Comments on: The real George Lucas has been imprisoned for 20 years while an impostor ran amok, making prequels http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 20:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: johan,karlskrona http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128707 johan,karlskrona Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128707 This is the only reasonable explanation. This is the only reasonable explanation.

]]> By: Hugh http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128196 Hugh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128196 Slick Gigolo used to make terrific notional trailers, but their recent work is just milking the past. Slick Gigolo used to make terrific notional trailers, but their recent work is just milking the past.

]]> By: PeaceNerd http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127944 PeaceNerd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127944 Holy... How did they get 1970s Carrie Fisher to be in this? Holy… How did they get 1970s Carrie Fisher to be in this?

]]> By: thekinginyellow http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127954 thekinginyellow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127954 lots of references to other films...which kinda works in this case. the oldboy shots were a little too obvious though. could have done without the shoddy latex masks; especially for chewy. lots of references to other films…which kinda works in this case. the oldboy shots were a little too obvious though. could have done without the shoddy latex masks; especially for chewy.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128211 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128211 Good ol' Hollywood - milking the past to make the cheese of the future! Good ol’ Hollywood – milking the past to make the cheese of the future!

]]> By: jphilby http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128476 jphilby Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128476 It's been a long time since I wanted to suspend my disbelief SO BADLY!!! It’s been a long time since I wanted to suspend my disbelief SO BADLY!!!

]]> By: earthmann http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128485 earthmann Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128485 Watched the clip while listening to the second myspace track of above-mentioned DEMDIKE STARE. Worked great. Watched the clip while listening to the second myspace track of above-mentioned DEMDIKE STARE. Worked great.

]]> By: Gulliver http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128519 Gulliver Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128519 Goes well with a side of ham. Goes well with a side of ham.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127765 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127765 so much joy... can't stand it... so much joy… can’t stand it…

]]> By: arikol http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128025 arikol Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128025 Seriously? A technical critique of a zero budget joke trailer with a better concept than most full length movies? I think I'll give a somewhat different rating: seriously awesome Seriously? A technical critique of a zero budget joke trailer with a better concept than most full length movies?

I think I’ll give a somewhat different rating:
seriously awesome

]]> By: Teapunk http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128572 Teapunk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128572 I want to believe. I want to believe.

]]> By: sten http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1129599 sten Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1129599 George Lucas?.... Christ what an asshole! George Lucas?…. Christ what an asshole!

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128066 penguinchris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128066 The Oldboy scene is only obvious if you've seen Oldboy... which most people haven't. And why exactly does a reference being "obvious" make it bad? It was an effective bad-ass fighting scene to use, and it's a bonus joke for those who've seen Oldboy. I agree with arikol: this is seriously awesome The latex masks and other low-budget stuff work here, and work well. Obviously deliberate and not just budgetary. The Oldboy scene is only obvious if you’ve seen Oldboy… which most people haven’t. And why exactly does a reference being “obvious” make it bad? It was an effective bad-ass fighting scene to use, and it’s a bonus joke for those who’ve seen Oldboy.

I agree with arikol:
this is seriously awesome

The latex masks and other low-budget stuff work here, and work well. Obviously deliberate and not just budgetary.

]]> By: Tau'ma http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127813 Tau'ma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127813 +1 +1

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128069 penguinchris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128069 Oh and in case you missed it, the entire premise is taken from the premise of Oldboy, so it's entirely appropriate to have a few specific scenes referenced :) Oh and in case you missed it, the entire premise is taken from the premise of Oldboy, so it’s entirely appropriate to have a few specific scenes referenced :)

]]> By: scottsigler http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127822 scottsigler Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127822 Fantastic. I'd rather pay $12.50 to see that than the prequels. Fantastic. I’d rather pay $12.50 to see that than the prequels.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128612 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128612 I totally agree with thekinginyellow's criticism of the latex mask. Sure, this is a zero-budget joke trailer... but if one is going to bother casting a decent Carrie Fisher lookalike, why not go the extra mile and get a more plausible mask for Chewbacca? I totally agree with thekinginyellow’s criticism of the latex mask. Sure, this is a zero-budget joke trailer… but if one is going to bother casting a decent Carrie Fisher lookalike, why not go the extra mile and get a more plausible mask for Chewbacca?

]]> By: Emo Pinata http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128363 Emo Pinata Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128363 Ugh. Revealing the mastermind in the trailer. Ugh. Revealing the mastermind in the trailer.

]]> By: StAlfongzo http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128108 StAlfongzo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128108 I thought the same about Chewy's mask. You can get a nice one easy from Spirt Warehouse and then I thought gee... what was their budget for this film? Its an excellent piece of work IMHO! I can just imagine writing and storyboarding this thing was alot of fun. I wonder 25 to 50k or less to do this piece? I thought the same about Chewy’s mask. You can get a nice one easy from Spirt Warehouse and then I thought gee… what was their budget for this film?

Its an excellent piece of work IMHO! I can just imagine writing and storyboarding this thing was alot of fun.

I wonder 25 to 50k or less to do this piece?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127863 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127863 Old Boy? No one's going to saying anything about Old Boy? Aping badass Korean mise en scene (this isn't homage, it's a goddamn palette swap) while cracking creaking Lucas-centric jokes that wore out their welcomes on t-shirts five years ago.... sigh. This is what happens to George Lucas in Love when the Internet becomes involved. I knock these things down to build myself up, incidentally. Old Boy? No one’s going to saying anything about Old Boy? Aping badass Korean mise en scene (this isn’t homage, it’s a goddamn palette swap) while cracking creaking Lucas-centric jokes that wore out their welcomes on t-shirts five years ago…. sigh. This is what happens to George Lucas in Love when the Internet becomes involved.

I knock these things down to build myself up, incidentally.

]]> By: unit_1421 http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127877 unit_1421 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127877 Han shot ONLY!!! Greedo never got a round off in the first place. Han shot ONLY!!! Greedo never got a round off in the first place.

]]> By: sten http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128136 sten Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128136 Too good to be true. Unfortunately Mr. Lucas was right there with the rest of them with a face full of cocaine and back door hookers. Too good to be true. Unfortunately Mr. Lucas was right there with the rest of them with a face full of cocaine and back door hookers.

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127881 franko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127881 sigh, if only it were true. sigh, if only it were true.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127888 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127888 Revenge of the Sith was on tv the other day. the worst. on so many levels. Revenge of the Sith was on tv the other day.
the worst. on so many levels.

]]> By: sigismund http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127889 sigismund Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127889 this is not fiction, I always knew it. this is not fiction, I always knew it.

]]> By: MarkM http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128412 MarkM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128412 Words cannot express how magnificent both the Concept and Execution are here. I think you could easily expand this into a 30min featurette. And I'd certainly pay cold cash to see it. Words cannot express how magnificent both the Concept and Execution are here.

I think you could easily expand this into a 30min featurette.

And I’d certainly pay cold cash to see it.

]]> By: VICTOR JIMENEZ http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127902 VICTOR JIMENEZ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127902 This explains everything... ...and I´m not being sarcastic. This explains everything…
…and I´m not being sarcastic.

]]> By: W. James Au http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128169 W. James Au Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128169 Story gets an A, execution gets a C- (graded on an indie curve), averages out to B+. Hope Comedy Central or someone options this and puts some real money into a new version. Story gets an A, execution gets a C- (graded on an indie curve), averages out to B+. Hope Comedy Central or someone options this and puts some real money into a new version.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1128431 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1128431 i was waiting for someone to bring that up i was waiting for someone to bring that up

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/02/the-real-george-luca.html#comment-1127934 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1127934 I remember when Star Wars first came out, Lucas said he would produce a new episode every 3 years for a total of 8 more. The last episode, #9 should have been finished 10 years ago. What happened George? I remember when Star Wars first came out, Lucas said he would produce a new episode every 3 years for a total of 8 more. The last episode, #9 should have been finished 10 years ago. What happened George?

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