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Lucas Wants Christmas Special Banned

Submitted by jake_lex

Edited by Christopher

Unable to slap some new CGI onto the 1978 "The Star Wars Holiday Special" to make it fit his "original vision," Lucas is calling for the special to be completely banned.

Moviemaker George Lucas wants his first Star Wars sequel banned, as he is so disappointed with its quality. The one-off, two-hour-long The Star Wars Holiday Special was originally screened on the CBS network in 1978 and tells the story of Chewbacca's journey home with Hans Solo to celebrate Life Day with his family. During the course of the much-maligned movie, Carrie Fisher's beautiful Leia is seen reducing Hans Solo and Luke Skywalker to tears with a song. A contributor on the Star Wars website comments, "The Holiday Special has always been the red-headed step child of the Star Wars family." While a source at LucasFilm adds, "The Holiday Special was the biggest f***-up ever. The Force was definitely not with Mr. Lucas the day that doozy was born."


One wishes he'd come to the same conclusion about the first two "prequels" which have done far more damage to the name “Star Wars” than the TV special.

Once again we see Lucas exercising creative control that Stanley Kubrick would have called megalomaniacal—he's not only changing parts of his films and denying fans the original work, but he's also attempting to entirely blot-out parts of his resume.

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Skeksi

Skeksi

Chicago, IL
December 2003

NOV 29, 2004 09:07 PM

im fairly sure you can download a copy on limewire or bittorrent pretty easily.

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

NOV 29, 2004 09:16 PM

Ha. George Lucas sucks.

fadinghope

fadinghope

Red Hook, NY
August 2004

NOV 29, 2004 09:30 PM

george lucas is the A#1 hack of hollywood. how do you build a saga and then flush it down the toilet like a used tampon?

I agree with his thoughts on not wanting this holiday special being shown. if only he had though the same about his prequels and the changes to the original trilogy, the world might be a better place.

Graven

Graven

Reading, MN
March 2003

NOV 29, 2004 09:38 PM

It can't be any worse the last two bombs. Right?

Yes, you're right, the last two movies bombed. Poor box office. Horrible critical reviews...

Wait, I think I have that wrong. The only people who hated those movies were stupid fucking Star Wars fans.

Cruelty

cruelty

Chicago, IL
June 2004

NOV 29, 2004 09:49 PM

______ said:
Seriously, I'm all for the ban. I saw a pirated copy last year and I still haven't fully recovered. I felt like that kid in Event Horizon after they pulled him back from hell.

[Edited on Nov 29, 2004 by ______]



I'm right there with you. For as much as I hate everything Lucas has done circa introduction of Ewoks, I'm all for this ban.

FallFromGrace

FallFromGrace

Seattle, WA
March 2004

NOV 29, 2004 09:50 PM

That thing is so hideous.

Bee Arthur... eeek

Cruelty

cruelty

Chicago, IL
June 2004

NOV 29, 2004 09:51 PM

mrdiabolikal said:
It can't be any worse the last two bombs. Right?

Yes, you're right, the last two movies bombed. Poor box office. Horrible critical reviews...

Wait, I think I have that wrong. The only people who hated those movies were stupid fucking Star Wars fans.



Yes. But no worries. No harm in ALIENATING YOUR FAN BASE!!!

catdad

catdad

Portland, OR
August 2002

NOV 29, 2004 10:22 PM

rottenart said:
so, no one wants to own up to a link, eh?



It's moved to yesterday's news here. I love this line:

While a source at LucasFilm adds, "The Holiday Special was the biggest f***-up ever. The Force was definitely not with Mr. Lucas the day that doozy was born."

Dansquatch

Dansquatch

Valrico, FL
September 2004

NOV 29, 2004 10:42 PM

Much like Lucas himself, that's fucking rediculous.

ninetysevencents

ninetysevencents

Rochester, NY
August 2003

NOV 29, 2004 11:06 PM

telling me there's a movie that exists that I shouldn't watch because it's terrible is like telling someone not to push the little red button.

I lived through Battlefield Earth. I'll live through Star Wars Holiday Special.

crucifiedalien

crucifiedalien

I'm lost
February 2004

NOV 29, 2004 11:56 PM

rottenart said:

Doghouse_Reilly said:
Despite the "auteur" theory, Lucas isn't the only one who made that Holiday Special. Making a movie, even a television show, is a group effort. If he wants to release a souped-up version of all his old stuff, with new flashy farting alien musical numbers and superfluous CGI bullshit, he can go nuts with it. But all this historical revision just smacks of arrogance and megalomania. The more I hear from Lucas about this, the more I think that Star Wars turned out to be a classic despite his obsessive micromanagement, not because of it.

I wonder how those puppeteers who brought Yoda and Jabba to life in the ROTJ feel about their work being censored out of the historical record in favor of some lifeless computer nonsense.



amen. perfectly stated.



FUCK YEAH! I'm sick and tired of Lucas trying to perfect Star Wars stuff. MOVE THE FUCK ON!!!

That being said. I'd love to see this Christmas Special.

crucifiedalien

crucifiedalien

I'm lost
February 2004

NOV 30, 2004 12:01 AM

QUESTION: What is Lucas' take on the Ewok movies? Did he approve them? There are what...2 or 3 of them?

pariahl

pariahl

Muskegon, MI
August 2004

NOV 30, 2004 12:06 AM

I've got this wonder-chunk on video from back in the day, and even then it sucked. Chewbacca's wife and kid (Malla and um... Lumpy) and his father (no shit, Itchy) are a so lame that Episode One and Two almost look watchable in comparison. Almost...

p

Snottlebocket

Snottlebocket

Netherlands
March 2004

NOV 30, 2004 12:27 AM

i wish he'd stop taking the choice to watch something away from the people, so maybe it is bad, doesn't the idiot have any sense of nostalgia at all?

handle

handle

I'm lost
July 2003

NOV 30, 2004 01:20 AM

Gwendolyn said:
What's that quote from Ghost World, this is so bad it's gone past good and back to bad again?

It's quite possibly the worst thing I've ever seen. Ever. I am not exaggerating in the least. Even thinking about it makes me want to die. I think I'd rather watch the tape from the Ring than watch it again.



This describes the feeling very well. No exaggeration. You seriously want to die. Lucas should sell the film masters to the Military or something.

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