George Lucas in Love (1999)

That was an excellent one.

Best movie ever!

The first must-see film of the year.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

As a habit I avoid shorts due to typical non-scripts, poorly-developed characters and CGI-instead-of-plot. The title got me on this one as well as the 8-minute length so, lets give it a try, right? The result is a 10-star rating and one of the most fun short films I've ever watched. I won't spoil any scenes by giving "examples" of why it's fun; suffice to say this is one of the few films I've seen-- much less a short film-- that was pretty much perfect from beginning to end. The dessert-on-top post-story was added enjoyment. This is well worth watching, with excellent concept, script, directing, filming and acting. For Star Wars fans it might even remove dry eye syndrome-- a very rare feat for a short. In short, it's a must-see. Note: I have heard there are actually people alive who have never seen a Star Wars movie. Be aware that doing so is a prerequisite to enjoying this short.

For all who wonder how George Lucas got his inspiration for the "Star Wars" movies, here is how it came about (maybe). George has writer's block and can't figure things out in time to graduate, but people come into his life to help out right when he needs it. This movie is hilarious with hidden references to the "Star Wars" movies and a few of Lucas' other works! Something that is fun to show a small group of people late at night, or just a die hard SW fan. And great for outright laughs and something to chew on before EPISODE III opens on May 19th!Search the web for this, it comes pretty cheap at $12-15 per copy, and is well worth the money spent!!!

*Review contains a few spoilers*I'm not an especially zealous Star Wars fan, although I have seen all of the movies and liked them a great deal. I couldn't resist the opportunity to see this when I saw all of the good ratings it was getting.The movie begins with the writer's-block-suffering George Lucas at film school struggling to finish his script for the end of the year. George is writing a script called "Space Wheat" and this movie (for nine minutes) documents his search for inspiration which he eventually finds. In all honesty, it's pretty shallow stuff from start to finish and isn't particularly entertaining. It might be great to see the all the Star Wars innuendos and how George Lucas could have hypothetically got all his inspiration from, but is this really supposed leave me doubled-over with laughter ? If it was, then it failed.Score : 2/10

Wow, this movie was great! One of the best short films I've ever seen, made by obvious true Star Wars fans. I'd like to see this movie inspire a bigger movie at the box office.... with the same actors... who were rather... excellent. Very good work for such a short movie. I only wish it was longer, and less compact... but it's still great. I mean, you gotta consider the fact that it's an indie flick and they don't have an endless pool of cash.But yeah, I suggest seeing this. Another great indi star wars film is "Troops" which is just so professional. If you have trouble finding these films at your local video store, search for it with KaZaa or some other file-sharing utility. That's how I got to see it.Overall, a 10/10, well deserved. Come on George, finance these guys to make a big movie!!!!!!!