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Title: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on October 22, 2009, 01:35 PM
I'm sure this is just a wild rumor, and nothing more, but I just thought I'd post it here for anyone interested.  I saw this a few places online this morning:

http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2009/10/exclusive-lucasfilm-gearing-up-another.html

Apparently, as the rumor goes, Lucasfilm will be watching the success of the upcoming Avatar movie in hopes of doing a new Star Wars trilogy completely in 3D.  Also as a part of the rumor, Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppolla are rumored to be possibly directors.  This makes this rumor even more unlikely to me.  I would like to see at least the previous movies released in 3D eventually, that would be pretty cool to see.
Title: Re: New Star Wars Trilogy (in 3D) Rumor
Post by: Jesse James on October 22, 2009, 03:58 PM
I wanted to make a joke like,

"And everyone gets free BJ's and jelly beans at the theater, every time they go see it!" :)

Just a bit of a "too good to be true" feel to it all.   ;D
Title: Re: New Star Wars Trilogy (in 3D) Rumor
Post by: Darth Broem on October 26, 2009, 12:06 PM
It all depends upon the success of Avatar.  That part cracked me up the most.  As if that would matter to Lucas.  "I'm only going to make another SW trilogy unless Avatar in 3-D hits this number!!!" 
Title: Re: New Star Wars Trilogy (in 3D) Rumor
Post by: Nicklab on November 30, 2009, 03:38 AM
Rick McCallum was talking about Star Wars in 3D back at Celebration III, and back then he was raving about how much it adds to the presentation.  He noted that Lucasfilm had prepared demos of several scenes with the new technology and he said that scenes like the opening of ANH were phenomenal.

60 Minutes did a piece on James Cameron and Avatar last week.  It's posted online here (http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5737218n).  Cameron seems to be one of the leaders in the 3D movement, but it's telling that Avatar is going to be released in both 2D and 3d formats.  But, 3D televisions are set to hit the market in 2010.

What does it mean for Star Wars?  Who knows.  There was a rumor going around that Lucas had contracted Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford for a future project, but I've never seen any official confirmation of that.
Title: Re: New Star Wars Trilogy (in 3D) Rumor
Post by: IncomT65 on November 30, 2009, 07:02 AM
No thanks, seeing the current Carrie in a gold bikini isn't something I want to experience. Not in 3D, nor in 2D or 1D!

Besides, I watched Ice Age 3 3D in the theatre last summer and it was the most painful movie experience ever. I got a splitting headache from that stupid pair of 3D glasses as well as a sore arm from holding the thing up (it kept sliding down my nose). It was like wearing a pair of glasses with a wrong set of lenses. Really frustrating and tiring. The whole 3D hype didn't fade into nothingness for nothing you know. It should stay in the 80s and never return  :)
Title: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: DSJ™ on January 20, 2010, 11:06 AM
With the success of Avatar, the maker is looking back at the Star Wars flicks... 3D!

'Star Wars' in 3-D? It Could Happen George Lucas believes 'Avatar' has paved the way (http://www.cinemaspy.com/article.php?id=3875)

Avatar kicking George Lucas in the ass to make 3D Star Wars? (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30478)

'Avatar' gives Lucas impetus to revamp 'Star Wars' for 3-D (http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/752779---avatar-gives-lucas-impetus-to-revamp-star-wars-for-3-d)

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I just hope Lucas remembers that without a compelling story and interesting characters, 3-D is just a gimmick. In other words, he might want to revisit Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, but no one needs 3-D versions of the most recent trilogy

Messa gonna be in 3D!   :-X
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on January 22, 2010, 05:42 PM
I'm interested...  I'll go see any of them again at a theater.  Even Episode 1...   :-X
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on January 25, 2010, 11:51 AM
I'm interested...  I'll go see any of them again at a theater.  Even Episode 1...   :-X

Me too, and hopefully it happens sooner than later.  Honestly, if they were showing the movies on the big screen - even not in 3D, jsut a re-release - I'd love to see them on the big screen again.  It would definitely be nice to see the OT that way again, and hopefully 3D would just enhance that.  I've never been to a 3D movie, but it seems like it could be pretty cool with SW.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Phrubruh on April 20, 2010, 02:38 AM
I wonder if the annouced blu-ray version of the movies will have a 3D version? Wouldn't that be lots of fun buying a new $2k television just so you can watch Star Wars in 3D?
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jayson on September 28, 2010, 10:44 PM
It's official. (http://starwars.com/movies/saga/announce3d/index.html) Anyone else not care?
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt R. on September 29, 2010, 06:25 AM
OT  :D....... PT   ::)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on September 29, 2010, 09:59 AM
Its exciting to me simply because it means having the movies back in theaters again, similar to the OT SE releases in the late 90s.  Personally, I've never seen a 3D movie, and its quite possible these would be my first.  I'll definitely be going though, I know that.  It is just neat to me to have them back in theaters, I think - aside from obviously the original releases - the SE release time period was a lot of fun in 97.  Having the toy line back at retail, and all the OT goodness, despite anyone's opinions on some of the changes (some good/some bad) it really was a fun time.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: iFett on September 29, 2010, 10:16 AM
Ya I could care less for this 3D stuff and the inflated ticket prices, but will definitely be nice to have at least the OT back in theaters again.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: McMetal on September 29, 2010, 12:17 PM
Big whoop. Those prequel movies suck in 2D, 3D, even in four or more dimensions. Their suckitude defies all known laws of physics.

And I'm sorry, but 3D tech is still woefully crude; who wants to wear glasses over glasses?

I was hoping they would have at least started with the OT.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jeff on September 29, 2010, 12:44 PM
I'm not "super duper excited" or anything, but I'm sure I'll go check them out when they hit theaters.

I can imagine 3D being sort of neat for some scenes (TPM Pod Race, RotS Mustafar Duel, ANH Trench Run, ESB Asteroid Field, etc).  Others may not be so neat (anything with JarJar's tongue).  :P
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: CloneF13Y35 on September 29, 2010, 01:08 PM
well maybe in two years' time they will have come up with better '3D glasses'; I wear regular glasses as well and hope it doesn't hinder the 3D effect. Just imagine jar jar's tongue in 3D LOL.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: P-Siddy on September 29, 2010, 02:31 PM
I could see Palpy's force lightning in RotS when he takes down Mace in 3D.

I just hope that they don't tinker with the movies by adding things that were never there just to have 3-D in there.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Keonobi on September 29, 2010, 02:38 PM
Maybe they'll put in one or two of the OT deleted scenes?  Or is that too much to hope for/sacreligious for the OT purists?
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Scott on September 29, 2010, 02:44 PM
About the only thing I am excited about is my boys getting a chance to see them all on the big screen.  I won't let them watch ROTS yet...they'll be 10 and 8 in 2012...they should be getting close to able to when ROTS3D comes out.

Who else expect even further "tweaks" ::)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on September 29, 2010, 03:29 PM
I'm sorta excited I guess...  Like Brian said, I like seeing them on the big screen, and this is new and interesting to me, to see them in 3D.  Then again I've never seen a 3-D film.

So I'm definitely interested, and I'll go see all 6.  I don't know that I'll make an event out of it like premieres were, but I'll go happily.  Then again I tend to enjoy all 6 movies for one reason or another.  It'll be a painful wait for the OT though, since that's what I really want to see.

I could imagine more tweaks too...  Good and bad.   :-\
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Ook on September 29, 2010, 03:38 PM
It's official. (http://starwars.com/movies/saga/announce3d/index.html) Anyone else not care?

Me, me! :D
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: JesseVader08 on September 30, 2010, 03:04 AM
I'm excited, just to enjoy SW on the big screen again.  And now I can enjoy it with my kids!

I'm rather indifferent to the 3D aspect of things, I just want to see Vader enter the Rebel Blockade Runner in life size again. 8)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on September 30, 2010, 03:07 AM
Exactly...  3-D or no, I'm geeked to once again see the Tantive IV streak over my head again, then followed by the massive Destroyer following it.  I'm geeked to just have Star Wars in a theater again...  all 6 of them really will appeal to me in some capacity.

If the 3-D is cool though, then bonus points.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on September 30, 2010, 10:32 AM
I was just just reading some reactions (http://movies.ign.com/articles/112/1124268p1.html) over at IGN as well, and it seems similar to here - sort of mixed to "meh".  Like I said, I've personally never seen a 3D movie - and those who have seem to say the ones that are converted later aren't anything too great.  That said, for all of Lucas' detractors, you can't say the guy skimps on the tech side of things.  I'm sure it will look as good as it possibly can, at least for that time.

Like we've discussed here already, I'm excited just for the fact that they'll be in theaters again.  Heck, I think I'd be about as excited if they were just doing a straight re-release (even if it was just the OT).  Like Jesse said, to experience the Trilogy (or the Saga) on the big screen again is spiffy enough.  Although I can see why they are starting with TPM, it makes you wonder if they shouldn't have started with the OT.  That's likely what everyone is "waiting for" the most anyways, and who knows what will change/advance in movie viewing in the time following TPM's re-release.  It is sort of funny to see such a lukewarm reaction to news that has been talked about for so long now.  I don't know if it is the general apathy towards 3D in general (likely), or if it is just people not caring about Star Wars as much anymore.  Like I said, I'll be there - likely for all of them - but I would be if they were just doing straight re-releases as well.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Morgbug on September 30, 2010, 12:27 PM
I'm certainly not in the camp of being excited about this.  I've yet to see a 3-D movie I wouldn't be perfectly content to watch in 2-D. 

By the time these roll out in 3-D they'll be charging over 20 bucks to see a movie and I'll have my home theater finished in my basement.  So I'm supposed to drop that much money just to have some jackass talk the whole way through the movie (seems to be a given in any movie these days)?  No thanks. 

I hate the glasses with a passion and find 3-D TV to be an utterly retarded concept.  Get the hell out of the house and get some exercise for heaven's sake. 

Can't see myself spending the money to go see the PT.  I could see myself going to Star Wars and ESB just because I'm a fool but doubt I'd go see Jedi. 

3-D strikes me as a fad still, just like it was back in the 1950s.  Certainly the technology is waaaaaaaaaay better but I ain't digging it. 
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: dave in the basement on September 30, 2010, 02:57 PM
I wouldn't mind seeing 3-6 on the big screen again, but I am only going to 1&2 if my son drags me there.  Which he is very likely to do.

By the time they get to ANH, Greedo probably won't even be packing.   >:D
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: MistaBinks on October 2, 2010, 01:48 PM
A couple of articles said there wouldn't be any tweaking to the movies. Just a conversion to 3D. I hope that isn't true. Since so much of the prequels was filmed with the actors in front of a green screen, couldn't ILM completely redo a lot of the CGI. Perhaps even film it in true 3D and HD like Avatar? I think AOTC lends itself the most to this treatment. The arena scene, in my opinion only, is probably the weakest looking "set" in all 6 movies.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Phrubruh on October 24, 2010, 09:32 PM
I bet we will see the Yoda puppet in Ep1 replaced with CG. They've already shown that footage during Star Wars in Concert.

Muppet or CGI? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wFcM_TXKI0&feature=related)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Pete_Fett on November 5, 2010, 06:01 PM
By the time they get to ANH, Greedo probably won't even be packing.   >:D

Nope - they're going to digitally replace his gun with a flower and change the translations to him being an intergalactic hippie who wants Han to join his commune. Then he's going to smoke a blunt and pass out in the smoke, spilling Han's drink. From there the movie will pick up as usual. Han will feel bad about the mess the hippie Rodian made and pass Wuher the credits and still apologize for the mess....

 :-\

A couple of articles said there wouldn't be any tweaking to the movies. Just a conversion to 3D. I hope that isn't true. Since so much of the prequels was filmed with the actors in front of a green screen, couldn't ILM completely redo a lot of the CGI. Perhaps even film it in true 3D and HD like Avatar? I think AOTC lends itself the most to this treatment. The arena scene, in my opinion only, is probably the weakest looking "set" in all 6 movies.

Well, I for one hope this isn't true. Having the movies in 3D isn't enough of a draw to get me to go to the theater again. There better be something "new" about all six movies to make it worth checking them out. Like putting some of the deleted scenes back in or finishing up scenes that they started to film but abandoned due to problems - like the Wampa attack on Echo Base, etc...

Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on March 3, 2011, 02:10 PM
Phantom Menace now has an official release date (http://www.starwars.com/movies/episode-i/3dannouncedate/index.html) of February 10th, 2012.  I would guess we'd see each additional movie around the same timeframe each year then.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: P-Siddy on March 3, 2011, 04:05 PM
Phantom Menace now has an official release date (http://www.starwars.com/movies/episode-i/3dannouncedate/index.html) of February 10th, 2012.  I would guess we'd see each additional movie around the same timeframe each year then.

Not unless they did like the special editions and did subsequent months. But I think what they are doing with 3D is much more complex than adding a couple scenes here and there.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Scockery on March 4, 2011, 08:07 AM
February, there's a way to avoid competition. I'm curious how well it will do.

I gotta wonder if they'll make it to all 6 films before the 3D trend tapers off.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Phrubruh on March 4, 2011, 10:56 AM
Does the world really need Jar Jar in 3D? I don't think so.

Still it would be interesting to see if they replace the Yoda puppet with the CG version.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt on March 4, 2011, 01:19 PM
Does the world really need Jar Jar in 3D? I don't think so.

The world doesn't need Jar Jar in any D.

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Still it would be interesting to see if they replace the Yoda puppet with the CG version.

We'll likely have already seen it in the BluRay version.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on March 5, 2011, 02:54 AM
Does the world really need Jar Jar in 3D? I don't think so.

The world doesn't need Jar Jar in any D.

Zinger!
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Phrubruh on March 8, 2011, 05:09 PM
Just wait. That will be someone's signature.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Nicklab on March 8, 2011, 06:13 PM
Outwardly, this release looks like it could be a cash grab on both LFL's and Fox's part.

Will there be anything really eye-catching in the 3D release of TPM?  I think the Pod Race sequence has potential.  So does the space battle.  And the underwater sequence on Naboo might be interesting.  I'm not sure about much else though.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt_Fury on March 8, 2011, 06:56 PM
I think the lightsabe battle will be cool in 3-D.

I did the math and Colin will be 4 when ANH is released, provided they keep to the one movie per year schedule.  It will be the first movie he sees in the theater!   ;D
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on March 8, 2011, 09:33 PM
Way it was meant to be.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: darth broem 2 on May 7, 2011, 01:08 AM
Yeah, I would like to see it in 3-D.  They don't really have to add anything that special.  I would just like to see certain things pop out in 3-D.  I could imagine lightsaber fights and blaster effects looking pretty good in 3-D if they get creative with it.  I don't think 3-D is going away anytime soon.  It's going to be around at least another decade or so.  I may even buy a 3-D TV....sometime during the next decade. 
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on May 7, 2011, 03:10 AM
I'm stupidly just interested in going to see SW at a theater...  I'm dumb like that I guess, but at this point I don't go see films much...  Star Wars though, I'll make the exception.  Even Episode 1, I'm just interested in going to see a movie.

SW will likely be the first movies I ever seen in 3D too (not counting blue/red glasses type 3-D movies).  I've yet to see any movie in 3-D.

I will say, ever since I saw the IMAX thing on special effects back in the 1990's and they had the Destroyer chasing Leia's Blockade Runner across the screen...  I've wanted to see Star Wars on an IMAX theater screen, 3-D or not.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on June 16, 2011, 10:41 AM
"Star Wars 3D May Be One and Done"

http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1176583p1.html (http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1176583p1.html)

According to this article, which cites and interview with Rick McCallum, although all six have been converted and prepared for release, if the first release (Phantom Menace) "doesn't work" (which I'm guessing means makes money), we may not see the other ones.  Who knows how true this is, but that would stink if TPM was the only release we saw.  Sort of wish they would have started with ANH.  I can understand why they would go in numerical order, but if they wanted the most successful release I think that the original Star Wars would be the best bet.  I'm pretty sure it made (pretty easily) the most of the special edition releases as well, and I think it may be the same way this time around.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt_Fury on June 16, 2011, 07:52 PM
Like Rick McCallum knows anything.   ::)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: P-Siddy on June 16, 2011, 10:17 PM
It wouldn't make any sense to go through all that work and manpower to not show them... and to start with the weakest films too.

But I think a lot of us want to witness Wedge come at us when he flies through that TIE's debris.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt on September 19, 2011, 10:16 AM
"Star Wars 3D May Be One and Done"

http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1176583p1.html (http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1176583p1.html)

According to this article, which cites and interview with Rick McCallum, although all six have been converted and prepared for release, if the first release (Phantom Menace) "doesn't work" (which I'm guessing means makes money), we may not see the other ones.  Who knows how true this is, but that would stink if TPM was the only release we saw.  Sort of wish they would have started with ANH.  I can understand why they would go in numerical order, but if they wanted the most successful release I think that the original Star Wars would be the best bet.  I'm pretty sure it made (pretty easily) the most of the special edition releases as well, and I think it may be the same way this time around.

Not looking good for a release of all six movies, if these graphs are any indication.

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The updated graph below shows almost every major 3-D release since the beginning of 2009. The ratio of 3-D revenue to 2-D revenue per theater is shown on the Y-axis, and the dotted red line represents the break-even point. The trend that was beginning to take shape last summer has deepened in the last few months. (Data exclude any film that opened at fewer than 1,500 locations, and films with "3-D" in the title, which only a fool would see on a flat screen.)

(http://i.imgur.com/G6kqm.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/XxdOI.jpg)

Story:  Slate: Who Killed 3-D? (http://www.slate.com/id/2303814/pagenum/all/#p2)

Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on September 19, 2011, 01:42 PM
Could that return be affected though, by the fact that these movies just needed tweaking compared to full production?  Or is it sill going to be super expensive to try?
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt on September 19, 2011, 02:41 PM
Could that return be affected though, by the fact that these movies just needed tweaking compared to full production?  Or is it sill going to be super expensive to try?

This article indicates that 2-D to 3-D conversions usually cost around a million dollars or less:

How Do You Convert a Flat Movie Into 3-D? (http://www.slate.com/id/2243118)

And this was from the article I posted earlier:

 
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If you ask the medium's most dedicated evangelists what's wrong with 3-D, they'll point to the shoddy, post-production upgrades that flooded the market after Avatar. "It was just being applied liked a layer, purely for profit motive," said James Cameron, who rates the quality of 3-D in dimensional fractions, 2.2-D or 2.5-D. According to this theory, high-end, "real" 3-D sells itself, while the crappy, cash-in conversions—the "fake" 3-D—destroys the brand.

Again, there's some supporting evidence. Using information gleaned from http://www.RealOrFake3D.com, it's possible to compare box-office numbers from converted and native 3-D films: Since 2010, "real" films have an average ratio of 1.00, meaning they earn about the same amount from 3-D and 2-D on a per-theater basis. The "fake" films from that period had an average ratio of 0.87, which equates to minus-13 percent. It's also the case that fakeness is on the rise—it now accounts for about half of all 3-D releases—which could explain the general worsening of 3-D returns.

There was something in Brian's post I quoted about how all six films have already been converted to 3-D.  If that's true, and Phantom Menace tanks next year, I can see them scrapping the one-a-year plan and instead releasing them all next year, within a few weeks or a month of each other--like they did in '97--in honor of "the franchise's" 35th anniversary.  If they're already done.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on September 19, 2011, 03:32 PM
Yeah I could see that too...  I really am looking forward to it, if for no other reason than to go watch SW at a theater again.  I've got little reason to go to the movies otherwise, but that's something I was anxious to do again. 

But I an see Cameron's POV I guess.   I just don't know much about it and I've still yet to ever see a 3-D film in a theater...  well, not since Jaws 3-D, haha.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Pete_Fett on September 19, 2011, 04:39 PM
I personally don't see McCallum's comments becoming a reality. If they have spent the money on the conversion, then they will just release them anyway. Sure it may be like what Matt suggests which is an accelerated schedule, but they will all see theatrical release.

The biggest motivator to me is the fact that having each of the movies in the theater again offers them another shot at merchandising the heck out of each movie, which is where the real money is.

Look at all the stuff Hasbro has planned for EP1, which up until now, has pretty much been the pariah episode as far as the toys go for quite some time. Sure we've had a few figures here or there and the Saga Collection 2 had a TPM wave, but that's about it and with the exception of EP1, I can see Hasbro using these 3D re-releases as a means of making some larger "parking lot" items for each movie, bolstered by the fact that there will be extra exposure from the 3D re-release.

I think they will easily be able to pull in ~$20 million for each movie. Especially if they get them shown in some of the IMAX theaters - I know that's where I'm going to go see them when they come out.

What has me the most disappointed about McCallum's comments is the implication that they are all done and ready to go. If that is the case, then they only made 3D versions of the existing versions of the movies. I was hoping that they might actually be adding some new stuff to truly make going to see these new 3D versions worthwhile.

Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jeff on September 19, 2011, 05:33 PM
If they have spent the money on the conversion, then they will just release them anyway.

I agree with this.  The money to be made for Star Wars 3D releases isn't limited to the ticket sales though... like Pete said, merchandizing/licensing is where it is at...

(http://www.rebelscum.com/2011/SWpringlescans.jpg)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on September 19, 2011, 08:45 PM
I agree, plus, and let's be honest here, the prequals were a shell of what the OT was, but did well at the box office for a pretty steady period of time for each one.  I think a re-release will do well regardless.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Scockery on September 21, 2011, 07:58 PM
Han Solo salt and vinegar....heh.

Think I might've swapped Luke and Leia's flavors. She's sour and after the Wampa he was pizza faced!
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: MistaBinks on September 25, 2011, 11:30 PM
It appears The Lion King in 3D has raised the bar for re-releases in 3D. I am really curious to see what happens next February.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on October 13, 2011, 01:55 PM
It is part of the whole "Darth Maul Returns" article at SW.com, but it looks like they have released the first poster for The Phantom Menace 3D:

http://www.starwars.com/news/darth_maul_returns_2012.html (http://www.starwars.com/news/darth_maul_returns_2012.html)

(http://www.starwars.com/img/news/darth_maul_returns_2012/EP1_3D_poster.jpg)

Funny, not a sign of Jar Jar, little Annie (aside from the podracer I guess), or senate hearings on this poster :).
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: iFett on October 13, 2011, 01:59 PM
That looks pretty cool.  They sure are pimping Mr. Maul lately though but that's not a bad thing.  Wonder what the prequels would have been like if Lucas didn't off him at the beginning.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: P-Siddy on October 13, 2011, 02:31 PM
Nor is Qui-Gon on it...
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Diddly on October 14, 2011, 01:55 AM
That... is a very non-Star Wars-y poster
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: P-Siddy on October 14, 2011, 09:12 AM
It looks like Yoda's checking out/admiring  Maul's backside.  :P Maybe Yoda meant something else when talking about the 'dark side?'
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Post by: Scott on October 14, 2011, 10:58 AM
Why in the hell would they leave the area over his left shoulder blank?  Lame
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jayson on October 14, 2011, 11:25 AM
There, that's better.

(http://www.yakfaceforums.com/jayson/EP1_3D_poster-b.jpg)
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Post by: Diddly on October 22, 2011, 02:03 AM
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/10/the_secret_origin_of_the_phantom_menace_3-d_movie.php (http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/10/the_secret_origin_of_the_phantom_menace_3-d_movie.php)
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Post by: IncomT65 on October 23, 2011, 04:48 PM
^LMFAO!  ;D And crying at the same time, because it's probably true....
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on October 23, 2011, 08:51 PM
It looks like the trailer has shown up online:

The Phantom Menace 3D (http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=48767)

Even though it is TPM, and I've never been to a 3D movie (or felt the need to), I have to admit I'm kind of excited that Star Wars will be on the big screen again.
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Post by: Phrubruh on October 23, 2011, 11:08 PM
That trailer actually makes TPM look good.
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Post by: Brian on January 12, 2012, 08:56 PM
Some new posters for TPM 3D have shown up online:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=52708 (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=52708)

I don't know what it is, but I'm sort of getting excited to see this again.  Sure, I've got it at home in multiple versions, and it is my least favorite of the Saga, but maybe it is just the nostalgia of 1999 kicking in.  There are definitely things I like about the movie too, but I just remember that anticipation going into May of '99, the return of Star Wars.  Plus, it is just kind of cool to see the SW movies on the big screen again - 3D or not.
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Post by: Blaster under the pillow on January 13, 2012, 08:18 AM
I was really disappointed in what the Phantom Menace had to offer when it was released, but it's really grown on me over the years. I'm looking forward to watching it at the cinema and actually enjoying it.

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Post by: iFett on January 13, 2012, 04:00 PM
Is this going to be shown in the 2nd dimension as well so I don't have to pay an extra $5 or whatever to see it in a theatre?  I'm not big on this 3D craze but iirc other movies have been released in both formats.

Would have been nice if Lucas could have gone back and completely edited JarJar out of the movie, but I'll take what I can get.
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Post by: JediMoses on January 16, 2012, 12:04 AM
Has there been any leaked commentary about how TPM looks in 3d
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Post by: McMetal on January 16, 2012, 09:02 AM
I saw the Preview at the movies this weekend...looks ok, lots of lightsabers coming at your face and ship debris, etc.

The whole thing is just a silly gimmick.
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Post by: Ben on January 20, 2012, 12:15 AM
I'm actually pretty jazzed for this. I want to see what a lightsaber looks like in 3D. Been kind of a sucker for 3D since Avatar.

Those posters are great. The red one with the Maul 'saber and the character's faces is my new desktop.  :)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Darby on January 20, 2012, 02:48 PM
I'm actually fairly looking forward to this, too.  Mainly because I've never seen a 3D movie, so this is a good place to start. 
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Post by: Brian on January 20, 2012, 05:37 PM
I saw the trailer for this as well when we took our daughter to see Beauty and the Beast this past weekend.  That was actually my first 3D movie, but I thought the trailer looked pretty good as well.  I remember seeing an interview on G4 with Lucas sometime last year, where he mentioned he wanted the 3D to be more an "immersive" sort of thing, and not just "stuff coming at your face" or something along those lines.  I'm kind of excited for it as well.  Seeing the clips, posters, and Maul's face everywhere makes me nostalgic for early 1999 anticipating the return of SW.
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Post by: iFett on January 20, 2012, 05:49 PM
Where are the trailers on ye ole boob tube for this?  I've yet to see any there.  Normally there's gobs of trailers on tv for these movies...Too soon?
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Post by: JediJman on January 23, 2012, 02:03 PM
Where are the trailers on ye ole boob tube for this?  I've yet to see any there.  Normally there's gobs of trailers on tv for these movies...Too soon?

I haven't seen any, but I sure am seeing a lot of product tie-ins.  Seems like the marketing strategy this time around is to partner with other companies/products to share the cost of building awareness.  See the barking dogs for a great example.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on January 23, 2012, 02:12 PM
Yeah, I can't say that I've really seen any commercials either, but I've noticed the product tie-ins as well.  I saw the R2-D2 Verizon commercial a couple times during football yesterday, and our box of Cheerios has a free Star Wars pen inside (we got Jar Jar) and it looks like there is eight of those out there.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on January 27, 2012, 12:37 PM
Well, I've seen a couple of commercials running all this week, but it has always been while watching cartoons with our daughter.  So, not sure if they're just running on kids' channels right now or what, but it was cool to see them.
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Post by: iFett on January 27, 2012, 01:02 PM
I saw a preview at sports bar just last night for it (they had sports on)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on February 1, 2012, 08:57 PM
I know this one is aimed at the kiddos, but it might be one of the more annoying SW commercials I've ever seen:

TPM 3D Commercial (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=53911)
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Post by: Morgbug on February 1, 2012, 10:28 PM
...and our box of Cheerios has a free Star Wars pen inside (we got Jar Jar) and it looks like there is eight of those out there.

Ouch.

Looks like the Canadian version of Cheerios is passing on the star wars pens. 
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Diddly on February 10, 2012, 04:42 PM
Saw TPM last night at midnight, because why not. It was basically the Blu-Ray version, with a few of the older deleted scenes from the DVD thrown in (it featured the extended Podrace entrances, the extended race and that weird scene where the Coruscant taxi takes everyone from the landing platform to the apartments, and that was really all I noticed). I thought that the opening with the Republic Cruiser was changed a little bit though, looked like there was more CGI, but I'm not sure.

3D wasn't anything to write home about, of course. Seen one 3D movie, you've seen em all, especially older ones that weren't even designed for the format.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: iFett on February 10, 2012, 05:19 PM
I guess this CW Maul trailer is supposed to be attached to the flick at AMC, Cinemark, and Regal cinemas.  i think he's a little upset.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/02/10/darth-maul-clone-wars-teaser/#more-74752
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on February 10, 2012, 08:54 PM
Went and saw TPM 3D this afternoon with my daughter and my dad.  Like Diddly mentioned, basically the Blu Ray version with some older (already seen) stuff mixed in.  Man, that digital Yoda looks so much better than the puppet.  I remember wondering even when I first saw TPM in '99 why the new puppet looked so much worse than the one in Empire and Jedi.  Anyways, the 3D was neat I guess, although I don't really have anything to compare it to.  The only other 3D movie I've seen is Beauty and the Beast with our daughter last month, which was another older (in that case animated) movie that was converted later.  I wonder if the movies that are actually filmed in 3D look worlds better, or if it is pretty similar.

That being said, I would have went even if it was just a straight re-release too.  To me, there's nothing like seeing SW on the big screen, and it was just neat to see it that way again.  While watching it today, it made me realize how I've grown to appreciate TPM a little more over the years.  It is still probably my least favorite of the SW movies, but I still enjoy it.  And man, I still love that lightsaber fight.  Still got chills watching it today, even though I've seen it so many times before.  I hope it does well, and I look forward to seeing SW on the big screen each year for awhile now.
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Post by: Jesse James on February 10, 2012, 11:57 PM
Haven't gone yet...  Felt weird almost.  That weird feeling went away.  I truly am not the guy I was in 1999.  :-\
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Post by: iFett on February 11, 2012, 05:58 PM
I fell asleep during the podrace   :-[  seriously...
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Post by: Ben on February 11, 2012, 06:29 PM
Soaked it in this afternoon. The 3D was pretty 'meh' but it was great to see Star Wars on the big screen again, which is like 75% of the reason I went.
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Post by: McMetal on February 12, 2012, 10:09 AM
Saw it last night, with about 3 other people in the theater...uh-oh, Georgie!

Seemed like a waste of $14 to me...I didn't really see any enhancement through the use of 3D.

The one thing that stood out was during the pod race when Anakin sticks that magnet rod out to reel in the Pod cable. It's coming right at you!  ::)

After all this time, the plot still doesn't make any sense either. Who is taxing the trade federation routes? How does this result in a blockade? What is the point of it all anyway?

I literally laughed out loud during the scene where Yoda says "TWO there are always" - yeah, right. By the time of the CW TV Series there are at least 5 Sith running around with no fear of recrimination.  ::)
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Post by: I Am Sith on February 12, 2012, 10:35 AM
I saw it last night with my sons.  The 3-D was okay but you could definitely tell that it was a 2-D movie that had been converted.  With the exception of the magnet rod that McMetal mentioned already, the only real effect the 3-D added was giving the movie more depth than anything else.  I will still see the others for the novelty of it, and so that my kids can see the movies at the theater, but I'm definitely not going because the 3-D was so spectacular.

The cool thing for me was standing in line for a Star Wars movie again and having my kids experience it.  We got there about 25 minutes before the show and there were at least 30-40 people in front of us.  By the time it started the theater was about 3/4 full.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Darby on February 12, 2012, 12:26 PM
Can't believe I'm actually doing this but:

The Republic taxes the trade routes.  The Trade Federation disputes this, which leads to their blockade of Naboo, a political and military show of force intended to get the Republic to back down.  Of course this is all pantomime, as Sidious/Palpatine has engineered both the taxation and the blockade (and his eventual elevation to Chancellor as a result).  It's doubally pointless as the Senate cannot resolve its own crisis, and the Valorum goes over their heads as a result by sending the Jedi to back the Federation off.
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Post by: Diddly on February 12, 2012, 02:58 PM
Something else I didn't realize until later was that the 3D actually added TOO MUCH depth... I could totally notice where the "ground" ended and where the green screen began, especially when Qui-Gon and co are entering Mos Espa
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Post by: GrandMoffNick on February 12, 2012, 07:26 PM
Saw it last night. Same feelings. Glad to see it again on the big screen, but the 3D was meh. I still cringe at some of the dialog.

Was cool to have the theater packed with lots of young kids.
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Post by: Brian on February 12, 2012, 09:01 PM
I had sort of the same response when seeing it.  I don't have much experience with 3D, but it didn't seem like anything to write home about or anything.  Honestly, I probably would be just as excited if they were straight re-releases.  It is just nice to see SW on the big screen again.  Even though I had seen it so many times before, it was still sort of exciting watching it in the theater again - brought back memories.  That being said, can't wait for the OT :).  I'll see them all though, it was fun.  We had about 20 or so people in our theater for a Friday matinee, sounds like it made roughly $23 mil this weekend, which I guess isn't bad (higher than the last re-release, Beauty and the Beast).
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Post by: Scott on February 12, 2012, 10:50 PM
We saw it yesterday...my kids dug it.  I saw it so many times at the $1 theater in 1999 I burned myself out methinks

The first hour is soooo slow.  Anakin is terrible, really really bad.  That was about the time The Sixth Sense came out, right?  I remember my wife asking why they didn't get Haley Joel to play that part.  She is right.

The Podrace and the final battle (especially Maul v Kenobi) are pretty good still.  And I never really was annoyed by Jar Jar so he's cool. 

What puzzles me is Lucas kept saying in interviews how important it is to see stuff in the background and there really wasn't anything anywhere that needed that.

I found myself looking more at nitpicky stuff (is Mawhonic that short?  How many droids were on the Starship, who would make good figures) than anything else

Sounds like it beat the $20M+ they were hoping for so it sounds like AOTC is a go :P
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on February 13, 2012, 01:52 AM
I caught it this afternoon on a whim with my gf and the kids...  albeit not young kids, but kids anyway.

I actually have to disagree with you Scott, on the backgrounds.  Check out Mos Espa, Watto's shop and Junkyard...  and, well, that's about it, but those two things (the race arena too if you count it separately) I noticed a lot more stuff.  Some very 2-1B-ish looking torsoes lying in a row at Watto's Junkyard, all the background driods and bits.  Noticed background characters I'd never seen before (the guy sitting with Vos in particular, as well as a yellow Rum Sleg looking guy).

I noticed stuff.

I went in kind of thinking this was going to suck, however I'd never seen any 3D movie since Jaws 3-D and so I was hoping for something cool in that realm, and I was really happy ultimately.  Like the scen where Qui Gon's threatening Watto on the balcony after the race.  I loved it.  The light on QGJ's head as he stepped out of the shadows and things.

I thought the 3D also highlighted how decent some of the CGI work was.  People criticize E1, but in the realm of CGI work it was pretty revolutionary.  Characters like Watto especially were VERY well done, and Jar Jar wasn't bad either.  Jabba was good too.  Maybe they could use updating now but I thought they were pretty good still.

I have the same gripes otherwise though...  I think Anakin was FAR worse than Jar Jar, and honestly if Jar Jar had been subtitled and not that ****** accent, I'd have loved that a lot more.  Give him a weird, but not obnoxious voice/dialect and subtitles and I just think it would've been a better character...  Maybe not as kid friendly, but they did it with Sebulba and Watto so I think it would've worked with JJ as well and made him less obnoxious.  Overall he's much more tolerable than Jake Lloyd's just simply horrible acting.

Lliam Neeson is still one of my favorite aspects of the prequals. 

Maul seemed just a little more menacing in 3-D.  I liked that.  I also noticed more "noises" from him.  Mostly grunts and stuff, but for some reason I noticed it now and never did before.

Sio Bibble needs a top hat and ****** magic tricks.

Neimoidians seemed a lot lamer in E1...  Why is that?  Why did they become better in the later prequals?  Were the voices dubbed better or something?

Lots of kids in the theater today, at a 3:45 showing of it, so I thought that was a positive.

I really enjoyed it...  I feel like I'm in the minority but I went in thinking it was gonna eat it, and there are dull points for sure (Once they're ready to leave Naboo it picks up but that whole opening is just bull****.  Also once they get to Coruscant it really slows down again but the return to Naboo gets kind of cool again once they get the Gungans and start making plans).

Oh and I thought the 3-D looked really neat on Coruscant, when Sids and Maul were chatting on the balcony.  Loved that too.  Loved the depth there.

The Taxi guy... who the hell would get into that thing with him?  He's creepy and silent, and never looks around.  Guy's a ticking time bomb.  He actually is the Star Wars version of "Taxi Driver" I think.

What can I say?  I liked it.

It made me anxious, actually, to see how battles look in the 3-D, such as Hoth, Yavin, Endor, Geonosis, or (oh my) the opening to ROTS.  That's gonna be trippy I think.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: iFett on February 13, 2012, 10:16 AM
So was JarJar supposed to be funny - or just stupid?  I only saw this once at a nearly empty theatre back in Vegas..and no he wasn't funny to me, but there were plenty of young kids in my theatre on Saturday that were really going to town on some of the previews, but I didn't hear a peep out of them during the movie - except for a few 20 somethings behind me.
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Post by: Qui-Gon Jim on February 13, 2012, 02:31 PM
Went to see this on Friday.  I liked the 3D.  To me, the "in your face!" stuff is gimmicky 3d whereas using the technology to add depth to a scene works better, IMO at least.  I am in the minority of people that like this film.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jeff on February 13, 2012, 02:44 PM
Me and the two five-year olds took in a showing yesterday.  They LOVED it...  the big screen, the 3D glasses, the movie - totally good experience for them...

One of the boys was laughing loudly at JarJar's antics.  I blame his mother, who secretly loves watching crap like AFV and youtube "people crashing into stuff" videos, for his sense of humor.  He said the JarJar parts were his favorite parts of the film, especially when the "donkey farted at JarJar" and when he stepped in poop...   ::)

The other one didn't laugh once at JarJar, but did laugh at 3PO's "naked" joke and also laughed when Ratts flew into the rocks and screamed...  his favorite parts of the film were "when Maul chopped Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan chopped Maul" and the "guys crashing and exploding in the pod race".   He told me that he really liked it, but still liked "the one with the ice monster and snow fighting" better.   8)

So... one son with a terrible sense of humor and one son with great taste in SW films.

I found myself looking more at nitpicky stuff (is Mawhonic that short?  How many droids were on the Starship, who would make good figures) than anything else

I noticed myself doing that too - I didn't notice before how prevalent those little PK Droids were, they're all over the place.  Also noticed more Astrodroids (like in the Pod Garage) and other random guys who might make nice figures. 

Overall, I enjoyed it.  Like Scott and Jesse, I'm firmly in the "Anakin 'Yippee!' Skywalker sucks harder than JarJar" camp.  JarJar is what he is, but Anakin was worse. 
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on February 13, 2012, 09:04 PM
I have to agree with you guys.  Watching TPM this weekend, I noticed a lot of the same things.  There are some slow parts, and Jake Lloyd's acting really is terrible (although I'm not saying I would have been any better at that age), but those are the worst parts.  Jar Jar really doesn't bother me that much anymore either, and maybe takes more blame than he should for the movie itself.  Like it was already mentioned, if they changed his voice a bit (or subtitled it), it would help a lot.  I did notice more depth/background stuff in the Watto and Mos Espa scenes too, which was kind of cool.

I took our daughter (4 1/2), and she loved it.  She's of course been exposed to some Star Wars before at home (although I don't think she's seen any of the movies from start to finish), but she's wanted to do nothing but play "Phantom Menace 3D" since then.  I dug out my old TPM figures (many of which had been retired from the display anyways), and we've been playing with those.  She actually likes Jar Jar as well (Padme is her favorite of course, for "girl power"), but the Pod Race and the final battle/lightsaber duel are her favorite parts.  Seeing it through the eyes of a kid again, I guess I can appreciate a lot of it more too.  Still the weakest of the Saga, but maybe gets more grief than it needs sometime.  The hype leading up to this movie made the disappointment that much stronger back then I think.  Still, it was fun seeing it on the big screen again, and I'm hoping they all make it to theaters.  Can't wait to see the OT in the big screen again.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Phrubruh on February 16, 2012, 02:14 PM
This is from boxofficemojo.com:

"With the popularity of 3D and Star Wars across the world, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that The Phantom Menace's 3D re-release would dominate when it opened in nearly all markets this weekend. That didn't come to pass, though, and instead Journey 2: The Mysterious Island easily took the top spot.

The sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth earned $30 million from 30 markets. It took first place in China with an outstanding $13.5 million, and also claimed first in Russia with $6.8 million. So far, Journey 2 has made $79.2 million, which is 76 percent ahead of the first Journey across similar territories. The movie is set to expand in to France and Spain this upcoming weekend.

The Phantom Menace opened to $20.5 million from 59 markets, including all major ones aside from Japan and China (where it doesn't seem to have qualified for release). Its best opening was a first place start in Germany ($3.9 million), and it was also solid in the United Kingdom ($2.4 million), France ($2.3 million), Australia ($1.7 million), Russia ($1.3 million) and Spain ($1 million).

Oddly, it seems like 3D re-releases are more popular in the U.S. than they are abroad. The Lion King's 3D re-release made $94.2 million domestically, but has slowed down at $74.3 million overseas. Phantom Menace opened to $22.5 million in the U.S., but only $20.5 million in nearly the entire world. This data runs contrary to most 3D movies, which usually make at least 60 percent of their worldwide grosses overseas.

Regardless, Phantom Menace's 3D re-release has brought the movie's worldwide total to over $968 million (12th on the all-time list), and it should be close to passing $1 billion by the end of next weekend. "
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Nicklab on February 17, 2012, 01:39 AM
Wow.  TPM-3D lost to the Rock riding around on a giant bee?  Uggghhhh.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Qui-Gon Jim on February 17, 2012, 09:25 AM
TPM was not projected to be #1 at the box office.  It is not a first-run film, it is not on as many screens (as Journey 2) and it is critically maligned.  I have read that TPM grossed just around what they projected it to.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt_Fury on February 19, 2012, 08:08 PM
I snuck out today and saw it.  It was nice to see Star Wars again on the big screen, but the 3D did not add too much to it.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Phrubruh on February 23, 2012, 10:03 AM
Over at Engadget they are reporting that Ep1 in 3D will be in blu-ray this spring. So much for having a complete blu-ray collection. :-\

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/star-wars-3d-getting-the-blu-ray-treatment-for-spring/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/star-wars-3d-getting-the-blu-ray-treatment-for-spring/)
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: CloneF13Y35 on February 23, 2012, 11:16 AM
Saw it opening weekend, whie the 3D wasn't mind blowing, it didn't suck either. More subtle and added depth to many scenes. Though the best part was taking my son to see Star Wars on the big screen.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Scott on August 26, 2012, 05:29 PM
AOTC 9/20/13
ROTS 10/11/13

Too bad it isn't in Feb...but good they are speeding them up.  Plus gives a good Holiday push for merch
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on August 26, 2012, 05:43 PM
Good news, sort of glad to hear we're getting two next year.  Sounds like the footage shown at CVI was more impressive than TPM's conversion:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/26/star-wars-attack-of-the-clones-and-revenge-of-the-sith-3d-opening-back-to-back (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/26/star-wars-attack-of-the-clones-and-revenge-of-the-sith-3d-opening-back-to-back)

There are a lot of things, specifically in ROTS, that could be pretty spiffy in 3D.  Plus, now the OT gets here faster ;).  So I wonder if the Hasbro line will basically be split into AOTC-theme for the first half of the year (they mentioned the "Yoda look" running 6-7 months), then ROTS for the last half, or if they'll just keep things the same the whole year.  I guess it doesn't matter much for the Build a Droid line, aside from character selection maybe.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on August 27, 2012, 04:01 AM
I kinda dig the timing myself, Scott...  I just feel like Fall is such a lull in movie goodness.  It's a good time to hit up something old you might not care about as much.

February I didn't care for...   :-\  I don't know why, I just felt it was a ****** time to go watch a movie for some reason.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Spirit of MAC on August 27, 2012, 05:33 AM
While I still don't care much for the PT, I think it's probably smart to push Ep. 2 & 3 closer together like that, after that embarrassing TPM flop earlier this year.  As was mentioned, I think it'll help give the marketing and merchandise a nice boost heading into the holidays too.  I think AOTC and ROTS will probably lend themselves to 3D conversion/viewing quite a bit better than TPM did as well, not to mention they obviously lack Jar Jar and are therefore far less despised.  So I think they'll do a little better than TPM did in 3D, and ROTS can build off AOTC's momentum a bit.

I'm far more excited to see what's in store the following year for the OT though.  I think if they're really smart, they'll release them all within a few months of eachother to really get a nice Star Wars buzz going, across both box office and merchandise.  I rather liked the original idea of spreading them out annually so Hasbro could really market the shizz out of each movie and fill in some nice gaps with lesser known characters, or big ships, etc. behind the push of each movie's box office, but we saw how terrible that turned out for TPM, so I don't see that as a very viable option anymore, unfortunately.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Brian on August 27, 2012, 12:19 PM
Yeah, I'm sort of curious how they'll release the Original Trilogy now too.  I suppose they could do them back to back to back (sort of like they did the SEs, which I think were like three weeks apart - but in the Jan-Mar time frame).  I sort of hoped we'd get a big push with each movie (and a chance at a BMF vehicle/playset for each film as well), but TPM might have killed that.  Now we've got the other two prequels next year (and apparently no new BMF vehicle, aside from vintage boxed exclusives perhaps), so we'll see beyond that.  I would think that the OT would be both a bigger "deal" and a bigger box office draw than the prequels have been, but then again, who knows what they can do with the 3D conversions of those older movies.  I'm looking forward to seeing them on the big screen either way.  I guess if they did decide to do the whole OT in 2014, it would be cool to have a whole year dedicate to the Original Trilogy, sort of like the old POTF2 days.  Re-release some of the great vehicles we already have, add in some updates, and then maybe top it off with a new Death Star (or Sail Barge, although I think the DS has a much better shot).  I could see them dusting off the "Vintage Collection" pretty quickly for that type of movie push :).
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: bobafett14 on October 31, 2012, 11:47 AM
With the new announcement of Disney buying Lucasfilm, this changes things a bit.  Also makes me wonder if when they made the announcement of ramping it up and releasing AOTC and ROTS back to back they didn't know this was coming back then.

They'll obviously want to churn out all the existing movies so that you end up with ROTJ 3D being released right before EP 7 is released. 

All good news!!!!





Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Jesse James on October 31, 2012, 02:43 PM
Kind of a "Star Wars Non-Stop" scenario till 2015?  I'm into it.

I liked the TPM3D thing...  I'm no 3D expert though.  I think I just liked going to the movies to see SW.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: darth broem 2 on November 17, 2012, 07:55 PM
Yeah, I just wanted to see them in the theatre again.  It was interesting to see it in 3-D.  Granted TPM is my least favorite SW film.  I'm more into seeing the OT in 3-D just for the fun of it.  It's a good ramp up to Episode 7.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Phrubruh on November 22, 2012, 10:50 AM
I wonder if that is still the plan. It would be nice to see them in 3D since TPM really wasn't in 3D. I hope they do a better job  of the 3D this time.
Title: Re: 'Star Wars' in 3-D?
Post by: Matt on January 6, 2015, 10:13 AM
SW.com: Revenge of the Sith 3D ... Announced for Star Wars Celebration (http://www.starwars.com/news/revenge-of-the-sith-3d-coming-to-star-wars-celebration)

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Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, in all its Order 66ing glory, will make its 3D debut at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, coming April 16-19, 2015. Fans will be the first to see this long-awaited, big-screen 3D conversion by Lucasfilm, completed with care for the look of the original movie while taking advantage of 3D’s stunning possibilities. Revenge of the Sith was originally released in 2005, and brought the Star Wars saga full circle with an action-packed, visually-stunning, emotional story. The film sees the final machinations of Darth Sidious’ evil plot come to pass — and features lots (and lots) of lightsaber duels, dogfights, and Clone Wars battles. With all this, Revenge of the Sith 3D promises to be a great experience, and one that even a Sith could love. (Anakin versus Obi-Wan in 3D, anyone?)

But that’s not all — all the Star Wars films will screen at Star Wars Celebration, including The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones in 3D.

TL;DR: The 3D versions of Episodes II and III created and shelved several years ago will finally be dumped off onto the Celebration audience