Aug 29 2008Man Sells Last Respect For George Lucas
A man is selling his last respect for George Lucas on eBay, in the form of a Darth Maul figure.
Because this Darth Maul represented my faith in George Lucas (it was bought back in the heady days of 1999 when the words Star and Wars still brought to mind childhood dreams and wonderment), you are also bidding on the last morsels of respect I have for the once all-powerful, formally infallible bearded wonder. If you must know, the use of the woeful Wookie 'Tarzan' cry in Revenge of the Sith is the straw that broke the Bantha's back. It was almost unforgivable in Return of the Jedi, but to have it featured again in Episode 3 was just ridiculously [expletive] STUPID!
I've made so many excuses for George in the past - even to the point of suggesting that Jar Jar would be bearable if he spoke in an alien language with subtitles - but after witnessing the CGI monkeys and gophers in Indiana Jones and the UFOs, I've got nothing left for him (except for what this Darth Maul represents)... And to think of the rabid, blind hope I had towards the end of the 90s before I entered the cinema to see Episode 1...
Bidding starts at $10 Australian, but since the seller is a loyal Geekologie reader, he'll accept an old NES cartridge or a naked picture of....well, anything.
Thanks Porl, I want half of whatever you get. I call left boob if it's a nudey pic.
Reader Comments
1. Crowley - August 29, 2008 10:40 AM
first
2. Bonjoor - August 29, 2008 10:45 AM
First ?
P'tit con va
3. Vicmu - August 29, 2008 10:52 AM
he spelled "Wookiee" wrong. Clearly not as big a star wars fan as he thinks he is
4. Learn To Sell Porn - August 29, 2008 11:05 AM
yeah, I am sure george is worried that this gomer doesn't respect him... He had a darth maul statue in his house people!!!
5. J J - August 29, 2008 11:28 AM
George broke his heart.
6. Josh - August 29, 2008 11:38 AM
It took till now? The alleged "straw" came out 5 years ago.
This guy sounds like the whiny pussy that takes his wife back the 4th time she cheats on him but still cries about it to anyone within earshot. Does your life run on resentment and futility?
Move on, everyone else has....half a decade ago.
7. CaptainMorgan - August 29, 2008 11:40 AM
I gotta agree with the guy. GL is milking his franchises and it's not good.
8. OctoGooch - August 29, 2008 11:47 AM
Josh, that little wife bit was hillarious. But 5 years ago? I say this whole Stars Wars deal was a camel with a broken back to begin with. George needed the straw to suck up his fans' money and blood. And he occasionally used it to snort cocaine. And to unnecessarily break other people's camels' backs.
9. Doh! - August 29, 2008 12:04 PM
Pathetic fanboy named a specific incident which occurred 5 years ago, IE some nonsense from Revenge of the Sith. Thus the 5 years ago comment.
10. Momboelitist - August 29, 2008 12:13 PM
He's made excuses for Lucas? To whom?
Reminiscent of a scene from Billy Madison:
"You broke my heart George Lucas!" *Kiss/Smack*
11. dadoren - August 29, 2008 12:29 PM
jar jar was the end of Star Wars
12. Rod - August 29, 2008 12:39 PM
Boo-f***ing-hoo. If a wookiee scream and CG gophers could break his "faith" then he needed to move on anyway.
All the Star Wars haters need to realized that the movies have always had kiddie elements to them. Go back and watch RotJ, specifically the Ewoks, without letting nostalgia cloud your judgement and get back to me. It's you that's grown up, not Star Wars. If you can't cut loose and enjoy them for what they are, don't watch them.
13. Gumsoul - August 29, 2008 1:38 PM
That was not the first time Chewie did the "Tarzan" yell. The first time was in "Return of the Jedi" when he used a vine to swing onto the top of an AT-ST.
That being said, George Lucas has also sodomized my childhood respect for him. However, this happened long before "Revenge of the Sith".
14. Wookiee Monster - August 30, 2008 9:13 AM
The RotJ and RotS Wookiee Tarzan yells are actually mentioned in the auction blurb. Also, the CGI critters in Indy 4 as well as further viewings of the prequel trilogy are what dissipated my Luca$ respect...
So Josh - go thumb yourself fothermucker. Your anus is obviously used to violent abuse. Far from resentment and futility, my life is about moving onto greener pastures. Flame on (and bid on my auction while you're at it)!
15. Kraken - August 30, 2008 7:34 PM
still no bid.
Jar jar was the star wars killer.
GL deserves a severe beating with riot batons.
at this point even star trek looks better.
16. ilikedirt - September 2, 2008 12:01 PM
george lucas is a chatch.
17. MightyD - September 4, 2008 1:52 PM
Bro, I feel just the same as you...
All u focktards saying otherwise...man! get a grip on reality...f***'n cgi gophers, gimme a break...anything to hit the PG13 barrier...
GL is now at freakin' old midlife-crisis-look-like-an-old-lesbian retard..
Didn't I hear he would have made Indy 4 even goofier was he given the choice...pathetic
18. Val A Lindsay II - January 29, 2009 2:03 PM
I sincerely doubt GL twisted anyone's arm to go see this movie. Lord knows Mark Hamill's BRILLIANT acting probably tied you to Star Wars when you were 7 f***ing years old. You f***ing DESERVE to be disappointed. Write your own goddamned movie and quit whining about other peoples' material. GL is not your girlfriend and never wanted to be. And lastly, you hate Jar-Jar because he's the character that is MOST LIKE YOU than ALL the rest. You're not Han Solo, you're not Luke Skywalker. No, you are the whiny Jar-Jar Binks. Congratu-f***ing-lations on being a social and evolutionary dead-end. You will not be missed...
19. louis vuitton - September 29, 2009 6:00 AM
He's made excuses for Lucas? To whom?
Reminiscent of a scene from Billy Madison: