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"I have become the very thing that I was trying to avoid," Lucas laments, pointing out that he used to fight corporations before becoming one himself, "which is basically what part of 'Star Wars' is about."
There it is from the man himself. At least he knows that he's an evil empire, which makes it all the more aggravating when he says he won't release the OT despite the wishes of his core fanbase.
As much as I try not to badmouth him and be mindful that he created the whole thing, I can't help but think, "What an egomaniacal asshole!!" *sigh*
Speaking of the SF Chronicle article (read here: SF Chronicle review), it's yet another kiss-ass one. I actually wrote the guy and directed him to this web site and asked him to read the petition. It's so annoying (but expected) to have all these mainstream media outlets refer to us dissatisfied SW fans as if we were a miniscule "Rebel faction." We definitely are in the minority, but 63,000 signatures (not to mention the negative reviews on Amazon and other sites) should at least show that there's ALOT of people pissed off about this.