Let's all say something nice about George Lucas. No insults allowed. — Page 7

CO said:

 

nightstalkerpoet said:

- Star Wars does need to be updated to maintain its impact on new generations.

 Then why does Wizard of Oz continue to be beloved by every generation since 1939?  I have friends whose kids love that movie, no updates, just good ol 1939 sets/effects in the backround.  Star Wars would be just as beloved today if the OOT version were on Bluray or DVD.  Lucas has put this in everyones mind by updating the movies that they NEEDED to be updated but I never heard anyone complain abuot updating them in 1991, 1992, 1993....

nightstalkerpoet said:

The Wizard of Oz is self-contained. The visuals of the film only need to meet the standard of the other visuals in the film.

Star Wars is different, in that there is a twenty five year technology gap between the first one produced and the last one produced.

Are you kidding?  There were 46 years between the first Wizard of Oz movie and the last one produced (another slated for 2014), and the visual styles of the movies were markedly different.  The Wizard of Oz most definitely has a rich EU spanning decades.  And it, like every other classic film, does not need to be updated to match current filmmaking trends.

The only official film sequel to The Wizard of Oz is an animated film. There have been quite a few remakes and different takes on the story, but nothing that touches on the direct continuity of Star Wars. 

All in all, it is my opinion. I'm not trying to convince anyone, and I'm not going to be convinced. Personally, I also feel that the novelization of ANH should be updated to reflect the other novelizations (ie removing the concept that the emperor was just a figurehead).

I love these films just like anyone else here, and really love being able to discuss them with everyone on the site. I actually just released on fe.org what I believe is the shortest narratively-sound version of TPM ever created, if that helps clear up some of my own views on the PT and Star Wars in general.

And to be perfectly honest, I would be just as happy watching PT edits with film grain added and colors washed out, with cgi scaled back. I just want to be able to watch the films in episodic order without a huge difference in visuals. I simply wish that the line was a little more blurred between the PT and the OT.

That's fine--but the lack of popular outcry demanding that the obvious rubber suit in Alien get replaced with CGI, among other things, is an indicator that re-editing old classic movies to bring them visually in-line with their sequels/prequels is a pretty minority view.  You seem to be okay being in that minority, and that's fine.  Star Wars is the odd trilogy out by getting this treatment, not the other way around.

And yet you failed to actually say something nice about Mr. Luca$.

How interesting.

(And saying "I told you he wasn't such a bad guy!" doesn't count.)

I am happy that he is giving away a crap-load of money to charity.

LOL. George is pretty awesome in almost all regards other than his refusal to release the original star wars trilogy.

TV's Frink said:

That's over six months old.

Yes. I know.

I think George Lucas is pretty cool guy.

Eh give money to charity and doesn't afraid of anything.

congrats on the sale and relinquishment of SW, Luca$!  Who says your ideas are worthless and you've lost your touch to make rational decisions?!  I knew you'd make a quality contribution to the saga one of these days!  :)

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