I'm very pleased with this one I made, 2 Classic Fox Sci-fi franchises in one! (Click to enlarge)...
^ "Get the stolen plans to the CHOPPER!!"
(and yes that is Aurebesh)
^ Hell yes Amiga all the way. Then it loads into
Chocolate from the fridge is delicious, chocolate from a carbonite freezing chamber must be like crack.
Only just realised that the shot the new torso will be replacing is an iconic emotional closeup and in motion at that. A shot probably second only to "I know" in terms of heart-wrenching impact.
Adywan's got epic balls replacing a shot like that. Especially with the extreme lighting from the side revealing every detail in the sculpt.
Wonder how the problem of the shoulder restraints is gonna be solved? Remove them from ESB or add them to ROTJ? (Removal from the last shot of the sequence in ESB seems easiest to me).
Tobar said:
I'd love to see Guillermo del Toro's take if JJ backed out.
I don't know. I was glad that Jackson got The Hobbit back. I think Del Toro is such a visualy unique Director that he wouldn't be able to constrain his imagination to something that fitted in with the rest of the saga. On one hand I'd find it hard to believe that his SW trilogy wouldn't be amazing on it's own. But I have a feeling it would disconnect stylisticly from the OT (In the same way the look of the PT did).
Bet he would create some amazing worlds to visit. Just think how he might make say the Mon Calamari homeworld look. A mysterious water world but with giant shipyards oooohh
Oh god Raja Gosnell's record is so bad. If I see the trailer for Smurfs 2 one more time at the front of a YouTube clip I'm gonna lose it.
But the possibility of Lucas coming back is a genuienly scary possibility. Like when Jackson took back The Hobbit after Guillermo Del Toro had to leave (btw I'm glad Jackson is in charge).
SilverWook said:
generalfrevious said:
Is Abrams still going to direct Episode VII? Is he backing out like I heard a few weeks back?
It's a rumor denied by Lucasfilm at this point in time.
Odd that JJ hasn't denied it personally or just popped his head up. Here's a hypothetical...
IF JJ has quit, who is the worst possible replacement? (Realistic answers please).
I'll start... Paul W. S. Anderson?
DuracellEnergizer said:
Thread title is self-explanatory.
^ "FEYD! Beautiful Feyd..."
^ Paul O'Grady
SilverWook said:
I'm still waiting for the hair dryer thing Chewie's dad was using in the HS to be perfected, so I can watch the movies in my head. ;)
Think that device is only good for watching Wookiee porn (That a creepy old guy who runs the hardware store lent you) on...
^ btw To find that HS screengrab on a google search I had to see some images that will scar me for life lol
aalenfae said:
Ah, yes - I forgot about the time they actually use it in the film on the droid ship as Qui-Gon is cutting the door.
That musical cue - as of now - is staying. So currently, in my existing edit, that's the first time we hear it.
My heart always sinks just after that moment when the theme comes in strong and we see the unstoppable force of the Jedi coming through 2 bulkheads... then it dies away almost as suddenly. If you could extended those OT themes out across that whole Jedi-kickin'-ass sequence it would be a huge boost.
^ That's right up my alley that one Bingo. Nice mashup
I always get an odd tingle when I get in the theatre and remember that IMAX has REAL ushers (Ask your parents younglings) and a guy introduces the film and asks the audience to turn their devices off and respect each other. You pay double the price but you get alot more than double the screen and a nice experience.
Plus it's cool when they play you a ten minute short from an up and coming movie as a bonus.
(Didn't just die but) was watching 'Galaxy Quest' and recognised Robin David Sachs' voice as Sarris. Looked him up on Wikipedia and he died in February. Depresses me everytime I read another one of Babylon 5's cast has died.
Hey God! What did the actors from B5 do to you apart from inspire, delight and educate a generation of young SF fans!?!?
Soon gonna be easier to list the cast members from B5 that are still alive :-( I could understand half the cast being dead if it was sci-fi show from the 50s but it's only frickin' 15 years old for god sake
btw He was in 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' too.
I'm gonna go down a bottle of Brivari in his and the rest of the cast's honour... (With a Jovian Sunspot chaser)
^ Screen size is just a gimmick? Oh cool thanks for telling me, I'm gonna go trade in my big flatscreen TV for one of these cheaper models...
;-)
But seriously the bigass VueXtreme size screen is another great way to see movies apart from IMAX (Sound is great too). If I forget to pre-book EpVII about a month in advance at IMAX, then VueXtreme will be the next best option.
Still, I believe VueXtreme is 18mx10m, while the biggest IMAX in the UK is 29mx23m (So pretty much twice the size).
One of the better "J.J. Abrams' Star Wars" trailer I've seen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgiJxHjN2k8
Maybe this was already posted but here is CinemaSins' deconstruction of the flaws in JJ's awesome Star Trek...
Yes, 3D in Dredd was fantastic. They actually designed a new mini camera to shoot 3D in intimate closeup. Plus the slowmo 3D was an integral part of the plot. I saw it 4 times in 3D and would have seen it a 5th in 2D but there were no 2D screenings sadly. I searched every cinema I could think of and they had no 2D versions. Sad that it may have contributed to it's poor ticket recipets.
Also Avatar, Toy Story 3, Life Of Pi, TT3D and as you said Hugo were fine 3D films that demand to be seen in that format first and foremost. But I want to see 3 new SW films that have the comfortingly familiar feel of the OT not the jarring disconnect of the way the PT looked.
Did a google of 2D vs 3D online polls...
http://aurorawienhold.deviantart.com/journal/poll/1144054/
http://whatculture.com/film/poll-do-you-prefer-2d-or-3d-films.php
http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/poll:doyouprefertowatchmoviesin3dor2d-589668.html
http://www.sodahead.com/fun/do-you-prefer-2d-or-3d-movies/question-2836195/?link=ibaf&q=&esrc=s
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/2d-vs-3d-movies-1346605/
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1993719
Results are about 50% upwards in favour of 2D with two as high as 82-87%. So if Multiplex's aren't trying to scam us all then out-of-ten there should about 7 2D screenings and 3 3D screenings. This is not the case.
As Silverwook said new flick The Wolverine seems to be showing 50/50 which is cool. Perhaps that film's distributers have stipulated this, in which case good on them. But even then, it should be 70/30.
I wanna see SWEpVII on a huge iMAX screen in 2D (and not digital iMAX btw). I'd pay triple to see that lol
Jonno said:
SilverWook said:
As every 3D flick usually has a 2D version showing at the same multiplex, it's hardly a deal breaker.
I would at least hope it's shot in 3D instead of a conversion.
I'd hope for the opposite, actually - that way we'll have a well shot 2D version to enjoy in the short term (assuming we can find a 2D screening) and a film that will sit happily alongside the existing films when this ludicrous 3D bubble finally bursts.
Yes but it's increasingly the case that while your local multiplex will have both 3D and 2D. The 3D film willl be on at 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00 and 9.00pm. The 2D will be on once a day on a medium size screen at 9pm. It's a simple scam, if you make seeing the film at half price difficult enough then people will just give in and pay double. I've seen it happen recently with STID, Man Of Steel and Iron Man 3.
And yes let's hope for a post conversion. Then we can ultimately just ignore the 3D version.
DominicCobb said:
Disney only makes films in 3D.
True. Sad face
SilverWook said:
Are you guys talking about forced perspective?
LMAO Yes FORCED perspective.
Found an article on the Hobbit. Damn those 3D limitations...
timdiggerm said:
TMBTM said:
Ryan McAvoy said:
(False perspective)
Not wanting to be a smartass, just a real question I asked myself when watching the Hobbit: how could they make false perspective when shooting in 3D? I remember some behind the scene footage of LOTR and I found very interesting to use that old trick of forced perspective. But this can't work when filmed in 3D because the trick is revealed. Maybe forced perspective shots were post "3Dfied" or something.
I could be wrong, but I remember that being a problem with The Hobbit. They couldn't use false perspective, and so they had to bluescreen everything.
Good point folks! Now I'm even more excited to get The Hobbit boxset at Christmas to find out how it was all done. I hope it was false perspective and post conversion rather than just green screen. Otherwise that's just another reason to hate 3D.
btw What are everyone's thoughts on the SW ST in 3D??? (Anybody know if it will be?)
Personally I'm praying they don't because the technology restricts the filmmaking process in a number of ways whether you choose to watch in 3D or 2D. Plus these days it's becoming harder to see films in the cheaper and superior (IMO) 2D format.
LMAO. That's the best ROTR clip yet
timdiggerm said:
Ryan McAvoy said:
Let's have the ST done the Peter Jackson/Christopher Nolan way. All practical unless it is ABSOLUTELY impossible.
Did you see The Hobbit?
You're right that The Hobbit had more CGI than LOTR which was disapointing but still a sh*tload of practical FX (False perspective), models (Goblin mine) and sets (Hobbiton) compared with other blockbusters. The wierd looking over-saturated TV-looking 48fps didn't help.
