The pot calls the kettle Darth Vader

The Internet Movie Database reported yesterday:

George Lucas, a longtime foe of "colorized" movies, has sharply criticized Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's decision to release two Three Stooges DVDs today (Tuesday) that will allow viewers to watch them in either their original black-and-white or digitally colored versions. In an interview with the Associated Press, Lucas said, that the Stooges' slapstick comedy belongs in a black-and-white universe. "Would color distract from their comedy and make it not as funny anymore?" Lucas said. "Maybe just the fact that they're in black and white makes it funny, because their humor is dated. But by putting it in black and white, it puts it in a context where you can appreciate it for what it was. But you try to make it in full living color and try to compare it to a Jim Carrey movie, then it's hard for young people to understand. ... It's not fair to the artist."

Hello? Is this the same George Lucas who insists on digitally doctoring his iconic original Star Wars trilogy to suit his current agenda, then refuses to release the films on DVD in their pristine theatrical condition so viewers can decide for themselves?

To paraphrase the late, great Marvin Gaye (who was not, despite anything Terrell Owens may tell you), "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Hypocrisy)."