Gary Kurtz on George Lucas

[Jeyl]

Funny how none of these supposed "unsung heroes" did anything even close to as good as Star Wars after leaving LFL.

Well, I thought the Dark Crystal was pretty good. I'd watch that over any of Lucas' prequel films.

 

[Hedjii72]

FROM THE VAULT: An Interview with Gary Kurtz » FRED Entertainment

Interesting to hear Kurtz criticize Raiders of the Lost Ark for having too much action and not enough character.

Sour grapes?

 

[stagelife]

the thing is, yes Lucas created something huge and it was great... but for as much as he always did.... and continues to talk so much *@&% about Hollywood and the way its done... he has no idea he made 1 real film got mad and ran away.. and has spent 30 some years trashing an industry he has not been in and has a refusal to take any part in if he is not doing press for a new movie or getting yet another lifetime award.. i love what he has done for us geeks but have grown to hate that he has become the very thing he always acted like was the problem with Hollywood but like everything on this place.. just my option

 

[micdavis]

Your "option"?

Huh?

 

[lingarn]

Funny how none of these supposed "unsung heroes" did anything even close to as good as Star Wars after leaving LFL.

But...

You seem to be of the opinion that Lucas didn't either. Wouldn't that lend credence to the idea of the team effort being what led to greatness?

 

[stagelife]

Your "option"?

Huh?

sorry sorry opinion

 

[Solo4114]

But...

You seem to be of the opinion that Lucas didn't either. Wouldn't that lend credence to the idea of the team effort being what led to greatness?

Two things:

1.) I agree that the whole was greater than the sum of its parts. The team that was there hasn't done anything as good since the band broke up, so to speak. That's true with a lot of artists, though, who often work better in collaborative conditions, but don't get to do as much of what THEY want to do as they'd like (which, in turn, leads to the breakups). Kurtz's accomplishments after the fact may not be legendary, but arguably neither are Lucas'.

2.) Nobody is golden forever. The various directors who could seemingly do no wrong in the 70s and 80s have had plenty of missteps since then. Frankly I don't think Scorcese's made a truly brilliant film since Goodfellas. Spielberg's had some duds with Indy IV, and his various Tom Cruise films. Has Coppola even done anything since Dracula (which, while entertaining, hardly matches The Godfather I and II or Apocalypse Now)? Everyone "loses it" at some point. So, maybe Kurtz "lost it" after he left Lucas, and Lucas "lost it" around the same time.

 

[Pauleysolo]

Two things:

1.) I agree that the whole was greater than the sum of its parts. The team that was there hasn't done anything as good since the band broke up, so to speak. That's true with a lot of artists, though, who often work better in collaborative conditions, but don't get to do as much of what THEY want to do as they'd like (which, in turn, leads to the breakups). Kurtz's accomplishments after the fact may not be legendary, but arguably neither are Lucas'.

2.) Nobody is golden forever. The various directors who could seemingly do no wrong in the 70s and 80s have had plenty of missteps since then. Frankly I don't think Scorcese's made a truly brilliant film since Goodfellas. Spielberg's had some duds with Indy IV, and his various Tom Cruise films. Has Coppola even done anything since Dracula (which, while entertaining, hardly matches The Godfather I and II or Apocalypse Now)? Everyone "loses it" at some point. So, maybe Kurtz "lost it" after he left Lucas, and Lucas "lost it" around the same time.

Agreed on all fronts!