It makes you wonder what difference it would have made if George Lucas had rewritten the prequels a couple more times.
Or better yet, let someone who can actually write, write them.
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
'War Stories'
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evil jimi - May 27, 2009 4:30:36 am PDT #1782 of 30000
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Ailleann - May 27, 2009 4:34:31 am PDT #1783 of 30000
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
See: The Empire Strikes Back
tommyrot - May 27, 2009 4:36:02 am PDT #1784 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
See: The Empire Strikes Back
Yep.
Did you know that Lucas considers that to be the worst of the Star Wars movies?
May Lucas rot in a hell filled with Jar-Jar clones.
OK, maybe that's a bit harsh....
Frankenbuddha - May 27, 2009 4:57:50 am PDT #1785 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
May Lucas rot in a hell filled with Jar-Jar clones.
OK, maybe that's a bit harsh....
Ewoks, then.
ETA Harrison Ford had a classic quote during the shooting of Star Wars - "You can type this shit, George, but you sure can't say it."
Fred Pete - May 27, 2009 5:14:07 am PDT #1786 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
And I just saw it attributed to Raymond Chandler.
I recently saw The Blue Dahlia, which Chandler wrote as an original script. Studio came close to ruining it by tacking on a new ending at the last minute.
Tom Scola - May 27, 2009 5:16:20 am PDT #1787 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Hayden - May 27, 2009 5:17:42 am PDT #1788 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Xpost: That's the only Chandler-penned screenplay out there, too. Usually other writers adapted his work for the movies.
That AV Club article is wonderful, too. I'm surprised they didn't get Kiss Me Deadly on there, though, mainly because I love to see Mickey Spillane get what's coming to him.
Frankenbuddha - May 27, 2009 5:28:05 am PDT #1789 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Xpost: That's the only Chandler-penned screenplay out there, too. Usually other writers adapted his work for the movies.
He also had a hand in Strangers on a Train, though I've heard his credit counts for more than what eventually ended up in the final film.
Amy - May 27, 2009 5:40:35 am PDT #1790 of 30000
Because books.
Great link, Tom. The Alan Moore clip was really interesting -- I had never seen him interviewed.
sumi - May 27, 2009 5:58:23 am PDT #1791 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Doctor Who feature film in the works.