George Lucas DVD Audio Commentary Leaked

Lucasfan04 writes "Apparently a few clips leaked out from the upcoming Star Wars Trilogy DVD. They're from George Lucas' audio commentary, and you can hear him talking about the films. Five 3-minute or so clips are featured."

Comments

What I would like him to say

[s20451]

"I'm sorry about Attack of the Clones. I'm so sorry. Oh, what was I thinking? Sorry."

Re:What I would like him to say

[sTalking_Goat]

What I'd like him to say:

"I'm sorry for all the childhoods I wrecked with The Phantom Menace and subsequent 5 years of crap that has come out of the Star Wars Franchise.

I've decided to hire some good writers to help me write the next film and I won't be directing it either, I'm thinking of maybe given Daron Aronofsky or Guillermo Del Toro a shot at it, David Fincher is also in the running. In fact I think I'm retiring, spend some time with my kids, lose some weight, take some Community College writing courses.

Except for some storyboard approvals I'll probably be removing myself from the whole thing.

Oh, and Han shot first. I don't know what the hell was I thinking..."

Thats the only he'll get me to buy these DVDs.

Re:What I would like him to say

[the Man in Black]

Thats the only he'll get me to buy these DVDs.

Oh man, that'd get me to buy the DVDs and Lucasfilm stock!

Re:What I would like him to say

[Deraj DeZine]

From this interview:

• Lucas realized that fans simply couldn't get enough of the Jedi, so the Super Special Edition is guaranteed to have at least one Jedi in every frame of the film. "We want to just totally Jedi the fuck out of the audience." he says. "There will be Ewok Jedi, bantha Jedi, shark Jedi, and even a Jedi knight who that's made up of other, smaller Jedi."
• The obvious love triangle between C-3PO, R2D2, and Jawa #2 will be more thoroughly explored.
• The famous cantina has been changed into a barber shop which is run by several quirky and humorous black men. "I realize that Star Wars hasn't appealed to negroids in the past," Lucas explains, "and I blame myself. I mean there was Lando, and that's it. While Billy Dee Williams was probably the smoothest man alive, it simply wasn't enough. Before settling on the barber shop, I had considered cranking the brightness of the film down dramatically to make everyone darker, but the guys in the editing room don't let me touch the controls anymore."
  
  At this point, he once again waved off my concerns about the scene in question ripping off of another film, and he threatened to have my "memory banks erased" if I brought up the subject one more time.
• Han Solo never shoots. Ever. In the original release of the first Star Wars film, Han distracted a bounty hunter that was after him and then shot the bounty hunter dead before he could even make a move. In the Special Edition, however, the bounty hunter shot at Han first, making it look like Solo killed the bounty hunter purely in self defense. This seemingly small change belittled one of the core qualities that made Han cool in the first place in many fans' minds, but Lucas feels otherwise. "I think the greatest quality of Han's character is actually his striped pants. Every time he shoots or talks, it takes the moviegoer's focus away from the pants. Removing every single blaster shot that Han fired is such an obvious decision that I'm embarassed I didn't think of it sooner."
• Stormtroopers no longer close their eyes when firing their blasters. The trilogy is now a single thirty-seven minute film.

Commentaries

[ackthpt]

To my surprise I've found I frequently go through these Directors/Producers commentaries. Some are worthless, but a few have stood out as gems:

Mel Brooks on Blazing Saddles

(?) Animal House (regarding the addition to the cast of Donald Sutherland)

(?) Il Postino (regarding the poestry of Pablo Neruda and the sacrifice of Massimo Troisi)

I'm not sure I'll care anymore for Lucas' comments than those of Star Wars "Fans" whinging about how bad the other episodes are (1. Saw it 2. Complained about how awful it was 3. Bought the DVD anyway), but good to know it's there, should I have nothing better to watch.

In other news, Simpsons voice actors on strike, wanting $360K per episode, rather than $120K presently. I say to Fox, just give em the D'oh!

Re:Commentaries

[JasonMaggini]

This is Spinal Tap has one of my favorite commentaries. All three of the band members, commenting in character about the events of the film. It's extremely funny.

transcribed here:

[grub]

Lucas: Here's where we had Obi Wan's cloak held up by fishing line when Darth made the final blow an.. oh shit, I got pizza sauce on my shirt.

Lucas: Yeah, the landspeeders were actually mounted on a long arm revolv.. ah.. crap spilled my Pepsi Super Big Gulp..

Lucas: This is where Darth tells Princess Le.. shoot.. can't read that spot in the original script. I have a coffee stain there.

figures...

[MadJo]

We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States.

great april fools joke, especially when you're no US citizen... :-)
very nice work ;-)

The worst one

[nizo]

The worst one has to be clip of him rolling around naked in a big pile of money and laughing. I mean my god, I will never touch money with my bare hands again.

Top 10 Lucas STAR WARS Commentary Clips

[AtariAmarok]

10. Chewie really had the farts on this day...
9. Come on now, admit it, none of my films reeks as much as "Star Trek 5".
8. If you look real close in this sky car scene in "Phantom Menace", you will see Bruce Willis, and his girlfriend who wears only duct tape.
7. Here's a little secret: that 5th movie I made was supposed to be "The Clown Wars". Damn secretary didn't type it in right. I was so looking foward to Bozo vs Pennywise!
6. ..and the film series will have its big climax scene at a volcano! It's my original idea, I tell you!
5. "Phantom Edit", my ass
4. This battle with giant elephant-like things. No one has ever written or thought about it before. Just watch!
3. The hot grits scene with Natalie Portman will be on the director's cut
2. Guys, doncha think that there weren't enough Jar Jar scenes?
1. ..... rosebud....

Don't Do It!!!

[Eberlin]

For those who are thinking about getting these clips, don't!!! It's all a ploy -- the media's way of testing their Omniscience Protocol. Once you play it, something in the background will find your list of mp3's and BAM, you and your machine are toast.

Besides, I've checked it for the evil bit and sure enough, it's got Palpatine written all over it. If that doesn't stop you, maybe this will: that thing's got a subliminal message within asking you to vote Jar-Jar into office this coming election. That and ask you to mail-order some skywalker ranch wine.

Re:obligatory star wars quote:

[myyrk]

"that's not a moon..." thats uranus.

Favorite Quote

[Mr. Piddle]

"Jar Jar? Ah, yes. We first met during auditions, and our eyes met and it was like sparks were flying, but only we could see them. I met up with him after the auditions were over and asked him out for coffee. We really hit it off, you know? There is just something about how his ears flow in the wind and his accent is so charming...I just can't help myself. We really haven't figured out sex, yet, but I haven't been happier than during these wonderful years so I don't mind. Jar Jar is the best."

Re:Joke or no?

[nkh]

I can't watch the video with my Linux, but the html source code shows that the video is located in a 'aprilsfools' directory on the web server...

Pay no attention...it's fake...

[Frennzy]

(waves hand)
These aren't the comments you are looking for...
(/waves hand)

uh oh

[cybercuzco]

Reqires Windows media Player 9? Its a Trap!!!