My look exactly when I heard "The Phantom Menace" would be the first Star Wars movie to be converted to 3D.
Source: Screen Rant
You knew it was coming; the minute 3D started to actually take off, you were thinking “George Lucas is going to release the Star Wars movies and rape me of my money once again”. Well, at least he’s giving you advance notice; Lucas is bringing the entire six film saga to the third dimension beginning in 2012 with the much-loved and critically adored The Phantom Menace. Yup, that’s right; they are coming chronologically as opposed to the three people actually wanna see (hint: in those, Anakin isn’t a little kid or a whiny brat).
What’s scarier is that if you want to see the real trilogy hit the third dimension, you’re going to have make sure the first three do well in the box office; if The Phantom Menace makes a boatload of cash (or at least more than Alpha and Omega), the plan is to release each movie on the same day every year. If you want Luke and Leia to get incestual right in your face, get ready to shell out your money for the inferior new films and wait till 2015.
As sarcastic and mean as this sounds, I’d be totally on board if just the original trilogy was being converted; the only people who still care are the hardcore fans and the hardcore fans do not want Jar Jar Binks in three dimensions (or back in their consciousness, for that matter). Some would say releasing them in chronological order is a good idea, and it would be…if the prequels were worth 15 bucks to see again.
We’ll see though. Maybe we can mobilize and get Lucas to release the original trilogy only. And by “mobilize” I mean “watch them anyway because we want Lucas’ love and affection”.
To be honest I could care less about these films being bastardized by 3D! To me the last three films are true classics and what makes a classic in my mind is the exact opposite of 3D. Lucas like to tinker so much with his films that he alienates the core fan base and I am fed up so I will not likely be seeing any of these films.
I’m in the “All Hail The Mighty Lucas” group, but I empathize with your feelings on this, along with many others. Being an avid DISLIKE of 3D in general, I’m not all that interested in what it has to offer these films. HOWEVER, I’ll see ANYTHING with Star Wars attached to it, and the opportunity to see ANY of these films on the big screen again is well worth whatever they want to charge me and whatever stupid glasses I have to wear.
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…I agree with Jim. Lucas is going to get his team of tech-supremo to turn Star Wars into 3D while he sits in his mountain top retreat sipping double brandies and reap in another $100m when the films are released and 12 year olds begs their parents to take them to the cinema.
…that’s why I have less respect for him than say Spielberg – at least Spielberg is still making movies on a regular basis…and quality ones too!
GEORGE – write something NEW!
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When you compare him and Spielberg………as much as I love what Lucas has given us…..the two aren’t even in the same group. Spielberg has changed film making on more levels that superficial fun. The man is a genius, meanwhile Lucas is a fanboy with billions of dollars to spend on his hobby. I don’t hate the man for it, but he aside from fiscally isn’t even in the same category as Spielberg.
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I’d also agree with the above. Another rehash. He must have set a record at this stage, for the amount of times you can churn out the same films. As for the fact that this time it is a 3D version? I’m not a major fan of 3D anyway, particularly in the post-production sense, so I think I can live without seeing Jabba through those silly, silly glasses
I just had a mental image of Jabba. Too funny.
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Not going to see them in 3D. I enjoy them quite fine in plain old 2D.
Strike that – just had an image of bikini Leia from Jedi in 3D flash into my mind. I’m sold. Opening day. Jar jar and all.
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