George Lucas Would Like To Rape Your Wallet Again [Archive]

HBox

05-03-2006, 09:56 PM

<a href="http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/news20060503.html" target="_blank">The original, unaltered Star Wars trliogy will FINALLY be released on DVD.</a>Now that's not the Special Editions, or the one released on DVD already, but the films as they were originally when released. <a href="http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/news20060503.html" target="_blank"></a>

curtoid

05-04-2006, 04:03 AM

Can't say that I'm shocked - let's also look forward to next year when they roll out something, i'm sure, for the 30th anniversary of the films.I already own DVDs of the original trilogy in the original release. Pretty well produced DVDs too, with interviews and trailers taken from previous laser discs, etc.

Sheeplovr

05-04-2006, 04:17 AM

yay does this mean the ewok song is back in the end of jedi?

fezident

05-04-2006, 04:59 AM

I wonder when GL will release Episode IV with all the additional footage of Luke hangin' with his friends on Tattooine. I have that footage.  It's quite good and the dialog is important.C'mon Fox...release the definitive "special edition" and be done with it.

DarkHippie

05-04-2006, 05:00 AM

It doesn't matter, I'll buy it all

Doctor Manhattan

05-04-2006, 05:06 AM

I also have a great set of the originals on DVD (Done in the Laserdisc "The Definitive Collection" style) I actually have a whole row of DVDs, the movies, interviews, several making of specials, the Christmas Special, deleted scenes, The Muppet Show host by Luke Skywalker and Mark Hammil, old Kenner Toy commercials, etc)This move by Lucas is no suprise at all, he is always changing his mind:Star Wars was to be 9 movies, but he changed that to 6. He'll probably change it back to 9 maybe 12 if he's in the right moodAnakin and Vader were supposed to be two seperate characters, Obi Wan was supposed to be Luke Father. George just changed his mind.

blakjeezis

05-04-2006, 05:25 AM

It's only rape if the victim is unwilling, and like Hippie said, I'll buy it all.

Doctor Manhattan

05-04-2006, 05:31 AM

That means you'll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983. I wonder if fans will be upset if it's just like the original except that Star Wars' opening credits say Episode IV instead of the orginal version with no episode numbering.of course they would...

ShelleBink

05-04-2006, 05:40 AM

I'm waiting for the special edition of this:<img border="0" src="http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/2543/dvdcover3ur.jpg" />

badorties

05-04-2006, 05:56 AM

Sheeplovr wrote: yay does this mean the ewok song is back in the end of jedi? yep, each title will be released separately with both the original release and late 90s versions<a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23212" target="_self">See the title crawl to Star Wars before it was known as Episode IV; see the pioneering, if dated, motion control model work on the attack on the Death Star; groove to Lapti Nek or the Ewok Celebration song like you did when you were a kid; and yes, see Han Solo shoot first.</a>

IamFogHat

05-04-2006, 06:00 AM

THANK GOD.  those altered fuckin versions make me so depressed i can't even watch them.  finally, did he snap out of his ten year acid trip?

Judge Smails

05-04-2006, 10:50 AM

The wallet raping will NEVER end.<a href="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/oddities/story.html?id=c4778e3e-5335-4072-889a-bf033f0a09e8&k=65620" target="_self">How about a limitted edition George Lucas Storm Trooper action figure?</a>The new toy is only available to participants in Hasbro's Ultimate Galactic Hunt. Fans must show proof of purchase of five vintage Star Wars action figures to get the George Lucas Storm Trooper figurine. <img src="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/cp/oddities/20060504/k050407au.jpg?" border="0" />

JustJon

05-04-2006, 10:52 AM

judge_smails wrote: The wallet raping will NEVER end.<a target="_self" href="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/oddities/story.html?id=c4778e3e-5335-4072-889a-bf033f0a09e8&k=65620">How about a limitted edition George Lucas Storm Trooper action figure?</a>The new toy is only available to participants in Hasbro's Ultimate Galactic Hunt. Fans must show proof of purchase of five vintage Star Wars action figures to get the George Lucas Storm Trooper figurine. <img border="0" src="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/cp/oddities/20060504/k050407au.jpg?" />  Regular star wars figures are about $5.  There are also "deluxe figures" that cost $10.  It's 5 of the $10 figure.  Even more rapetastic.

Furtherman

05-04-2006, 10:54 AM

I don't think I want the 1977 Lucas.  How about the 2006 version, where his head is on Jabba's body, and that little squaking pet hides under his chin.

curtoid

05-05-2006, 08:02 AM

I can't believe I let the "May the 4th be with you" joke get away from me yesterday with this announcement.<img height="244" src="http://www.x-entertainment.com/pics/pal3.jpg" width="206" border="0" />

FezPaul

05-05-2006, 08:06 AM

curtoid wrote: I can't believe I let the "May the 4th be with you" joke get away from me yesterday with this announcement. http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/bacardi.jpg May the 5th be with you

badorties

05-05-2006, 11:33 AM

Terragen

05-05-2006, 11:36 AM

Lucas can fuck himself with a womp-rat.No way I'm spending a
DIME on Star Wars shit ever again. I got that stupid DVD set and I was
PISSED when I saw the computer graphics! I'm going to demand either
they exchange the "Special" edition with the new unaltered one, or give
me my fucking money back! Or the third possibility - I take it in the
ass and like it...  Yea thats probably going to happen...

Doctor Manhattan

05-05-2006, 12:11 PM

judge_smails wrote: The wallet raping will NEVER end.<a href="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/oddities/story.html?id=c4778e3e-5335-4072-889a-bf033f0a09e8&k=65620" target="_self">How about a limitted edition George Lucas Storm Trooper action figure?</a>The new toy is only available to participants in Hasbro's Ultimate Galactic Hunt. Fans must show proof of purchase of five vintage Star Wars action figures to get the George Lucas Storm Trooper figurine. <img src="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/cp/oddities/20060504/k050407au.jpg?" border="0" />They already had a George Action figure limited edition at some convetion:<img height="400" src="http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3002/c2saculfront39pl.jpg" width="215" border="0" />

TheMojoPin

05-05-2006, 05:20 PM

I wish there was a way they could put out a set where you could actually select some of the updated FX they did for the newer versions...a good 75% of it was unecessary, distracting garbage, but the rest I didn't mind...more vivid backgrounds, improved space battles, etc., etc..

Death Metal Moe

05-05-2006, 05:27 PM

I was always more of a Trek fan, but thought Star Wars was good too.  Lucas is such a fucking whore at this point nothing surprises me.  I agree with Terragen.  If they don't give you the option to exchange the movies with the new stuff for the original there should be a class action lawsuit against the fucking asshole.

mdr55

05-05-2006, 05:30 PM

I wonder if Lucas could re-digitized characters in and out of the
movies. Like replace Mark Hammil with Brad Pitt. Carrie Fisher with
Angelina Jolie, Harrison Ford with George Clooney. Call it Star Wars
the 2006 version.   After all he did it in Return of the Jedi with the Ghost of Anakin.

Furtherman

05-15-2006, 10:54 AM

Did you ever wonder how Darth Vader broke it to the Emperor that the Death Star blew up?<a href="http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?sf=y&id=3741" target="_blank">This is probably how it went.</a>

badorties

05-15-2006, 11:41 AM

that's pretty funny ... is that from 'robot chicken,' i may have to give that show a try

Tall_James

05-15-2006, 12:29 PM

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf68SEuyJM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fadvancedtheory%2Eblogspot%2Ecom% 2F2006%2F05%2Freal%2Dunseen%2Dstar%2Dwars%2Dfootag e%2Ehtml" target="_self">Star Wars Deleted Scene (Luke & Biggs)</a>I doubt this scene will be included when the opportunity to release it later and make more money of it exists.

JustJon

05-15-2006, 12:36 PM

Tall_James wrote: <a target="_self" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf68SEuyJM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fadvancedtheory%2Eblogspot%2Ecom% 2F2006%2F05%2Freal%2Dunseen%2Dstar%2Dwars%2Dfootag e%2Ehtml">Star Wars Deleted Scene (Luke & Biggs)</a>I doubt this scene will be included when the opportunity to release it later and make more money of it exists.  Was released almost 10 years ago on the Behind the Magic CD.

Don Stugots

05-15-2006, 12:41 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">Furtherman wrote: Did you ever wonder how Darth Vader broke it to the Emperor that the Death Star blew up?<a href="http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?sf=y&id=3741" target="_blank">This is probably how it went.</a><hr color="cococo" align="left">

robot chicken is too fucking funny, i never miss it.

In time i do think we will see a remake of Star wars. Either with an all star line up clamouring for their place in movie supremacy or anther group of unknowns on the brink of stardom

Tall_James

05-15-2006, 12:45 PM

JustJon wrote:  Tall_James wrote: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf68SEuyJM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fadvancedtheory%2Eblogspot%2Ecom% 2F2006%2F05%2Freal%2Dunseen%2Dstar%2Dwars%2Dfootag e%2Ehtml" target="_self">Star Wars Deleted Scene (Luke & Biggs)</a>I doubt this scene will be included when the opportunity to release it later and make more money of it exists.Was released almost 10 years ago on the Behind the Magic CD. I stand corrected.  However, the potential for Lucas to include new CGI into this clip exists. So there.

torker

05-15-2006, 02:30 PM

I don't know why, but it bothers me that he only directed one out of the three.                     <img height="160" src="http://www.hindustantimes.com/wfsf/medium/2006/03.25/images/medium1658898.jpg" width="230" border="0" />                        <img height="200" src="http://home.tiscali.be/mark.dermul/autographs/images/autographs/crew/marquand.jpg" width="216" border="0" />

DirtyJersey

05-15-2006, 06:22 PM

Thank god this happened, now I can finally stop waiting for it. I can't wait to see to the original Jabba's palace music scene, Greedo shooting first, and the Ewok celebration without Hayden Christiansen showing up at the end. Yahoo!

wonderwoman

05-15-2006, 09:10 PM

FezPaul wrote: curtoid wrote: I can't believe I let the "May the 4th be with you" joke get away from me yesterday with this announcement. <img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/bacardi.jpg" border="0" /> May the 5th be with youLOL, GOOD ONE, CURTOID, I STAND CORRECTED, I THOUGHT MAY THE 5TH BE WITH YOU WAS FEZ PAUL'S QUOTE. STILL,  EXCELLENT TASTE IN RUM I MIGHT ADD.

This message was edited by wonderwoman on 5-16-06 @ 1:19 AM

wonderwoman

05-15-2006, 09:32 PM

WITH ALL THE DOUBLE DIPPING THE STUDIOS ARE MAKING US THE CONSUMER DO NOWADAYS IN ALL OF THESE SPECIAL EDITIONS OF THIS AND THAT AND THAT GEORGE LUCAS IS DOING THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT SHOCKING AT ALL. I JUST THINK IT SUCKS THE WAY WE ARE CONSTANTLY MADE TO DOUBLE DIP. I OF COURSE WILL BE RIGHT THERE PLUNKING MY MONEY DOWN WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHENEVER IT GOES ON SALE.  I HAVE ALWAYS BEING A STAR WARS FAN. STAR TREK WAS OK BUT I WAS NEVER BIG ON IT. I DON'T EVEN OWN ANY OF THE MOVIES AND THE ONLY STAR TREK MOVIES THAT EVEN GOT MY ATTENTION WERE 1-5. WITH 2 THE WRATH OF KHAN BEING THE BEST IN MY OPINION AND 4 & 5 THE WORST.

Furtherman

05-17-2006, 09:39 AM

<a href="http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/news20060516.html" target="_blank">Here's a look at the cover art for this release.</a>Wel, it seems that Han is doing the same pose for the first two.  And on Empire, isn't that the pose Darth Vader took for those awful 'Who's your Daddy?' Fathers Day posters they had for Sith? Damn, I'm torn on whether to buy this or not.

jafter

05-18-2006, 06:41 PM

Tall_James wrote: JustJon wrote:  Tall_James wrote: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf68SEuyJM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fadvancedtheory%2Eblogspot%2Ecom% 2F2006%2F05%2Freal%2Dunseen%2Dstar%2Dwars%2Dfootag e%2Ehtml" target="_self">Star Wars Deleted Scene (Luke & Biggs)</a>I doubt this scene will be included when the opportunity to release it later and make more money of it exists.Was released almost 10 years ago on the Behind the Magic CD. I stand corrected.  However, the potential for Lucas to include new CGI into this clip exists. So there.The robot (droid) in the first scene with Luke looks like a stripped down Johnny 5 from Short Circuit.  <img src="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/adverts/s/short_circuit.jpg" border="0" />