Disney Shelves 3D Star Wars Sequels

[Sylveria]

And the only thing of value that was lost was the battle of Hoth in 3d.

Wrong trilogy. Though the fight scenes in Episode 3 might be worth the price of admission.

All 6 were going to be re-released in 3D, not just the prequels.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

I still can't believe there's an Episode 7 coming out. It just feels... wrong.

I'm excited, cautiously, but still excited. I mean, we don't know what to expect. With the prequels we knew how things would end up, so it had an already known destination.

So glad to hear this, 3D is a waste of time in my opinion, which may be biased since I can't watch 3D films, but still. Aside from films made for it I guess.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

That burn at the end of the article...the Force is strong with that one. Oh man, that was good!

Well, I can't say I'm torn up about this. I'm a huge fan of Star Wars, and I totally missed Episode I being re-released in 3D. It just sort of fell off the radar. Not that I would have gone to see it. I hate 3D (makes my eyes hurt) and I personally think Episode I is the best out of the prequels, and it's not that good. Now, if the original trilogy had been re-released, I would have sucked it up. I've never seen ANY of the originals in theaters, and I was looking forward to that.

I'm still curious about how they're going to handle Episode VII. Depending on what road they take, I'll either be super excited or end up dreading them.

 

[MarsProbe]

From the headline, I thought this article was going to be about how the new Star Wars sequels Disney are working on wouldn't be released in 3D, not the remaining prequel films. Though if they followed that plan for the former as well, that would be no bad thing.

 

[CommanderL]

nooooooooooooooooooooooo No I will never be able to see the empire strikes back on the big screen

 

[CyberAkuma]

And not a single F*** was given that day.

Ole' Georgie has been milking that zombified dead beaten-to-death cow for years and it's time to let go and move on.

Let it die George, let it rest in peace...

 

[Starke]

And the only thing of value that was lost was the battle of Hoth in 3d.

Wrong trilogy. Though the fight scenes in Episode 3 might be worth the price of admission.

Star Wars honcho George Lucas announced plans to remake all six Star Wars movies in 3D back in 2010 and in February 2012 the first of them, The Phantom Menace, hit the big screen.

Although they're not saying they won't be remastering the original trilogy in 3D, it's a pretty safe bet that if they're killing the prequels, the original trilogy's not going to get that treatment, especially with the PR speak they just spouted about focusing on Ep7.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Lets hope SW7 will be 100% original, original characters and story with only the most minimum links to the previous 6 movies.

 

[Squilookle]

Even so, if they released the original trilogy in 3D leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them.

Especially if it was the pre-Special Edition versions.

 

[heroicbob]

that's too bad i was really hoping to see the original 3 movies on the big screen, even if it did mean it would be in 3d

Besides that, I really wished they just release the original movies without any alterations or edits since Lucas gave up the license to his series. The originals held their own and I can't see why Disney doesn't just give the people what they want now after all these years.

they did a while back, but this is just another case of pirates getting a better deal and not paying anything for it
it doesnt take long to find a link to the unaltered trilogy online

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

Even so, if they released the original trilogy in 3D leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them.

I wouldn't go see them. '3D' is garbage. We already see movies in 3D, that's how you tell when someone is in the foreground or the background. Shoving shit into my eyes with over exaggerated forced parallax is not 3D.

 

[Squilookle]

Even so, if they released the original trilogy in 3D leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them.

I wouldn't go see them. '3D' is garbage. We already see movies in 3D, that's how you tell when someone is in the foreground or the background. Shoving shit into my eyes with over exaggerated forced parallax is not 3D.

Let me rephrase: if they released the original, pre-special edition trilogy in theatres leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them. Even if they happened to release them in 3D.

 

[l0lwut]

Seeing that screencap of the end of RotJ with Hayden Christensen's untalented face plastered all over what used to be one of the most touching scenes of the movie for me just... physically hurts me.

And I think nobody was looking forward to these versions anyway.

 

[SonicWaffle]

Lets hope SW7 will be 100% original, original characters and story with only the most minimum links to the previous 6 movies.

Oh. Oh, man. Seriously, that made me LOL, and I loathe that acronym.

Bless your little cotton socks, the degree of hope and faith you seem to have is lovely. I certainly hope you're right, but personally I'm expecting the Solo kids and their stupid on-again-off-again relationship with the Dark Side rather than anything new or interesting.

 

[SonicWaffle]

Even so, if they released the original trilogy in 3D leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them.

I wouldn't go see them. '3D' is garbage. We already see movies in 3D, that's how you tell when someone is in the foreground or the background. Shoving shit into my eyes with over exaggerated forced parallax is not 3D.

Let me rephrase: if they released the original trilogy in theatres leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them. Even if they happened to release them in 3D.

...why on earth would I go to the cinema, pay half my monthly wage, and sit in an overly-loud room full of strangers to watch something I own on DVD and can watch in the comfort of my own home?

That just seems like a silly thing to do.

 

[Slash2x]

YES! So they are finally killing the damn, "Let me tweak it just a little more" Crap that Georgie boy had slid into in his old age. Remember kids friends do not let friends edit movies after 55.

 

[Keith K]

I'm rather indifferent to the situation, I don't care for 3D movies (though I enjoy 3D games if well implemented). I have to admit, the opening scene to Ep.3 would be pretty cool to see in 3D. And since it's almost entirely CGI, could be done well, I imagine.

 

[Squilookle]

Even so, if they released the original trilogy in 3D leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them.

I wouldn't go see them. '3D' is garbage. We already see movies in 3D, that's how you tell when someone is in the foreground or the background. Shoving shit into my eyes with over exaggerated forced parallax is not 3D.

Let me rephrase: if they released the original trilogy in theatres leading up to Ep VII, tell me you wouldn't go see them. Even if they happened to release them in 3D.

...why on earth would I go to the cinema, pay half my monthly wage, and sit in an overly-loud room full of strangers to watch something I own on DVD and can watch in the comfort of my own home?

That just seems like a silly thing to do.

I apologise- I must have overestimated your monthly wage, your sociability, and your overall partialness to watching entertainment on a large cinema screen in general.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

Lets hope SW7 will be 100% original, original characters and story with only the most minimum links to the previous 6 movies.

Oh. Oh, man. Seriously, that made me LOL, and I loathe that acronym.

Bless your little cotton socks, the degree of hope and faith you seem to have is lovely. I certainly hope you're right, but personally I'm expecting the Solo kids and their stupid on-again-off-again relationship with the Dark Side rather than anything new or interesting.

If this article [http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sorry-timothy-zahn-fans-the-new-star-wars-movies-wont-be-using-his-stuff-nadam.php] is correct, the new movies will be original stories and not based on any of the existing EU stuff.

I mostly consider that good news, though it also means Admiral Thrawn is out. Kind of a pity, since I really like that character. At the very least, it would've been a type of villain we haven't seen in the movies before. Also, I would've had him be played by Hugo Weaving, because that makes sense somehow.

 

[SonicWaffle]

I apologise- I must have overestimated your monthly wage, your sociability, and your overall partialness to watching entertainment on a large cinema screen in general.

Well, the monthly wage is fairly low, and the price of a cinema ticket is ridiculously high.

As far as sociability goes, I'd prefer to see a film with friends, which means staying at home rather than sitting in a darkened room where we're not supposed to talk to one another.

It's not so much that I don't like the cinema - it's fine on occasion, though more than a couple of times a year and I'd be frothing with rage at the small chair and lack of leg room - but that I don't really see the point of paying top-dollar to see a film I already own.