Young Anakin Says Star Wars Ruined His Childhood

[megoknight]

Star Wars didn't kill Jake's career. Puberty killed it. Geeezzzzzzz. He should go get advice from Ron Howards little brother. What's life after cute like?

[Earth 2 Chris]

Thanks Anthony. I saw the FastPass part but glossed over the autograph fee.

I may get Andrew to pick up the current young Anakin Padawan for Lloyd to sign. That would be cool for him to have. He likes Anakin, despite his old man's rumblings.

Chris

[boynightwing]

I still wish someone would make a parody of Samuel Jackson's character from Pulp Fiction as a Jedi Knight. "I have this little saying before I slay your lil' Jedi a*s..."

hahaha "Is there a sign on my front lawn that says 'Dead Clone Trooper Storage?'"

"What do they call a Quarter Pounder on Tattooine?"

I don't blame Jake Lloyd. I never did. He did his job the way he was told to do it. He said the lines that were written for him. Even if the lines were terrible, he wasn't about to say so because he was like 10 years old. You can only blame George Lucas.
I would have got the kid from Sixth Sense to play Anikan. He had this intense look about him. "I see dead Jedi. They're walking around like regular Jedi".

[Funkyterrance]

hahaha "Is there a sign on my front lawn that says 'Dead Clone Trooper Storage?'"

"What do they call a Quarter Pounder on Tattooine?"

I don't blame Jake Lloyd. I never did. He did his job the way he was told to do it. He said the lines that were written for him. Even if the lines were terrible, he wasn't about to say so because he was like 10 years old. You can only blame George Lucas.
I would have got the kid from Sixth Sense to play Anikan. He had this intense look about him. "I see dead Jedi. They're walking around like regular Jedi".

Here, Here!

Also, good point about the kid from 6th Sense, his life is already screwed up due to being a child star so one more film won't make any difference, right?

[Bruce Banner]

I would have got the kid from Sixth Sense to play Anikan. He had this intense look about him. "I see dead Jedi. They're walking around like regular Jedi".

Supposedly, Haley Joel Osment did audition for the role of Anakin Skywalker, but never got a callback.

[Funkyterrance]

Supposedly, Haley Joel Osment did audition for the role of Anakin Skywalker, but never got a callback.

Probably George Lucas' doing, what a bonehead. Ever since I heard about him hanging out around the Playboy Mansion I have lost all respect for the guy. So that's what you've been working towards all this time George? Disappointing if he were just a fat nerdy guy who always wanted to be one of the "cool kids".

[acrovader]

Lucas hadn't been accused of being a bad director until the prequels. Everyone forgets that he was nominated for 'best director' Oscar with A New Hope.

[Funkyterrance]

Lucas hadn't been accused of being a bad director until the prequels. Everyone forgets that he was nominated for 'best director' Oscar with A New Hope.

It's very possible he was an OK director but if he ever had any talent he's lost it since. You need to know when to say when and usually the case with directors is they can go pretty strong into their, say, 40's, 50's? (depends on the individual to some extent) and then they start to lose their touch. Also, who is to say how much help Mr. Lucas got for his direction of A New Hope? At this stage of the game, at the very least, I think it is safe to say that George Lucas is a poor director.

[Werewolf]

It's very possible he was an OK director but if he ever had any talent he's lost it since.

I agree with this. But I don't think Lucas really lost it. I don't think he honestly ever had it.

A huge reason SW A New hope turned out good is because of the constributions of others. Mostly from the skillful editing by his ex Marcia Lucas (which he has since tried to erase from existance) turing his absolute mess of footage into an actual movie. A New Hope wouldn't be the movie we know without her.

Empire was great because Lucas was mostly hands off and was written and directed by others. Jedi, the weakest of the original trilogy, had the most control by Lucas.

[Brazoo]

Lucas hadn't been accused of being a bad director until the prequels. Everyone forgets that he was nominated for 'best director' Oscar with A New Hope.

It depends what you're talking about. If we're talking about directing performances, in the original reviews of Star Wars (sorry, I can't call it "A New Hope) everyone basically thought the acting was fine - not great - and it was totally overshadowed by the fantastic vision of the rest of the movie anyway.