This post has been edited by DashRendar: 02 July 2005 - 09:41 PM
Lucas, A megalomaniac
#1
Posted 02 July 2005 - 09:40 PM
#2
Posted 03 July 2005 - 02:09 PM
I have the Clone Wars cartoon on DVD. Not because it "completes my experience", but because I gotit for free (by filling out online surveys ) and also because I was a big fan of Dexter's Lab and other Gendy work. This looked interesting enough.
And by the way...the Clone Wars cartoon is actually kinda good. Dont watch it nd expect to be BLOWN AWAY....but for what it is, its definately ENJOYABLE.
#6
Posted 04 July 2005 - 04:01 AM
I particularly liked the Anakin-Asajj Ventress battle in the rain, the animation in that scene (raindrops sizzling as they fall onto the lightsabers!) was excellent.
As for the original point, I used to think the reason Lucas was so unwilling to acknowledge the EU was because he was worried about continuity errors and inconsistencies. I guess I was wrong!
#8
Posted 04 July 2005 - 09:50 AM
I am a fan of Grievous as well, but doesnt it bug you that he is kicking Jedi ass? I mean the guy has no force connection whatsoever yet he is dodging force attacks and multiple lightsaber strikes from several jedi at once. If Lucas was smart he would have left the Sith open to recruit more Dark Jedi rather than just have two and have Grievous be a mutilated Jedi seeking revenge. Then again with the stupid Midicholorian crap Grievous' connection to the force would have been weak because he has lost his entire upper and lower torso minus his vitals. Nonetheless In my universe a Jedis power comes from his mind and Grievious still possessed this. Without any relation to the force Grievous is merely a super charged battle droid whose ability to destroy the Jedi further embarrasses and contradicts what a jedi is and diminshes the extent of their power.
This post has been edited by DashRendar: 04 July 2005 - 09:52 AM
#10
Posted 04 July 2005 - 11:48 AM
LOL
#11
Posted 04 July 2005 - 02:37 PM
My reason to like GG is because the Jedi in the PT are so dam stupid and they deserved to be killed. And a cyborg with 4 lightsabers killing Jedi is more credible than those stupid clonetroopers.
#12
Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:28 PM
My reason to like GG is because the Jedi in the PT are so dam stupid and they deserved to be killed. And a cyborg with 4 lightsabers killing Jedi is more credible than those stupid clonetroopers.
THe Jedi arent stupid, the way Lucas depicts them is stupid. A cyborg with ten lightsabers wouldnt stand a chance against a jedi. It was embarrassing seeing Obi Wan fist fight against Grievous when he could have levitated him and dropped him of the cliff. The Jedi have all these wonderful abilities yet they seem to forget how to use them in life or death situations. And yes I would take Grievous killing jedi over dumb clonetroopers anytime, only becasue I dont have much of a choice though. Its funny gushers will find every reason to love these movies, but what they fail to realize is Jedi got killed by clones, while clones got beat by Ewoks.
#13
Posted 06 July 2005 - 01:43 PM
LOL!!
You're right, I never thought of it that way.
I, too, get the impression that Lucas is insecure. I just can't fathom what happened to him, and it seemed to happen somewhere inbetween ESB and ROTJ. That's when it all started to go down hill. That's when he divorced his wife. I don't know if there's a correlation with that, but... I guess it doesn't pay to figure out what caused it. I guess it doesn't pay to go on and on about these PT's. I'm so thoroughly disappointed. It's all over now. Why do I keep coming back here? Why do I keep posting when there's no point to it whatsoever....
Sorry...
Battle for the Galaxy--read the "other Star Wars"
All I know is I haven't seen the real prequels yet.
#14
Posted 06 July 2005 - 02:46 PM
Even the games won't mean much to me... despite the fact that I liked Kyle Katarn far more than any other OT or PT character around. He'll always be my favorite Sci-Fi hero... until someone better comes along, anyway!
#15
Posted 06 July 2005 - 04:54 PM
Lucas is a megalomaniac though. I just roll my eyes whenever he goes on one of his "I'm a mythic storyteller, I tell stories that resonate through the ages" binges. The one thing the Prequels/Willow/Howard the Duck made clear is that what Lucas brought to Star Wars was the bad dialogue/directing, dumb jokes, ripoffs of other movies, and an occasional brilliant idea. The guy got incredibly lucky to be where he is.