In a galaxy far away...

At one time I loved all things Star Wars.

Super loved. The movies were amazing, great art existed for them, cool video games were made, the toys had an air of awesome... it was massive.

Then the prequels happened... and it was all bad. At first, you tried to trick yourself into thinking the first one was good. Once that bubble popped, all you saw was awfulness. Bad stories, acting, direction. So many racial stereotype aliens... this is unique to the prequels and is not present in the originals. To make matters worse, Lucas went in and tampered with the originals in terrible ways. He also said the original films as they were would never be seen again.

Furious anger. Bad cartoons, movies, and games. Messing up the original masterpieces. I took a long, long break from all things Star Wars.

Recently, I rewatched the entire trilogy in their original forms. ORIGINAL original. No A NEW HOPE. No Greedo shoots first. No cleaned up effects. No lame Hayden Christensen at the end of it all. No anything, other than what played for audiences 30 or so years ago.

Man, those movies still have it and are incredible. They are very timeless. They are helped tremendously by the fact that they are fantasy and are given a large leash to play with. Roguish romance. Dynamic friendships and relationships. Memorable characters. A "chosen one" story line. Technology busting special effects. A score for the ages. One of the top villains of all times. SCRUFFY NERF HERDERS!

So, yeah. I love the futuristic vibe mixed with old school film making. The wipes between shots are fantastic. I love being more schooled in film these days and seeing things that Lucas picked up from lots of old classics.

Watch the original Star Wars. Not any changed versions. The original effects are still awesome and I feel it is a huge slap in the face to people who broke down boundaries giving their all if you change their work or act like it wasn't good enough.

Star Wars... I love you. But only the you before George Lucas went crazy and stained you by association.

PS - Check out the ORIGINAL trailer that is so wrong in tone... fascinating.

One of my favorite things about Halloween...

Blush Response...

We went camping this weekend with friends and had a pretty good time. I got a bit red from swimming and beaching. The weather was pretty cool and windy at night which wasn't the greatest, but all in all a good time.

Friendly reminder - Observe and Report came out on DVD last week. It is one of my favorite movies of the year, so definitely give it a chance if you like dark comedies. Again, it is dark. You've been warned.

Busy week lined up. Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains. Script changes to make. Few other things. Hopefully get to check out a movie at the Art before it goes away Friday.

Buzzzzz

Been a tad busy. Not 100% with "important" stuff, but busy none the less.

Yesterday went over a lot of visual concepts/conceits aloud with a friend. Just flipping script ideas out there. Fun stuff. Movie stuff has been going pretty well and I have relatively no stress concerning it.

It became cool for two days and then it got really hot for a few days... I'm hoping for a weekend in the middle. This weekend will largely be spent out doors. Woo.

Longer, more painful to read updates will resume next week.

Healthcare...

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

With the sure shot...

I got a new notepad today. Spiral bound! I will be using it (am using it, in fact) to write out shot list the best that I can. It is impossible to do 100% without 100% locations, but I can still do a lot of work with this right now. So, that is where I will be spending the next week.

Also looking at getting the practical special effects figured out. Nothing too major, but still something that has to be taken care of... no real concerns though.

Still weighing sound issues... capturing sound is the only thing I am worried about (still).

Since my football teams are in the tank, I will not be paying any attention to that stuff. Which is good.

Will know more in a month or two, I suspect.

HEALTH

I feel better. Today is the best... as has each successive day. Last night we abandoned a concert early. Was not up for the full 4 bands it seems. But still, lot better than I was last weekend.

Going to be working on a few minor things script wise today. There is also 1 scene that needs a lot of work, but I am not sure how to proceed with it. I'll fix it by weekend's end.

Starting to get more specific shots and transitions in mind.

I also have a lot of ideas on how to rework and old script that I want to rewrite. So, I may do that soon or in a few months. Just have to see.

Too much work to do. Time to get back to it. Spent some time away for perspective's sake. Played the Batman game. Had an illness. Time to get back to the full time.