Doesn't Lucas have all the neck he ever needs?!
:p
I just can't bring myself to get involved in a comment war about the original versions. Those are always so sadly predictable and maddeningly stupid, it's not even worth the emotional energy I would spend getting worked up about it. Bah.
Neckless Lucas, was neckless.
Every 27th customer will get a ball-peen hammer, free!
Meanwhile, back on the farm.....
The next Harry Potter film will NOT be released in 3D as previously reported, because they felt the conversion from 2D was not providing the desired results:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i5CdOiT-55uk0b9cY6_OgKWVjkCA?docId=CNG.8c9e8d5c51e25bb0c9c0a7f18739c401.291
I wonder what process they were attempting to use, and if it's the same one that Lucasfilm is using.
Also, my "Han Shot First" clip has gotten over 5,000 additional hits since the CNN article. I changed the text last nite to drive the point home more forcefully for the benefit of anyone who isn't aware of the history.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd like to hear them. :-)
What I heard was that they didn't have enough time to get the 3D conversion done before the release date, so they're not releasing Part 1 in 3D at the same time as the 2D release.
Part 2 will still be released in 2D and 3D, and I'm pretty sure that Part 1 will be released in 3D a month or so before Part 2 is released. Mainly so they don't waste all the money they spent on converting as much of Part 1 as they have done so far.
Oh, good heavens. They're doing Harry Potter in 3D? Yuck.
There is no lingerie in space…
C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
And where the heck are all the 3D conversions of adult films? That's where the real money is! Entire generations are missing out on the experience of heading down to your local Pussycat theater in a raincoat and dark sunglasses.
Not that I have any personal experience with that...
Where were you in '77?
Well, now that 3D TVs are available, it won't be long before 3D porn comes along.
Wow. One day we as viewers can really experience what it's like to have Ron Jeremy's boner in our faces?
That's... just...
I can't even finish this sentence. I'm just going to vomit and go to bed.
There is no lingerie in space…
C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
ChainsawAsh said:
Well, now that 3D TVs are available, it won't be long before 3D porn comes along.
They're already making it.(don't worry it's content safe)
http://gizmodo.com/5544449/heres-the-first-3d-porn-movie-at-last
I think there was at least one 3D skin flick in the 70's though.
Where were you in '77?
I'm more surprised that nobody has done binaural 'adult' cinema (not even Wilf).
The recording set up looks a bit kinky in it's own right.
Don't forget about "Feel-Around". ;)
Where were you in '77?
The 2009 Jonathan Creek special had a hilarious segment with people watching 3D porn. Just their expressions, and the way they dodged at the end, conveyed everything the viewer needed to know.
Actually, the prequel re-release will end up being like 3D porn anyway, because so much of them could be replaced with Lucas yankin' it in front of a green screen (shouting 'meesa!' at the end) and they would pretty much be the same movies.
That conversation with the Swank guy was priceless! But also depressing with so many people like that guy out there I doubt the OT will ever be released in deserved quality. :(
To go back to the first page I agree with ChainsawAsh, I do not understand why people like that CNN guy find it so impossible not to stay away from things like Star Wars in 3D. I have no intention of spending my money on it and so I will not. Kind of dumb for the guy to make a big case against Star Wars in 3D, then turn around and pretty much say he cannot wait to throw his money away on it.
I agree with chainsawash too. I will NOT be seeing the 3D abominations or shelling out so much as a pocket of lint for Luca$ anything until he shows respect and gives us the OOT in 1080p. The CNN letter was good until the dude talked about "caving in" and watching the films on the first day of release. He should've grown some sack and told Luca$ that he was NOT going to see the movies. CAVING IN is what Luca$ wants and as long as people keep "caving in", he's gonna keep on keeping on with the revisions for $$$$$$!
"There's no cluster of midiclorians that controls my destiny!" -Han Solo, from a future revision of ANH
adywan said:
ChainsawAsh said:
Well, now that 3D TVs are available, it won't be long before 3D porn comes along.
They're already making it.(don't worry it's content safe)
http://gizmodo.com/5544449/heres-the-first-3d-porn-movie-at-last
Ok we've got 3d sound & picture now we need the sense of smell to be stimulated....now where did I leave those prawn cocktail crisps......
J
Didn't they experiment with smell-o-vision in the 1950s? Or have I been watching too many cartoon parodies?
The 1940's Bugs Bunny cartoon "The grey old hare", set in the far off year of 2000, coined the name, ("Smellovision replaces Television!") but there was a real smell-o-vision film made in 1960.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_of_Mystery
John Waters also released Polyester in "Odorama", where a number flashed on the screen to tell you which part of a scratch and sniff card to use. I think Criterion reproduced that for the Laserdisc!
Where were you in '77?
TV's Frink said:
If only Lucas had obtained a neck, we'd have the OOT by now.
I think...
Not my best work.
Erm, the neck is erm, pumped up by an erm, offscreen ILM guy.....good effect..erm!
J
SilverWook said:
The 1940's Bugs Bunny cartoon "The grey old hare", set in the far off year of 2000, coined the name, ("Smellovision replaces Television!") but there was a real smell-o-vision film made in 1960.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_of_Mystery
John Waters also released Polyester in "Odorama", where a number flashed on the screen to tell you which part of a scratch and sniff card to use. I think Criterion reproduced that for the Laserdisc!
Well, I just learned more about Smell-O-Vision than I thought I ever would. On the plus side, I'm adding the connection of Denholm Elliott and Eiizabeth Taylor to my 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon list.
I just finished watching the Exorcist and there's a scene where Linda Blair's neck begins inflating like a bullfrog and it looks pretty much exactly like that. If George Lucas is possessed by a demon it might at least explain a few things. Okay, now get me an old priest and a young priest.
Originally Walt Disney wanted to have perfumes sprayed into the audience at showings of Fantasia.
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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I probably will see the PT in 3D. Despite the PT’s dramatic failures, I really enjoyed the eye candy in the theater the first time around and I think it will look cool in 3D.
Time is running out for the Rebels. Antilles upcourt to Skywalker. He’s being paced by Darth Va— the bone-jarring pick by Solo! He came out of nowhere! Skywalker’s open from way outside, he launches at the buzzer... Good! It’s good! The Rebels win on a sensational buzzer beater by Luke Skywalker! Let’s take another look at that last shot. He just does get it off in time. Wow, what a shot. That’s why they call him Luke Legend.
That may be the most exciting battle I have ever been privileged to broadcast. Certainly the most dramatic finish. We’ll get you an update on the Artoo Detoo injury situation in just a moment. Right now let’s go courtside where SuperShadow is waiting with Chewbacca.
zombie84 said:
I just finished watching the Exorcist and there's a scene where Linda Blair's neck begins inflating like a bullfrog and it looks pretty much exactly like that. If George Lucas is possessed by a demon it might at least explain a few things. Okay, now get me an old priest and a young priest.
Did you see that Robot Chicken where young, curly topped, black Michael Jackson appears and accuses old, skinny, white Michael Jackson of being an impostor?
Your post reminds me of it.
IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!
"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005
"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM
"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.
