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I was replying to SM's post on the Indy IV thread and thought there was enough dismay here for a thread of its own. Still haven't seen Indy, but I'm not liking what I'm hearing. The Star Wars prequals though were monumental gash. I tell you when I first had my doubts about Lucas it was when I heard that Samual L Jackson had been cast in the Star Wars prequals purely because he'd asked to be, he'd said on TV that he'd love the gig and so a role was created for him. Not that I was against the decision for acting reasons, but I started to wonder then if there was any clear vision to what he was trying to achieve or whether he was just tryng to plug a gap and make some merchandising cash again. One thing I admire about certain directors and producers is that they resist studio preassure to fuck around with their projects and to make their shows a 'vehicle' for any one actor. Once you lose that clarity of purpose you've got to wonder whether a project is going to be any good at all. So much of the prequals seemed ill conceived, even things like having a New Zealander playing the clone troopers and Boba Fett - and then dubbing over his voice in the Empire Strikes back when surely it would have been easier to just cast a yank. The comment "the boy is dangerous master" basically undid, in one fell swoop, the ENTIRE point of the story about Anakin being a good man who is 'turned' because it implies he was always a danger, or always had the potential to be. Jackson's quote "I sense a plot to destroy the Jedi" comes totally out of the blue in Revenge of the Sith, nothing leads to it, he just arrives at it, and it sets in motion the 'end game'. The Emperor's laughter as he gets thrown across his desk and his comedy gurning had me in genuine stitches at the pictures too. George, what have you done?

...In Spanish! Would rule immensely. (Sorry if already posted and suggested)