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Mike O
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Expecting too much of George Lucas?
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Date created
9-Aug-2006, 5:34 PM
Originally posted by: JediRandy
Originally posted by: auraloffalwaffle
Originally posted by: JediRandy
If he didn’t “possess the mind” they why are people still talking about SW 30 years later? Was ANH a fluke? Did he get lucky?

He didn’t possess the mind to create the art that you wanted to see. That’s it. Disagree with his choices all you want, but he made the movie he wanted to make.

ANH was created and imbued with qualities that gave it longevity by many more artists than just Luca$h. He was just the one that Luca$hed in.

And Luca$h still hasn't made the movies he wanted to make. Count on it.

yeah, he wrote it and directed it..... but in the grand scheme of things, he had very little to do with it.

Good call.


How good would Star Wars be without John Williams's powerhouse musical score? How good would The Godfather be without the masterful performances from Brando and Pacinco? How good would Goodfellas be without Thelma Schoonmaker's masterful editing? No one is denying what Lucas did. But a film is not made by one person.

No one is disputing that they made a lot of money.


Nor am I.

And I totally understand your desire to want a high quality OOT DVD. The comment I commented on, didn't seem to be about that. There was nothing about DVD quality, etc..


With all due respect, I believe that when it was first announced that the OOT DVDs would be substandard, you made a variety of statement to the contrary of that one. For full details, check the "New DVDs no 16X9" thread and observe some of the comments that you made. Please understand, I in no way want to attack you, so please do not misinterpret this. I just want to point out what you said. At not point have I criticized Lucas in this thread other than his desire to deny fans the OOT. That's it. I have repeatedly stated that as long as I have the DVDs I want, I don't care what Lucas does. It's not my movie. I know. But I do not have those DVDs.

I wonder why it is that discussion of the SEs always seems to lead to Lucas feeling that people who dislike the SEs dislike him?