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Spielberg Denied Crack at Star Wars
loonix_gangsta writes "The BBC is running a blurb on the disclosure of Star Wars helmsman George Lucas not allowing Spielberg to direct one of the Star Wars movies. According to Ananova Steven had actually begged George for the job."
I've been waiting for about 12 years to see Yoda bitchslap E.T.
The job was given to Britney Spears, in hopes that it would attract even more of the teen crowd. Reports say that geeks and nerds everywhere are publicly outraged at this sell-out, but secretly drooling all over their keyboards.
*drool*
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George, please look at the acting. The actors can't act worth crap. Please let me help the actors. You can do all the spaceship stuff. I just want to see a Star Wars movie where the actors seem like they aren't reading off cue cards!
Please!
I have been pwned because my
On the other hand, Lucas' last good film ESB, so maybe he should give Spielberg that crack. Two retards on crack could do at least as well as Spielberg or Lucas alone.
"George Lucas adamant only he is allowed to make a mess of the Star Wars series. Told Speilberg to go make his money elsewhere."
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Anakin should let C3PO impregnate Padme on his behalf. The acting would be less stiff that way.
After seeing Attack of the Clones I almost contacted Lucas begging for the job... anything to stop that man... please stop... please...
"Understand you're having a little Jimmy Page trouble."
Well, Luke and Leia are evenually born, so you can probably figure out how one of the holes is filled...
Did I just actually post that?
"Understand you're having a little Jimmy Page trouble."
Let's not be hasty. I think I want to see this Jet Li and nude Portman movie.
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Is it possible that he does not recognize how bad he sucks?
It's entirely possible. I'm sure he has a whole entourage of puckered lips pressed firmly against his ass 24/7.
Stephen: But I really want to direct this movie!!
<George waves hand in a jedi like fashion>
George: This isn't the movie you are lookig for
George: Move along...
P.S. I would like to see Kevin Smith direct Episode III with a team of advisors composed of at least 9 Star Wars geeks (I volunteer).
Welcome to the land of the free...pay toll ahead...no photography...please open your bag...
He has some top notch talent in his movies and unless they break free of the crap dialogue...
Indeed. Even Robert De Niro couldn't say
and not look and sound like an idiot.Bring in the K's and all will be well. The Starwars TripleK Petition.
Huh? Triple K? You're not actually suggesting that Lucas hire the KKK, are you?
"Welcome to the Krusty Komedy Klassic! (Krusty chuckles) KKK!?!?! Oh, that can't be good."
Speak like that you do not? Strange perhaps are you?
I find your lack of taste disturbing. :)
Harrison Ford was supposed to have said something along the lines of "You can type this crap George, but we have to say it."
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While it could hardly be worse than what we've already been subjected to, just think what Episode 3 would be like if all we ended up getting was Spielberg's incessant product pimping on top of crap actors like Hayden Christensen spewing Lucas's junior high love note pap:
"I've thought of her every day for the last ten years, Jar Jar. Every handful of Reese's Pieces reminds me of her beautiful, dark eyes."
"You'sa soundin' like you be needin' a Pepsi, Ani."
Gah!! Why did you say that? Now E3 is gonna be as bad as the Star Wars Christmas Special..
I imagine we will see Episodes 7-9 sooner than expected.
After all, for how long can Lucas ignore Mark Hamill's constant begging letters?
I am a Karma Library.
Is it possible that he does not recognize how bad he sucks? This is the only imaginable excuse I can think of for this.
Have you SEEN his wig? There's a lot that Lucas apparently doesn't realise.
That was classic intercourse!
(Spaceship enters the Death Star. Alien heads on pikes are everywhere, and there is weird tribal drum music in the background.)
Natalie Portman: There's a conflict in every human heart between the rational, the irrational, between what's good and the Dark Side of the Force. And Good does not always triumph. Every man has a breaking point. You and I have. Kurtz-- I mean Palpatine-- has reached his and obviously he has gone insane.
Obi-Wan: Annakin, can we see Palpatine?
Wild-eyed Hayden Christiansen: Hey, man, you don't talk to the Emperor. You listen to him. The man's enlarged my mind. He's a poet-warrior in the classic sense...
Mace Windu: I love the smell of lightsaber in the morning! Jar-Jar don't surf!
--All your stolen base are belong to Rickey Henderson
Acting against a blue screen has got to be worse than dealing with another actor.
Some quotes:
Terence Stamp (Valorum): "When I arrived on set for Episode 1, George Lucas said, 'I've given Natalie the day off.' So, he pointed to a piece of paper on a post and said, 'Pretend that's her.' They couldn't afford me again."
Thus proving this prediction...
Mark Hamill: "I have a sneaking suspicion that if there were a way to make movies without actors, George would do it." Early 1980s
People are morons. When EpI was first released, everyone was like "THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME!" except for a few token player haters that have to hate anything more than two people like. A little while after that, it was "Episode I is great but Jar Jar is kind of annoying." and then within a couple years everyone is still sharing a brain. "ALL NEW STAR WARS MOVIES SUCK!" is their cry now. Then they add something about blue screens to back up their points. I guess they're like "Wah, I wish george Lucas would assemble huge sets of tiny models and have hundreds of model ships flying around like before! It looked so much better because it's not NEW. I CAN TELL IT'S COMPUTER ANIMATED AND IT LOOKS FAKE! GIVE MY EYES A PRIZE! Well, I guess I'll go watch Jason and the Argonauts. The skeletons move so real and lifelike. It's nothing like CGI where I notice how fake everything looks." I mean, Christ people. Lucas wants shots of locations and things that flat out don't exist in life. Either he can try to please you people who are so passionate about being retarded and make a model, or he can do it the good way: CGI. Also, I don't know what movies you guys were watching when you say the quality of the original trilogy was so much better, but it isn't the same ones I have. The dialogue was always cheesy. As always, with the exception of a couple people, the acting was horrible. Even Harrison Ford's performance in the trilogy is less than stellar. The goddamn main character is the most annoying whiny bitch in the history of man. Even in Jedi, watching mark try to be a badass is simply embarrassing. As an interesting side note, I recently watched Episode 1 with a friend of mine who lives out of town. As it happens, he doesn't have a PC or an internet connection, nor does he have a tv. He is, however, quite well read and a bright man. He didn't hate Jar Jar and he enjoyed the film. That's what made me realize everybody on the internet is stupid and they just pick a bandwagon and jump on it. And as we all know, hating something makes you cooler than liking something. And we all read countless times that we're supposed to hate Jar Jar. Might as well join in and let the world know you share its great taste. I'd be willing to bet cashmoney that without any form of media, Jar Jar would be a non issue to > 95% of the people who have an issue with him. Except for YOU of course. You (the guy reading this right now) are the one true original Jar Jar hater and you decided you hated him completely independant of what anybody else said and not because you read someone saying they hated him. But as for all these other people, you smell. To sum up, here's you: "Blah blah wooden acting blah blue screen blah." and here's me "Hey I guess you have some magic edition of the original trilogy with great acting and nothing to complain about."