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Oct 30^th, 2012 at 5:43pm

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Well, the warm and fuzzy George Lucas has reached it's ultimate point - he's letting Lucasfilm be bought out by Disney.

And, to 'sweeten' the deal, Lucas is going to put out a whole new line of toys - oh, yeah, and STAR WARS 7 as well.

What came first, the toy or the movie?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/disney-buys-lucasfilm-star-wars-7_n_204...

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Reply #1 - Oct 30^th, 2012 at 10:16pm

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Makes me think... replacing Jar Jar Binks with Mickey Mouse may have possibilities... Episode VII: Revenge of the Cheese.

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Reply #2 - Oct 30^th, 2012 at 10:54pm

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L.A. Connection wrote on Oct 30^th, 2012 at 5:43pm:

oh, yeah, and STAR WARS 7 as well.

I'll bet we still cant get prints of the first trilogy.
The only even half-way decent entry in the series was the very first one, which was nothing more than an AIP movie done right (and immensely enjoyable for being that & only that). Each successive sequel has been exponentially lousier than its predecessor. So, Empire was two times worse than New Hope; Return was four times crummier than Empire; Phantom was sixteen times worse than Return; Clone was two hundred fiftysix times worse; Sith was 65,536 times worse, & this latest piece of regurgitated pig swill will be (wait for it) 4,294,967,296 times worse. Give me Brainstorm, Journey to the Seventh Planet, The Giant Gila Monster (complete with song), or The Apple any day.

I have seen the future, and it is sucky digital....

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Reply #3 - Oct 31^st, 2012 at 12:10pm

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Dragonator wrote on Oct 30^th, 2012 at 10:16pm:

Makes me think... replacing Jar Jar Binks with Mickey Mouse may have possibilities... Episode VII: Revenge of the Cheese.

Lucas could always CGI the ending for RETURN OF THE JEDI and re-cast the Ewoks as Mickey, Donald Duck, the Seven Dwarves etc etc.

Here is a computer simulation Lucasfilm ran with Lucas himself standing in for Mark Hammil:

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Reply #4 - Nov 1^st, 2012 at 4:04pm

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Could this be why the Disney Execs were so down on "John Carter"? They were planning on acquiring a pre-sold sci-fi franchise. Too bad, as I'd rather see an adaptation of Burroughs' "Gods of Mars" than more whines and beeps from C3PO and R2D2.

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Reply #5 - Dec 4^th, 2012 at 9:45pm

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Who knew the Disney deal with George Lucas included Cleaning Work???

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Reply #6 - Dec 5^th, 2012 at 12:09am

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L.A. Connection wrote on Dec 4^th, 2012 at 9:45pm:

Who knew the Disney deal with George Lucas included Cleaning Work???

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Since those stormtrooper and clone troopers can't shoot worth a damn, they might as well find some way they can useful.

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Reply #7 - Jan 15^th, 2013 at 1:05pm

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Zack Snyder is rumoured to be making a new STAR WARS film that has been described as "SEVEN SAMURAI IN SPACE".... http://badassdigest.com/2013/01/14/zack-snyder-is-making-a-star-wars-movie-and-t...

Hmmmm. Sounds familiar Marathathoids, no?

You see Roger Corman and writer John Sayles did this 30 years age with 2-time Marathon entry, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (with Special Effects work by James Cameron, no less).

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Reply #8 - Jan 15^th, 2013 at 1:18pm

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twice? i'd like to see it again.

PANTS UP. DON'T LOOT.

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Reply #9 - Jan 15^th, 2013 at 2:24pm

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kirok wrote on Jan 15^th, 2013 at 1:18pm:

twice? i'd like to see it again.

Yup, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (aka STAR WARS Episode Samurai) was shown at SF/6 and SF/11.

Trivia: When BATTLE debuted on Network TV they actually optically zoomed in on shots of Sybil Danning to lessen the amount of cleavage shown! Boy, have times changed.....

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Reply #10 - Jan 15^th, 2013 at 11:01pm

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kirok wrote on Jan 15^th, 2013 at 1:18pm:

twice? i'd like to see it again.

I think I saw Battle Beyond The Stars four times at the 2 marathon showings alone. Something in the film really connected with me. I think it's the offbeat humor of the characters.
For some reason it has the tiniest end credits I have ever seen (okay, tried to see.) Even on the big screen you cannot read them.

I can't complain but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far.

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Reply #11 - Jan 15^th, 2013 at 11:16pm

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I actually PAID to see BATTLE at a suburban multiplex! It's kind of a fun film, though I disagree with a certain person's idea of showing it twice in 5 years.

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Reply #12 - Jan 16^th, 2013 at 8:29pm

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I found a trailer for the new film - - -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kJkhEcQ44k

Thars only two possibilities:Thar is life out there in the universe which is smarter than we are,or we're the most intelligent life in the universe.Either way, it's a mighty sobering thought-WaltKelly

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Reply #13 - Feb 24^th, 2013 at 11:20am

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Rumor has it there's a REAL trailer for the Mouse House Star Wars -7, but all I can find are those irritating fan-made videos based on the video game.

Real? fake? It's the closest I could find.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfL7fxzy2Vg

This too is floating around:

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Reply #14 - Mar 6^th, 2013 at 4:49pm

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Carrie Fisher to return as Princess Leia...

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Rumors have popped up that Harrison Ford will also return to the "Star Wars" universe to reprise the role of Han Solo. And what of Luke himself?

Mark Hamil said last month that George Lucas has spoken to the main cast to see if they'd want to reprise their roles. Hamil also revealed that Lucas would not recast any of the roles and would simply write out the character of any actor who declined to return.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57572838-93/carrie-fisher-to-return-as-leia-in-...

I expect the next news item to read: "Psychic mediums in contact with the late Sir Alec Guinness confirm that he will reprise his role, whether he likes it or not." Wink

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