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Logos that Shaped Me

The three favorite logos of my childhood.

Paramount: Indiana Jones
20th Century Fox: Star Wars
Universal: Back to the Future

Words of Idiocy: George Lucas

There will only be one. And it won't be what I would call the "rough cut," it'll be the "final cut." The other one will be some sort of interesting artifact that people will look at and say, "There was an earlier draft of this." The same thing happens with plays and earlier drafts of books. In essence, films never get finished, they get abandoned. At some point, you're dragged off the picture kicking and screaming while somebody says, "Okay, it's done." That isn't really the way it should work. Occasionally, [you can] go back and get your cut of the video out there, which I did on both American Graffiti and THX 1138; that's the place where it will live forever. So what ends up being important in my mind is what the DVD version is going to look like, because that's what everybody is going to remember. The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won't last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you'll be able to project it on a 20' by 40' screen with perfect quality. I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's to go back and reinvent a movie.

The End

---Caution: Contains Spoilers---

Overall, the six years were worth it. At its finest, Lost was incredibly moving, intelligent, and always left you wanting more. At its lowest, it was still entertaining.

It's been four days since the final episode, and I'm not sure where I'd put it.

Those final few minutes with Jack stumbling through the jungle - great. Him smiling when he sees Kate and the others flying off the island - excellent. His eye closing - fuckin' fantastic.

The alternate reality/purgatory/limbo-land side-flashes had their moments too. I was even okay with them when it started becoming an island reunion party. That all went out the window when they entered the church. Not because of the religious connotations, but because it erased the shows history of being dangerous. Watching something like Charlie's death is going to see far less moving now.

i wasn't expecting a fucked up Twin Peaks-esque ending, but I was expecting the show to keep its balls.

Intro

In case you're not aware, the title of this blog is a nod to Stand by Me, one of my favorite films, and a great way to start off the summer. Pair with The Sandlot for a great double feature.

Call me pessimistic, but I can't imagine there ever being a better time than summer as a kid. Being older has its advantages, but it's hard to beat only having to worry about what kind of popsicle you wanted.