Rick McCallum is the Smithers of LFL.

The budget was plenty for the movie, there's nothing wrong with it that more money could have fixed. You can't buy anti-boredom software. (There's a ton of waste in regular movies anyway, mccallum had the right idea about that)

I dont think more money in general would have made the film better because the script  and a  9 yr old anakin is the problem. Nothing more  nothing less.

This is the part about  inching pennises that I believe  hurt the film "WE DON'T HAVE THE HIGHEST PAIN BEHIND THE SCENES TALENT. wE HAVE EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON YOUNG INDIANA JONES. THIS IS THEIR  SHOT TO MAKE THEIR NAMES AND THEN GO OFF AND MAKE AS MUCH MONEY  AS THEY WANT TO. BUT SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THEM FOR THAT, NOT US."

cause maybe if Lucas  had surrounded himself with talented people like he did with the OT maybe  some of them could have talked george out of that ridicules script/screenplay.  when you have nothing but YES men around you  and that wont challenge you  then you   have no way to improve.

These films  were guaranteed to make a fortune. There was no way Lucas  could have gotten burned and lost money.  He tripled his profits no matter  the cost of filming  just on toy  sales alone. 

skyjedi2005 said:

I always thought the lack of much location shooting or over reliance on cgi was because Lucas was funding the whole prequel trilogy himself.

 

the overuse of CGI  to me  was very simple to understand.  This all boils down to greed on lucas behalf.  All about profit.  Lucas owns all of the new state of the art cgi technology.  He used the three PT  films to showcase  what his company was capable of  doing.  No telling how much he has made just on  other companies wanting to use his tech. Not to mention it saves money  not  needing props and  certain locations. Why fly personal and equipment  around the world  at a heavy cost when you can  use CGI  to  create a background or  location for nearly a fraction of the cost.

It makes sense business wise  but  why  choose   the most loved and awaited  films in history to pull  your business tricks on. In all honesty  Star Wars  went  from  being  the Gone With The Wind and Casablanca  of  sci-fi/fantasy films  to being what is used  as the butt of jokes and is made fun of and laughed  at

I would just like to say to Lucas  that you  can't take  money with you  when you die.  The only  true thing you  can take with you  is that which you  leave behind.  A legacy,  a body of work  and he went from being hailed  as a genius and master  film maker  to being ridiculed and  laughed at it.  He ruined his legacy  and his  reputation all for what? A few extra bucks.

It's not new, Lucas has always been concerned about cost, this is from 78-79:

GL: ... In movies give somebody $150 million and fifty years to make a film, and the odds are good that they'll make a professional movie. The real challenge is to do it for a minimum amount of money in a reasonable amount of time. When I look at films I can tell one that cost $30 million, but if you can make a film that looks as good but only cost $15 million, then you've accomplished something.

Of  course I meant highest PAID.

As usual he  must showcase his immature self and strive to  derail a thread or start an argument.  He also knew I meant PINCHING PENNIES.

some people no matter their age can't help but be childish and look for trouble. Usually such people have sad lives. Oh well, let him play his little games.  He does not bother me.All he is doing is showing his mentality to everyone on the board.

Read every post I have made and he comes in right behind it with this type of behavior.  And why?  Because I misspell some words and make typos and fail to proof read to correct  said errors.

Sad little man!

Or maybe he's just pointing out that you (and indeed posters in general) ought to put a bit of care into what you post if you expect it to be taken seriously.

Jonno said:

Or maybe he's just pointing out that you (and indeed posters in general) ought to put a bit of care into what you post if you expect it to be taken seriously.

Come on man.  Are you  serious?  Typos is a reason to  try and start arguments and derail threads?

I do not care if I am taken serious. This is a forum. For any and all to post their thoughts and opinions. If someone  takes it serious or not is up to the individual reader. I, like everyone else on any forum  expresses my opinion and thoughts if it is taken serious or not  is no concern of mine.

unless I am at a forum for  5th graders I would expect  some maturity and mutual respect  for  one another. That  clearly is above  some peoples heads.

Alexrd said:

haljordan28 said:

unless I am at a forum for  5th graders I would expect  some maturity and mutual respect  for  one another. That  clearly is above  some peoples heads.

^Indeed.

why  because I misspell at times?  Lord knows that is so much worse than grown men making fun of others and  trying to start  arguments on a forum on the internet  right?

take your place in line with your friend.