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Disney buys Lucasfilm
ChadTower:
I figure Disney can make this a great thing. Disney could also make this suck. It could go either way.
Disney has a recent history of knowing when to let creative teams stay in a vacuum while still putting Disney resources behind them. They did it with Pixar and Marvel. They brought Tron back to life and continue to expand it with Tron Uprising.
Star Wars has so much already written. Well over 100 full novels. If they get some folks in who are adept at converting novels to screenplays then they have enough material already in existence to make fifty movies.
I also think this is partially in response to Harry Potter world at Islands of Adventure in Orlando. The Universal parks are making Magic Kingdom and Epcot look ancient. Islands of Adventure has Marvel, too, so Disney couldn't counter with that even though they own Marvel. I would not be surprised to see the majority of this end up being a theme park investment within the next few years. They had to do something, theme park wise, to counter Harry Potter and Marvel. The Magic Kingdom Princess thing isn't working anymore. Little girls now don't even know who Belle, Ariel, and Jasmine are. They are only passingly familiar with Cinderella and Snow White. Take that away and all the Magic Kingdom is is a 1985 era theme park.
Hoopz:
I'm excited to see what they do. I went into the prequels with no preconceived ideas about what they should be and enjoyed the movies. Are there things that could have been better, sure. I still enjoyed seeing them.
To Chad, I can assure you that the Disney Princesses are doing better than ever. With four daughters, including a set of twins that just turned 4, I know first hand how well they are doing. Disney is continuing to take old IP and create new stories/ideas that are well designed and written. Sure they market the crap out of it but they are in business to make money. Case in point, they have released 3 (I think) DVDs in the last few years about Tinkerbell. New background, story lines, etc. Well written and well produced.
Vigo:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on November 03, 2012, 10:48:13 pm ---Disney doesn't want it for the film rights, they want it for toys and theme park rides and t-shirts and more worthless crap that they can sell to you with little to no effort. Expect the films they release to be of the lowest quality plot-wise... which actually kind of fits into the Star Wars cannon (sorry SW fanboys. ;) )
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Lucas has always been very generous with merchandise. I doubt we will see anything difference other than a disney logo on our t shirts. disney also had an agreement to have Lucas stuff in their park. There has been a SW ride and indy live show for years at disney land. Yeah, it might expand, but disney is smart enough to know they have to make enjoyable movies and shows to promote their rides. That has been their business model since Walt was the boss.
I personally think it is gonna go down like Pixar. The core stuff will still be quality, at least for the time being, but there will be endless cash-ins on the previous goods. Since Lucas already does this, we won't notice much other than hearing the phrase "Buy now before it gets locked in the disney vault" between each re-release.
And Disney won't have that pompous attitude that George did about his specializations. I can guarantee Disney will give the fans a bone and officially release the original films correctly. Of course that will probably be in a $150 'blu-ray+dvd+digital video+20 mini-documentaries+special bonus commentary by Warwick Davis+blooper reel' deluxe collector edition in a tauntaun case with a $5 off "Cars 5: Mater Meets Wolverinemobile and the uncanny X-Cars" coupon for those who pre-order. :D
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on November 05, 2012, 10:53:11 am ---I just can't see why Star Wars (which you don't like) being acquired by Disney (which you don't like) bothers you enough to even write a post about it.
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As I recall, Howard's a Star Trek fan.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121783.msg1292061.html#msg1292061
Well Fed Games:
--- Quote from: Vigo on November 05, 2012, 11:43:10 am --- I can guarantee Disney will give the fans a bone and officially release the original films correctly.
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I sure hope so. When my daughter ready to be introduced to Star Wars (you now, the complete series, all three movies) the version of Jedi I have access to better end without Hayden Christensen. Otherwise I will be digging out the vhs tapes.
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