Lucas Speaks

George Lucas has announced the end of an era:

"BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Leave it to "Star Wars" creator George Lucas to pronounce the death of the Hollywood blockbuster.
"The market forces that exist today make it unrealistic to spend $200 million on a movie," said Lucas, a near-billionaire from his feverishly franchised outer-space epics. "Those movies can't make their money back anymore. Look at what happened with 'King Kong.'...."

I assume he was referring only to "the Hollywood blockbuster", since movies like the "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" series were made elsewhere, and made gobs of money. I hasten to add the earlier Harry Potter films -- where the kids were still required to wear school uniforms, show respect and keep their rooms clean, keeping in mind that the series was recently bought out by big Hollywood interests.

Perhaps a more accurate announcment would have been on the death of "the crappy Hollywood blockbuster".