who else thinks movie have become nothing more than a contest between compteting effects houses?
when I go to a movie I want characters and story. hollywood just does not get it and all of lucas freedom from the system what had it been good for?
is it not blantantly obviously that lucas cannot write and thought he could contruct, or write the story in the editing room during post. very, very bad. no one to tell him that is a bad idea. Lawrence Kasdan, Kershner and Kurtz all added to the scripts of the original trilogy. There was also the huycks and of course Leigh brackett.
He did not take his own advise. quote from star wars to jedi from gl " a special effect is just a tool, a means for telling a story. a special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing"
that one quote and sentance from mr. lucas sums up what I think of the prequels.
quote from thecassidy"The general consensus was that apart from the reds being a bit overblown in HD, there was not that much of a discernable difference, and any distance between the two was rapidly closing with the advent of better lenses and other technical improvements".
this is simply not true a discerning eye can tell the difference between a single frame shot on HD or 35mm. I can pick apart movies fowards and backwards and tell where the gaffes and mistakes, jump cuts have been made if done poorly. Sure the everyday filmgoer or average american will not notice, but what about cinephiles. the only reason that lucas used HD video for the prequels is one word "cost". since he had to fund them himself.
Lucas was said to once have the talent to spot fakeness in a shot just like walt disney was able to spot a naked women put in a film in a single frame by one of his animator's, where has that talent gone?
one of the reasons people do not like to watch movies with me is I can pick out the real and the fake. I watched all three lord of the rings and king kong and could tell where the cgi fakery began and ended from shot to shot. I also don't think I am anything special and the filmgoing public is underestimated for their intelligence. Sure there are those dumbasses who like movies simply for there killing scenes, sex, or explosions but I need something more.