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Comments: 371 + - Lucas To Make New Live Action Star Wars Films on Wednesday May 09 2007, @07:08PM
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DrNASA writes "George Lucas says that he will make two more live-action films based in the "Star Wars" era.
"But they won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters," he said."
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Oh, boy! (Score:5, Funny)
parts 3 and 4 (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:parts 3 and 4 (Score:5, Funny)
Star Wars 7: Return of the Ragnar
Star Wars 8: The Gammorean Strikes Back
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Re:parts 3 and 4 (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:parts 3 and 4 (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:5, Informative)
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:4, Insightful)
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:4, Insightful)
Don't get me wrong, I thought Spidey 3 was by far the worst, but is was certainly no sillier than SW Episode 1 or 2.
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Re:I discounted that bastard while parsing the hea (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:5, Funny)
By that measure, Britney Spears is a genius.
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:5, Funny)
I hates him, my Precious! Yes, I does. I hates that Binks for ever and ever, my Precious!
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:4, Insightful)
Jar Jar Binks was only added so we'd forget how much we hated the muppet from the Empire Strikes Back. I just don't want to think about what's in the new films that'll make me like Jar Jar Binks.
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Re:Oh, boy! (Score:5, Funny)
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Dramatic pause (Score:5, Funny)
Stupid lameness filter is causing issues
Re:Dramatic pause (Score:5, Funny)
Do not want!
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Excellent idea! (Score:5, Funny)
I can't wait to see the dynamics of Jar-Jar's family!
Re:Excellent idea! (Score:5, Funny)
Meesa horny! Meesa horny!
Meesa love you longsa time!
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Re:Excellent idea! (Score:4, Insightful)
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Re:Excellent idea! (Score:4, Funny)
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TV not theaters (Score:5, Informative)
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Cool! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cool! (Score:5, Funny)
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I checked TFA... (Score:5, Insightful)
Best Headline Ever!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Best Headline Ever!! (Score:4, Funny)
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I feel a disturbance in the force... (Score:5, Funny)
Starwars era? (Score:5, Insightful)
Just one word: (Score:5, Funny)
Well, it was supposed to be one word.
Penny Arcade (Score:5, Funny)
Skywalkers irrelevent (Score:5, Insightful)
Hopeful! (Score:4, Funny)
How about the story of the contractors ... (Score:5, Funny)
Asbestos underwear on (Score:4, Insightful)
A big middle finger in the air to all those Lucas haters out there.
There are alot of stories in the Star Wars universe that can be done and done well. The KOTOR games created some really good stories. There are lots of possibilities with the old republic, Mandalorian wars, Sith Lore, etc. that would make great stories.
Lucas wrote and directed some of the best movies ever made. Only in comparison to the Original trilogy can the new Star Wars movies be considered somehow weak. Lucas still makes great movies.
For those out there griping and complaining, all I can say is save your money and go watch Delta Farce 2, or whatever else it is you are going to be watching that is so darn great.
Re:Asbestos underwear on (Score:5, Interesting)
Anyone who expects Natalie Portman to deliver the line "Hold me like you did on Naboo" without the entire audience laughing at the absurdity of it, or gives Ewan Macgregor the immortal line "He killed the younglings!" has to face facts: writing is not their forte. Lucas should let better authors write and stick to directing.
I've seen them all in the cinemas, played some games, enjoy the backstory and own the DVDs, but I try to skip the dialogue as much as possible in the new films. It's Lucas' Achilles Heel.
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He's still going to be short by one. (Score:5, Funny)
Optimist.
Re:A bold new direction from Lucas (Score:5, Interesting)
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Re:A bold new direction from Lucas (Score:5, Interesting)
The one thing it has going with it is no attachment to previous films.
If epI/II/III* were the first in the filming series they would be considered kick ass, but week on story.
A new character in the universe might be less restraining..OTOH we may have another Wookie Christmas on our hands.
*hey look perl code!
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Re:A bold new direction from Lucas (Score:5, Funny)
If you were a whiney bitch, you could be a lead character.
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Re:I have always said (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:I have always said (Score:5, Interesting)
Or a wandering Jedi, a'la Zatoichi?
The story of recovering the Death Star plans?
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Re:I have always said (Score:4, Interesting)
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Re:I have always said (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:Just what I dreamed of! (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Just what I dreamed of! (Score:5, Funny)
"I am sick and tired of these mother-f**king Gungans . . . on this mother-f**king starship!"
Hmm, come to think if it, I might actually pay to see this movie! ;-)
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Re:The Mandalorian Armor (Score:5, Funny)
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