Disney Bought George Lucas’ Ideas For The New 'Star Wars' Trilogy And Then Scrapped Them

By Ken at Sunrise, in X-Wing

No, he really, really doesn't.

TIE Pilot, please, explain.

The facts are that the two films that Lucas had the least to do with are the most loved and critically acclaimed.

The prequel films, which he micro-managed, were the least well received.

Midichorians. Natalie Portman. Jar Jar Binks. Hayden Christensen. I mean, c'mon, it's like he hit his head or something.

George Lucas is a fantastic producer and he was innovative when he was getting started. Also I think Natalie Portman was one of the few things he did right with the prequels, that and better saber fighting scenes.

Portman was terrible and I question your ability to determine good acting from bad.

Go watch the "so love has blinded you" scene and tell me again how good of an actor she was.

Her, Hayden and jar jar were the sole 3 reasons the prequels were so terrible.

Don't forget that the fraudulent skank *pretended* she had done the dancing in Black Swan.

Accepted accolades and did interviews etc. "Oh yes, aren't I wonderful. I learned to do it in six months".

Then the ballerina (who had been one for 20 years or so) who really did the work came forward and exposed her.

They just mapped portmans head on with CG!

Portman is scum. Unprecedented scum.

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Don't forget that the fraudulent [sexist drivel removed - L.] *pretended* she had done the dancing in Black Swan.

Accepted accolades and did interviews etc. "Oh yes, aren't I wonderful. I learned to do it in six months".

Then the ballerina (who had been one for 20 years or so) who really did the work came forward and exposed her.

They just mapped portmans head on with CG!

The film showing the digital replacement was on the film website, but removed. A blogger asked why this was done and why Portman did not acknowledge her dance double when receiving an Oscar, speculating that the film's creators tried to manipulate the public into thinking that Portman did all the dancing herself.

Portman is scum. Unprecedented scum.

That is completely uncalled for and out of every proportion.

Portman is scum. Unprecedented scum.

If Padme shows up flying a Firespray, I am going to have to think long and hard about buy her pilot card :P

Well there are several but I can't recount them without rewatching and taking notes. But:

The Empire Strikes Back. Hans is trying to escape Hoth with Leia who says 'You'll never get this bucket of bolts past that blockade'. The next scene is them arriving to setup the blockade. Scenes reversed.

A minutes or so longer you see a flash and Han says "see" we assume referring to the blockade being destroyed; Leia says "someday you're going to get it wrong...". The next scene is the e-web being destroyed. Again scenes reversed.

There are several like that, mostly in the first and second movies. I love the special effects but paying too much attention to that and missing simple editing was a shame.

I don't believe there's any inconsistency here. The blockade they're referencing are the Star Destroyers in orbit, not a handful of Stormtroopers.

Aside from that, the Lucas-Portman-Christensen love in this thread sickens me. :) You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

That seen is while they are on the ground in the ice cave; they aren't in space yet. Han appears to be boasting "See!" for shooting a blockade what wasn't setup yet.

And... If you watch the first two movie there are many scenes where the dialog is out of sequence. That's just an easy one to spot. Considerable attention was spent on CG but not nearly as much on simple editing.

Nah, the 'See!' is unrelated. He's either referencing the Stormtroopers for a brief second 'cos they're no real threat or he's alerting Chewie to some pre-flight operation or some equipment-related thing. The 'See!' isn't important.

I think the word blockade's confusing you. It's usually used as a naval term. A siege or picket line using ships at sea, or in this case, space. The blockade isn't the five Stormtroopers in the hanger, it's the dozens of Star Destroyers in orbit, there to crush the rebellion with their thousands of starfighters and soldiers.

I'm honestly unaware of any editing errors in any of the films. I'd like to hear of more, I'd like to review them.

I just watched that entire scene recently from the movie (Disc) and I don't think I'm confused. It appears to me as being out of place if one watches the entire scene. I am familiar with the naval term, including siege, picket line, etc... Of course it's more likely that we have a difference of opinion.

Maybe next time I sit down to watch them I'll try to make a list of the various ones. Though they are all minor and don't really impact the movie. Just little items and things.

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