[Savage_Nation]

George Lucas can go SCREW HIMSELF. Before you PAY George Lucas at the box office, ask yourself; Do I love the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA or the liberal/socialist/atheist/communist Hollywood movies??

[Jeff Chandler]

Does it count if one views a pirated copy?

[martin_fierro]

"Most bad people think they're good people," he said.

Dude.

That's, like, deep.

[ViLaLuz]

This is his thanks to the USA for giving him a $60 million tax break to build his studio at Presidio National Park.

[JasonC]

I was going to hang a burning ewok in effigy. Then I realized, ewoks only exist in effigy...

[VictoryGal]

Well, certainly don't buy the toy dreck. These are cultural icons and it does behoove you to become familiar with the stories of today. Pick cheap matinee with candy and water you bring in yourself.

With this sort of thing, it's best to let kids see it and then you talk about it afterword and give it the right context. such as- WW2, it really was that simple, the fight against pure evil.

Some movies are so intrinsically vile you don't want your kids anywhere near 'em. This isn't one-- you can use it to frame a really nice conversion with your kid. What's more, a kid armed with a solid right-thinking analysis has a chance to help his benighted brethren at school, to help fill up the "whhoa that effect was so cool" void.

[Talking_Mouse]

I'm still going to see the movie. I will probably even buy the DVD.

My inner geek tops my political side every time

[HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath]

but the parallels of what we did in Vietnam and Iraq are unbelievable.

I must have missed the part where Ho Chi Minh was captured and imprisoned,, and an elected government took the place of his defeated communist dictatorship.

You have to forgive Hollywood directors who live in a world of fantasy, when they can't discern victory from defeat in the world of reality.

[endthematrix]

Lucas never really dissed the Pres in this article. The author seems to embellish coincidences in the plot to current events. Lucas wrote the screenplay in the seventies. He's a Lefty, no doubt..and should stick to directing!

[dschemmer]

And then came the zinger, with the protagonist, Anakin Skywalker, saying just before becoming Darth Vader: "You are either with me — or you are my enemy."

That's really a zinger, a quote used by philosophers, political leaders, and religious leaders since the invention of the wheel?

The public's excitement to Democrats' solutions to the great problems of the day, since we are well aware that they are a party of ideas and solutions (/s), is inversely proportional to the hype liberals generate about works of fiction. Over-analyze fantasy much, they do...

[DB]

Things either go their way or its a dictatorship...

Not self centered or anything...

[tomakaze]

sheese people get a grip.

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

Lucas has been dogging George W. Bush for 28 years. Take this exchange from the first movie:

LUKE: You know, between his howling and you blasting everything in sight, it's a wonder the whole station doesn't know we're here.

HAN SOLO: Bring 'em on! I'd prefer a straight fight to all this sneaking around.

[justa-hairyape]

"Most bad people think they're good people," he said.

Including progressives who support the 'progressive' plan of stealing assets from one group and distributing said assets to another group. Personally I think the phrase that most accurately describes this is

Most dumb people think they are smart people.

[SALChamps03]

And for fans hungry for a last look at "Star Wars" elevated above the disappointing two other films that preceded "Sith," it was satisfying closure.

Disappointing according to whom? I have enjoyed all the films. The political implications, whatever they might be aside, I have enjoyed all the films.

[justa-hairyape]

Dont worry about anything Hollywierd does. When I was in Europe the overiding comment I heard about Hollywood movies was how 'inaccurate' their historical recreations were and how stupid the scripts were. In that criticism of the US I think the Europians were accurate. However the peace always wins crowd has been getting real quiet lately. Probably resting to be ready when Hillary the Great shows the world how to properly wield a military.

[Republican Wildcat]

"When I wrote it, Iraq (the U.S.-led war) didn't exist... but the parallels of what we did in Vietnam and Iraq are unbelievable."

Mr. Lucas, you are good at making movies and I enjoy them - and I suggest that is what you stick with, because a political analyst or historian you are not.

[mewzilla]

Thanks, Mr. Lucas. You just saved us some bucks.

[richmwill]

Funny how this happened- he wrote these lines in reference to George W. YEARS ago, before the man was President! (if the article is accurate).

[Jon Alvarez]

boycott by PABAAH.com is ON!

"It is just one of those re-occuring things. I hope this doesn't come true in our country. Maybe the film will awaken people to the situation of how dangerous it is . . . The parallels between what we did in Vietnam and what we are doing now in Iraq are unbelievable."
--George "MIchael Moore" Lucas

[Lockbar]

Giving people in Iraq the right to Vote after more than 30 years of dictatorship is obviously a bad thing.

I guess in these liberals minds, Himmler and Eichmann would be Obi-Wan and Yoda, and Eisenhower would be Darth Vader.