Star Wars is Back!!!

[B1GEast]

Disney just laid down a hunk of cash for Lucas Arts films to the tune of 4.05 billion bucks. Episode 7 in the works for 2015, takes place after Empire Strikes Back and follows Solo and Luke.

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[Ts5034]

I have a feeling this will do more harm then good. It really makes no sense to me

 

[hungry husky]

I'd sell out for $4B. Anyone who disagrees with me is a liar or a fool.

 

[Johnny Mac]

I don't recall because it's been so long, but hasn't the Star Wars franchise sucked balls since Episode #2 (which I think was actually #5)?

 

[mauconnfan]

Disney just laid down a hunk of cash for Lucas Arts films to the tune of 4.05 billion bucks. Episode 7 in the works for 2015, takes place after Empire Strikes Back and follows Solo and Luke.

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I really thought this was about the C's vs the Heat.............

 

[SubbaBub]

Disney just laid down a hunk of cash for Lucas Arts films to the tune of 4.05 billion bucks. Episode 7 in the works for 2015, takes place after Empire Strikes Back and follows Solo and Luke.

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So Han spends the entire movie frozen in carbonite? It'd still be better than the Phantom Menace.

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[Letsgohuskies11]

nice so they are trying to kill the franchise even more?

 

[ZooCougar]

Hopefully George Lucas won't have much to do with it. Otherwise we'll get Jar Jar and other cute nonsense.

 

[Waquoit]

This is a yawn. Let's face it, Star Wars died the first second we saw the Ewoks onscreen.

 

[B1GEast]

So Han spends the entire movie frozen in carbonite? It'd still be better than the Phantom Menace.

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Lol, probably takes place after the death star is first damaged.

 

[B1GEast]

I'd sell out for $4B. Anyone who disagrees with me is a liar or a fool.

Me thinks this deal is worth WAY more than 4 billion.

 

[dapriest]

Star Wars - Awesome for its time.
Empire Strikes Back - lost some luster, so-so.
Return of Jedi - was cheering for the Dark Lord by end of movie, if for nothing else than to wipe out ewoks, which appeared to be included solely for their merchantability.

1 and 2 - completely forgettable. Miscast (Samuel Jackson, Jimmy Smits???, Liam Neeson?) 3 - horrid acting. 4 - horrible script - 5 - weak plot (attempting to explain the "force" with micro-organisms was classic Lucas crap).

In the end, all of the weaknesses of Lucas that were covered by the novelty of the first movie, the (for the time) great effects, the relatively unknown cast, and so on, were exposed violently in the rest of the movies.

That all said, here's what you can expect -
Instead of a poorly written, poorly acted Star Wars episode 7, in which stupid characters (Binks, Ewoks) do heroic things, you're going to get a Hollywood version of it, which means that you're going to get the top stars playing the lead roles, there will be dozens of hackneyed lines copped from the last 60 years of movies, and any artistic pretension that Lucas had will be swapped for commercial interest only, with Han Solo drinking a futuristic Coke out of a floating can and Leah using a space age hair care product.

Note - surely they will pick it up after episode 6 (Return of Jedi), and not after Empire Strikes Back.

 

[B1GEast]

Star Wars - Awesome for its time.
Empire Strikes Back - lost some luster, so-so.
Return of Jedi - was cheering for the Dark Lord by end of movie, if for nothing else than to wipe out ewoks, which appeared to be included solely for their merchantability.

1 and 2 - completely forgettable. Miscast (Samuel Jackson, Jimmy Smits???, Liam Neeson?) 3 - horrid acting. 4 - horrible script - 5 - weak plot (attempting to explain the "force" with micro-organisms was classic Lucas crap).

In the end, all of the weaknesses of Lucas that were covered by the novelty of the first movie, the (for the time) great effects, the relatively unknown cast, and so on, were exposed violently in the rest of the movies.

That all said, here's what you can expect -
Instead of a poorly written, poorly acted Star Wars episode 7, in which stupid characters (Binks, Ewoks) do heroic things, you're going to get a Hollywood version of it, which means that you're going to get the top stars playing the lead roles, there will be dozens of hackneyed lines copped from the last 60 years of movies, and any artistic pretension that Lucas had will be swapped for commercial interest only, with Han Solo drinking a futuristic Coke out of a floating can and Leah using a space age hair care product.

Note - surely they will pick it up after episode 6 (Return of Jedi), and not after Empire Strikes Back.

This can't pick up after episode 6 because the rebels are victorious and the story ends. This has to pick up after episode 4.

 

[dapriest]

This can't pick up after episode 6 because the rebels are victorious and the story ends.

Well, that's why Lucas said he was never going to make 7-9. He said that 1-6 were the "tragedy of Darth Vader," and that the story ends with his death.

This has to pick up after episode 4.

You do understand that episode 5 did, in fact, pick up after episode 4?

 

[Palatine]

Star Wars VII starring Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.

 

[B1GEast]

Well, that's why Lucas said he was never going to make 7-9. He said that 1-6 were the "tragedy of Darth Vader," and that the story ends with his death.

You do understand that episode 5 did, in fact, pick up after episode 4?

Yes, but there is a big gap between 4 and 5, just as there is a gap between 5 and 6 .

 

[hungry husky]

Me thinks this deal is worth WAY more than 4 billion.

Over the long term, yes...but George Lucas is getting old. Might as well use the money now to snort coke off of hooker's asses before he kicks the bucket.

 

[rw005]

Star Wars VII starring Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.

Expect a reference or two.

 

[ZooCougar]

I thought The Empire Strikes Back was the best of all of them.

 

[Brochacho]

I don't give a if its mickey mouse fighting donald duck to the mickey mouse club theme, I want some orange lightsabers.

 

[temery]

Disney just laid down a hunk of cash for Lucas Arts films to the tune of 4.05 billion bucks. Episode 7 in the works for 2015, takes place after Empire Strikes Back and follows Solo and Luke.

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I saw Carrie Fisher on TV recently. My lightsaber shrank.

 

[ZooCougar]

I think George Lucas sold out at the right time. The more I think about it, Star Wars is played out as a major film. No new Star Wars movies will equal or surpass the first trilogy, which was revolutionary for its time.

The next movies will be mediocre, but they will keep demand for the other stuff, such Star Wars, books, comics, Toys, Video Games etc. high. That's where the real value comes in.