the crimes of george lucas ('90s on)

hey if I could still get the original I'd love it if lucas would drop CGI remixes of all kinds of old school movies

he could fill in all those empty landscapes in Once Upon a Time in the West with delightful scampering critters and blink-and-you'll-miss-them extras

i do have to admit that seeing episode 2 on opening night with a crowd of fairly clued-in adults was one of the best comedy experiences of my life - i can remember the exact moment when the audience collectively decided to accept that the movie was a comedy, and it was during the scene where padme appears by a fireplace wearing a pleather space-gown

hey if I could still get the original I'd love it if lucas would drop CGI remixes of all kinds of old school movies

I have the originals (on VHS, but still) so

Frank Miller's later Batman stuff (Dark Knight Strikes Back, All-Star Batman) are irreverent rebukes of previous works that I actually enjoy and admire, Lucas I laugh at more than I laugh with, and however silly his crimes against humanity are, i still would sentence him to the pinkbelly of a lifetime

I think all these pale before the crimes of Christopher Nolan.

lol

Christopher Nolan vs Jerry Schumacher

morbz, take this troll doll and show us where nolan touched you

Inversion

i can remember the exact moment when the audience collectively decided to accept that the movie was a comedy, and it was during the scene where padme appears by a fireplace wearing a pleather space-gown

Same experience -- the audience did a "Mystery Science Theatre" type thing, except we saw her appearing AS a fireplace.

lol at Ned

http://i.imgur.com/rQaWa.jpg

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full picture here: http://twitpic.com/photos/shintarokago

dudes at this website the pirate bay they have torrents of the original trilogy in widescreen and unfucked with (rips are from the laser discs iirc). just sayin.

padame has real nipples

From the Onion AV Club review of the "American Graffiti" blu-ray out today:

Never one to leave well enough alone, Lucas did some unnecessary tinkering on the new edition, most notably by digitally enhancing the opening shot to look more like a picture postcard than a real-world ’60 diner. The Blu-ray also looks artificially crisp for a low-budget movie from 1973; it’s true that American Graffiti has never looked better, but should it look this good? Nevertheless, Lucas’ busy hands doesn’t diminish the impact of a film that’s clearly personal and heartfelt, and now represents a rare opportunity to access a director who receded as his iconic status rose.

Was pretty let down when I saw graffiti - it might be personal and heartfelt for lucas but its not much less sitcom than an American Pie movie. Admittedly the movie might have been more striking before wistful recollections of teen loserdom were common.

i found graffiti to be better than i expected! it reminded me that, y'know, as easy as it is to think of Star Wars as a flash in the pan, he went 3-for-3 as a director in the 70s...

i still think graffiti is wonderful, not least for how well Lucas is able to evoke a certain atmosphere, be it the eerieness of their 'inspiration point' when terry the toad gets his motorcar stolen, or the weirdness of the second hand car dealership, or how subtle and melancholy the whole scene with the clearly-philandering teacher is. it's a pretty magical film, imho, and the flamingoes' 'i only have eyes for you' never sounded better.

also, that it has such a rosy nostalgic glow for a film that's looking only 11 years back... that's kind of unimaginable today.

The scene with Terry the Toad trying to buy liquor and finding success via a stickup man still makes me LOL. And that hairdo on Candy Clark.

also, that it has such a rosy nostalgic glow for a film that's looking only 11 years back... that's kind of unimaginable today.

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you know, this is what sort of astonished me about it when i saw it very recently...

What about, like, Adventureland? Granted that the time difference is a little larger in that case, but surely there are plenty of examples of young directors making nostalgia films about their younger days?

a little larger? more than twice as many years difference...

The Wackness

The Wedding Singer! Haha

wedding singer's a good one, because 'lol80s' wasnt really a 'thing' back when they made that

what I meant, poly, is the social upheavals between 1962-73 are as about as extreme as you had in America for a 20th century decade. It would've seemed like a nearly unrecognizable world to teens watching it in '73.

You're probably right about that. I think Peter Fonda mentioned something about it in a Time Life infomercial I watched.

lol

I like when Darth Vadar wipes his ass - wait. wrong thread

so Lucas didn't add titles to the epilogue about what happened to the girls? Some things never change.

Diner >>>>>>> American Graffiti

lol @ polyphonic

i was dere

also i saw a re-release of AG with my dad in '78 and explained to him that driving around aimlessly on a Saturday night was something I'd read about kids in California doing.

what I meant, poly, is the social upheavals between 1962-73 are as about as extreme as you had in America for a 20th century decade. It would've seemed like a nearly unrecognizable world to teens watching it in '73.

otm

i totally plan to pull that bullshit on my kids about the internet

also i saw a re-release of AG with my dad in '78 and explained to him that driving around aimlessly on a Saturday night was something I'd read about kids in California doing.

<3 babymorbz explaining to his dad the cultural underlyings of films they saw together

Kinda wish that this were really the case:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BMgegut3UM

American Graffiti rocks no question.

here's the 'unspecialized' original Jabba party scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TNRyhF8qwA

the music wasn't much better tbh!

are you kidding, that song is great! frenetic, tight, almost no-wave. like james chance or something.

mm i like Nub Yub at the end of the 80s Jedi and was horrified by the new age waffley bollocks they replaced it with but this track never made much of an impact really.

original jedi song is great! yub nub also rules.

i like that the jabba party music sounds exotic; in the special editions it's this really shitty cartoon blues shit

no l'ap ti nek, no credibility

In some special somewhere the original English language version of that track was playing before Ben Burtt did the Huttese thing to it and it's a total aerobics anthem. The chorus is literally "I'm shaping up and working out!"

Okay so HERE'S something weird. First, a video we all know and love (perhaps):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqyIaNWP0T0

So it turns out there's a slew of sources claiming Lucas directed this! A bit of further scrounging asserts that Lucasfilm Commercial Productions definitely produced it but there's a debate as to whether it was Lucas himself who did this or some dude named Steven Würnitzer. Anyone have any more info? (As da croupier said elsewhere, he always figured Fincher directed it.)

cite slew

Guess he's definitely giving up on directing forever, because it was my understanding that he was going to direct this:

Fans have long known that the daring aerobatics of World War II were a major inspiration in the making of the space battles in the Star Wars saga. George Lucas and his production team have captured the rush of aerial dogfights aboard P-51 Mustangs while telling an inspiring story based on real events in the next major motion picture production from Lucasfilm: Red Tails.

A high-flying action epic inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, Red Tails will launch on January 20, 2012, released by Twentieth Century Fox. Produced by Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson, the gripping WWII action movie is directed by Anthony Hemingway ("Treme," "The Wire," "Battlestar Galactica").

"I am humbled and honored to direct the story of the Tuskegee Airmen -- heroes who have paved the way so others could have the opportunity to pursue their dreams," said Hemingway. "To be selected by George Lucas and Rick to direct this film was more than my wildest dreams come true. It's been a blessing to work with them, along with the amazingly talented artists at Industrial Light & Magic. I've grown a lot on many levels from this experience. As director, I had the fortune to work with a highly skilled crew from the Czech Republic, U.K. and the U.S., along with a remarkably talented group of actors. The resonant beauty, strength and dedication of our heroes is reflected in the powerful ensemble cast."

Red Tails stars Oscar® winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire), Oscar nominee Terrence Howard (Crash), Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Nate Parker (The Secret Life of Bees, The Great Debaters), David Oyelowo (The Last King of Scotland, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Tristan Wilds ("90210"), Grammy® Award winner Cliff Smith aka Method Man ("The Wire"), Kevin Phillips (Pride), Rick Otto ("The Wire"), Lee Tergesen (Monster), Andre Royo ("Heroes"), Grammy-Award winner Ne-Yo (Stomp the Yard), Elijah Kelley (Hairspray), Marcus T. Paulk (Take the Lead), Leslie Odom Jr. ("Grey's Anatomy"), Michael B. Jordan ("Friday Night Lights," Chronicle) and Daniela Ruah ("NCIS").

"I've wanted to do this film for a great many years," said George Lucas, executive producer of Red Tails. "So it is especially gratifying to see it all come together. It has been a real pleasure to work with Anthony and the extraordinary cast on a project that we all passionately believe in. The Tuskegee Airmen were such superb pilots that it was essential for us to create visual effects that would live up to their heroism and put audiences in the cockpit with them. They were only in their early 20s when they performed these amazing feats," Lucas added. "They became the best of the best--the top guns. It is an honor to bring to the screen a story inspired by their heroics."

http://starwars.com/themovies/redtails/redtails_sm.jpg

http://starwars.com/themovies/redtails/redtails2_sm.jpg

i remember samuel jackson being attached as a director (and actor?) a few years ago so i think lucas gave up on wanting to direct a while ago. (or maybe just decided that a black person should direct it?)