1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981…
I was referring to Star Wars, both on-screen and his retconned and made-up claims off screen, as well as the lack of cohesive story of the 6 main films.
or 9 films, 12, 13. or 1 film and a cheap sequel, or just 3 films. Then back to 6 films, then “I never said 9 films” 😃
“Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, in danger, in love, in Star Wars” : 30 second 1977 trailer on YouTube. Before the story was changed to make them brother and sister, and before their father was changed to become Vader, and then made all about their father instead.
Yeah, we understood what you meant.
Thank you. Such a weird trailer seeing that back again. Are you glad Lucas sold up too?
Yeah, that magical awe vanished when the Prequels came out. Like so many other have commented on over time, GL suffers from not having those talents and creatives around him to challenge him, say no to him, offer alternatives, bring their insights to the fore and so on. To go back and continue needlessly altering that work is a stain on what they all achieved together.
Lucas’ content since the mid 1990s hasn’t been engaging and lacked that magic “he” once had. So he may as well have handed over the reigns to someone else and do whatever it is he is doing now, whatever that is I do hope it makes him happy. The Disney era of SW has been a very mixed bag, but I’ll happily take R1, Solo, Andor, Visions, and even TFA & TLJ. Even though I’d probably only re-watch R1, Andor and Visions.
Yourself?
I wasn’t a fan of Rogue One, it was okay, although it has grown on me a lot since Andor. I appreciated the effort of it, the 70s style, but didn’t work for me. A 6/10. I do enjoy Visions, but most of the releases since 2012 have been hit and miss. I agree with you on Lucas, and the new streaming services are a license for fun of the mill average series every year. I wish it wasn’t sold to Disney, but very much doubt we would have got any better under George. Glad he sold up, took the money, and didn’t do his latest known version of the Sequels.