From imdb
Lucas on Colorized Stooges Movies: Nuts to Nyucks
George Lucas, a longtime foe of “colorized” movies, has sharply criticized Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment’s decision to release two Three Stooges DVDs today (Tuesday) that will allow viewers to watch them in either their original black-and-white or digitally colored versions. In an interview with the Associated Press, Lucas said, that the Stooges’ slapstick comedy belongs in a black-and-white universe. “Would color distract from their comedy and make it not as funny anymore?” Lucas said. “Maybe just the fact that they’re in black and white makes it funny, because their humor is dated. But by putting it in black and white, it puts it in a context where you can appreciate it for what it was. But you try to make it in full living color and try to compare it to a Jim Carrey movie, then it’s hard for young people to understand. … It’s not fair to the artist.”
This from the guy who digitally replaced one actor for another in the DVD edition of “Return of the Jedi!”
I’m not a big fan of colorization.
I hate it with the white-hot fury of a thousand suns myself, but digitally replacing actors 20 years after the fact isn’t okay with me either.
I’m ok with him replacing actors. It’s his creation, his universe and ultimatley his to do with what he pleases. It actually makes some sense if you ask me. I"ve always had a problem with the fact that the Emperor from ESB is not the same guy as in ROTJ.
I can’t see the reason to color it..
Originally posted by red5angel
I"ve always had a problem with the fact that the Emperor from ESB is not the same guy as in ROTJ.
This is the travesty CSN is referring to in ROTJ:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5360/HaydenJedi.jpg
The really bad thing is that Hayden didn’t look at Alec Guiness like Sebastian Shaw did. When Anakin and Obi-Wan make eye contact, it means something. Now, it’s like they don’t even acknowledge each other. You’ll also notice that young Anakin is wearing the same robes as old Anakin. That’s because they only replaced the head, and it kind of glitches in spots.
I’ll agree that GL is a hypocrite. He can tinker with his creation all he want, but for God’s sake preserve the original for comparison. We’re talking about film history here.
I’ve seen the images and the video. It still doesn’t bother me, it just makes it more consistant now.
He’s maintained and even says that he feels films are mostly left unfinished and he has a chance to go back and finish them, bring them up to date with the new films.
Well, I feel differently, and I bet so does Sebastian Shaw. So much for Lucas’ BS claims about “respecting the artist.”
sure it sucks that sebastian shaw isn’t in the film now but it’s not “his” film, it’s lucas’ film and he can do with it what he pleases. Sort of like people who are in one version of a film but edited out just before it hits the theaters. It sucks but whatcha gonna do? He still got paid, and he’s still on the originals if you got 'em.
Some would say - I among them - that once a piece of art is exhibited it no longer belongs just to the artist, but to the whole world.
Lucas obviously disagrees. Pity.
Lucas isn’t the first artist to revise his work after publication/release, and he won’t be the last. Writers do it all the time, as do musicians, and we’ve seen the popularity of the “Director’s Cut” rise significantly in the last 10 years or so.
Leaves of Grass is a significant edition of American poetry, and Whitman continuously tinkered with it.
I’m opposed to the changes to THESE FILMS because of the cultural impact they’ve had, but not to changing films in general.
Yeah, that’s no problem. My beef with Lucas has two parts.
1 - He’s trying to bury the previous versions. And being somewhat successful as well.
2 - His claim of ‘respecting the artist’ falls apart with Sebastien Shaw. Lucas obviously doesn’t respect the man or his performance since he’s trying to erase it. While the Star Wars movies are masterminded by Lucas, he’s far from the only one with an artistic stake in them. What’s next? Replacing Alec Guiness with Ewan Macgregor? It’s a small step away.
Choice. I can’t choose to buy a DVD version of ANH where Greedo doesn’t shoot first. That pisses me off!
Fine, where Greedo doesn’t shoot, but just gets shot.
Another thing: if they shoot “at the same time” then how has that sanitized the movie and Han’s character? My understanding is that Lucas didn’t want Han to seem like too bad of a guy and that shooting Greedo under the table was just too mean of an image to present to the kiddies. Fine, but if they “shoot at the same time” then Han was still planning to kill Greedo whether or not Greedo was going to shoot. He couldn’t have known that Greedo was going to shoot. He’s not a Jedi (or is he? Hell Lucas could change his mind on that too!) Man Lucas pisses me off when I think about this crap.
shaw wasn’t vader anyway, he was always a composite character.
His voice was James Earl Jones, the Character Vader was David Prowse and Shaw was only in that one little bit. Why not update it and who in hollywood isn’t a hypocrite anyway? lol 
Originally posted by Judge Pen
Another thing: if they shoot “at the same time” then how has that sanitized the movie and Han’s character? My understanding is that Lucas didn’t want Han to seem like too bad of a guy and that shooting Greedo under the table was just too mean of an image to present to the kiddies. Fine, but if they “shoot at the same time” then Han was still planning to kill Greedo whether or not Greedo was going to shoot. He couldn’t have known that Greedo was going to shoot.
He sees Greedo’s trigger finger move, then shoots. What’s the big deal? He’s a space cowboy!
Shaw was only in that one little bit.
Shaw also has the death scene when he asks Luke to remove the mask.
http://img45.exs.cx/img45/5499/darthpsychoticRevealed.png
Originally posted by MasterKiller
He sees Greedo’s trigger finger move, then shoots. What’s the big deal? He’s a space cowboy!
:rolleyes: Admit it, you hate this change too. I know you are a huge fan and all, but come on, you were pissed when you saw this change too.