George Lucas = Tool
Goddamnit George Lucas. You suck.
News is starting to filter out about the third Star Wars movie.
Lucas says "This one's a little bit more emotional. We like to describe it as 'Titanic' in space. It's a tearjerker." Titanic in space. Is he trying to drive EVERYONE away from the theater? First off, no Star Wars fan wants to see a movie described as "Titanic in space." They want action and lasers and wookies and death stars and light sabers. Not Leonardo Di-freakin-Caprio. And not a tearjerker. The last time a Stars Wars fan cried is when they saw the previous movie. Second, would anyone, ANYONE want to watch "Titanic in space"? It's like a bad SNL sketch. Really. That sounds like the worst idea for a movie since ... Ok, there's been some really bad movies recently, but that's still a horrible idea. Not quite as bad as making a spinoff movie "Jar-Jar Hamlet", but he's pushing the borders.
Lucas says "Obviously, fans would love to see a movie about Darth Vader running around killing people. I'm not telling that story, and I'm not interested in that. That's not what the movie is." Obviously, people would like an action movie to have some action. But I'm not interested in that. I really think an action movie needs more horrible dialogue. Ok... George... listen to me. The original Star Wars was the most successful trilogy ever. (Lord of the Rings may overtake it eventually, but for now, you can probably agree.) Instead of using what worked in the original Star Wars movies that made them incredibly popular (namely action and a good plot), you create a kiddie movie, a love story and a tearjerker.
Goddamn Titanic in freakin' space. Mark Hamill is rolling over in his grave as we speak.
PS: "The intensity of the action and themes in 'Revenge of the Sith' probably will earn it a PG-13 rating, Lucas said. The first five 'Star Wars' movies all were rated PG." Can someone explain to me what the difference between PG and PG-13 is? I've never actually understood this.
News is starting to filter out about the third Star Wars movie.
Lucas says "This one's a little bit more emotional. We like to describe it as 'Titanic' in space. It's a tearjerker." Titanic in space. Is he trying to drive EVERYONE away from the theater? First off, no Star Wars fan wants to see a movie described as "Titanic in space." They want action and lasers and wookies and death stars and light sabers. Not Leonardo Di-freakin-Caprio. And not a tearjerker. The last time a Stars Wars fan cried is when they saw the previous movie. Second, would anyone, ANYONE want to watch "Titanic in space"? It's like a bad SNL sketch. Really. That sounds like the worst idea for a movie since ... Ok, there's been some really bad movies recently, but that's still a horrible idea. Not quite as bad as making a spinoff movie "Jar-Jar Hamlet", but he's pushing the borders.
Lucas says "Obviously, fans would love to see a movie about Darth Vader running around killing people. I'm not telling that story, and I'm not interested in that. That's not what the movie is." Obviously, people would like an action movie to have some action. But I'm not interested in that. I really think an action movie needs more horrible dialogue. Ok... George... listen to me. The original Star Wars was the most successful trilogy ever. (Lord of the Rings may overtake it eventually, but for now, you can probably agree.) Instead of using what worked in the original Star Wars movies that made them incredibly popular (namely action and a good plot), you create a kiddie movie, a love story and a tearjerker.
Goddamn Titanic in freakin' space. Mark Hamill is rolling over in his grave as we speak.
PS: "The intensity of the action and themes in 'Revenge of the Sith' probably will earn it a PG-13 rating, Lucas said. The first five 'Star Wars' movies all were rated PG." Can someone explain to me what the difference between PG and PG-13 is? I've never actually understood this.
posted by Jeff at 3:46 PM
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PG:"Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children."
This is a film which clearly needs to be examined or inquired into by parents before they let their children attend. The label PG plainly states that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, but the parent must make the decision.
The theme of a PG-rated film may itself call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity in these films. There may be some violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated film.
The PG rating, suggesting parental guidance, is thus an alert for examination of a film by parents before deciding on its viewing by their children.
PG-13:"Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13."
PG-13 is thus a sterner warning to parents to determine for themselves the attendance in particular of their younger children as they might consider some material not suited for them. Parents, by the rating, are alerted to be very careful about the attendance of their under-teenage children.
A PG-13 film is one which, in the view of the Rating Board, leaps beyond the boundaries of the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, or other contents, but does not quite fit within the restricted R category. Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. In effect, the PG-13 cautions parents with more stringency than usual to give special attention to this film before they allow their 12-year olds and younger to attend.
If nudity is sexually oriented, the film will generally not be found in the PG-13 category. If violence is too rough or persistent, the film goes into the R (restricted) rating. A film's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, shall initially require the Rating Board to issue that film at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive must lead the Rating Board to issue a film an R rating, as must even one of these words used in a sexual context. These films can be rated less severely, however, if by a special vote, the Rating Board feels that a lesser rating would more responsibly reflect the opinion of American parents.
PG-13 places larger responsibilities on parents for their children's moviegoing. The voluntary rating system is not a surrogate parent, nor should it be. It cannot, and should not, insert itself in family decisions that only parents can, and should, make. Its purpose is to give prescreening advance informational warnings, so that parents can form their own judgments. PG-13 is designed to make these parental decisions easier for films between PG and R.
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