'They didn't use any of my ideas': George Lucas says new Star Wars film is not how he envisioned it

UK Daily Mail ^ | January 21, 2015 | Shyam Dodge

[jalisco555]

The prequels took a single line from the original Star Wars flick and turned it into three lousy movies. Imagine what a creative mind could have done with the kind of resources Lucas squandered.

And if you haven't already done so everyone should watch Red Letter Media's takedown of the prequels. Amazingly well done.

[jalisco555]

Be prepared for at least one gay character.

Already been done. You didn't know that C3P0 was gay?

[Teflonic]

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the new Star Wars Rebels cartoon series. Billy Dee came back for the Lando Calrissian role in the last episode and still sounds the same.

[Conan the Librarian]

Riff Trax does all six.

You can get samples from You Tube.

[kidd]

I don’t know Lucas man. Yousa startin pretty okee-day with a brisky movie munchy, then BOOM! Yousa gettin very lame and makin that Jar Jar and kiddy Vader! Yousa gettin’ very very lame!

[Norm Lenhart]

Gene Roddenbery he ain’t and never was.

I do thank him for ILM though. Thanks to the advances in computer power/tech they brought into being with their presence, ...

SKYRIM!!!

Nuff said ;)

[GeronL]

Having read about his involvement in movies and video games, he always has the worst ideas.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Or perhaps an entire race of them who use cloning for 'reporduction'.

So they are going to rip off "Ethan of Athos"?

Would not surprise me.

:sigh:

[Cicero]

I was looking forward to The Jar Jar Binks Story.

We'll learn in the new film that his childhood name was Mickey Jar Jar.

[Norm Lenhart]

NEVER E V E R speak the demon cursed name of the Space Basset.

E V E R....

[OftheOhio]

Yes, that was my thoughts too. You can bet Disney plans to roll with a fagot or two in the next three films.

[Norm Lenhart]

“I see your Schwartz is as big as mine....”

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

The problem with those movies is Lucas totally left out the element of humor that made the 1970s -early 1980s ones so good. You know like when Princess Leia says to Han Solo “I love you” and he says “I know”. Stuff like that made it great, plus casting someone who can’t act for shet like Hayden Christensen was a disaster. it came across as a amatuer project with a big budget for special effects, not to mention the plot pretty much sucked.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I couldn’t get through the first prequel!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I’m setting on pins and needles waiting for HOWARD THE DUCK II!

Darn! A blister just came up on my tongue. That’s what I get for lying!

[colorado tanker]

J.J. Abrams will do way better.

[Billthedrill]

Think of Jar Jar cloned. An entire PLANET full of his offspring squeaking “Meesa poop my diaper!” Welcome to Hell.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

What’s interesting is when you see the guys resume for directing, it’s sparse as hell. Look at that huge gap between 1977 and 1999.. That’s 22 freakin’ years the guy never directed a movie. In a 50 year career the guy has only ever directed 6 major pictures.

2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2000 Short Chaos 10 (Video short) (short “Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB”)
1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1977 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1973 American Graffiti
1971 THX 1138
1971 Bald: The Making of ‘THX 1138’ (Documentary short) (uncredited)
1969 The Making of ‘The Rain People’ (Documentary)
1968 Filmmaker (Documentary short)
1967 6-18-67 (Short documentary)
1967 Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town (Short)
1967 The Emperor (Documentary short)
1967 Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (Short)
1966 1:42.08 (Documentary short)
1966 Freiheit (Short) (as Lucas)
1966 Herbie (Short)
1965 Look at Life (Short)

[Norm Lenhart]

Looked outside your window lately?

[stephenjohnbanker]

Yoda: “ For 4 BILLION, you will snivel NOT!”