Star Wars: Who to Trust - Blu-ray Forum

stockstar1138 · 07-25-2008, 06:38 PM

Okay, this is completely hypothetical, but I just want some opinions of something i was talking about with a few friends.

Who would you trust more with upcoming Star Wars projects?

A. George Lucas

B. Kevin Smith and Seth Green (both are mega-Star Wars fans)

Poll will be up.

Charles3669 · 07-25-2008, 06:43 PM

Kevin Smith and Seth Green. George doesnt know what the hell hes doing anymore. Hes replaced hard work for CGI and crappy writing. George can retire for all I care.

TheJesus · 07-25-2008, 06:46 PM

I'm not a fan of Star Wars, but George Lucas ruined the new Indiana Jones movie and I will not go near anything he touches.

CYMBOL · 07-25-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TheJesus

I'm not a fan of Star Wars, but George Lucas ruined the new Indiana Jones movie and I will not go near anything he touches.

I lost faith in Lucas after Phantom Menace.

Star Wars has never been the same for me since.

TheJesus · 07-25-2008, 06:54 PM

I watched Phantom Menace. It had the fakest looking special effects I had ever seen, I felt like I was watching someone play a video game. I didn't even bother with the other two.

Jmills · 07-25-2008, 07:20 PM

Alright Phantom Menance wasnt too heavy on the CGI like AOTC or ROTS. I take them for what they are you cant really compare them to the classics. Even George couldnt of topped those. The prequels were Star Wars for the new generation while still somewhat holding true to the originals.

I'd like to see episodes 7-9 in CGI. No not like this upcoming clone war movie that looks like a video game, but like Finanl Fantasy did. The original actors can do there voices and everything.

SquidPuppet · 07-25-2008, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheJesus

I'm not a fan of Star Wars, but George Lucas ruined the new Indiana Jones movie and I will not go near anything he touches.

+ a gazillion

Sith · 07-25-2008, 07:26 PM

I love it when people that have done nothing, bash someone who is probably
the most influential person in the history of science fiction....

kpkelley · 07-25-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sith

I love it when people that have done nothing, bash someone who is probably
the most influential person in the history of science fiction....

I haven't seen anybody bash Fritz Lang?

Sith · 07-25-2008, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kpkelley

I haven't seen anybody bash Fritz Lang?

i'm sure people do.....

111111 · 07-25-2008, 07:35 PM

Soapbox, a flamboyant impromptu/nonofficial publich speech

I thought Indy 4 was a turd and haven't really liked the SW prequels.

After watching the LotR's trilogy, I thought "George who?"

Off of my

kurtlingle · 07-25-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sith

I love it when people that have done nothing, bash someone who is probably
the most influential person in the history of science fiction....

But how can I trust the input of the "Sith".

On a serious note, I love what Lucas has done on the "Original" trilogy and what he's done with the 3 new movies, esp. EP 3.

All 6 movies have pro's and cons but they are fun "kids" movies and I can't wait until all 6 are on BD.

stockstar1138 · 07-25-2008, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kpkelley

I haven't seen anybody bash Fritz Lang?

nice.

if anybody knows too much about the history of sci-fi, they will quickly realize that George Lucas was heavily influenced by many, many previous sci-fi directors and other greats of story telling. hardly anything in Star Wars is original, its just a wonderful collection of great sci-fi ideas (im talking about the OT).

kpkelley · 07-25-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstar1138

nice.

if anybody knows too much about the history of sci-fi, they will quickly realize that George Lucas was heavily influenced by many, many previous sci-fi directors and other greats of story telling. hardly anything in Star Wars is original, its just a wonderful collection of great sci-fi ideas (im talking about the OT).

It's sci-fi ideas wrapped around Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress.

Bageara · 07-25-2008, 07:42 PM

Sorry but who's Kevin Smith whats he done?

stockstar1138 · 07-25-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jinzo1975

Sorry but who's Kevin Smith whats he done?

he does all those movies with ben affleck, jay and silent bob, matt damon, etc.

clerks, dogma, mall rats, clerks 2, jay and silent bob strike back, etc.

hes a huge star wars fan though, if the list of those movies strikes you funny why i would like to see what he did with the series.

kpkelley · 07-25-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jinzo1975

Sorry but who's Kevin Smith whats he done?

He is Silent Bob...

Clerks
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
etc.

He was the basement geek in Die Hard 4.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003620/

kpkelley · 07-25-2008, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

he does all those movies with ben affleck, jay and silent bob, matt damon, etc.

clerks, dogma, mall rats, clerks 2, jay and silent bob strike back, etc.

hes a huge star wars fan though, if the list of those movies strikes you funny why i would like to see what he did with the series.

He also wrote a script for Superman that was eventually trashed. He has a great bit about the producer who was looking into it. Apparently the guy kept throwing these off the wall ideas at him, like giant mechanical spiders. Since he was working with him, Kevin Smith decided to see this movie that was released that the guy produced......

[Show spoiler]

.

STARSCREAM · 07-25-2008, 08:11 PM

HAHAHA, yeah that bit was classic. Everyone should check out "an evening with kevin smith" there is a 2nd one as well. Back to topic at hand, I have to go with George on this one. While I have not been completely happy with all of his moves as of late, he is the creator of the Star Wars universe.

fighthefutureofhd · 07-25-2008, 08:20 PM

agreed. plus seth green isn't really that talented. sure robot chicken can be funny. but more often than not it can be really annoying. i like kevin smtih a whole lot, but he would not fit star wars. too big a movie for him. though i'd love for him to direct a comic book movie. he could a fantastic job and give nolan a real run for his money.

07-25-2008, 06:38 PM	#1
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	Star Wars: Who to Trust Okay, this is completely hypothetical, but I just want some opinions of something i was talking about with a few friends. Who would you trust more with upcoming Star Wars projects? A. George Lucas B. Kevin Smith and Seth Green (both are mega-Star Wars fans) Poll will be up.

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07-25-2008, 06:43 PM	#2
Charles3669 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008	Kevin Smith and Seth Green. George doesnt know what the hell hes doing anymore. Hes replaced hard work for CGI and crappy writing. George can retire for all I care.

07-25-2008, 06:46 PM	#3
TheJesus Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Baltimore, MD Blu-ray collection:84	I'm not a fan of Star Wars, but George Lucas ruined the new Indiana Jones movie and I will not go near anything he touches.

07-25-2008, 06:54 PM	#5
TheJesus Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Baltimore, MD Blu-ray collection:84	I watched Phantom Menace. It had the fakest looking special effects I had ever seen, I felt like I was watching someone play a video game. I didn't even bother with the other two.

07-25-2008, 07:20 PM	#6
Jmills Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:55 Blu-ray reviews:16	Alright Phantom Menance wasnt too heavy on the CGI like AOTC or ROTS. I take them for what they are you cant really compare them to the classics. Even George couldnt of topped those. The prequels were Star Wars for the new generation while still somewhat holding true to the originals. I'd like to see episodes 7-9 in CGI. No not like this upcoming clone war movie that looks like a video game, but like Finanl Fantasy did. The original actors can do there voices and everything.

07-25-2008, 07:26 PM	#8
Sith Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Seal Beach, CA Blu-ray collection:168	I love it when people that have done nothing, bash someone who is probably the most influential person in the history of science fiction....

07-25-2008, 07:35 PM	#11
111111 Banned Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St. Louis, MO Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:95 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:10	I thought Indy 4 was a turd and haven't really liked the SW prequels. After watching the LotR's trilogy, I thought "George who?" Off of my

07-25-2008, 07:42 PM	#15
Bageara Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Newcastle UK PSN:Bageara Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:4	Sorry but who's Kevin Smith whats he done?

07-25-2008, 08:11 PM	#19
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	HAHAHA, yeah that bit was classic. Everyone should check out "an evening with kevin smith" there is a 2nd one as well. Back to topic at hand, I have to go with George on this one. While I have not been completely happy with all of his moves as of late, he is the creator of the Star Wars universe.

07-25-2008, 08:20 PM	#20
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	agreed. plus seth green isn't really that talented. sure robot chicken can be funny. but more often than not it can be really annoying. i like kevin smtih a whole lot, but he would not fit star wars. too big a movie for him. though i'd love for him to direct a comic book movie. he could a fantastic job and give nolan a real run for his money.

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