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Attack of the Clones: Less Plastic Crap, More Story?

Newsweek has an article in which George Lucas states that there were parts of Episode One that were damaging to the Star Wars franchise. (shocker, I know) "The last movie did not live up to expectations." They'll cut the merchandise by two thirds, as they still have tons of unsold Episode One merchandise. Yahoo is also running an AOTC story. Mild spoilers in the linked stories, by the way.

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  1. Whew! by jmoriarty · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least now I know no major characters die at the end of the movie. Otherwise it would have been mentioned on Slashdot's main page.

    1. Re:Whew! by qslack · · Score: 5, Funny

      check up on facts first

      Welcome to Slashdot!

  2. Re:Episode II= Chick Flick by inerte · · Score: 3, Funny

    For some reason I have this huge fear the Episode II will be somewhat of a click flick. Please tell me I'm wrong.

    Clusters of wannabe Portman teenager girls, worry about that for a second.

  3. Re: Can we trust Lucas? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    > There's even a Darth Vader Beer Stein for cryin' out loud!

    Real vaders quaff their brew out of their helmets.

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  4. Re:yeah right... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, this film is about IBM in the 80's, and how they lost the PC market.

  5. Award nomination by The+Cat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lucasfilm saved its best goodies, though, for the Web geeks, a stratum of "Star Wars" fandom that, in the past, it had communicated with only via cease-and-desist orders.

    Absolutely brilliant line.

  6. Tons-o-Crap by ELCarlsson · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can just imagine an archeological expedition thousands of years from now digging up an old garbage dump and what do they find? Tons of unwanted Episode 1 merchandise. "What a strange idol they worshipped" :Pulls string: "Me'sa tink d'is a ba' idea!" They'll think we're morons.

    1. Re:Tons-o-Crap by pnatural · · Score: 5, Funny

      Unless, of course, the future archeologists are descendants of the French, in which case, they will think Jar Jar is brilliant.

  7. Re:Revisiting TPM by selectspec · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's strange, that when you strip away all the hype, the product tie-ins, the in your face constant advertising, and just go see the movie on it's own merits, it's not really all that bad...

    ... it's worse.

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  8. dialog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Episode I dialog generator:

    if (drand48() < 0.5)
    return "be mindful";
    else
    return "you assume too much";

  9. Re:Delusional rich man makes more crap movies. by locust · · Score: 4, Funny
    Mod me down as flame


    The moderation options need a '+/-1: he asked for it'.


    --locust

  10. Re:I won't see Episode 2 by Xuff · · Score: 5, Funny

    In my day, we actually saw the movie before deciding weather it was good or not...

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  11. Re:Can we trust Lucas? by grahams · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorry, but it is impossible to get .02 seconds of screen time. The smallest amount of screen time that is possible is .042 seconds ((1 second)/(24 fps) = .042).

    =)

  12. Re:A Second Chance by Sebastopol · · Score: 3, Funny

    Also, I was to look forward to a fluffer romance.

    Um... about "fluffer romance"... er... nevermind, i'll resist the childish impulse.

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  13. Re:,nice hype but... by Wraithlyn · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yes... but...

    ***spoilers***

    • Yoda manipulating Force lightning and kicking ass with a lightsaber!
    • Many dozens of Jedis in a huge battle royale!
    • Boba Fett and father!
    • Extremely low Jar Jar content!
    • Natalie Portman in frolic mode!
    • Galactic War!
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  14. Less Plastic Crap by istartedi · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean, there's official Star Wars(TM) plastic crap, and I've never seen it??? If they're going to be making less of it, I'd better pick some up fast. No more generic fake do-do for me. From now on it's Star Wars(TM) plastic crap, or nothing at all... unless they make fake vomit too.

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  15. Star Wars Ep II cereal...c'mon by Sabalon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember when I was a bit younger, some products would have tie ins...perhaps you would get a starwars toy in your frosted flakes or at McDonalds or something.

    Now they are not even trying...they just have a "Star Wars Episode II" cereal - not even trying to hide a merchandising tie in.

    What's next: "Star Wars Corn Based Merchandising with Sugar"

  16. Re:but what about...? by Spoing · · Score: 4, Funny
    That's Senator Jar-Jar Binks, at least according to IMDB [imdb.com] and other sources.

    Well, sadly, that explains laws like the DMCA.

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