http://www.cnet.com/news/whats-star-wars-about-in-a-word-george-lucas-explains/
I saw Star Wars in 1977. Many, many, many times. For 3 years it was just Star Wars...period. I saw it in good theaters, cheap theaters and drive-ins with those clunky metal speakers you hang on your window. The screen and sound quality never subtracted from the excitement. I can watch the original cut right now, over 30 years later, on some beat up VHS tape and enjoy it. It's the story that makes this movie. Nothing? else.
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Even though he's no longer the same Lucas who wrote and directed the original Star Wars in 1977 (he's very far from it now actually) it's still way more interesting to hear him talk about Star Wars in interviews like this than it is to actually watch his post-1989 movie work.
George Lucas Talks Fantasy Cinema in TCM's Latest 'A Night at the Movies' Documentary
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I saw Star Wars in 1977. Many, many, many times. For 3 years it was just Star Wars...period. I saw it in good theaters, cheap theaters and drive-ins with those clunky metal speakers you hang on your window. The screen and sound quality never subtracted from the excitement. I can watch the original cut right now, over 30 years later, on some beat up VHS tape and enjoy it. It's the story that makes this movie. Nothing? else.
http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=SkAZxd-5Hp8
deepanddark20 said:
Even though he's no longer the same Lucas who wrote and directed the original Star Wars in 1977 (he's very far from it now actually) it's still way more interesting to hear him talk about Star Wars in interviews like this than it is to actually watch his post-1989 movie work.
Easterhay said:
deepanddark20 said:
Even though he's no longer the same Lucas who wrote and directed the original Star Wars in 1977 (he's very far from it now actually) it's still way more interesting to hear him talk about Star Wars in interviews like this than it is to actually watch his post-1989 movie work.
Are you the same person that you were in 1977? Do you wear the same clothes? Read the same books? Listen to the same music? Hang out with the same people?
If not, then why do you impress on others to remain unchanged?
If yes, then oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
We all still like Star Wars.
That's been one of the arguments against the Special Editions, George isn't the same guy he was in the 70's. He's been changing the work his younger self did.
1977 George can't sign off on any of that any more than 1971 George can consent to putting CGI baboons in THX 1138.
He still wears flannel though. ;)
Where were you in '77?
And he's still sporting a beard. ;-)
And he's still named George. ;)
And he still posts here.