Star Wars in 3D!!!!

CaptainRAVE · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:06

Just saw this pop up on Facebook:

Witness the beginning. Share the Experience. Feel the Force surround you. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace is coming to theaters on February 10, 2012 in spectacular 3D!

Along with a trailer.

Didn't realise they were coming out in 3D, but :eek:

and

OpenToSuggestions · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:10

I am not sure how a film recorded can be properly turned into 3D, when it wasn't recorded in 3D.

I wonder if it will be like many bluray films of films that were recorded a long time ago, with the bluray looking pretty much identical to the dvd.

Podmonkey · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:12

1 of the rubbish set of films + an afterthought gimmick tacked on years later + 3D Jar Jar Binks. Not sure if I would be able to sit through that attempt at squeezing more money from the fans. Will see what they can pull off I guess. episode 1 though..... hmmmm

LeftfieldTilt · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:14

No just NO Lucas

Tummy · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:34

mglover070588 said:
I am not sure how a film recorded can be properly turned into 3D, when it wasn't recorded in 3D.

I wonder if it will be like many bluray films of films that were recorded a long time ago, with the bluray looking pretty much identical to the dvd.

A lot of films that have been released recently in 3D weren't filmed in 3D and are just ran through a computer programme.

the shadow · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:17

All we need now is harry potter in 3D

Antar Bolaeisk · 29 Oct 2011 at 14:14

Tummy said:
A lot of films that have been released recently in 3D weren't filmed in 3D and are just ran through a computer programme.

Also, since The Phantom Menace was essentially a computer program it should look decent enough in 3D.

Nabbed some of the posters from work, they landed yesterday

BunnyKillBot · 29 Oct 2011 at 15:11

Re-release of the lion king in 3d i understand, but this piece of trash? Pull the other one. Gimmick + shameless cash in = **** off.

Tummy · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:14

BunnyKillBot said:
Re-release of the lion king in 3d i understand, but this piece of trash? Pull the other one. Gimmick + shameless cash in = **** off.

That's pretty much what The Lion King was though

stoke1863 · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:16

YAY MORE JAR JAR BINKS BUT THIS TIME IN 3D

No Thanks/ awful movie

BunnyKillBot · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:21

Tummy said:
That's pretty much what The Lion King was though

The Lion King is a timeless classic, the defining film of my childhood and well worth a re-release. I pity anybody who says the same about TPM

Tummy · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:32

I didn't say it wasn't a classic, but they were just cashing in on 3D and an old classic.

While, I don't think that I-III were great films, they're doing no different and IV, V and VI were classics.

ElliorR · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:37

The sooner that **** is dead so he can stop continually ruining the memory of 2 awesome films, the better.

May he rot in hell for Jar Jar ****ing Binks alone.

Scam · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:42

Tummy said:
A lot of films that have been released recently in 3D weren't filmed in 3D and are just ran through a computer programme.

To be fair it's a hell of a lot of work, from what I know about it. I think compositors end up rotoscoping single frames at a time in order to separate the foreground from the background. I guess there's techniques out there now to speed it up though.

As if it didn't sound bad enough it's being done by Prime Focus who did such a 'great' job on Clash of the Titans :rolleyes:

http://www.primefocus3d.com/star-wars-episode-1.html

In short, they're farming it all out to India.

Begbie · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:51

BunnyKillBot said:
Re-release of the lion king in 3d i understand, but this piece of trash? Pull the other one. Gimmick + shameless cash in = **** off.

Easy cash. I for one are not interested in the slightest.

Gustov · 29 Oct 2011 at 16:53

Pretty much the whole disney back catalogue is to be released in 3D. This isn't speculation either.

Tummy · 29 Oct 2011 at 17:05

Scam said:
To be fair it's a hell of a lot of work, from what I know about it. I think compositors end up rotoscoping single frames at a time in order to separate the foreground from the background. I guess there's techniques out there now to speed it up though.

As if it didn't sound bad enough it's being done by Prime Focus who did such a 'great' job on Clash of the Titans

http://www.primefocus3d.com/star-wars-episode-1.html

In short, they're farming it all out to India.

Yeah, I imagine it's a lot of work still, still less work and cheaper then actually filming a film in 3D properly though

Scam · 29 Oct 2011 at 17:06

Tummy said:
Yeah, I imagine it's a lot of work still, still less work and cheaper then actually filming a film in 3D properly though

Especially when you can farm it out to India!

233 · 29 Oct 2011 at 17:10

who fancies a whip round to hire a hitman for mr lucas?

Raymond Lin · 29 Oct 2011 at 17:35

Clash was the Titan was shot in 2D as well wasn't it with the 3D tack on, and it was crap. Well, both film and effect.