George Lucas has tainted my entire childhood and I hate him - do you?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

Where are the glory days?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Other:

I've always felt Star Wars was vastly overrated, but the series went from "average" to "fucking terrible" after Episodes 1 and 2.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. BLASPHEMER!!!!!!

I would smite you were you physically present. Smite you good!


Actually - you're probably right. Compare Episode IV to Blade Runner and the differences are glaring. Ridley Scott can make a movie!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. Blade Runner rocks

And if we're talking trilogies, Peter Jackson practically pisses on George Lucas.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

7. Jackson makes Lucas look like the tool that he is!

I am a HUGE fan of LOTR. I never thought he'd pull it off

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

9. I dunno about you, but

after work, on the day the Return of the King DVD was released, my friends and I all got drunk and watched the entire trilogy (Extended Versions where applicable.) Work the next day fucking blew, but it was worth it!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. I plan on buying all the extented DVDS and having a marathon

My fiance hasn't seen 'em

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

22. My SO hasn't seen 2 and 3 yet

But every time we start to watch, we just wind up having sex instead. :evilgrin:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

24. That happens to me alot too

Not the worst way to interupt a flick!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

26. Absolutely not!

I can think of worse without even trying!

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

28. Maybe I do need glasses...

The first time I read your subject line, I thought it said "My son hasn't seen 2 and 3 yet".

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

29. eww.

Just eww!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

30. HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

I just.....hee hee..........THAT"S HORRIBLE........hee hee......

[tigereye]

32. make sure you get the extended versions of LOTR

with all those great extras. We have spent many eves marvelling at the level of effort and detail that PJ and crew went to. Really cool.


BTW my son has seen all of them. (I'm a mommy)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

37. Did your son read the books? n/t

[tigereye]

42. we read the Hobbit

we have to find the other ones. They are buried on one of the bookshelves somewhere.

[Commendatori]

36. You'd have to smite me too, Boss

I never understood this massive appeal of any of the films at all.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

81. You and I are often at odds aren't we?

SMITE SMITE SMITE - are you smitten yet?

[Commendatori]

85. Well, yes, but always respectfully...

I'm not sure "smitten" is the best choice of words, so let's go with "smote" - I'm still around, though ;)

...you're the most reasonable person I've disagreed with here so far.

My idea of entertaining movie fare is modern-day babes, martial arts and explosions, not space-age cowboys and indians :)

Kidding aside, I admit that my tastes in music and movies are very narrow, but I honestly still don't see the appeal of Star Wars.

[RodneyCK2]

15. I like the storyline and mythology...

behind the Star Wars saga. It would make for a good Sci-fi role-playing game, but the movies s*ck. The first two moves were ok, but everything after that was purely created for marketing, a big disappointment.

[UdoKier]

2. Lucas: once a hack, always a hack

Think about it. He only ever directed 2 films before he did the New Star Wars prequels ; American Graffiti and Star Wars. Let's say they were flukes. After all the best of the original Star Wars was Empire Strikes Back and Lucas didn't direct that.

He should have hired a REAL director to do the prequels.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

5. You forgot THX1138 -- his first!

[UdoKier]

11. Wasn't that a student film?

nt

(My comment about the "hack" thing stands. There must be a reason why he did nothing but produce for 20 years...)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

14. There's no doubt.

I think you're right about the student thing but I make no distinctions there. He made it.

[Magrittes Pipe]

6. RandomKoolzip has a bad Flowbee.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. Randomkoolzip has a rad frisbee

[Magrittes Pipe]

10. RandomKoolzip is a sad hippy.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. Randomkoolzip is a tad dippy

[Magrittes Pipe]

13. RandomKoolzip eats chunky Skippy.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. randomkoolzip shoots skunks with blowguns

changin' it up bitch!

[Magrittes Pipe]

18. RandomKoolzip confuses punks with hokum.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. Randomkoolzip reduces punk to a slogan

[Magrittes Pipe]

21. The Dead suck.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

23. Maakies blows

[Magrittes Pipe]

25. You are a Republican.

As your website clearly states.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

27. Woops - gotta go

my cover's blown!

Jesus saves!!!

[tigereye]

33. you boys should play nice

[Magrittes Pipe]

34. You are a Freeper disruptor!

Fie on you! Fie, I say!

[tigereye]

38. yeah come on and get me Librul boi!

[Magrittes Pipe]

40. I KNEW it!

You are Jim Robinson!

[tigereye]

43. ok enlighten me al

who is Jim Robinson? I admit my ignorance.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

46. Otherwise known as Rim Job

He's the Skinner of FreeRepublic

[Magrittes Pipe]

47. Jim Robinson, A/K/A "JimRob," A/K/A "RimJob"...

...is the founder of freerepublic.com.

[tigereye]

55. hey that is a pretty heavy accusation

dude

bet I'm better looking. Although I guess that wouldn't be hard.

[Magrittes Pipe]

57. No, that wouldn't be hard at all.

I've seen pictures of RimJob. :scared:

And I think I saw a picture of your old band -- there were two women in the band, right? Well, I dunno which was you, but both of them were better looking than him.

[tigereye]

74. aw shucks, better looking than a scary rwinger

I've never seen a pic of me online. That would be interesting -wonder where/what that is. I have seen a thing about our albums, but that was all. That was when I was young and pensive.

[Magrittes Pipe]

78. I don't remember either...

...I think I did a Google search on your band's name.

I don't remember your band's name, so I can't send you the link. :(

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

44. I concur - A pox on you!

I bite my thumb!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

35. This is no game

This is deadly serious!!!

[tigereye]

39. yeah maligning others when they ain't around

maybe that's half the fun. MAybe I should be quiet now. I have to take the boy to lunch. Since I am getting SOOO much work done. :)

[Magrittes Pipe]

45. Koolzip has maligned us FAR worse when we were not around.

You should have seen the horrible things he wrote about CStheT before CStheT joined DU.

It is a testament to CStheT's fealty and grace that he is able to still call Koolzip "friend" after that. :grr:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

49. Its all a carefully coreographed revenge

He'll never know what hit him!

[Magrittes Pipe]

51. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It is a variation on Gazpacho, after all.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

53. Exactly - tomato based vindication

that's my bag!

[tigereye]

59. that was really good

Gazpacho boy! That's what I'll call you! Boy am I silly today. Hope you don't get mad at me. :scared:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

70. Randomkoolzip's nickname is Kid Goulash. Gespacho Boy is now mine

Thank you. :thumbsup:

[tigereye]

73. but what about al?

hmmmm I will have to mull that one over, since he already seems to have a raft of nicknames. Since I am not here a lot, I don't know all the skinny on these matters. I'm not telling you what my nickname was in college.

[tigereye]

56. now how would he have been able to write about him

if he didn't know him yet? Or am I missing something. As I often do. I thought they were partners in music.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

61. Randomkoolzip and I grew up together in CT

He's since moved on to Chicago by way of New Orleans and Nashville

[tigereye]

63. oh the world is very very small at times

6 degress and what not. OR one degree I guess. So you were like Bill Berry and Mike Mills? But decided to get along for the greater musical good?

[Magrittes Pipe]

66. More like Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.

A musical genius who must put up with the shenanigans of a big-lipped halfwit twit who is more interested in banging models and David Bowie than in making the RAWK, but they stick together anyway on accounta Keef can't sing too well any more what with the heroin and all; and besides, they don't know any other way.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

69. Oh and hundreds of millions of dollars too

bling bling

[tigereye]

72. man it's gettin deep in here, where are my boots?

seriously did you really have a band of sorts together (a band of sots?:)) I do know how those things go, although my bands ran more to choc chip cookies and take out food than drugs and drink.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

76. I belong to a trio of close friends since youth

We'll call them : Kid Goulash, Gezpacho Boy and South of the Border Paul. The three of us were in a cover band in highschool but Kid Goulash (RKZ) was a drummer and SBP was a guitarist - I just sang. I was more of a visual artist. In fact that's what I was known for then. The 2 of them pursued their music together until last year when RKZ moved to Chicago. The 2 of them had gone to New Orleans and then Nashville (where SBP remains). They had a band called the 8th grade http://www.the8thgrade.com . I went to art school in NYC. I'm now a graphic designer who is trying to get back to the city and start a career as a painter. Whew!

[tigereye]

84. love these veggie nicknames!

I love to hear stories about people's musical pasts. It is very interesting.

I was a drummer in my bands.. mostly male/female power poppy/ arty?quirky stuff. I played in bands for about 15 years. I was the only one who was willing to play drums, since everyone else wanted to play guitar of course! We made a few CDS on our own, one with Kramer, toured a bit, once played at the Knitting Factory ( that was really cool). I am taking drum lessons now since I am pretty much self-taught. I miss playing with others, since I haven't been able to play really since my kid was born. I am hoping to find some people here to play with occasionally, since I really miss it.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

67. We were more like David St Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel

We had that skiffle band - you know how it goes

[Momgonepostal]

16. Other: I was about 8 when the first one came out

I remember my Dad taking me and he hardly ever took me to movies, or anywhere really. I loved it, partly because it seemed so unique and modern and partly because I enjoyed sharing the experience with my Dad. The second one I liked but not as well, and I don't even remember the third.

I think they're really kid movies, and doubt Lucas would disagree. Once I grew up a bit I lost interest. I've never seen the prequels and have no desire to.

[DerekG]

31. The glory ended when "Return of the Jedi" was released...

Say what you will about TPM and AOTC, but the insipid Return of the Jedi makes the prequels look like the friggin' Godfather films.

Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back are two of the greatest movies ever made--but the Holy Trilogy label is false.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

41. Incorrect

Return is better than episode 2. Done.

[Magrittes Pipe]

48. LIES!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

50. Its quantifiable

Odious rube!

[Magrittes Pipe]

52. You are just saying that because you think the Ewoks are "cute."

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

54. If by cute you mean sexy then yes

grrrrr

[Magrittes Pipe]

58. Does he make you horny, baby?

Does he?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

62. Hot and bothered is how I describe it

mmmmmm

[Magrittes Pipe]

64. Would you say he makes it "throb"...

...or more "quiver?"

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

65. Its more of an ache

A deep body ache - like the flu but enjoyable

[Magrittes Pipe]

68. My dear boy...

...I do believe that you are in love. :loveya:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

71. mayhap you're right!

[Endangered Specie]

79. Both were lousy, the first was mediocre.

[MrSlayer]

80. I agree, those stupid Ewoks and the endless repetition of "Destiny".

Sickened me. Empire is the best movie of them all. I didn't even bother to see the new ones.

[gpandas]

60. don't know, only

[mitchum]

75. I hate ALL of his geeky sci-fi fanboy shit...

"American Grafitti" was good though

[Endangered Specie]

77. Anything that defames Star Wars (including itself) has my full support.

Really, come on, its gone from mediocre at best, awful, to terrible, to a fucking catastrophe

[Blayde Starrfyre]

82. I voted for "other"

Specifically, all of the Star Wars movies are bad.

[Deja Q]

83. The new episodes suck, he updated the old ones, and he screwed with

E.T. as well.

G.L. Phone Home and GO HOME!

Though the re-introduction of filmed gore when Luke was held captive by the snow monster was nice. (the updated effects weren't all that great, it was a video game, and it looked as if Leia and Lando were running OUTSIDE in a scene that was originally made for them to be running INSIDE. Made no sense... Maybe the Special Special Edition coming out in September fixes this... As well as having Luke say "LEIA!!" after he gets out of the X-Wing after he blows up the Death Star instead of yelling "CARRIE!!" in the first (fourth) one!

[NewJeffCT]

86. why did this come up today?

Are they releasing some special Star Wars DVD?

That said, the first 2 movies were great, Return of the Jedi was ok and the last two "prequels" pretty much sucked.

I was born in late '66, so I was 10 1/2 when the original Star Wars came out, 13 1/2 for the second one and 16 1/2 for Return in 1983 and I loved Princess Leia in that metal bikini.