiderman dig. secondly, if these 'sequels' are actually part of the entire story and not linked directly to the other pieces most of us know and love...what's the big deal? like pee said, there are billions of books out there that came after the actual flicks and there is a cartoon tied to the story, etc...what's the difference? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 This will make my kid happy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Revenge of the Sith was awesome. Awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 is any film? first off, I totally agree on his Spiderman dig. secondly, if these 'sequels' are actually part of the entire story and not linked directly to the other pieces most of us know and love...what's the big deal? like pee said, there are billions of books out there that came after the actual flicks and there is a cartoon tied to the story, etc...what's the difference?Good point. I think this caught me in a cranky/sarcastic mood this morning. Ultimately, this doesn't affect me one way or another. I'm not even really that big a fan of the originals (the toys were way cooler than the movies themselves), but eh, whatever. I just kind of wish somebody would put this much thought and effort into something new rather than continuing to drag out the old warhorses again and again. Oh well. In any case, I'll be anxiously awaiting the glorious return of the Weekend at Bernie's series. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 In any case, I'll be anxiously awaiting the glorious return of the Weekend at Bernie's series. How could it be anything but? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 here is a trailer for one of the films Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I think a brilliant move would be that in Weekend At Bernie's 3: Playing Dead, we find out Bernie's not dead after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I think a brilliant move would be that in Weekend At Bernie's 3: Playing Dead, we find out Bernie's not dead after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 He's just been playing along, testing the young men's resilience! And guess what - they done good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I think a brilliant move would be that in Weekend At Bernie's 3: Playing Dead, we find out Bernie's not dead after all.Not in the physical sense, no, but in essence his decision to "play dead" is an effort to express the emptiness he feels in a spiritual sense after being trapped into the kind of soulless corporate lifestyle that, while it allows him to afford such a luxurious shorefront weekend home, ultimately leaves him feeling unfulfilled. He invited the two young chaps to his weekend home in hopes of engaging them on the subject, yet they failed to understand the depth of his pain that caused this sort of living-death. Sure, the corpse-waterskiing was fun, but how is it possible that nobody is picking up on all of his existential angst? Even in "death", nobody hears his cries for help. And Blockbuster files this devastating film in the "comedy" section. For shame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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