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pull a George Lucas 

1) An artist creates new work that does not live up to the previous standard of greatness.

2) An artist alters previous work in such a way as to make his or her fans resentful.
J.K. Rowling better not pull a George Lucas with her new books.

George Lucas 

A great visionary storyteller, and the man who created Star Wars. Lately, he's been too influenced by the money and the technology involved in filmmaking, rather than the story of the prequels. That's why the new movies suffer.
I think of him as Darth Lucas.
George Lucas by bigtones October 7, 2004

George Lucas's first rule of cinematography 

A rule first postulated by known film director George Lucas, stating that, "In any given movie franchise, at least one third of the films will suck." In addition to his own Star Wars prequels, some examples of movie sagas that follow this rule are: the Matrix saga, The Godfather trilogy, The Planet of the Apes, Shrek.

An exception to the rule is Toy Story, while the ultimate application of the rule is the Twilight Saga, wherein all the movies suck, the novels sucked, and yet there's another movie in the making.
Son: Dad, do you want to watch the Phantom Menace?
John: There were no prequels, and I have no son.

Paul: Should we watch Godfather Part II?
Sam: Does George Lucas's first rule of cinematography apply to it?
Paul: On the contrary, it's the best in the series!

George Lucas Syndrome

A situation in which sci-fi movies often sacrifice good-quality acting and a coherent story in order to milk in the special effects
Movies that suffer from George Lucas Syndrome are:

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (Episodes I-III)

Steven Spielberg's Minority Report

Matrix Sequels
George Lucas Syndrome by LK47 April 22, 2006

george lucas 

That flannel shirt is so Lucas!
george lucas by Raistlin X May 14, 2005

George Lucas 

With a mind sullied by wealth, this director/producer wouldn't know a finished product if it creamed on him. Currently focusing most of his time on ruining trilogies, Lucas spends about two hours a day on Skywalker Ranch wearing a storm trooper helmet and beating off in a pile of money-- similar to how Bono beats off infront of the mirror.
George Lucas is a smug fuck. What is his problem?
George Lucas by HOUSE GUEST August 27, 2008