Comments on: George Lucas Hatred Renewed Through 2010. Today in Film Bloggery 02/13/09 http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/13/george-lucas-hatred-renewed-through-2010-today-in-film-bloggery-021309/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Paul DeBenedetto http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/13/george-lucas-hatred-renewed-through-2010-today-in-film-bloggery-021309/#comment-121039 Paul DeBenedetto Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:38:31 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=10374#comment-121039 This movie is being made ten years too late. I don't just say that since the sheer nerd-anger at Lucas has died down (which it most certainly has) but because even the insincere attacks on Lucas that people struck just for laughs have stopped. This movie is being made to capitalize on a trend that has been outdated for years, and solely for monetary gain. I doubt there's any real ethos behind this. No one wakes up in 2007-8 and goes "HEY, now that I'm thinking about it, Jar-Jar Binks really sucked!" I'm sorry George Lucas "ruined your childhood" by making a movie, but you know what? TIME TO PUT ON YOUR BIG BOY PANTS. You're a grown ass man. Take off your fucking Stormtrooper helmet, stop arguing over who shot first, put down your expanded universe novels and pop in Attack of the Clones so you and YOUR CHILD can watch it together. And fuck you, the new trilogy wasn't even all that bad. This movie is being made ten years too late. I don’t just say that since the sheer nerd-anger at Lucas has died down (which it most certainly has) but because even the insincere attacks on Lucas that people struck just for laughs have stopped. This movie is being made to capitalize on a trend that has been outdated for years, and solely for monetary gain. I doubt there’s any real ethos behind this. No one wakes up in 2007-8 and goes “HEY, now that I’m thinking about it, Jar-Jar Binks really sucked!” I’m sorry George Lucas “ruined your childhood” by making a movie, but you know what? TIME TO PUT ON YOUR BIG BOY PANTS. You’re a grown ass man. Take off your fucking Stormtrooper helmet, stop arguing over who shot first, put down your expanded universe novels and pop in Attack of the Clones so you and YOUR CHILD can watch it together.

And fuck you, the new trilogy wasn’t even all that bad.

]]> By: Mark Young http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/13/george-lucas-hatred-renewed-through-2010-today-in-film-bloggery-021309/#comment-120984 Mark Young Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:47:20 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=10374#comment-120984 Complain about George Lucas all you like, doesn't matter to me. But if the phrase "raped my childhood" appears in this movie, I will kick a puppy. And not a pit bull or anything, a CUTE puppy. Complain about George Lucas all you like, doesn’t matter to me. But if the phrase “raped my childhood” appears in this movie, I will kick a puppy. And not a pit bull or anything, a CUTE puppy.

]]> By: Glenn Kenny http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/13/george-lucas-hatred-renewed-through-2010-today-in-film-bloggery-021309/#comment-120893 Glenn Kenny Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:17:54 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=10374#comment-120893 Ooh la la, Chris. The Divine Ms. Finke and yours truly came to an agreement of detente several months ago, although I allow that said agreement wouldn't necessarily preclude her from referring to me as "second rate." If she is referring to me, that's her privilege, especially considering that my participation in the film is predicated on being the editor of probably the only "Star Wars"-themed book that didn't sell, despite contributions from Jonathan Lethem, Lydia Millet, Elwood Reid, Mr. Todd Hanson, Tom Bissell, et. al. It's all good; I can take it. I look forward to the final product, for sure. Ooh la la, Chris. The Divine Ms. Finke and yours truly came to an agreement of detente several months ago, although I allow that said agreement wouldn’t necessarily preclude her from referring to me as “second rate.” If she is referring to me, that’s her privilege, especially considering that my participation in the film is predicated on being the editor of probably the only “Star Wars”-themed book that didn’t sell, despite contributions from Jonathan Lethem, Lydia Millet, Elwood Reid, Mr. Todd Hanson, Tom Bissell, et. al. It’s all good; I can take it. I look forward to the final product, for sure.

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