Genius/ Idiot

George Lucas is a genius because he made the "Star Wars" Trilogy.
But he's a fucking moron because he managed to fuck it up. Not only the new movies but actually going back and ruining the first ones. I'm too tired to go into detail as to why I think the movies suck and also it appears everyone agrees with me so there's really no point ranting to the converted.
Via the Evil Doctor (I'll try and get a link for it):

'Jedi' returns with a revision.
Actor substituted for the finale scene in `Star Wars' trilogy DVD
By Bob Longino
Cox News Service
September 8, 2004

ATLANTA -- If you're a "Star Wars" purist, don't just hide your eyes--duck and cover. George Lucas once again has messed with your holy grail.The biggest rumor about the new "Star Wars" trilogy DVD, arriving in stores Sept. 21, is true. Lucas has inserted an image of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker into the finale of "Return of the Jedi." It replaces actor Sebastian Shaw's image from the original 1983 film in the scene where Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), following the defeat of the Empire, nods knowingly at a lineup of angelic Jedis, including Anakin, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi.This DVD trilogy--the first time "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" are being released in this context--is not a set of the original theatrical films but consists of the 1997 "Special Edition" versions in which Lucas added many new creatures and plopped in whole scenes.The 1997 version of "Star Wars," redubbed "Star Wars: Episode IV--A New Hope" in 1981, includes one of the most controversial changes in the series' history: the alien Greedo shooting his firearm first at Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in a nightclub standoff.Fans of the original films (the first was released in theaters in 1977, followed by the second in 1980 and the third in 1983) have been bemoaning this upcoming DVD release for months on the Internet. One Web site--originaltrilogy.com--has collected more than 60,000 signatures on a petition asking for a DVD release of the original theatrical trilogy.At least one other fresh change in the new DVD series is an updated computer-generated version of Jabba the Hutt for a talking scene with Solo that Lucas added to "Star Wars" for that film's special-edition version.On the trilogy's commentary tracks, Lucas does not explain the new changes, including the insertion of Christensen, when they occur. But he does at one point say on the "Jedi" DVD that he prefers digital imagery over the puppets and marionettes he frequently had to use in the first three films. Computer-generated imagery to him, it seems, looks more real.The trilogy DVD's extras contain a preview of sorts of the final "Star Wars" film to debut in May (it shows Christensen and Ewan McGregor rehearsing a duel with light sabers in street clothes and the making of Darth Vader's mask and helmet) and a new 2 1/2-hour documentary, revealing little-known facts about the series, including:- Screen tests of Kurt Russell, Cindy Williams and William Katt ("Carrie") auditioning for principal roles.- Lucas discussing how he considered not only making Luke Skywalker a dwarf, but also his sister Leia the hero.- Darth Vader never said, "I am your father" to Luke on the set of "The Empire Strikes Back." That was kept a secret and added later. But Hamill was told just before filming the scene.Ironically, the documentary in its segment on "Jedi" does contain one image Lucas might have missed: the finale lineup of Anakin, Yoda and Obi-Wan with Shaw, not Christensen, in his rightful place.Copyright (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune

Asshole.
Han Solo is supposed to be a bastard. Plus it's Greedo for Christ's sake. He's an alien. Killing one is a misdemeanor.