bananafactory
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Was this filmed in 3D or postconverted? I don't ever recall reading about how Abrams feels in regards to 3D
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |OT| A New Hope
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Rabid Wolverine
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Got my Tickets for Sat Night. Avoiding threads and not watching TV till after seeing it.
Man how sweets its gonna be.
Man how sweets its gonna be.
Cap'n Cook
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Some feedback from a giant Star Wars fan and radio show host who just finished watching it. This is how they started the radio show this morning.
http://www.rock1053.com/media/play/26584642/
Some feedback.
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheShowEddie?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
http://www.rock1053.com/media/play/26584642/
Some feedback.
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Sorry man, but in what sense was Avatar a risk? Story-wise it was certainly more of a retread than can be defended (Pocahontas, Dances With Wolves). And yes it was a feat technologically because it turned out so well (visually), but it was far from the first movie to mo-cap actors. Lord of the Rings did it. Hell even Jar Jar was mo-capped in 1999.
My point is if Avatar's visuals didn't look good in the end, it would have been another generic action flick with middle of the road effects. It would've made back it's budget and the studio would've lived to fight another day. I would argue it's not that much more of a risk than a Star Wars movie with no Jedi.
half a moon
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Postconverted
bananafactory
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Is that what was used for Into Darkness? I thought the 3D in that was pretty solid.
sunshine and gasoline
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Glad that I won't be watching the movie until Saturday. The onslaught of feedback, good or bad, should give me a good idea of what to expect going into the movie.
bananafactory
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I can only offer my Spider-Man 3 experience, as that was the last major movie I saw without reserved seating, but 2 hours early was not nearly enough for that.
And given the fact the SW crowds will be much larger, to be honest I'd say 4 hours early at least, depending on how high traffic your theatre sees
Jigolo
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What the hell you have me worried right now. I have a 4:40 showing and was planning on going an hour early... but this is on the 23rd
backflip10019
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Tickets to a Saturday morning matinee purchased. I'm so excited.
I'm going to scope things out around 5ish. I got a ticket for 7:30 pm friday showing.
Cross-Section
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I'm going to a 7:40 showing but am aiming to get there by 3.
Gotta take precautions, man.
Gotta take precautions, man.
half a moon
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Yeah that was also post-converted. I've only watched Avatar and Hobbit in 3D the past 10 years.
Dusktildawn48
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I'm going at noon. Got episodes 4 5 n 6 on a tablet for the wait though
TheKaeptain
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My kid and I are getting in line right after he gets out of school. So about 4.
half a moon
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Hoping I can get good seats showing up an hour early. There will be 8 other showings before midnight.
My boss (and friend) can't stand sci fi and fantasy stuff, but his 8 year old son loves it. I know he definitely does not want to see Star Wars, but I don't want his kid to miss out. Or for him to miss out on one f the easiest dad wins ever! Taking your son to see a Star Wars movie!
How do you guys think I convince him to go?
How do you guys think I convince him to go?
It was actually partly shot in 70mm, but cinemas will choose mostly 3D over it.
It always depends on who does it and how well. I don't think they ever said who did it.
I plan to check out the despecialized editions tomorrow. For ROTJ, should I check out the 2.0 Workprint or whatever?
Hot damn, for real? How much of it?
Is it going to do the Christopher Nolan thing at the IMAX where it switches aspect ratios?
Hot damn, for real? How much of it?
Is it going to do the Christopher Nolan thing at the IMAX where it switches aspect ratios?
Guys, remember the time when Williams said he would compose 9 SW sequels?
How old is your kid? I can't imagine the excitement he's gonna feel if any.
How old is your kid? I can't imagine the excitement he's gonna feel if any.
Fine Ham Abounds
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8:30 Friday, gonna show up around 4:30 just because I'll have to beat all those people leaving work early
Maybe I'll bring the Vita and play Atelier Meruru Plus. A fat 40 year old white dude sitting alone in line playing games with those anime girls in it ought to clear me some room
Maybe I'll bring the Vita and play Atelier Meruru Plus. A fat 40 year old white dude sitting alone in line playing games with those anime girls in it ought to clear me some room
Dusktildawn48
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What time do reviews post?
Wondering the same thing for my 9pm showing on Thursday. I was thinking of getting there at 4:30, but 4.5 hours is a long time to wait, even though I think it'll be relatively entertaining as the line grows.
Put a coat there and say your friend went to get something
100% solid plan. This is what I will do.
Even though they're in time periods removed from the sequel trilogy, I'd be surprised if Rogue One and Young Han didn't include some kind of set-up or plot point that fed into Episodes VIII and IX somehow. It seems a little random to me to just drop two, completely unrelated and standalone Star Wars movies, in between three tied together movies.
Aaron Strife
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Well hey, if he does the trilogy and a spin-off then he'll have been correct, if you just take "sequel" as a general term that includes prequels and spin-offs.Guys, remember the time when Williams said he would compose 9 SW sequels?
Avatar is the most expensive movie of all time (not officially, but it's a bit of an open secret), it was not based on a beloved pre-existing brand, and the main characters were blue cat people.
It might seem like a sure thing in retrospect, but at the time the hit-pieces were being churned out in anticipation of a collosal disaster.
In no way is a Star Wars spin-off as risky as Avatar. What is the risk? That Disney might make a hundred million dollars less than the half a billion profit than they were hoping for?
A longer sequence (extremely mild spoilers ahead, I hope they do not count as spoilers)
involving things flying
You can watch the 70mm version here
Alabama
McWane Center IMAX Dome Theatre Birmingham
IMAX, U.S. Space & Rocket Center Huntsville
California
Hackworth IMAX Dome, The Tech Museum San Jose
Florida
Museum of Discovery & Science AutoNation IMAX Ft. Lauderdale
IMAX Dome, Museum of Science & Industry Tampa
Indiana
IMAX, Indiana State Museum Indianapolis
Iowa
Blank IMAX Dome, Science Center of Iowa Des Moines
Missouri
Bransons IMAX, Entertainment Complex Branson
St. Louis Science Center OMNIMAX Theatre St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Tuttleman IMAX, The Franklin Institute Philadelphia
Washington, DC
Lockheed Martin IMAX, National Air & Space Museum
"Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that the official review embargo for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be 12:01 a.m. PST on Wednesday, Dec. 16."
http://www.thewrap.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-review-embargo-set-by-disney-lucasfilm/
Dusktildawn48
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Didn't that time already pass?
Edit. Nvm that's 3 hours from now
No. It is three hours away.
So 3PM here!
half a moon
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Yeah, a lot of theaters don't offer reserved seating,
Cross-Section
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Only one of the theaters in my area offers reserved seating... and I'm not going to that one.
I couldn't read the whole thing but it touches on the feeling I got while watching Sith. I'd say the prequels called back to the original movies in a pretty subtle way. I'd be totally fine with TFA doing this as long as it's not all up in people's faces. Creed is basically Rocky 1, but manages to be enough of its own story and entertaining in its own right. If TFA has to reminisce about A New Hope, I'd rather it be more Creed and less Jurassic World.
MiamiWesker
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Just finished empire. Still all a dream to me.
piratepwnsninja
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This is awesome!
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