Greed, Merchandising, Endorsement ... the Dark Side are they
I would like to interrupt your regularly scheduled intellectual ramble to point out that Darth Vader, dark lord of the Sith, does not buy slurpees at Seven-Eleven, hire MnM's or challenge the Burger King to staring contests. Thank you George Lucas for not only producing the most insipid, incoherent prequels known to man but then whoring out my idols to any commercial wanting character rights without actually having to hire an actor. Here's a hint, Lucas: you're trying to drum up interest in a film more anti-climatic than Titanic and the closest thing you have to Leonardo DiCaprio is Hayden, who will spend half the film stomping around in a plastic suit committing acts of genocide. We already know what happens to the protagonists of Revenge of the Sith and thanks to the goddamn spoilers you leaked to anyone who would listen, I already know more than obvious introspection would grant. Oh, and for fuck's sake man, who allows the novel and graphic novel adaptations of his crowning work to be released two months before the film itself? Now the wonder of the film dies a little bit every time some asshat on the boards forgets how to code the HTML for spoiler tags. Lucas, the Sith are calling, they want their avarice back.
posted by EmilyPrice @ 10:41 AM
4 Comments:
Emily, darlin… are you really just now noticing that Lucas is a jerk?
Got an X-Box? Knights of the Old Republic will make you feel better about the crap Lucas is shoving our way. It’s neat-o!
Naw, I always knew he was an ass, but I can't help but feel he's crossed his own line of assinine behavior in the promotion of Ep. III ((Which, thank the maker, was the least sucky of the three. Sure, the plot was predictable, the writing mediocre and the dialogue painful, but Jar Jar never spoke and there were some excellent lightsaber sequences. Also, seeing the predecessor of the X-Wing made Lisa and I inordinately happy, as did a few shots of Alderaan. Yes, I am a profoundly sad individual)). I think my problem might be that in between the films I fell in love with the fanon and the EU; returning to canon has been something of a let down. Lucas was never great, rather, his fans expanded upon his foundation and built a truly diverse, dynamic saga.
I don't have an x-box. I can't afford one and I couldn't afford games even if I had one. :( I think I will go hang out on GAFF and make a fangirl cry for consolation.
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