George Lucas - what has he done?
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mrmr96 said:
So, yeah, apart from Star Wars and Indiana Jones what has he done?Crossflow Kid said:
mrmr96 said:
So, yeah, apart from Star Wars and Indiana Jones what has he done?fizz47 said:
Apart from Starwars and Indiana Jones what has George Lucas done really?
I know he's made ridiculous amounts from the Star Wars money machine but is that all he has really done?
It's quite easy to do some research if you want to.I know he's made ridiculous amounts from the Star Wars money machine but is that all he has really done?
But as a starter he provided us with American Graffiti. I'm not a big fan of the AFI and their fairly subjective/rubbish lists, but it was submitted to their 1998 '100 Years, 100 Movies' compendium, and also placed in the National Film Registry. It was a $100m grosser when that was a massive achievement. Four, five years before Star Wars was released.
Star Wars (episodes IV-VI, wholly original and without the CGI enhancements) are excellent cinematic fare, and with the Indiana Jones trilogy (I discount part four), you can see why they've generated billions in dollar revenue. But as another poster points out, his lasting contribution to the world of film, is probably behind the scenes with significant producing and scriptwriting effort, and particulary ILM and their impact on modern moviemaking.
tigerkoi said:
It's quite easy to do some research if you want to.
But as a starter he provided us with American Graffiti. I'm not a big fan of the AFI and their fairly subjective/rubbish lists, but it was submitted to their 1998 '100 Years, 100 Movies' compendium, and also placed in the National Film Registry. It was a $100m grosser when that was a massive achievement. Four, five years before Star Wars was released.
Old Joke:But as a starter he provided us with American Graffiti. I'm not a big fan of the AFI and their fairly subjective/rubbish lists, but it was submitted to their 1998 '100 Years, 100 Movies' compendium, and also placed in the National Film Registry. It was a $100m grosser when that was a massive achievement. Four, five years before Star Wars was released.
Q) Which respected film director do you associate with American Graffiti ?
A) Ron Howard
king film!
On a related note, I saw an advert when I was in the cinema at the weekend stating that Star Wars was going to be re-released in 3D. They only showed clips from the new prequels so I think it might only be those 3 getting the treatment. I'm not sure how to take this, part of me thinks they might work quite well in 3D and the other part thinks that this is yet another cynical cash cow milking exercise from old George.
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