Star Wars, redux

[khedron]

This new Star Wars article on CNN talks about how improvised, off-the-cuff, goofy, and light-hearted many aspects of the original Star Wars movies were. I think that's right, and it's part of what makes the original movies so much fun. So, here's my beef for the day -- if George Lucas takes it so seriously that it has to be altered to match his true artistic vision, how can he complain that the fans take it too seriously?

You know, I bet he wanted to re-dub Yoda with CGI.

(I'd say "re-vamp", but Yoda ain't no vamp.)

Comments

[desdenova.livejournal.com]

Some day, Lucas will be dead, and an enterprising heir will arrange for the films to be restored to their original, unaltered state.

[stutefish.livejournal.com]

Heh. I posited here that it's only a matter of time before George releases an update in which Greedo doesn't shoot first.

Quite frankly, I wouldn't mind a Yoda re-dub; I kept expecting him to break out into a rousing version of "Moving Right Along" at any given moment. My picks for the new voice of Yoda: Morrissey, Charo, or Snoop Dogg.

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

I expect it to become the subject of an informal "Phantom Edit"-style competition on the net long before then.

[khedron.livejournal.com]

It's all your fault I have the Muppet Movie soundtrack stuck in my head now. Well, you fault, and my fault, for having had very little sleep. But still!

I have to thank you for the vision of Jon Lovitz as Jar-Jar, even as I try to ignore Snoop Dogg as Yoda...

("Who da man?")

[khedron.livejournal.com]

On this subject, this Dork Tower made me very happy.

"He is altering the movies. Pray he doesn't alter them any further."

[crouchback.livejournal.com]

Did you see the PVP strip (http://www.pvponline.com/index.php3) on this?