I feel ya Tommy G. I was a huge Star Wars fan like most males that grew up in the 70's/early 80's. George Lucas' over-use/reliance on CG characters is ridiculous. The major complaint I have about this is that CG stuff is prone to a very quick visual obsolesence. I mean, while some of the effects of the original trilogy do look a bit silly 20 years later, they've held up relatively well. The use of animatronics & puppets gives it a "timeless" quality in my opinion. But whenever someone uses CG it ends up looking pretty darn lame after only a few years. Anybody remember "Lawnmower Man" or "Terminator 2" and their then "state of the art" graphics? Well, less than a decade later these effects look really outdated. Even recent movies like the incredibly stupid "lost in Space" (which I think is like 2 years old) look preposterous. I'm of the opinion that Jar Jar and all the others will suffer the same fate by the time the DVDs are all released in 2005. But then again, Lucas will probably "redo" them again, (a la Special Edition) to make them look more realistic...yawn.... Why don't you use more puppets, George? Like The Dark Crystal and Fraggle Rock, these characters pretty much stand the test of time. I just read some stuff saying that Yoda AND R2 (for some fucking reason) will be CG. Now that's getting ridiculous. I think I've lost my faith in the Force. I really hate saying that, but I feel that it's true.... By the way, is anyone else out there as jazzed as I am about the idea of DVD-recorders being as prevalent as CDR's are now? I know there are a couple models out there (over 4,000 bucks though), but weren't VCR's just as expensive in the late 70s? How many years do you think I have to wait until I can buy such a device at a fairly reasonable price (like under 500 dollas)? The idea of "copying" all my favorite movies on DVD makes my mouth drool. While I find myself sometimes being a luddite regarding these things, I feel that it won't be that long (maybe 4 years). What do you guys think? P.S. Anybody going to the San Francisco Modest Mouse show in October? I'm going to do my best to go, but I just start Grad. school like the week before so things might be a little tough. Bye Bye all.... Jason
