Star Wars Saga in 3D

Read the whole story here: http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-09-29-starwars29_ST_N.htm

I'm very interested to hear your thoughts on this.

Master Joined: 11 Jun 2009 Posts: 1346

If anyone can do it, it's the people over at Lucasfilm and ILM.

Very interested in it, and will definitely hash out money to go see 'em. Very Happy

If I can see them in theaters, I am so there. The 3D aspect? Well...it's way too early to judge that. Wink

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Master Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 813 Location: Maryland

Comments forthcoming on Thursday... Twisted Evil

I'd like to see them in theaters. I got to see the special edition of A New Hope in a theater. Getting to see the whole OT would be cool. However, as of yet, I've never watched a 3D movie so I don't know what I'm missing out on.
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Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4400 Location: Korriban

Report is the films will not be changed in any way besides the 3D. No new scenes or scenes removed. But I agree. 3D is a pointless gimmick that usually is placed on films with no plot and bad acting so that the movie will still sell. I wish Star Wars wasn't doing that.

Padawan Joined: 15 Aug 2010 Posts: 41

I'm certainly not holding my breath or anything. If I did that when talk started about the saga in 3D, I would have been dead several years ago. I'm sure it'll happen, but I highly doubt it'll be in 2012. That's just what fans have come to expect from Lucasfilm. Delay.

As far as the format itself; I have never watched a movie in 3D. The only thing close to that that I have experienced is the Terminator 3D thing at Universal. I didn't like it. I'll probably give TPM a try, but if it makes me sick, I wont see the others. I would rather spend my money on EU or something instead of paying for more movie tickets for a mediocre rehash of the Saga. I say mediocre because viewing it in 3D may actually not be enjoyable. They're only doing this to milk the cow. Not to improve the quality of the film.

If this was a concerted effort to actually improve the quality (don't confuse that with changing the content, or adding CG; simply improving some of the existing CG and sound that has obvious issues) and not about the 3D gimmick, I'd be on board all the way.

The excuse over the years was that movie theaters weren't ready for the technology, which may have been true. But I also think Lucasfilm wanted someone else to take the big initial risk, to see what the reaction would be. I know 3D has been around for years, but it hasn't been showcased on a SW-like scale until Avatar came along. Now that Cameron is reaping the benefits of that success, Lucas basically has said 'I want some of that.' But can he pull it off with an existing picture? Can his ego allow for another quality clean-up (fixes that fans actually want), or will he simply be gimmick-driven?

This could actually turn out to be the biggest Lucasfilm blunder ever. Time will tell. If that were to happen, I think we would have to kiss the live action series goodbye. Though most EU fans would probably rejoice at the thought of that. Smile

Master Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 745 Location: Denver

Interesting - I heard films that are altered to 3-D post production (recent Clash of the Titans Movie) turn out far worse than those shot in 3-D (Avatar). On the other hand they have two years instead of months. I am pretty excited for another chance to see the films in the theaters but I am actually more interested in having the movies on blu-ray to be honest.

There are already 3D players and TVs. He's not ahead - by 2012 3D is old news. And Blu-Ray is not like 3D at all. Blu-Ray just makes the image clearer and better. 3D completely changes how you watch the movie, what you focus on, what you see. And 3D has been put in movies designed for it (Avatar) and placed on movies that were filmed 2D (like Avatar - The Last Airbender). Either way I feel it's done to sell the film, raise ticket prices, and get people to say "Oh, 3D! Let's go see it!", even if the film is so bad that they would normally have skipped it. I feel Star Wars is above that. If George wants to get ahead and show that he can do 3D, make a new movie with it and do it better. Just re-releasing the old films with 3D slapped on seems like an easy way to get some cash and is not original and does not improve the films.

Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4400 Location: Korriban

I agree with OMB, but something else was said that makes it make a sort of sense. People will see a movie in 3D and regardless of how dumb it is (avatar...) it is regarded as stunning due to just the visuals. Star Wars will be the same. People who don't like sci-fi or aren't already fans could become fans simply because they wanted to see a 3D movie. I do agree that it'll be a bad conversion as Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans were horrible to see due to the 3D. That and they just weren't good movies...but anyway. This 3D thing is indeed a gimmick and lets say it, George doesn't need the money anymore so I'm just hoping we get new fans and possibly those who find the EU through the 3D films. I know I'll see them all, I do. I admit it. Its gimmicky and I rant against it but I'll see them just because its Star Wars, though seeing the old ones in 3D will no doubt only anger me.
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