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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
Let me chime in with Moejoe and qualify my opinions with the fact that I, too, have not been a big fan of many sci-fi/fantasy films. When I saw Star Wars when it came out (1975?) I was absolutely pissed off that Lucas wasted all those incredible skills. I wanted to see a cool drama set in a futuristic setting and instead he gave us a fun western shoot-em-up in space. Of course, I am long since over that and now think that Lucas gave us something decent. But I still like my sci-fi more in the vein of Solaris than Star Wars or Avatar.
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I still like Star Wars, but less and less the more Lucas messes with it, to the point now where I don't even own a copy any more because I can't get the 'true' original (it's one of my earliest cinema memories, so it has nostalgia value for me). I do believe Lucas squandered his talent on becoming a marketer, and this was the same man who made THX1138, a tour-de-force science-fiction film (real science fiction, not science fantasy). I still believe the 1970's was the best decade for most films, a kind of 'peak oil' for mainstream creativity.