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timelord1I just saw the clip of the latest insult George Lucas has added to the symphony of garbage he has fashioned out of the original Star Wars movies, and I just feel sad. Why does he keep changing these movies? They have gone from being a cornerstone in my movie library to something I'm ashamed to even admit I like anymore. Ever since the "re-imagining" in the mid 90s, I have just been sad and a little nauseous.
Has the man completely lost touch with reality? Why can't he do something original, instead of tinkering with movies that were classics until they are nothing but gooey, glurgey, self-mocking tragedies of the modern age? ARGH! *kicks something*
I can understand cleaning up the visuals to make them DVD-friendly. Enhance the audio? Sure! But adding scenes, changing WHO SHOT FIRST?!?!?! Is he out of his MIND? Somebody needs to take these moves away from him and tell him to stop. I had the original Star Wars memorized - we had an 8-track that had the whole audio track of the movie, and my brother and I would listen to it over and over again. I LOVE the original movies, and every time he brings something new out, I'm just saddened and appalled. And it's not that I'm a conservative person - quite the contrary - but damn! If it's not broken, don't fix it.
It would be like colorizing Citizen Kane. Or a full-color, shot-by-shot remake of Psycho with modern actors for no good reason (oh...wait...), or, God forbid, changing the end of The Doctor's Daughter so the Doctor blew the guy's head off instead of walking away. Once it's done and out there, walk away and let it be what it's going to be. ESPECIALLY if it's a phenomenal success like Star Wars.
This post doesn't make much sense, but it's the virtual equivalent of "what? What!? WHAT?!!?!??"
grr. If you want to see what's got me knickers in a twist, click here:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51019
Has the man completely lost touch with reality? Why can't he do something original, instead of tinkering with movies that were classics until they are nothing but gooey, glurgey, self-mocking tragedies of the modern age? ARGH! *kicks something*
I can understand cleaning up the visuals to make them DVD-friendly. Enhance the audio? Sure! But adding scenes, changing WHO SHOT FIRST?!?!?! Is he out of his MIND? Somebody needs to take these moves away from him and tell him to stop. I had the original Star Wars memorized - we had an 8-track that had the whole audio track of the movie, and my brother and I would listen to it over and over again. I LOVE the original movies, and every time he brings something new out, I'm just saddened and appalled. And it's not that I'm a conservative person - quite the contrary - but damn! If it's not broken, don't fix it.
It would be like colorizing Citizen Kane. Or a full-color, shot-by-shot remake of Psycho with modern actors for no good reason (oh...wait...), or, God forbid, changing the end of The Doctor's Daughter so the Doctor blew the guy's head off instead of walking away. Once it's done and out there, walk away and let it be what it's going to be. ESPECIALLY if it's a phenomenal success like Star Wars.
This post doesn't make much sense, but it's the virtual equivalent of "what? What!? WHAT?!!?!??"
grr. If you want to see what's got me knickers in a twist, click here:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51019
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Date: 2011-08-31 09:06 pm (UTC)I think he is bored. He needs a real project.
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Date: 2011-08-31 09:08 pm (UTC)no subject
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