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He's lamenting probably because they were part of the American New Wave movement of filmmakers in the 70s.
Tetro is amazing. Highly recommended.
The director of Godfather III can shut the fuck up.
Godfather III was at least a film that had a couple of redeeming qualities mixed in with the garbage, unlike a certain prequel trilogy.
I'm losing my mind. Somehow I got mixed up and thought Kubrick directed Apocalypse Now. I've even seen all of the special features for Apocalypse Now and I thought that was Kubrick the whole time. Holy shit.
The prequels and special editions we're pretty unforgivable but then I hear that Lucas is giving billions of his Star Wars money to charities and I start feeling conflicted.
He's lamenting probably because they were part of the American New Wave movement of filmmakers in the 70s.
...I think it's a pity Francis lost his God-damn mind making Apocalypse, Now and turned into a shadow of his former self. I also think it's a pity that, if the stories about him are half-true, that he's a really, really unlikable human being.
Really? So you feel "conflicted" about a film maker's decisions versus his charity donations. Honestly I think the original untouched star wars films are masterpieces and am not into the prequels, but regardless of any of that, anyone who gives that much to charity deserves to be commemorated for their contribution to society. That's an insane amount of money.
Oh so they "raped" your childhood or something right?Yeah well I can't hate anybody who gives that much to charity but I can't like anybody that made the prequels and special dvd editions. I guess I'm stuck on the neutral planet as far as Lucas goes.
Rape is a disturbing thing to bring up when we're just calmly discussing the flaws and broken nature of the star wars prequels.Oh so they "raped" your childhood or something right?
That person left us a loooong time ago.But the director of Godfather I, II, and Apocalypse Now can say whatever the fuck he wants.
That's why it's in quotations.Rape is a disturbing thing to bring up when we're just calmly discussing the flaws and broken nature of the star wars prequels.
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Apocalypse Now is probably one of my favorite movies. It's a masterpiece.
He's right. It seems like it killed his love for movies too
He never went back to something like thx or american graffiti again
Smh at the moronic posts in this thread
Lucas may make a movie now and then but anyone expecting anything out of him greatly will be disappointed. Hell the guy has been saying he wanted to make smaller movies for decades now, if he wanted too he could have done so every damn year multiple times over.
If one thing has been proven it's Lucas says a lot of shit but most of it is not believable.
He's lamenting probably because they were part of the American New Wave movement of filmmakers in the 70s.
The director of Godfather III can shut the fuck up.
After reading many comments in this thread I underappreciated Lucas' works. I would be interested in him making a medium budget movie ran at 48 FPS so it can be used as template to teach other directors how to use the format better. HFR Hobbit made the CGI a lot more realistic but it made all the non0CGI stuff look like a close up view of theater performance.
I am not sure what the controversy is. He spent like 7 years on the original trilogy, and most would agree that his involvement in the franchise after that was bad. He should have moved on.
Lucas already did recently a movie. It was hot garbage.
Apocalypse Now was the high point, Star Wars the end of the wave, ushering the way into the reign of big studios (6 control the market), multiplex cinemas and merchandise movies (Hasbro, Marvel etc).
It's a shame that it turned into a Coppola v. Lucas thread, certainly. I only meant to question the last 30 years of Coppola's career and his own overstaying in the Godfather universe, and call into question this idea that Lucas would've been more successful or fulfilled as a David Lynch-esque "experimental film arteur," leaving aside the question of whether Lucas would even be able to do that to any successful degree, at all. Since he didn't want to, and Coppola is in no position to question the post-success career of anybody, it was a dumb remark.It's a shame you got the first post, isn't it?
He produced Red Tails. Is that what you're referring to? Or Strange Magic?
Did Lucas direct SM?
I'm sure Coppola is talking more about him actually directing interesting things.
Was referring to Strange Magic. And yeah, he only (?) did the story, which was bad, but does not qualify for the thing Coppola had in mind. So yeah, my bad. In my defense, a shit story doesn't bode well.
You might be thinking of Full Metal Jacket.
I bet you're going to spend that extra free time watching some dumpster fire of a movie by the worst director in the world, like The Godfather 2.This thread scares me. Time for an internet break.
This thread scares me. Time for an internet break.
The director of Godfather III can shut the fuck up.
Yeah, there's something coarse and irritating about gangster and war movies. It's nice to see a truly original genre claim the high ground.Gangster and War movies are so cliche and boring. You know what's cool though? Lazers, Lazer Swords, Capes, Puppets, regurgitated Eastern Philosophy, and oh yeah; a combined box office revenue of $4.38 billion. Bitch
I wouldn't go that far, lol.Godfather part III is better than any Star Wars film made.
Even better than the one youve made up in your head.
The American Film Institute (Star Wars: #13 greatest film ever, GFIII: Not in the top 100), the consensus of professional critics via Metacritic (GF3: 60, SW: 92), public polls, box office returns, depth of fan loyalty, impact on culture, and anyone who has taken note of movies that changed the way films are made, all disagree with you. Godfather III is a piece of shit. It just is. It's not a stretch to compare it to the Star Wars prequels -- for a movie that keeps the conventions, director, actors, and tone of the original Godfather masterpieces, it was as bad as could be done, and every bit the equivalent of the prequels in terms of disappointment and cringe-worthiness. This shit looks more like the beginning of a Batman movie than the end of a Godfather movie. I've seen better approximations of stereotypical "Italian overreacting" in comedy sketches. Setting aside how stupid it is to compare these apples and oranges, nobody agrees with you. And by the way -- you're the only one making that comparison. (Well I am now, but I'm just taking the bait here.) I had a point about the desire to hit up a long-resting franchise leading Coppola astray and I am correct about it.Godfather part III is better than any Star Wars film made.
Even better than the one youve made up in your head.
No, that was Full Metal Alchemist.
Did the people who are mad at Coppola actually read his comments? He's saying he wish Lucaas wasn't so attached to it so that he could make smaller, more experimental films like some of his pre-Star Wars films. He's right.
George Lucas, after Star Wars, could never make another American Graffiti.
Coppola, while certainly having made scores of failed movies after the Godfather I and II, but he also has a richer catalog... Apocalypse Now, the Conversation, the Cotton Club, Peggy Sue got Married, and even Bram Stoker's: Dracula.
Apocalypse Now almost drove the man to madness. You can almost forgive anything after knowing that.After Apocalypse Now FFC never reached those high peaks again, but there are still a lot of good, solid movies among 'em:
The Outsiders
Rumble Fish
The Cotton Club
Peggy Sue Got Married
Tucker: The Man and his Dream
Godfather III
The Rainmaker
I wouldn't include Dracula though, that was a pretty lousy movie.
George Lucas: You go to make a movie and all you do is get criticized, and people try to make decisions about what you're going to do before you do it. You know, it's not much fun and you can't experiment. You can't do anything. You have to do it in a certain way. I don't like that and I never did. I started out in experimental films and I want to go back to experimental films. But of course no one wants to see experimental films.
Interviewer: I loved your first film.
George Lucas: Well, nobody else did.
Interviewer: Do you know what you're directing next?
George Lucas: I will be directing movies, but not movies generally that'll be shown anywhere.
I agree with Coppola.
C'mon George, get to doing your small experimental movie!I doubt Lucas disagrees with Coppola.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhhACgJJkc4
George Lucas: You go to make a movie and all you do is get criticized, and people try to make decisions about what you're going to do before you do it. You know, it's not much fun and you can't experiment. You can't do anything. You have to do it in a certain way. I don't like that and I never did. I started out in experimental films and I want to go back to experimental films. But of course no one wants to see experimental films.
Interviewer: I loved your first film.
George Lucas: Well, nobody else did.
Interviewer: Do you know what you're directing next?
George Lucas: I will be directing movies, but not movies generally that'll be shown anywhere.