Star Wars 3D

fatchowmein

I would love to see episode 4-6 in 3D. Heard the story first on news radio which mentioned it takes about a year to do the conversion process per movie so it may be 2015 before I get to see "A New Hope".

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/29/star-wars-release-coming-soon-theater-near/

Star Wars 3D Release, Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

George Lucas plans to rerelease the entire Star Wars saga in 3D starting in 2012. First up: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

According to a report in industry newspaper The Hollywood Reporter, Lucas has held off on releasing 3D versions of the films until there were enough screens available to make Star Wars 3D a sizeable event.

At present, movies are limited to 2,000-2,500 3D locations, owing to an insufficient installed base of projectors and screens in the country, the paper reported. Movie theaters are adding 3D screens at a clip of 500 a month in the U.S., however, and foreign exhibitors also are pushing into 3D as quickly as possible now that financing for the installations is flowing.

By late winter or early spring in 2012, the exhibition industry should have all the 3D screens anyone could want for such a release.

Lucasfilm would use several higher-end conversion houses to work on the project, the paper reported.

Also pushing the timetable is a potential breakthrough for the 3D TV market. With Samsung selling more than 50,000 3D-equipped television sets and Sony recently sending its version to market, the home-viewing experience could be primed for 3D DVD versions of the films by the time the new theatrical releases have run their course.

Lucas purportedly is lining up the theatrical rereleases as a lead-in to the ultimate home-viewing experience. Beyond that, the property would launch to other 3D media.

packetjones

I just read an article about this. I think that it is just an effort to make more money. I am not impressed with 3D myself and will never buy them.

kuntasensei

I wish they would stop thinking so much about 3-D movies and go back to just making GOOD movies again.

jflail2

How about just the original episodes 4-6 on BR; screw 3D. We all know Han shot first; I want to see the raw/original version!

mantis

It might be cool to see it in 3D. I'll go see it why not.

nooshinjohn

And so Lucas finds yet another way to F@*k up what were great films... If I were Lord Vader, I would force choke the shiznit out of this tool.

zingo

jflail2 wrote: »

How about just the original episodes 4-6 on BR; screw 3D.

Agreed.

bigaudiofanatic

I heard that Luaus wanted to redo all the movies starting fresh. Do not know how true that was or how in depth he went with it but that could be good or bad.

I do agree make good movies and not just 3d movies.

messiah

I think 3d is a cool idea for video games, but I have no interest in 3d movies. I actually kind of hate how everything that comes out now just has to be in 3d.

BlueFox

Movies shot in 3D have limited potential. Movies shot in 2D and converted to 3D are a gimmick. As others have said, give me BlueRay with lossless audio.

kuntasensei

messiah wrote: »

I think 3d is a cool idea for video games, but I have no interest in 3d movies. I actually kind of hate how everything that comes out now just has to be in 3d.

The worst part is that I've stopped going to the theater altogether now because everything is in 3-D. I'd rather wait for a movie to come out on Blu-ray than go pay those ridiculous prices for a gimmick I can't even see.

ryanjoachim

kuntasensei wrote: »

The worst part is that I've stopped going to the theater altogether now because everything is in 3-D. I'd rather wait for a movie to come out on Blu-ray than go pay those ridiculous prices for a gimmick I can't even see.

This. (minus the "i can't see" part. I can see it just fine...it's just not worth paying for).