Episode I 3D Release Date Announced

TheBrakShow writes 'Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that the 3D theatrical launch of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace now has an official release date — February 10, 2012!' Are enough fans interested in watching the weakest films of the trilogy again just to experience them in 3D?"
I for one am looking forward to a new and improved Jar Jar experience.

Comments

Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[elrous0]

It would be an interesting debate to have on what is the WORST part of The Phantom Menace. Jar Jar? That little kid who couldn't act and was thrown into laughably implausible situations (like a bad straight-to-DVD Disney movie where NASCAR lets an 8-year old join the circuit just because the movie's called "The NASCAR Kid")? The introduction of Mitaclorians, which pretty much undermined everything Yoda taught Luke in Empire? The creepy child molester vibe Queen Amadalia was giving off talking to the aforementioned non-acting little kid?

I'm going to go with the fact that they brought Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, and Samuel Jackson into this godawful shitfest--actual talented actors with long resumes of much better films. It was like watching your favorite aunt get raped for 2 hours. No amount of overpriced popcorn could make that any better.

But now I get to see her raped in 3D, and pay twice as much for the privilege. Look Aunt Wanda, we get to keep the glasses! Awesome.

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[elrous0]

No, I like Samuel Jackson way better than her. She wasn't even in Pulp Fiction.

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[asn]

It was like watching your favorite aunt get raped for 2 hours. No amount of overpriced popcorn could make that any better.

So that would be a thumbs down?

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[lul_wat]

If you havn't already, I highly recommend RedLetterMedias free youtube reviews of Episode I, II, & III. Each review is nearly as long as the movie and tears them a new asshole.

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[khallow]

I think the best part was that this movie was never made. I repeat NEVER MADE.

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[FatdogHaiku]

It's as though these new movies were written by a completely different author.

There were people writing that stuff? I always envisioned somebody dumping an eightball of coke into a 40, using that to wash down a handful of waffle pretzels and a mouthful of spray cheese, and then Voilà, it's movie making time...

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[TheRaven64]

The new movies were pretty close to Lucas' original vision. The difference is that this time the actors actually did what he told them. In the originals, people like Harrison Ford just ignored his direction and, in some memorable places, the script (for example, he was meant to reply 'I love you too' to Leia's 'I love you', but the 'I know' that he ad libbed worked a lot better).

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[Grishnakh]

How about a parallel universe where Lucas didn't become a greedy, egotistical bastard, and who gave the directorial reins to someone like Kirshner not just for ESB, but for Episodes 4 and 6 too? And then went on to create prequels with the same method, and maybe some sequels too, with Lucas doing the visual arts stuff (his one real talent) and leaving the screenplay and direction to more talented people?

Re:Wow, Jar Jar and that shitty kid actor in 3D!

[captjc]

I remember in Pulp Fiction Jules saying that getting thrown out of a window is no way for a nigga to die. Only in episode 3 for Mace to get thrown out of a fucking window.

That was the final insult for me. I can take alot shit from movies but that made me lose my appreciation for Lucas permanently. He could do a special edition of all the movies where he undoes all the crap and I will still not care.

Hahaha

[tripleevenfall]

Meesa call moneygrab!

I feel a...

[Sponge Bath]

...lack of disturbance in the force, as if millions of people yawned in disinterest.

Cardboard acting in 3D?

[MrEricSir]

Too bad technology can't improve acting and dialog, because that's the real reason Star Wars I, II and III are forever stuck in the second dimension.

Re:Cardboard acting in 3D?

[UnknowingFool]

To be fair many of the actors have done great work before and after the prequels. I just don't think that they could do much with a bad plot and bad dialogue. RedLetterMedia's critique of the movies brought a great point: There is no protagonist in any of the films. All three were a loose collection of characters. While having a single character as the central character isn't always necessary, it generally works better in some plots. Robert Altman's films do well without a central character but his movies focus much more on storylines and plot.

Re:Cardboard acting in 3D?

[gambino21]

I think the RedLetterMedia/Plinkett Reviews are the best thing the come out of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. I found the review to be much more entertaining and higher quality than the films themselves.

Probably not

[Roger W Moore]

Who wants to see one dimensional characters in 3D?

I would seriously consider

[Mick R]

poking out one eye just so I CAN'T EVER see that in 3D!

Sounds like an interesting movie

[Fnkmaster]

I've never heard of this "Phantom Menace" thing before. I'm sure if George Lucas was behind it, it must be humorous, entertaining and dramatic, with characters we can identify with for generations to come, just like the Star Wars trilogy we all loved as kids!

I'm so glad that somebody with the integrity of George Lucas is responsible for shepherding this loveable trilogy through the years. That way I can introduce these movies to my own children without having to worry about somebody coming along and pooping all over the memories of my childhood. You know, the temptation to edit or re-issue movies to capitalize on their enduring success might be quite extreme, but George is one of those guys who knows when to say "it was good enough 30 years ago, let's not mess with a good thing".

A lesser man might have, for example, decided to edit away some of the age-inappropriate roguishness of Han Solo in an effort to merchandize schlocky toys to kids. But not George, no.

I'm not really sure what this whole 3d thing is about though. I'm sure it's a sincere effort to make a genuine artistic statement that just happens to be set in that Star Wars universe we all know and love.

Thank god for George Lucas.

Re:Sounds like an interesting movie

[UnknowingFool]

The main problem with George in the prequels was that he was writer, director, and producer. He served different roles in the original trilogy but he was never all three. For prequels, no one had the authority or balls to tell George that his movie sucked.

For example, the storylines were needlessly complicated. Maybe in George's mind complicated meant complex but in reality the more complicated, the greater chance of a plot hole. Take for example the virgin birth of Anakin. That really served no purpose. His father could have died in mining accident, a burglary attempt, solar storm; any of those would be far simpler and easier to handle.

For me it's like George created artificial conflicts and constructs so that he could exploit later as plot devices. But someone on the outside might have pointed logical flaws. Remember how Anakin missed his mother and how her later death would trigger his descent? That wouldn't have worked had the Jedi council or Queen Amidala returned to Tatooine and freed his mother. Cause if I was Yoda and sensed all this fear in the chosen one over his mother, I would make sure his mother was okay.

Re:FOOMP

[publiclurker]

I'm enjoying a new and improved Jar Jar experience right now by not watching episodes 1-3.

There are only THREE Star Wars movies.

[c.r.o.c.o]

And the first one is Episode IV.

Re:Horse

[ddd0004]

They are gonna keep trying to bleed those films dry as long as the return is positive. It's kinda fun to see how far they'll take it as long as you don't spend any of your own money on it. I predict that the final release before they put this to bed will be the uber-enhanced ultra-digital 3D edition with unseen footage, enhanced audio, product placement (the Jawas will be selling droids with a marlboro red hanging off their lower lip, eating cheetos and wearing Nikes), and a special audio commentary by Jar Jar across all 6 episodes.

For the record...

[GodfatherofSoul]

I thought Attack of the Clones was by far the weakest:

ESB
RotJ
SW
TPM
RotS
...
Care Bears the Movie
Sex and the City
...
AotC

OMG! OMG! OMG!

[killmenow]

I'm so freaking excited about this! I'm actually giddy just thinking about the day this comes out! I cannot wait to stay home and completely ignore it!

Train wreck in 3D

[Caerdwyn]

A train wreck in 3D is still a train wreck... it just looks more like you're going to get hit by the caboose.

Loved Ep. 4, 5, 6. Deeply despised 1. Still haven't seen 2 and 3, as by all indications Lucas still hasn't learned that clowns do not belong on the battlefield (and, in fact, trivialize any sense of heriosm or sacrifice or tragedy present in the non-clowns), Western audiences don't like the idea that galactic domination is genetic, a bad movie with eye candy is still a bad movie, and that sullen teenaged angst is only entertaining to sullen teenagers.

Will not buy or download.

The only way

[pak9rabid]

The only way I'll watch this is if Natalie Portman reaches out of the screen and gives me a hand job.

I disagree with the premise of your question

[jollyreaper]

To say Phantom was the worst implies the other two were any better.

Re:RealD is a two-plane gimmick

[Ecuador]

Wow, you have not understood how 3D cinema works at all. You even invent new terms (biplanar vision), when we are simply using Stereoscopy, a technique known since the 19th century. Your eyes see two different images due to parallax in the real world, and that important part of depth perception is what we try to imitate by feeding a slightly different image to each eye, as if there was a camera where each eye is. Well, guess what, that is not all the depth perception information we use in real life - there is also the focusing that we do that depends on the distance of objects, so each person is "tricked" by Stereoscopy in a different way. That's why we say some people don't "get" 3D.
As for the technical details, you have mixed things up. RealD does not use alternating frequencies, that is the Dolby 3D method (wavelength multiplexing). RealD is using circular polarization and polarization is not related to the frequency. Then there are the linear polarization methods, like Imax 3D, with the obvious disadvantage that you can't tilt your head sideways or your polarizer glasses won't work. These three systems all "feel" different, for example my wife gets a better 3D effect with Dolby 3D, while I think that it is worse when I move my eyes around and generally prefer Imax 3D but most likely due to the huge screen. Even if each method gives you a bit different effect, if you can't trick your brain into seeing 3D just by using stereopsis, then I guess no system will be useless to you...