Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! - Page 10

cooleddie74 · February 6 2013, 09:29 AM

It's difficult to say for sure from the movie footage, but blue-skinned Aayla Secura might have sensed something awful about to happen in the handful of moments before her Clones cut her down on the exotic fungus planet Felucia.

Alidar Jarok · February 6 2013, 02:01 PM

TREK_GOD_1 wrote:

that's bad, convenient writing from Lucas.

To be fair, I think it was bad, convenient directing from Lucas

Enterprise is Great · February 7 2013, 01:40 AM

cooleddie74 wrote:

It's difficult to say for sure from the movie footage, but blue-skinned Aayla Secura might have sensed something awful about to happen in the handful of moments before her Clones cut her down on the exotic fungus planet Felucia.

The Clones should've tried to sleep with her instead of kill her. Dummies.

cooleddie74 · February 7 2013, 06:29 AM

I'm still trying to figure out what happened to George's directing chops between 1976 and 1997 when Episode I cameras began rolling. The guy got pretty terrific performances out of the casts of the original movie as well as American Graffiti, then by the time the prequels rolled around a little over two decades later it seems the man forgot almost everything he knew about crafting likable, exciting characters that the audience could relate to.

Compare Richard Dreyfuss in 1973 to Liam Neeson in 1997 or Natalie Portman in 2003. It's almost as if two completely different men were directing those movies but....nope. Same dude in button-up shirts and flannel.

Silvercrest · February 7 2013, 08:14 AM

It's obvious. The flannel is a living creature. It's consumed his brain.

sojourner · February 7 2013, 08:19 AM

There's an alien parasite living in his neck. He's no longer in control.

Gaith · February 7 2013, 02:35 PM

cooleddie74 wrote:

I'm still trying to figure out what happened to George's directing chops between 1976 and 1997 when Episode I cameras began rolling... It's almost as if two completely different men were directing those movies but....nope. Same dude in button-up shirts and flannel.

21 years, marriage, divorce, fatherhood, immense wealth and global celebrity not enough for ya?

cooleddie74 · February 7 2013, 02:37 PM

A lot of the same things didn't seem to hurt Steven Spielberg. But then Steven is a better director than George even when Lucas has been at his best.

CorporalCaptain · February 7 2013, 02:43 PM

I just discovered this little gem.

cooleddie74 · February 7 2013, 02:46 PM

I have his action figure. They did a "Lucas Family Collector Set" featuring pretty well-made figures of the four characters that the Lucas family played in Episode III.

His adopted son Jett played the teenage Padawan who slices up a few blue Clones of the 501st and then is prompty gunned down. It's the scene where Bail Organa rushes to the Jedi Temple to investigate the Clones' attack.

Gaith · February 7 2013, 05:03 PM

cooleddie74 wrote:

A lot of the same things didn't seem to hurt Steven Spielberg. But then Steven is a better director than George even when Lucas has been at his best.

It's almost as if they were two different people...

cooleddie74 · February 7 2013, 05:07 PM

That does it. Get out there and finish tending to the moisture vaporators before it gets dark. The Troll People will be out soon and we don't want anybody hurt.

Set Harth · February 8 2013, 12:20 AM

I don't see what was wrong with Neeson in TPM.

Neeson is pretty much always great no matter what he does.

cooleddie74 · February 8 2013, 12:26 AM

Liam wasn't bad, but I used him as a midpoint in the deterioration of George's directing chops. You go from Dreyfuss knocking it right out of the park in 1973 to Neeson (mostly okay) then the wooden performance he coaxed out of poor Natalie in Episode III when the girl deserved better material and a chance to shine.

Turtletrekker · February 13 2013, 11:07 PM

Back to the OT-- The second issue of Dark Horse comics Star Wars, written by Brian Wood and taking place in the weeks post-ANH, has Leia wistfully watching old travel vids of Alderaan and makes mention that she hasn't had time to properly grieve her loss. I would bet that there will be a similar moment for Luke regarding Owen and Beru as well at some point.

February 6 2013, 09:29 AM	#136
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! It's difficult to say for sure from the movie footage, but blue-skinned Aayla Secura might have sensed something awful about to happen in the handful of moments before her Clones cut her down on the exotic fungus planet Felucia. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 7 2013, 06:29 AM	#139
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! I'm still trying to figure out what happened to George's directing chops between 1976 and 1997 when Episode I cameras began rolling. The guy got pretty terrific performances out of the casts of the original movie as well as American Graffiti, then by the time the prequels rolled around a little over two decades later it seems the man forgot almost everything he knew about crafting likable, exciting characters that the audience could relate to. Compare Richard Dreyfuss in 1973 to Liam Neeson in 1997 or Natalie Portman in 2003. It's almost as if two completely different men were directing those movies but....nope. Same dude in button-up shirts and flannel. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 7 2013, 08:14 AM	#140
Silvercrest Rear Admiral Location: Lost in Moria (Arlington, WA, USA)	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! It's obvious. The flannel is a living creature. It's consumed his brain.

February 7 2013, 08:19 AM	#141
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! There's an alien parasite living in his neck. He's no longer in control. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

February 7 2013, 02:37 PM	#143
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! A lot of the same things didn't seem to hurt Steven Spielberg. But then Steven is a better director than George even when Lucas has been at his best. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

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February 7 2013, 02:43 PM	#144
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! I just discovered this little gem. __________________ John

February 7 2013, 02:46 PM	#145
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! I have his action figure. They did a "Lucas Family Collector Set" featuring pretty well-made figures of the four characters that the Lucas family played in Episode III. His adopted son Jett played the teenage Padawan who slices up a few blue Clones of the 501st and then is prompty gunned down. It's the scene where Bail Organa rushes to the Jedi Temple to investigate the Clones' attack. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 7 2013, 05:07 PM	#147
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! That does it. Get out there and finish tending to the moisture vaporators before it gets dark. The Troll People will be out soon and we don't want anybody hurt. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 8 2013, 12:20 AM	#148
Set Harth Commodore Location: Ekkaia	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! I don't see what was wrong with Neeson in TPM. Neeson is pretty much always great no matter what he does. __________________ Are you casting aspersions on my asparagus?

February 8 2013, 12:26 AM	#149
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! Liam wasn't bad, but I used him as a midpoint in the deterioration of George's directing chops. You go from Dreyfuss knocking it right out of the park in 1973 to Neeson (mostly okay) then the wooden performance he coaxed out of poor Natalie in Episode III when the girl deserved better material and a chance to shine. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 13 2013, 11:07 PM	#150
Turtletrekker Vice Admiral Location: Tacoma, Washington	Re: Poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Oh Well! Back to the OT-- The second issue of Dark Horse comics Star Wars, written by Brian Wood and taking place in the weeks post-ANH, has Leia wistfully watching old travel vids of Alderaan and makes mention that she hasn't had time to properly grieve her loss. I would bet that there will be a similar moment for Luke regarding Owen and Beru as well at some point. __________________ Coulson lives!