The Dark Side

[qos]

It's been at least a couple of months since I ranted about Star Wars, hasn't it?

Hasn't it?

As you all know, I was already unhappy about George Lucas releasing his brand-new "enhanced" versions of the original trilogy instead of the theatrical versions. It's bad enough that now Greedo shoots first. But the situation is even worse than I had feared.

George has added gungans to The Return of the Jedi.
Gungans.
As if the ewoks weren't bad enough.

My dad sent me this op-ed piece after I told him to make sure not to buy me the trilogy as a gift.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/191639_starfan.html

And today's Dork Tower strip is worth a clik. I particularly like the small print in the last frame. You may have to be a serious Star Wars geek to get the reference, but maybe not.

http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/archive.asp?nextform=viewcomic&id=910


Help me, Peter Jackson! You're my only hope!

Comments

[archyena.livejournal.com]

I actually liked the gungans... I though Jar Jar was cute too....

[qos.livejournal.com]

That's ok. I like you anyway. ;-)

My father liked The Phantom Menace better than The Fellowship of the Ring. I can't understand it, but what the heck.

[stucco33.livejournal.com]

Heh, I liked the comic. A bunch of us around here have been debating all this. I support the right of the artist to change the art, but that does not mean I think Lucas is doing the right thing by changing it, especially when it comes to the character of Han Solo which needs somewhere to go from the start of the arc to the end.

Who said, "For the art to live the artist must die" or something like that?