In case you haven't figured it out from some of my posts, I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan. However, certain Stars Wars fans, not so much! I mean, some--or most--Star Wars fans griped when George Lucas re-released his original Star Wars trilogy with "updated" special effects, then they griped when Lucas released the prequels and now they're griping because Lucas dared sell his beloved Star Wars franchise to--horror of horrors!--Disney. To which I say: GET THE FUCK OVER IT!!!! To paraphrase William Shatner from that by-now-infamous--and hilarious!--Saturday Night Live "Trekkies" skit during the eighties: "Get a life! It's JUST a movie!" It's certainly NOT something to base your entire life on (as some tend to do). Now I can just hear the Star Wars fans practically screaming at me at this point how dare I say this, especially with me being such a HUGE fan and all. But I say there are far, FAR more important things to get "upset" over than Mickey Mouse taking over the Star Wars helm. In spite of what the D-Bags from South Park may have claimed, Star Wars "belongs" to George Lucas, NOT the fans, and he can therefore do what the hell he wants to do to HIS films, as far as I'm concerned. For the record, the reason why I'm such a HUGE fan of the Star Wars movies is because these movies helped make my childhood a little easier (and, as Forrest Gump might say, that's all I'm going to say about THAT!). That's why George Lucas is kind of a "hero" to me and that's why I myself get a little miffed whenever I hear someone gripe about him; like, for instance, those D-Bags from South Park, one of whom actually boasted in their Playboy Interview how they approached Mr. Lucas--drunk--and told him to his face how much The Phantom Menace "sucked" and how no one should go see it. (Frankly, fellas, I don't think anyone who takes a cinematic dump like the earlier-reviewed BASEketball is in much of a position to tell ANYONE that their movie "sucked," you know?) The bottom line is, Star Wars is entertainment. Granted, some of the movies were more "entertaining" than others (which I will attempt to get into more detail later on), but it's entrainment nonetheless. I know I'm committing "sacrilege" by saying this, but this is MY movie review blog, so there! Not only that, but I bet that those very same Star Wars "fans" who are bitching about Disney now "owning" the franchise--and who might even do a pretty good job making new Star Wars films (did anyone stop to think about THAT?)--would more than likely bitch about George Lucas releasing another Star Wars film himself (especially since he insisted he would make no more Star Wars films). You think?
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