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

Posted by chrisd on from the jar-jar-is-raj-raj-spelled-backwards dept.

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!

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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

    Episode I dialog generator:

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

  6. 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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  7. 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"