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"Lucas sends fans to the dark side" -- Great article

Posted by clarkjohnsen (R) on September 21, 2004 at 14:32:22

Lucas sends fans to the dark side

By J.P. McCormick, Boston Globe Correspondent | September 21, 2004

I'm thinking of going to California to find George Lucas, fill his beard with barbecue sauce, and feed him to a Wampa. What could bring about such malice? The fact that only the "special edition" versions of the "Star Wars" trilogy are being released today on DVD. There was a time when I could almost quote all the films start to finish. I dressed up like Darth Vader for Halloween. I thought that if I really tried I could master the Jedi mind trick and get out of homework. I stopped this madness when I decided that I would one day like to kiss a girl (without asking her to put her hair in Princess Leia cinnamon buns).

I was 8 years old in 1977 when my parents took my brother, my sister, and me to see "Star Wars." My sister Kerry liked it, but my brother Mick and I were blown away. My father enjoyed it, but I think he liked seeing how excited we were more than the movie. My mother fell asleep after the credits started, a habit she would continue every time we dragged her to a science fiction or fantasy movie.

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Topic - "Lucas sends fans to the dark side" -- Great article - clarkjohnsen 14:32:22 09/21/04 (14)

GEORGE LUCAS RAPED MY CHILDHOOD!!!!!!!!!! - Rod Geneberry 08:55:38 09/22/04 (1)

At least Freddie Star didn't eat your hamster. - jusbe 10:44:54 09/22/04 (0)

I won't be buying it - mishmashmusic 06:45:48 09/22/04 (7)

Tell your wife or girlfriend that she doesn't need any makeup and you love her just the way she is in the morning... - Chris Garrett 23:59:42 09/22/04 (4)

First of all... - mishmashmusic 06:57:45 09/23/04 (3)

You sound like a true 'fanboy' to me... - Chris Garrett 19:38:43 09/23/04 (2)

Re: You sound like a true 'fanboy' to me... - mishmashmusic 07:17:00 09/24/04 (0)

Re: You sound like a true 'fanboy' to me... - PdL 06:46:22 09/24/04 (0)

Re:Screwing around??? - rico 09:15:26 09/22/04 (1)

Letterboxed!!!! - mishmashmusic 10:08:16 09/22/04 (0)

He is obviously uninformed - rico 14:41:37 09/21/04 (3)

Apparently you're OK with "Greedo shot first". - Harmonia 20:33:32 09/21/04 (1)

Same here: but the '70s features on the extras disc are nice. - jusbe 02:38:05 09/22/04 (0)

You are obviously unamused - clarkjohnsen 14:49:41 09/21/04 (0)

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