Lucas bashing...

Posted by Fedora from ? (24.116.205.230) on Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 1:25pm :

In Reply to: Lucas should learn from Prequels for Indy IV posted by James from host-216-78-21-172.cae.bellsouth.net (216.78.21.172) on Friday, May 17, 2002 at 12:06pm :

: After watching the new Star Wars film (which is pretty fun, btw), I thought I would offer Lucas some free advice, with regards to the next Indy film. (Since he now seems willing to heed fan advice following Episode I.)

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: 1. Don't try to write any of Indy's romantic subplot, George.

: 2. See #1.

: 3. Use REAL sets. Put a bunch of actors in an empty room with blue and green screens, and see what kind of leaden performances they breathe into their dialogue. (Oh wait, you already did.)

: 4. Closely related, let's keep the (inevitable) CGI all but imperceptible. (ie. no computer-generated whip aiding Indy in wire-work acrobatics!)

: 5. No characters aimed at attracting children. A whole generation became fans of both Star Wars and Raiders while they were still in single-digits...and no, the Ewoks didn't have anything to do with it. Why have you never figured this out?

: 6. If it feels like you stole it from a serial you watched in your youth = GOOD. If it feels like it might make a nice filler level for the XBox game = BAD.

: 7. God, I'm worried about #1.

: 8. Most importantly, don't try to rewrite anything in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Don't try to tell us any backstory that was hinted at in that film. Leave your myths alone, because our personal interpretations of it are much better than anything you could ever make up 20 years later. We just don't get paid for ours.

Ya know, this seems to be a hot topic here at times. All I got to say is look at where old George is at in the food chain, and then look at yourselves. I don't think he needs any advice. Plus, Spielberg will be directing, not G.L. I seriously doubt that there is anyone here on this forum that has half the talent that any of the big three has. Yeah, you got the right to be critical, but only if you have the talent and foresight to be better than what you are being critical of. Looks like his talent has made him very rich and famous. How about you? Nuff said. Fedora

Follow Ups:

Have I offended you? - James 1:51am 05/19/2002

No offense taken... - Fedora 1:56pm 05/19/2002

Re: - James 11:40pm 05/19/2002

Twice??? - Fedora 0:03am 05/20/2002

Re: Twice??? - James 0:25am 05/20/2002

Grumpy Old Fans? - Forrestal 2:28pm 05/19/2002

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: : After watching the new Star Wars film (which is pretty fun, btw), I thought I would offer Lucas some free advice, with regards to the next Indy film. (Since he now seems willing to heed fan advice following Episode I.) : : : : 1. Don't try to write any of Indy's romantic subplot, George. : : 2. See #1. : : 3. Use REAL sets. Put a bunch of actors in an empty room with blue and green screens, and see what kind of leaden performances they breathe into their dialogue. (Oh wait, you already did.) : : 4. Closely related, let's keep the (inevitable) CGI all but imperceptible. (ie. no computer-generated whip aiding Indy in wire-work acrobatics!) : : 5. No characters aimed at attracting children. A whole generation became fans of both Star Wars and Raiders while they were still in single-digits...and no, the Ewoks didn't have anything to do with it. Why have you never figured this out? : : 6. If it feels like you stole it from a serial you watched in your youth = GOOD. If it feels like it might make a nice filler level for the XBox game = BAD. : : 7. God, I'm worried about #1. : : 8. Most importantly, don't try to rewrite anything in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Don't try to tell us any backstory that was hinted at in that film. Leave your myths alone, because our personal interpretations of it are much better than anything you could ever make up 20 years later. We just don't get paid for ours. : Ya know, this seems to be a hot topic here at times. All I got to say is look at where old George is at in the food chain, and then look at yourselves. I don't think he needs any advice. Plus, Spielberg will be directing, not G.L. I seriously doubt that there is anyone here on this forum that has half the talent that any of the big three has. Yeah, you got the right to be critical, but only if you have the talent and foresight to be better than what you are being critical of. Looks like his talent has made him very rich and famous. How about you? Nuff said. Fedora

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