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

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.

Could you please...

[Brad Wilson]

...start reporting things before they're entire days (sometimes weeks) old? It's quite off-putting when us nerds get the news faster from Fark [fark.com], which is hardly known to be the Speedy Gonzalez of news services. ;)

Whew!

[jmoriarty]

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.

,nice hype but...

[metalhed77]

doesn't the dialog in the new trailer look just as bad as episode 1?

perhaps a source of...

[overbom]

a new hope?

sorry :-)

Re:Episode II= Chick Flick

[inerte]

For some reason I have this huge fear the Episode II will be somewhat of a click flick. Please tell me I'm wrong.

Clusters of wannabe Portman teenager girls, worry about that for a second.

Re: Can we trust Lucas?

[Black Parrot]

> There's even a Darth Vader Beer Stein for cryin' out loud!

Real vaders quaff their brew out of their helmets.

Re:Could you please...

[grinwell]

Everyone should just skip AOTC and wait for the AOTC 2003 edit to come out.

The Phantom Edit [d2g.com]

This news *is* a little old.
The original fark link on 4/21 [yahoo.com]

Ah, but it's HOW you return it...

[Ann O'Nymous-Coward]

"IS JAR JAR BINKS GOING TO EVER POKE HIS UGLY MUG ON SCREEN AGAIN? because if so I am returning my light saber."

So am I.
Direct to Georgieboy.
Rectally. (Oh, for a _real_ one!) ;>

Re:yeah right...

[Anonymous Coward]

No, this film is about IBM in the 80's, and how they lost the PC market.

Award nomination

[The Cat]

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.

Tons-o-Crap

[ELCarlsson]

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.

Re:Can we trust Lucas?

[ag3n7]

A Darth Vader Beer stein??? Where? It'll look GREAT next to my Yoda hookah!!!

Re:Revisiting TPM

[selectspec]

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.

Say it with me, now:

[Anonymous Coward]

GEORGE LUCAS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR OPINIONS.

EP2 (or AOTC or whatever the fuck acronym you're using) could be called "I Hate All of You Stupid Fuckers," consisting of nothing but footage of Lucas taking a shit, and you would LINE UP AROUND THE BLOCK to see it. You will gladly pay him what he demands. Lucas relies on people like you.

Re:Whew!

[qslack]

check up on facts first

Welcome to Slashdot!

dialog

[Anonymous Coward]

Episode I dialog generator:

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

Re:Delusional rich man makes more crap movies.

[locust]

Mod me down as flame

The moderation options need a '+/-1: he asked for it'.

--locust

Re:I won't see Episode 2

[Xuff]

In my day, we actually saw the movie before deciding weather it was good or not...

Re:A Second Chance

[Anonymous Coward]

Dear Seinethinker,

Thank you so much for sharing your suggestions.

After one second of consideration, I decided to print your post and use it to wipe my ass.

I look forward to wiping my ass with the money that you and your friends will spend to see my new movie next month.

Sincerely,
George Lucas

Re:Tons-o-Crap

[pnatural]

Unless, of course, the future archeologists are descendants of the French, in which case, they will think Jar Jar is brilliant.

Re:Can we trust Lucas?

[grahams]

Sorry, but it is impossible to get .02 seconds of screen time. The smallest amount of screen time that is possible is .042 seconds ((1 second)/(24 fps) = .042).

=)

Re:A Second Chance

[Sebastopol]

Also, I was to look forward to a fluffer romance.

Um... about "fluffer romance"... er... nevermind, i'll resist the childish impulse.

Re:,nice hype but...

[Wraithlyn]

Yes... but...

***spoilers***

• Yoda manipulating Force lightning and kicking ass with a lightsaber!
  
• Many dozens of Jedis in a huge battle royale!
  
• Boba Fett and father!
  
• Extremely low Jar Jar content!
  
• Natalie Portman in frolic mode!
  
• Galactic War!
  

Less Plastic Crap

[istartedi]

You mean, there's official Star Wars(TM) plastic crap, and I've never seen it??? If they're going to be making less of it, I'd better pick some up fast. No more generic fake do-do for me. From now on it's Star Wars(TM) plastic crap, or nothing at all... unless they make fake vomit too.

Re:Good one, George

[Anonymous Coward]

I expect Jar Jar to get screen time in Ep 2 as Natalie Portman's boobs, meaning a few seconds at most.

hell i'd sit through 60 minutes of Jar Jar just to see that! :-P

Star Wars Ep II cereal...c'mon

[Sabalon]

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"

Re:Star Wars Ep II cereal...c'mon

[linzeal]

I'd buy jar-jar brand pesticide.

Re:but what about...?

[Spoing]

That's Senator Jar-Jar Binks, at least according to IMDB [imdb.com] and other sources.

Well, sadly, that explains laws like the DMCA.

Re:Episode II= Chick Flick

[inerte]

There are condoms that glow in the dark. You haven't lived until you have used one of them and whisped "Swooooooosh, Vuuuummmm, Zuououoummmm" while making strange dances.