tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2014977507750823226..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: So, yeah, Star Wars....Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39203553525004577532007-05-30T18:25:00.000-04:002007-05-30T18:25:00.000-04:00Well, the first movie didn't really resolve much.I...Well, the first movie didn't really resolve much.<BR/><BR/>I mean, sure, Death Star destroyed.<BR/><BR/>But the Rebels had lost a planet, had their other base discovered, and the <I>whole Empire was still there</I>.<BR/><BR/>And <I>Darth Vader wasn't dead</I>.<BR/><BR/>Tell me that's not an open invitation to a sequel, c'mon.<BR/><BR/>Carl: You know, I've watched The Hidden Fortress a few times (own the DVD, as I don't with Star Wars), and it's just not that close of a ripoff. (Even if Lucas admits inspiration, which I think he does.)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I mean, C3 and R2 are <I>sorta</I> like the bungling, self-serving serfs. And there's a headstrong princess and a manly "general" type (but is he Han or Luke?).<BR/><BR/>The rest of it, not so much.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36928019398779337202007-05-28T22:43:00.000-04:002007-05-28T22:43:00.000-04:00I'm still waiting for Spaceballs 2, The search for...I'm still waiting for Spaceballs 2, The search for more moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7033126408064252392007-05-28T01:31:00.000-04:002007-05-28T01:31:00.000-04:00"(Oh and Han shot first;)"Check my current blog fo..."<I>(Oh and Han shot first;)</I>"<BR/><BR/>Check my current blog footer. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2449367445213587742007-05-28T01:25:00.000-04:002007-05-28T01:25:00.000-04:00Chewbacca didn't get a metal, at least not in the ...Chewbacca didn't get a metal, at least not in the original release.<BR/><BR/>(Oh and Han shot first;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73917765191816650132007-05-27T23:21:00.000-04:002007-05-27T23:21:00.000-04:00With the first movie he'd pretty much ripped off t...With the first movie he'd pretty much ripped off the plot line and most of the characters from Kurowawa's The Hidden Fortress. After that he was on his own, and you'll note it started tanking immediately. When you've ripped off Kurosawa to great acclaim but the rest of your stuff is shallow and annoying marketing, what's that say about YOU George?Carl Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844035161507270432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81592428514938227272007-05-27T12:02:00.000-04:002007-05-27T12:02:00.000-04:00anonymous,The Lucas Star Wars product so lacks sci...anonymous,<BR/><BR/>The Lucas Star Wars product so lacks science that it fails to rise to the level of Sci-Fi. It is, tho', good fun. Just check your critical thinking capacity at the door and enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32635123746676380912007-05-27T04:44:00.000-04:002007-05-27T04:44:00.000-04:00Heh... I grew up on Star Wars. Was young enough wh...Heh... I grew up on Star Wars. Was young enough when ROTJ came out that the ewoks didn't bother me THAT much (and old enough that Carrie Fisher in that slave outfit had me drooling). Saw the rereleases, and didn't hate 'em TOO much.<BR/><BR/> Then came EpI. Until that point, all of fandom had heard that Lucas did NOT want anyone doing anything with the "prequil era", as he had it all figured out. Instead of a glimpse of the greatness of the Old Republic and the Jedi, we get... well... a children's movie. And a bad one, at that...<BR/><BR/> Unless the next movie Lucas does is Star Wars EpIa: the Appology, I doubt I'll see anything else Georgieboy comes out with...Stringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399293868413376397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53437447509472323902007-05-27T02:20:00.000-04:002007-05-27T02:20:00.000-04:00"Lucas produced fantasy, not science fiction." Ye..."Lucas produced fantasy, not science fiction." Yeah, I guess the death star, intelligent servant robots, and that whole hyperdrive concept was more fantasy then scifi. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71168794005437773692007-05-27T00:10:00.000-04:002007-05-27T00:10:00.000-04:00Breaded seafood? How about generic decapodiform c...Breaded seafood? How about generic decapodiform cephalopods? <BR/>Broaden your horizons, Tam, and maybe, lighten up. Lucas produced fantasy, not science fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18342495531031153182007-05-26T22:41:00.000-04:002007-05-26T22:41:00.000-04:00Harsh... Very harsh... But true, sadly true.Harsh... Very harsh... But true, sadly true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8862880566747946142007-05-26T21:36:00.000-04:002007-05-26T21:36:00.000-04:00I was 12 when the original "Star Wars" came out......I was 12 when the original "Star Wars" came out...thought it was great...but after the fourth one, I quit watching them. They just became special effects movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30422762018250347722007-05-26T20:18:00.000-04:002007-05-26T20:18:00.000-04:00I was a Jaws fan myself. That time period boiled ...I was a Jaws fan myself. That time period boiled down to two different "large" movie fans - Star Wars or Jaws.<BR/><BR/>Robert Shaw as Quinn is the best...<BR/><BR/>Lost in JacksonvilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9171387359118500652007-05-26T17:15:00.000-04:002007-05-26T17:15:00.000-04:00You still gotta love the scene where Han grabs Lei...You still gotta love the scene where Han grabs Leia's b**bie...freddyboomboomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835568456556169296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71358869776756658942007-05-26T15:37:00.000-04:002007-05-26T15:37:00.000-04:00Some of the first script versions of the first Sta...Some of the first script versions of the first Star Wars movie can be found online.<BR/>It has the same basic story, but so much of the details is different that it's clear Lucas didn't have anything else written down. <BR/><BR/>For instance, in the version I read, the Obi-wan character is the father of the characters that would be Han Solo and Luke, and the story ends with a wink at the next adventure to come, which is nothing like "empire strikes back".<BR/><BR/>That version sounds like a pretty standard formula sci-fi movie, or even more like a sci-fi tv-show, a set of characters going from one adventure to next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50775851462746269052007-05-26T15:09:00.000-04:002007-05-26T15:09:00.000-04:00Carrie Fisher in a metal bikini was not a bad thin...Carrie Fisher in a metal bikini was not a bad thing.Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873138122305060834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43085571338691611052007-05-26T14:13:00.000-04:002007-05-26T14:13:00.000-04:00Kinda' like The Matrix. The original was great. As...Kinda' like The Matrix. The original was great. As for the rest, well, the original was great.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473363347150080651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5944040557635521972007-05-26T13:40:00.000-04:002007-05-26T13:40:00.000-04:00I think in one of the pre-ROTJ books Luke was plan...I think in one of the pre-ROTJ books Luke was planning more than kissing Leia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15923528808777991812007-05-26T09:24:00.000-04:002007-05-26T09:24:00.000-04:00Lucas is a master capitalist...pure and simple. Ta...Lucas is a master capitalist...pure and simple. Talent doesn't play into much as it doesn't with so many of today's popular icons. It has always amazed me just what some people are willing to do in the name of cashing in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com