[CT] Star Wars, Boba Fett

[Daniel Moran]

I'm not going to talk about Lucas's storytelling skills -- I don't have the 
time or the energy to talk about what's right and what's wrong. But that 
scream Luke gives in the SE of "Empire" when he falls down the shaft -- 
Jesus H. Fucking Christ. That silent drop as Luke fell to his (he supposed) 
death was one of the elegant, completely correct grace notes from the 
original trilogy. What the fuck Lucas was thinking there, if he was, I 
can't imagine.

The Greedo-shoots-first thing is part of the progressive emasculation of 
the SW universe. In SW Luke's uncle says, "There'll be Hell to pay" -- in 
Empire, Han Solo says, "I'll see you in Hell" -- but the writers working in 
Lucas's universe weren't permitted to use the word "Hell." Why? Upset the 
kiddies, apparently -- as though there were younger people reading those 
stories than watching the movies.

I'll just shut up now. I get onto my Lucas bitch I can go an hour. (There 
aren't any whores in Lucas's universe either, evidently. Or gays. Or ... 
shutting up right now.)

At 05:06 PM 5/20/2002 +0000, Archie Baal wrote:
>>>older episodes up and ensure that they are not dated compared to ep 1, 2& 3.
>>>Anyway, the fact that they were not yet on DVD (legally) is apparently the
>>>cause of serious itchass amongst the hardcore SW fans.
>
>Apparently.  What seriously chaps my ass is that Lucas has disowned the 
>originals, to the extent that the Special Editions are, according to him, 
>the only way the films will ever be released again.  There were some minor 
>improvements in the SEs, but these were far outweighed by the idiocy of 
>Greedo shooting first, and Luke screaming like a little bitch when he 
>falls down the reactor core.  And the loss of Lapti Nek, but enough people 
>disagree with me there that I'm willing to concede it's arguable. :)

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