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Post by medjay on Mar 19, 2017 9:27:22 GMT
It would had been so awesome if Lucas would have used the money from the Star Wars machine to finance risky high and mid budget movies especially when the mid budget ones started going away. Also he had the cash machine to blackmail the entire industry to take more interesting risks. As far as i know he does not enjoy managing his fortune.  |
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Post by medjay on Mar 19, 2017 17:18:41 GMT
Its one of my favourite videos to film because its a lot of fun Are you answering this thread? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 20:43:55 GMT
I don't think George Lucas is all that creative to be honest. He did well with Star Wars and Indiana Jones but that was really it. Yes, he could have done a lot more, he could have used his money to fund up and coming directors and screen writers etc But he seemed more interested in re-doing Star Wars films and pumping out sub standard prequels.
Although there was a time he was a risk taker I don't think that lasted for very long once he achieved his mega success.
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Post by Wesley Crusher on Mar 19, 2017 20:50:52 GMT
I don't think George Lucas is all that creative to be honest. He did well with Star Wars and Indiana Jones but that was really it. Yes, he could have done a lot more, he could have used his money to fund up and coming directors and screen writers etc But he seemed more interested in re-doing Star Wars films and pumping out sub standard prequels. Although there was a time he was a risk taker I don't think that lasted for very long once he achieved his mega success. All he did? You mean all he did was 2 of the greatest movie franchises of all-time ... and that's not enough??? The movie industry is better because of George Lucas ... very few people can say that. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 21:03:26 GMT
Wesley Crusher He did well I agree. But somewhere along the line the cynicism crept in I think. He also pretty much killed both those creations.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 21:28:14 GMT
I don't think George Lucas is all that creative to be honest. He did well with Star Wars and Indiana Jones but that was really it. Yes, he could have done a lot more, he could have used his money to fund up and coming directors and screen writers etc But he seemed more interested in re-doing Star Wars films and pumping out sub standard prequels. Although there was a time he was a risk taker I don't think that lasted for very long once he achieved his mega success. All he did? You mean all he did was 2 of the greatest movie franchises of all-time ... and that's not enough??? The movie industry is better because of George Lucas ... very few people can say that. To be fair, neither idea was particularly creative. They were nostalgic throwbacks to older serials that he liked as a kid. He seems like a guy who had a small handful of concepts that he wanted to polish to sheen rather than a guy who was bursting with fresh ideas. That said, there is no denying his impact on the media industry-- and not just film. Don't forget the impact of LucasArts (a division of LucasFilms) which laid the groundwork for modern graphical MMOs, a now billion dollar industry of its own, with Club Caribe as well as numerous adventure game titles that dominated the 80s and 90s. Or ILM or the creation of Pixar. There's no doubt he wanted to advance the arts and he succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams even if was just planting the seed for future growth. I don't find the man particularly inspiring as a creative force in terms of his own works but in terms of what he has fostered in others and paved the way for, he is legendary. I think he's done just fine with his funding. |
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Post by xystophoros on Mar 19, 2017 22:22:21 GMT
I don't think George Lucas is all that creative to be honest. He did well with Star Wars and Indiana Jones but that was really it. Yes, he could have done a lot more, he could have used his money to fund up and coming directors and screen writers etc But he seemed more interested in re-doing Star Wars films and pumping out sub standard prequels. Although there was a time he was a risk taker I don't think that lasted for very long once he achieved his mega success. All he did? You mean all he did was 2 of the greatest movie franchises of all-time ... and that's not enough??? The movie industry is better because of George Lucas ... very few people can say that. Le's be serious here, neither are "great" franchises, and science fiction would have been just fine under the guiding hands of Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick until James Cameron came along to add layers of Velveeta to the genre in the mid-80s. You never see a list like, "The Top 100 Science Fiction Films of All Time" and see Star Wars at the top of the list. You see Bladerunner, Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, Moon... But never Star Wars. Because it's a kid's franchise, with candy-colored weapons and antagonists with names like "General Grievous." |
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Post by Wesley Crusher on Mar 19, 2017 22:36:09 GMT
All he did? You mean all he did was 2 of the greatest movie franchises of all-time ... and that's not enough??? The movie industry is better because of George Lucas ... very few people can say that. Le's be serious here, neither are "great" franchises, and science fiction would have been just fine under the guiding hands of Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick until James Cameron came along to add layers of Velveeta to the genre in the mid-80s. You never see a list like, "The Top 100 Science Fiction Films of All Time" and see Star Wars at the top of the list. You see Bladerunner, Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, Moon...But never Star Wars. Because it's a kid's franchise, with candy-colored weapons and antagonists with names like "General Grievous." AFI TOP 10 SCI-FI 1 2001: A Space Odyssey 2 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope3 E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial 4 A Clockwork Orange 5 The Day the Earth Stood Still 6 Blade Runner 7 Alien 8 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 9 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 10 Back to the Future |
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Post by deeznutz on Apr 25, 2017 3:18:52 GMT
Its one of my favourite videos to film because its a lot of fun Are you answering this thread? think she just randomly posts shit to get higher member status to be honest from the stuff she posts |
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