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#103018
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Lucas responsible for new trend in movie making
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103018/action/topic#103018
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I couldn't agree more with Rebel11_38. This has been an ongoing process for Lucas. He didn't make the OT, then take up golfing for 16 years, then come back and say "I think it's time to think of a new way to reinvent the moviemaking process."

Just because he didn't direct doesn't mean he wasn't on the scene. After "A New Hope" was released he began setting up his companies, investing in other projects. He worked with Spielberg on the Indiana Jones Trilogy up to 1989, there was the Radioland Murders (lest we forget), various other projects that he was a producer on, then he started the Young Indy series in the early 90's, then the Special Edition, then went right into the Prequels. So, really - the guy hasn't had a break since THX-1138 back in the early 70's.

This idea that some people have about him disappearing from the industry, sitting at home watching "Little House On the Prarie" reruns while knitting mittens for his kids, or thinking up fart jokes for Jar-Jar for 16 years is just plain ludacris. Granted, he was a little rusty at directing as evidenced by the glaring errors of judgement in The Phantom Menace. But, honestly, there is more to the guy's body of work than just Star Wars. (Dare I say it?)
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#102987
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Wait- I know what Lucas needs!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102987/action/topic#102987
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It used to be cool to like Star Wars. It didn't have the same geek stigma that Trek had. I remember a Trekkie telling me that I was insane to be a Star Wars fan, citing the fact that it's "only three movies", and Trek is six movies (more now) and spans several series.

But now that all the Star Trek series have finally been cancelled, the same people who called Star Wars crap have latched onto the prequels, putting down their phasers and picking up a lightsaber, intermingling with those of the pure faith. And now to most people, Star Wars is practically synonymous with Trek: A bunch of dorks in burlap costumes doing the Jedi mind trick and giving the Vulcan neck pinch.

And Lord of the Rings is soon turning into the same thing.

But I'm not bitter.
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#102979
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STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102979/action/topic#102979
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Okay... I've tried Windows XP and three different unzipping utilities. After downloading 30-some mb, it always comes up as "cannot perform this function". It says it's a zip file, but can't open it for some reason. It's not recognized. I've never had a problem with any other zip files, including the Prequel discs, so I'm pretty confident it's not a problem with my computer.

Raaarrrr.... Must... have..... Star Wars music...
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#102826
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OT characters more popular than PT characters
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102826/action/topic#102826
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(BEWARE: SPOILERS)

You'll actually see Captain Antilles at the end of Revenge of the Sith, though I don't think he has any lines, he is mentioned by name by Bail Organa when he puts the droids in his care and instructs him to "have the protocol droid's memory erased".

He is the Rebel captain of the Blockade Runner who gets choked by Darth Vader in the opening moments of Episode IV. Though it's never made clear, it is widely assumed that Captain Antilles is Wedge Antilles' father. Which gives Wedge some motivation to blow up the Death Star since Darth Vader killed his father too.

The real mystery is: who is the "Bail Antilles of Alderaan" mentioned by Captain Panaka in TPM as being nominated to secede Valorum as Chancellor? Maybe Wedge's grandfather?
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#102823
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Lucas responsible for new trend in movie making
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102823/action/topic#102823
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I think the most positive part of digital filmmaking is how its democratizing the medium, bringing it to the people. Things that were never even fathomable for the biggest-budgeted studio picture of the eighties is now easily doable by a middle-school student on his home computer. Discreet channels of audio, digital creatures and characters, non-linear editing... And we won't even mention amatuers editing their own versions of popular movies at home (i.e.- The Phantom Edit, MagnoliaFan, etc...) None of this would be possible today if George Lucas hadn't said it could be done and then spent thirty years and millions of dollars pushing the creation of "a better way" to do it.

Anyone who thinks Lucas is a hack should look into technologies like EditDroid, Skywalker Sound, Industrial Light & Magic, THX, the new Sony digital camera and look at the effect they have had on the industry. Over the past few decades all of these things have revolutionized every single aspect of the medium. Movies simply are not made the same way they were thirty years ago, and I think Lucas deserves credit for that, if for nothing else. Films like Jurassic Park, Titanic, or the Lord of the Rings would not have been possible without the work he's done.

Best director? Certainly not. I think Episodes I and II were failed experiments (Episode III remains to be seen). Bad movies? No way. You wanna see a bad movie, rent "Glitter" with Mariah Carey.

The point is, Lucas tried to re-invent the way movies are made (again) and he took a completely different approach to making a movie than anyone had before. Some of it worked brilliantly. A lot of it didn't. It's "avant garde" art in the worst sense. That doesn't mean digital filmmaking is bad. The important thing is, the work he has done will carry over to contemporary and future filmmakers and they will study his method and improve on it.

How does anyone know what will work unless there are people like Lucas who dare to push the envelope and try new things? Otherwise we'd all be confined to watching the same movies over and over again. How many times can you watch crap like "You Got Served" before your eyes start to bleed?

Believe me, history will look favorably on George Lucas. When people take a step back and look at all the things he's given us during his career - Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Howard the Duck... er, okay... Maybe not Howard the Duck - they will see that this man's contributions were valuable to our culture, and that the world was a better place because he lived.
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#102630
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STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102630/action/topic#102630
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DUDE!

You've done something I've wanted to do for so long now! And you've done it exactly as I imagined it! You're absolutely right when you say "the circle is now complete". We finally have Revenge of the Sith, the missing piece of the puzzle. I absolutely love what you've done! The editing choices you made were incredible, 100% on target with the Skywalker storyline. I know the time and talent it takes to put something of this quality together, and you've done a magnificent job. Thank you SO much for this incredible piece of art you've created. By the way, regardless of what others have said, I like the Prequel disc the best... I'll be enjoying this work for many, many years to come.

Once again... BRAVO on this project! It's complete and total perfection.