George Lucas criticizes Three Stooges colorization
From ShowBIZ Data:
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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."
My god this man is an ass. Hey George, perhaps you missed this part:
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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.
They offer the choice of either one. You know, to make everyone happy. It was pretty easy since nothing had to be done to the originals. Ya hear me George?
Perhaps if they only released the colorized versions and said they were the real vision, he'd be happy. :confused:
