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 Post subject: George Lucas is Poison
PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:39 pm 
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I'm watching the "Making Of" feature on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...

It starts with Spielberg fighting Lucas over the course of several years on the idea of aliens being in the film, then Spielberg finally just giving up when Lucas "compromises" by changing it from aliens to inter-dimensional beings.

Why, George? Why?!


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:44 pm 
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We were watching Godfather II last night, and when they got to the end where "old" Michael is sitting there alone, my wife said, "Well, now we know that's not what old Al Pacino looks like."

I told her that scenes like that must kill George Lucas. He would've reshot that scene with today's Pacino and fucked up every Godfather II DVD available. Fuck, he'd go back and replace Brando with with today's DeNiro.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:51 pm 
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At least that would be somewhat reasonable; get the real old Pacino (not the DeNiro part).

Lucas would've done a prequel Godfather trilogy with Zac Efron as Michael Corleone.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:52 pm 
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Hanzo the Razor wrote:
Lucas would've done a prequel Godfather trilogy with Jake Lloyd as Michael Corleone.


Fixed.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:54 pm 
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If George Lucas ever touches The Godfather in any way, shape or form, I will have to kill him.

And no jury in the world would convict me.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:55 pm 
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Lucas = Byrne

Nah, Lucas still seems affable.


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The prequel would also introduce J.J. Binks, the lovable but clumsy hit man who accidentally makes his bones by tripping an opposing button man into a vat of olive oil.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:58 pm 
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RobertSwanderson wrote:
The prequel would also introduce J.J. Binks, the lovable but clumsy hit man who accidentally makes his bones by tripping an opposing button man into a vat of olive oil.

The Godfather is not to be joked about. Take it back...or else. :shock:

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:09 pm 
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RobertSwanderson wrote:
We were watching Godfather II last night, and when they got to the end where "old" Michael is sitting there alone, my wife said, "Well, now we know that's not what old Al Pacino looks like."

I told her that scenes like that must kill George Lucas. He would've reshot that scene with today's Pacino and fucked up every Godfather II DVD available. Fuck, he'd go back and replace Brando with with today's DeNiro.

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If George Lucas ever touches The Godfather in any way, shape or form, I will have to kill him.

And no jury in the world would convict me.

Funny you should mention Lucas in the same sentence as Godfather.
He had a couple of minor contibutions to the making of the movie.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:10 pm 
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I have nothing but disdain for the work of George Lucas.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:46 pm 
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Hugh wrote:
Funny you should mention Lucas in the same sentence as Godfather.
He had a couple of minor contibutions to the making of the movie.


Very true -- he put together the "Going to the mattresses" montage.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:16 pm 
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And he came up with the idea of using the "leftover" frames to build the spooky "something's about to happen" scene when Michael visits Don Vito at the hospital.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:34 pm 
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George's wife (at the time) Marcia edited the audition footage, as I recall. She was the one who told Coppola to cast Pacino because, as she put it, "He undresses you with his eyes."


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:31 pm 
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Marcia Lucas is why the original Star Wars is so good. And Empire.


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George's wife (at the time) Marcia edited the audition footage, as I recall. She was the one who told Coppola to cast Pacino because, as she put it, "He undresses you with his eyes."


Women like that, do they?

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:41 pm 
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Brotoro wrote:
Frank L. Sisko wrote:
George's wife (at the time) Marcia edited the audition footage, as I recall. She was the one who told Coppola to cast Pacino because, as she put it, "He undresses you with his eyes."

Women like that, do they?

Really. I've been undressing women with my eyes for decades. So far I've been cast as "Asshole", "That Creepy Guy", and "My Eyes are Up Here."


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:26 pm 
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:28 pm 
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Ah-ha! My memory is correct. Here's a clip from the excellent documentary that's included in the GODFATHER trilogy DVD set. You should watch it all, but if you're short on time, the Marcia Lucas line pops up at about the four-minute mark.



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:04 pm 
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George Lucas to focus on 'avant-garde' movies

George Lucas has pledged his future to "avant-garde" filmmaking.

While the Star Wars creator had previously suggested that he was retiring, he has now clarified that he instead he plans to go back to his roots, making films in the style of American Graffiti.

Lucas told Metro:

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I keep telling everyone I'm sort of retiring, but I'm really going back to where I started, which is sort of more avant-garde filmmaking.

"I've made enough money so I can finance it all myself. I don't have to worry or answer to anybody and I can just do whatever I want."

Of his 3D conversion of Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, which hits cinemas tomorrow (February 9), he added: "Moving from 2D to 3D is like the difference between watching a film in black and white and watching a film in colour. It works in black and white but it works better in colour."

http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/georg ... ies/259488

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:07 pm 
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Of his 3D conversion of Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, which hits cinemas tomorrow (February 9), he added: "Moving from 2D to 3D is like the difference between watching a film in black and white and watching a film in colour. It works in black and white but it works better in colour."

George Lucas just insulted black and white and color movies.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:24 pm 
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Hanzo the Razor wrote:
I'm watching the "Making Of" feature on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...

It starts with Spielberg fighting Lucas over the course of several years on the idea of aliens being in the film, then Spielberg finally just giving up when Lucas "compromises" by changing it from aliens to inter-dimensional beings.

Why, George? Why?!


God, you're a fucking nerd.

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