fantomas Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 If you want my opinion, Chinese Democracy will be reviewed the same way "The Phatom Menace" was in 1999. Commercially I think CD will do amazing. People are hungry for new G n' R much as fans were for new Star Wars. However, I think the critics will tear it apart much like they did with "The Phatom Menace". They will harp on about the time it took to get it out and focus more on the backstory and the creator than the final product. The fact is, the level of expectation has been set so high, it will be impossible to meet that. If you really think about it, the comparisons between "The Phatom Menace" and CD are eerie.Both over a decade in the makingA strong, dedicated fan baseCreated by perfectionist recluses who are never 100% happy with the final productBoth surrounded by a lot of yes men who aren't really helping the causeYes, my comparison is a bit off center, but dead on if you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
There Was A Fine Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 george lucas isnt the george lucas of movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 If you want my opinion, Chinese Democracy will be reviewed the same way "The Phatom Menace" was in 1999. Commercially I think CD will do amazing. People are hungry for new G n' R much as fans were for new Star Wars. However, I think the critics will tear it apart much like they did with "The Phatom Menace". They will harp on about the time it took to get it out and focus more on the backstory and the creator than the final product. The fact is, the level of expectation has been set so high, it will be impossible to meet that. If you really think about it, the comparisons between "The Phatom Menace" and CD are eerie.Both over a decade in the makingA strong, dedicated fan baseCreated by perfectionist recluses who are never 100% happy with the final productBoth surrounded by a lot of yes men who aren't really helping the causeYes, my comparison is a bit off center, but dead on if you think about it.Maybe, possibly.... probably Hopefully it'll be more like "A New Hope". A refreshing blast of awesome originality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromle Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) more howard hughs(sp?) Edited November 22, 2006 by Bromle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolio GNR Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Goerge Lucas is not of movies and Axl is not of music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlCorp Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 more howard hughs(sp?)I agree. Axl is more Howard Hughes...although George does operate outside of Hollywood..and Axl operates outiside of reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I think I've read this comparison before, way more detailed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RonMexico82 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 The Phantom Menace was absolute bollocks so lets hope that Chinese Democracy doesn't go down that lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 If so,then expect Chinese Democracy to be a higher priced "exclusive limited release" with an unremastered bonus disc of the original AFD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolio GNR Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Episode I and II really sucked and was also very boring. III was cool though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaci_Roxx Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I hated the new Star Wars trilogy and I've been a SW fan since I was 11. In some way, you're right. But I don't think Axl is as 'blind' as old George. George Lucas wanted to please too many different types of audience and failed miserably. Axl's not going to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain_king Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I hated the new Star Wars trilogy and I've been a SW fan since I was 11. In some way, you're right. But I don't think Axl is as 'blind' as old George. George Lucas wanted to please too many different types of audience and failed miserably. Axl's not going to do that. You opened my eyes, lucas did everything to please his audience, and we ended up with a mediocre trilogy because of it, it's kinda nice to know that axl works on his own terms, so that when it's done, it was worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickles!! Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 If you want my opinion, Chinese Democracy will be reviewed the same way "The Phatom Menace" was in 1999. Commercially I think CD will do amazing. People are hungry for new G n' R much as fans were for new Star Wars. However, I think the critics will tear it apart much like they did with "The Phatom Menace". They will harp on about the time it took to get it out and focus more on the backstory and the creator than the final product. The fact is, the level of expectation has been set so high, it will be impossible to meet that. If you really think about it, the comparisons between "The Phatom Menace" and CD are eerie.Both over a decade in the makingA strong, dedicated fan baseCreated by perfectionist recluses who are never 100% happy with the final productBoth surrounded by a lot of yes men who aren't really helping the causeYes, my comparison is a bit off center, but dead on if you think about it.Yeah but when Lucas says a new movie is coming out on a certain day, it comes out. He's a perfectionist the way Axl is, but he also realizes that you gotta have a finished product to give to the people, something tangable, not just a wind and a prayer that has been Axl's career sinc 1994. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Episode I and II really sucked and was also very boring. III was cool thoughYeah, let's just hope CD doesn't have a song on it which is comparable in the film world to Jar Jar Binks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashisGOD Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hopefully CD will be the Empire Strikes Back of GNR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruck Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Yeah but The Phantom Menace didn't take a decade to make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingarthur Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Episode I and II really sucked and was also very boring. III was cool though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avg_ Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 yeah, axl strives for something, which is almost impossible to do nowdays, i mean i know alot of people say, theres so much more you can do with rock, but honestly, its not just about the music, its about being in the right place at the right time, for the right movement.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violent cop Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Chinese Democracy will not do well commercially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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