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Post by Bear on May 9, 2007 9:39:23 GMT -5
This is a quote taken from an article on Fox News.com
"Lucas told me he has seen all the summer movies since his company, Industrial Light and Magic, does most of the special effects. The only one they didn't work on was "Spider-Man 3." What did he think of it?
"It's silly. It's a silly movie," he said. "There just isn't much there. Once you take it all apart, there's not much story, is there?"
Well, it's not "Star Wars."
"People thought 'Star Wars' was silly, too," he added, with a wink. "But it wasn't."
Lucas, by the way, says he is readying "Clone Wars," an animated series for TV that's derived from "Star Wars." Many "Star Wars" characters appear in "Clone Wars," but voiced by other actors.
And here's a little news: Lucas tells me he will make two more live-action films based in the "Star Wars" era.
"But they won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters," he said. "They will be other people of that milieu."
The two extra films will also be made for TV and probably be an hour long each. But, like "Clone Wars," Lucas doesn't know where on TV they will land.
Hello, HBO and Showtime. It may be time to pony up."
Sour grapes or legit critique? The Star Wars info I found interesting as well.
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Post by Jo'Roq on May 9, 2007 18:42:24 GMT -5
"Not much there."
What? If that's his honest opinion, that explains a lot of the prequels ......
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Post by CkRtech on May 9, 2007 21:57:59 GMT -5
Yeah. Pretty much fits with what Jo'Roq said.
Lucas is probably quite jealous of being able to put out good movies - something he used to do quite well. Those prequels were absolutely horrible when compared to the original trilogy, and Star Wars would have had a niche of a following had Episode 1 been the first movie. The only way the thing survives is on nostalgia.
I wonder what Harrison Ford's take on Spiderman vs. Star Wars would be?
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Post by s.marlinfan on May 9, 2007 23:01:40 GMT -5
![](http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TTC_Forum/op.gif) OK even though I'm the official Star Wars geek of the board, and admirer of George Lucas and what he has done for the film industry. Yes and I like the Star Wars Prequels as well. Unlike others I'm not a hater. ;D But I don't agree with the Flanneled One on this. Spidey was not silly. I thought is was well done and had a great story to it. I don't know if he is upset that Spidey will probably be the biggest film of the year and ILM did not do it. What with ILM doing two of the biggest films this year with TF and Pirates 3. That might have something to do with it. So neither Star Wars or Spidey are silly. They are two very different things. Both to be respected and appreciated for their respective genres. Thus my statement. ;D
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Post by CkRtech on May 9, 2007 23:33:27 GMT -5
You know what the funny thing is - This movie had one of the best single special effects in it that I have seen.
I think Lucas is just crying because he knows it looks better than what his people usually do.
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Post by s.marlinfan on May 9, 2007 23:37:20 GMT -5
You know what the funny thing is - This movie had one of the best single special effects in it that I have seen. I think Lucas is just crying because he knows it looks better than what his people usually do. ![](http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TTC_Forum/op.gif) CK what is the single best effect that you are talking about?
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Post by CkRtech on May 10, 2007 1:00:15 GMT -5
There was a scene shortly after the "birth of Sandman" where Flint Marko begins emerging from the sand as Sandman. He gathers sand until he reaches humanoid form, begins to take step forwards and seamlessly transitions into looking like his human self. The entire thing was done slowly and deliberately all in a single shot. No camera angle changes. (i.e. "no cheating")
Just a really great job of blending the two together. Sandman and Flint seemed like the exact same "being" in that moment, and the background meshed well with both the CG model and the actor.
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Post by s.marlinfan on May 10, 2007 1:25:28 GMT -5
There was a scene shortly after the "birth of Sandman" where Flint Marko begins emerging from the sand as Sandman. He gathers sand until he reaches humanoid form, begins to take step forwards and seamlessly transitions into looking like his human self. The entire thing was done slowly and deliberately all in a single shot. No camera angle changes. (i.e. "no cheating") Just a really great job of blending the two together. Sandman and Flint seemed like the exact same "being" in that moment, and the background meshed well with both the CG model and the actor. ![](http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TTC_Forum/op.gif) Ah yes, very impressive shot indeed. That was incredible.
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