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George Lucas Says He Sold ‘Star Wars’ to ‘White Slavers’
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Posted on 12/30/2015 6:50:21 PM PST by Blue Turtle

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To: wjcsux

“I believe Lucas first movie was “Two Lane Blacktop”, the worst movie to ever be produced. It was so bad that Hot Rod Magazine wrote their only movie review on how terrible it was.”

But to be fair, there was American Graffiti, probably one of the 10 best American films ever made, IMO. And people at Hot Rod would certainly agree that the yellow coupe in it was absolutely righteous. Perfect in every respect. The Pinnacle.


61 posted on 12/30/2015 7:38:47 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: LeoWindhorse

To be fair, it is definitely the 4th best Star Wars movie.


62 posted on 12/30/2015 7:38:50 PM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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To: fatima

The “Clone Wars” animated series was the last Star Wars product completely produced by LucasFilm without any involvement by Disney. There were at least 20 half-completed episodes and even more scripts in development when Disney pulled the plug almost immediastely on purchase. They wanted to get their own thing out there. Disney’s newer “Star Wars Rebels” cartoon series has cheaper-looking animation and is aimed at a younger audience.


63 posted on 12/30/2015 7:40:09 PM PST by Plummz (pro-constitution, anti-corruption)
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To: The Antiyuppie
And what about the melting Nazi from Indiana Jones? Indiana Jones melting Nazi photo: Indiana jones and the raiders of the lost arc face melt nazi  icon avatar animated gif facemelt.gif That's money baby!
64 posted on 12/30/2015 7:51:22 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Starstruck
Sold it to someone who made a decent product again? No Jar Jar Binks.

He lost it when he brought in the Teddy Bears in Return of the Jedi.

65 posted on 12/30/2015 7:52:23 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
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To: lesko
Glad I never paid anything to watch space nerds poke each other with space sticks

The first one was a decent swashbuckler with breakthrough special effects. The second one was a good movie with a good story-line.

That's all I have to say, not having seen the latest one.

66 posted on 12/30/2015 7:54:51 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
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To: wjcsux
I believe Lucas first movie was "Two Lane Blacktop", the worst movie to ever be produced.

Obviously you never watched Fireball 500.

67 posted on 12/30/2015 7:58:02 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
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To: wjcsux

Not “Two Lane Blacktop.” It was “THX 1138.”


68 posted on 12/30/2015 8:00:03 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Blue Turtle

What an idiot

Just look at him

Fat sissy assed old white guy waddling around

Sista wifey and her family are playing his dumbass for all its worth

He and DeNiro should swap


69 posted on 12/30/2015 8:02:24 PM PST by wardaddy (Save western civilization and save the world....lose it & it's a dark ages unknown to human history)
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To: Plummz

Thanks,The script writing is amazing and the flow is so great.Had a 10 and 11 year and a 4 year old grandson’s following this on netflix,which is fun.I hate to say it but I started to get into them.Story lines are so great.Our 4 year old Grandson would watch one and say that was good put another one on.Hard to let go of your baby and every harder to be shut out from production but he signed the deal.


70 posted on 12/30/2015 8:02:35 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Jeff Chandler

The new movie is a piece of crap. I really thought it was rehash and sucked. That said, poor Georgie. My heart bleeds for you, crybaby. Write another damn movie. Some of us are to busy sweating our balls off working hard to worry bout yer troubles.


71 posted on 12/30/2015 8:04:51 PM PST by Chuzzlewit
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To: wardaddy

At a certain age some people don’t care .I see it all the time.Lonely adults just looking for people to listen and care even if it’s make pretend.


72 posted on 12/30/2015 8:08:09 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Blue Turtle

So hes a victim now? Was he Forced to sell? He didnt sell to ‘white slavers’ he did what pimps do when their property is played out or they dont want the drama anymore. He sold to a huge brothel. He made untold millions repackaging and re decorating SW all the while holding his original cast to contracts that exploited their images without paying them. No one knew back then that merchandising would bring millions but he sure had no guilt pimping them!! So Disney is better at exploitation and now he is all sentimental! Sounds like $4 billion didn’t dent the ego.


73 posted on 12/30/2015 8:08:34 PM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam- it's about Islam. That death cult must be eradicated.)
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To: Flick Lives
These comments by Lucas make me wonder if he’s miffed that movie goers like the new Star Wars better than his dreadful prequels.

He may fear the prequels will be treated like "Galactica: 1980" and ultimately ignored.

74 posted on 12/30/2015 8:14:15 PM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Blue Turtle

vacationing with the family in St Barts.

Bart SImpson?


75 posted on 12/30/2015 8:17:01 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><> GO CRUZ!!!!)
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To: Blue Turtle

People will talk about the money Avatar and the latest Star Wars made but will hate the movie.

Star Wars - The force awakens is the worst movie ever based on the hype. So many plot holes and the dialog is awful.
JJ Abrams lifted the plot from the original movie plus several others along with real events.

A) The spaceship being swallowed up after Fin arrives - From the movie Mummy Returns where the ww1 plane sinks into the sand with the pilot.
B) The blood stains on Fin’s helmet - from Benghazi 9/11/12 on the wall were blood stains like that.
C) The small alien female with the beer googles - that was Edna from the Incredibles.
D) The firing of the planet weapon and the breaking up of the beam - from the space shuttle Columbia breaking up.
E) The crashing of the Millennium Falcon was taken from - Star Trek Generations .
F) How did the girl fly the millennium falcon and out fly the professional fighters that came after her? She was a scavenger and could not even make enough to buy a full meal, just 1/4 meal that day.
G) How did Han Solo arrive so quickly after she entered space?
etc etc etc.

Comment found at an article on the movie: Hans Solo’s kid was a ridiculous hipster emo baby throwing badly acted tantrums.


76 posted on 12/30/2015 8:24:20 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: Chuzzlewit
The new movie is a piece of crap.

Does it have nice lens flares?

77 posted on 12/30/2015 8:40:06 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
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To: minnesota_bound
Hans Solo’s kid was a ridiculous hipster emo baby throwing badly acted tantrums.

Gotta be better than the usual Mark Hamill constipated trying-to-crap facial expressions.

78 posted on 12/30/2015 8:44:00 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
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To: Blue Turtle

I think the real talent behind star wars was his wife who he divorced after Empire Strikes Back. his ex wife has editing and directing credits on everything he did witch was any good after she left him all his movies are horrible.


79 posted on 12/30/2015 8:52:51 PM PST by PCPOET7
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To: Jeff Chandler
This new movie is a decent popcorn flick, but definitely not worth all the hype and praise. I'm not sure any movie could have lived up to all the absurd fan expectations.

Lucas went off the deep end after Return of the Jedi. Disney did well to keep him away from everything. A lot of people tried to tell him Jar Jar Binks was a huge mistake.

80 posted on 12/30/2015 9:15:34 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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