Star Wars Discussion Thread v. Rogue One

[Phoenix87x]

I, for one, will not be watching any of the prequels in 3D.  I am still undecided about the OT when it comes out.

This is pretty much my stance. If anything I'll probably at least see Empire.

[ZBomber]

The 3D thing is such a huge gimmick, atleast in its current state. I have a hard time believing they will be able to do a good job with it. I saw Avatar in 3D and wasn't impressed at all. However, Lion King in 3D was actually pretty neat, so I feel like that thing works much better with animated movies. I don't know how well it will translate for something recorded 14 years ago, forget something recorded in the 70s when 3D films were nothing more than a distant thought.

[Cool Chris]

For as crappy as that preview was, it still makes the movie look better that in actually was. 

Oh, and if you don't want to wait till tomorrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ntDYjS0Y3w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-9EYFJ4Clo

[orcus116]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Why don't you just skip the prequels if you actually want them to enjoy Star Wars?

[MetalJunkie]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Why don't you just skip the prequels if you actually want them to enjoy Star Wars?

Sorry, but I can't stand comments like this. WE GET IT. YOU DON'T LIKE THE PREQUELS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T.

Sure, they have faults. Doesn't mean I don't still enjoy them in spite of said flaws. Doesn't mean everyone else can't, either.

[Kotowboy]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Why don't you just skip the prequels if you actually want them to enjoy Star Wars?

[Kotowboy]

For as crappy as that preview was, it still makes the movie look better that in actually was. 

Oh, and if you don't want to wait till tomorrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ntDYjS0Y3w

Usually hate those kind of vids but 

[orcus116]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Why don't you just skip the prequels if you actually want them to enjoy Star Wars?

Sorry, but I can't stand comments like this. WE GET IT. YOU DON'T LIKE THE PREQUELS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T.

Sure, they have faults. Doesn't mean I don't still enjoy them in spite of said flaws. Doesn't mean everyone else can't, either.

 

[Kotowboy]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

I remember when The Phantom Menace was first released- you had two options

1. You could go in one screen and watch The Phantom Menace with digital sound etc

2. Enjoy The Matrix

[hefdaddy42]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

I remember when The Phantom Menace was first released- you had two options

1. You could go in one screen and watch The Phantom Menace with digital sound etc

2. Enjoy The Matrix

Those were the days.

[YtseJam]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Why don't you just skip the prequels if you actually want them to enjoy Star Wars?

 

[Orbert]

I took my son to see Episode I when it hit the theaters, and I'm glad, because we both enjoyed it.  He was seven and not the most critical viewer.  I knew the original trilogy quite well, and knew the challenges Lucas was facing in coming up with this movie, and it wasn't until later reflection, and really after Episode II came out, that I realized the shortcomings of Episode I in terms of the story and how it worked (and didn't work) with what had already been established.  Just as it's not really until you view all three prequels as a whole that you really start seeing all the holes and contradictions.  If something was missing from I, it could well have shown up in II with a decent explanation.  If something happened in II that didn't really make sense, for all we knew it would be explained in III and we'd be amazed at how brilliantly it all fit together.

Okay, most of that didn't happen. But back to the point, Episode I on the big screen was pretty entertaining. After all the hype and 20 years of expectations, there's no way it was going to live up to it all, but once it starts up, who cares?



Except... Jar-Jar Binks. Yeah.

[ZBomber]

I was 8 when The Phantom Menace came out. I was a huge Star Wars fan at the time, my next door neighbor and I basically molded our lives around the original films and the expanded universe. I remember my parents surprised me by taking me to it, so I must not have realized it was out at the time.  At the time I didn't really have a problem with the movie. It was still a bit too childish for me, even at that age, but there were enough cool scenes like the final battle and the pod race that I didn't mind all that much. Episode II on the other hand was a bit disappointing. I can remember being really excited about that movie, taping the teaser trailers on Nickelodeon (still have them somewhere! It was a program that let you watch and tape tv on your computer).

And while I'm not a huge fan of the PT, I don't hate it nearly as much as everyone else seems to. I thought Episode III was a pretty good movie, although there are obviously still quite a few faults in it. Being 8-14 when these films debuted, I definitely didn't originally view them as I would now, so nostalgia is probably keeping me from being much harsher on them. After Episode III, I kind of stopped being a Star Wars fanatic. I knew at the time it would be the last time I watched a real new Star Wars film in the theater (Clone Wars is NOT a real Star Wars movie). I guess I'm just happy to be able to see the films in the theater again.

[snowdog]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

According to this poster it is in select 2D theaters as well...

[Ryzee]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Why don't you just skip the prequels if you actually want them to enjoy Star Wars?

He's seen them all at home and enjoyed everyone, and the big screen will be that much cooler.  He's 2.  He hasn't developed his internet-era cynicism yet.

Also, to touch on what MetalJunkie alluded to above, the prequel hate at this point in 2012 has gotten more than a little old.  We get it.  Nobody likes them.  The OT is amazing.  The PT sucks.  All changes Lucas made to the OT suck.  This is the general opinion of popular culture and if you do not conform you are wrong.  Yawn.  Newsflash:  there are more than a few people in this world who still enjoy Star Wars for what it is, and that includes the prequel films.  Let's all take a deep breath, accept it and move on with life. 

[Implode]

You could always get 2D glasses.

https://www.2d-glasses.com/

(nerdfighters!)

[MasterLomaxus]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

[Kotowboy]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Making it even more transparent that it's yet another blatant cash grab...

[bosk1]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Making it even more transparent that it's yet another blatant cash grab...

  Well, of course it is.  What's your point?

[King Postwhore]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Making it even more transparent that it's yet another blatant cash grab...

You do know Lucas and his track record?!

[hefdaddy42]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Perhaps, but the 3D is still the reason for the re-release.

[Kotowboy]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Making it even more transparent that it's yet another blatant cash grab...

You do know Lucas and his track record?!

Yes but re-releasing it in 3D and showing it in 2D as well ? 

[MasterLomaxus]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Perhaps, but the 3D is still the reason for the re-release.

Drat, and so it is.

Utini!

[ehra]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Making it even more transparent that it's yet another blatant cash grab...

You do know Lucas and his track record?!

Yes but re-releasing it in 3D and showing it in 2D as well ? 

So?

[jingle.boy]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Yes, that is the whole reason for the re-release.

Incorrect.  The trailer clearly states that is available in 2D in select theaters.

Making it even more transparent that it's yet another blatant cash grab...

You do know Lucas and his track record?!

Yes but re-releasing it in 3D and showing it in 2D as well ? 

Not all theater's are equipped for 3D movies.  Never confuse the *reason* for the re-release with actually making money from it.

[Kotowboy]

I read on Twitter that Hollywood are keen to keep making 3D movies since if you film the screen in a 3D movie - it will look dreadful and unwatchable

[Super Dude]

[ZBomber]

 

[Rina]

 

Oh, bravo... 

[Vivace]

You know someone needs to tell Lucas that putting The Phantom Menace in 3D doesn't fix the phoned-in screenplay and card board cut out characters.

[GuineaPig]

According to George Lucas, Han never shot first.

[TheStinger]

When will Lucas stop?  Will he eventually bring out a 4-D version in the hope we will finally like the prequels?

[ZBomber]

According to George Lucas, Han never shot first.

Wow. 

[Phoenix87x]

According to George Lucas, Han never shot first.

Its only a matter of time before Lucas is just going to have only Greedo shoot and have the shot ricochet back off the wall to kill himself, while Han just sits there.

[zepp-head]

I'm going to all of them so my kid can enjoy Star Wars on the big screen.  Is it only in 3D though?  I'd rather pass on that if given the option.

Why don't you just skip the prequels if you actually want them to enjoy Star Wars?

He's seen them all at home and enjoyed everyone, and the big screen will be that much cooler.  He's 2.  He hasn't developed his internet-era cynicism yet.

Also, to touch on what MetalJunkie alluded to above, the prequel hate at this point in 2012 has gotten more than a little old.  We get it.  Nobody likes them.  The OT is amazing.  The PT sucks.  All changes Lucas made to the OT suck.  This is the general opinion of popular culture and if you do not conform you are wrong.  Yawn.  Newsflash:  there are more than a few people in this world who still enjoy Star Wars for what it is, and that includes the prequel films.  Let's all take a deep breath, accept it and move on with life. 

This exactly.

It's a shame that modern day fandom has become little more than an overly vocal group of hateboys trying to ruin experiences for other people.