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Hayden · 10/03/2010, 03:44 am

Well, it seems George Lucas has jumped aboard the bandwagon and decided to release all of the six Star Wars films in 'eye-popping 3D'. Oh joy. I guess Mr. Lucas just sees this 3D gimmick as another chance to milk the Star Wars franchise even more in order to make some big dollars. I guess he sees no problem in making this brilliant series just another part of this mundane, stupid, idiotic, superficial fad that appeals more to people with the minds of 5-year-old's who will buy into pretty visuals, rather than something that appeals to actual movie-goers. Okay, I may have been a bit harsh there, and this whole thing may not be that much of a big deal, but hasn't George Lucas milked the Star Wars series enough? Heck, he's gotten to the point where he's no longer milking the series/franchise, he's now bleeding it for all that it's worth; all the drops of money that still remain in what some may consider a dead carcass. This obviously isn't evident to Lucas, his eyes are only focused on the money at the moment, and he's probably going to make a lot of it as he rides the wave of success of this stupid '3-D' fad.

Anyway, how do you feel about this?

By the way, I actually think that some of the milking is good. I personally really like the prequels, there are still some good Star Wars games being produced, and I actually enjoy the Clone Wars TV series in small doses. However, I do not like the whole merchandising side of things. I also dislike the manner in which the Star Wars franchise is being exploited, as comics, books, TV shows, games, movies, etc. are not being made with the intention of expanding the universe or building upon the canon, but rather being made with the sole intention of making money.

Secret Fawful · 10/03/2010, 03:59 am

I kind of want to see how it translates...but I mostly don't care. Indiana Jones in 3D..now that would be amazing. Melting Nazis...in 3D!

Friar · 10/03/2010, 03:59 am

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Originally Posted by Hayden

Well, it seems George Lucas has jumped aboard the bandwagon and decided to release all of the six Star Wars films in 'eye-popping 3D'. Oh joy. I guess Mr. Lucas just sees this 3D gimmick as another chance to milk the Star Wars franchise even more in order to make some big dollars. I guess he sees no problem in making this brilliant series just another part of this mundane, stupid, idiotic, superficial fad that appeals more to people with the minds of 5-year-old's who will buy into pretty visuals, rather than something that appeals to actual movie-goers. Okay, I may have been a bit harsh there, and this whole thing may not be that much of a big deal, but hasn't George Lucas milked the Star Wars series enough? Heck, he's gotten to the point where he's no longer milking the series/franchise, he's now bleeding it for all that it's worth; all the drops of money that still remain in what some may consider a dead carcass. This obviously isn't evident to Lucas, his eyes are only focused on the money at the moment, and he's probably going to make a lot of it as he rides the wave of success of this stupid '3-D' fad.

Anyway, how do you feel about this?

By the way, I actually think that some of the milking is good. I personally really like the prequels, there are still some good Star Wars games being produced, and I actually enjoy the Clone Wars TV series in small doses. However, I do not like the whole merchandising side of things. I also dislike the manner in which the Star Wars franchise is being exploited, as comics, books, TV shows, games, movies, etc. are not being made with the intention of expanding the universe or building upon the canon, but rather being made with the sole intention of making money.

People claim 3D is just a rubbish fad, that nobody really likes, yet they keep making movies that use it. Why? Because it sells. Therefore, people want it. Simple logic.

As for GL milking starwars: Theres nothing forcing you to watch the films again. Plus the milking isn't all that bad, TBH. I mean, the films aren't even in HD yet! I maybe seeing a couple of the films.Seeing the first one (Phantom Menace, not new hope) will probably bring back some memories: It was the last film I saw with my Dad before he died.

Guinea · 10/03/2010, 06:34 am

Wouldn't it be possible that George Lucas, as an artist, is just this crazy that he's never happy with his own work and can't let it rest, and so messes with his old stuff until he thinks it's perfect, which it will never be to him?

I mean, if it was just about the money, I'd know WAY better ways to make money, such as making a new low quality film, slapping his name on it and going to great lengths to market it as THE great new science fiction movie of the summer.

GuybrushWilco · 10/03/2010, 08:06 am

I'm excited about it. I don't think that 3D is just a fad. I think that 3D is here to stay like the transition from black and white to color. I also don't think that 3D has to be done in a gimmicky way.

der_ketzer · 10/03/2010, 11:09 am

Well if Cameron can make mediocre movies that sell well in 3D (including a remake of Titanic) then Georgy must do the same.
I will stick to my DVD versions of Star Wars. No need for 3D. I never payed for a 3D movie and I never will.

Scnew · 10/03/2010, 12:16 pm

I feel like since they were mostly green screen anyway, the prequels could make the transition to 3D pretty well. Of course, who wants to pay for the prequels again?

Alcoremortis · 10/03/2010, 12:20 pm

I don't care about 3D and, unless my family goes to see one of these movies I probably won't go see Star Wars in 3D. I would, however, go to see the originals re-released in theaters, since I never got the chance to see them on the big screen.

StinkomanFan · 10/03/2010, 12:51 pm

Man, Lucas just won't let that series die, will he?

Giant Tope · 10/03/2010, 01:19 pm

3D has been a fad since the 50's and it has waxed and waned throughout time. Right now it's slowly receding. But like high tide and low tide, it'll be back before long.

Lennie Melvin · 10/03/2010, 01:36 pm

it makes my head hurt so no more 3d movies for me

adventureaddict · 10/03/2010, 04:49 pm

I know my partner will drag me to see them(are they being released in the cinemas?) whether I want to or not.. so luckily I don't mind. I'm a fan of 3D. I'm a fan of Star Wars. But both together.. I'm not too sure. Just have to wait and see!

Remolay · 10/03/2010, 05:01 pm

I won't go see them because I've seen them before. I can watch them in glorious 1990's editions as soon as I hook up my TV with a VCR built that I have because I still have videos.

glenfx · 10/03/2010, 09:13 pm

its the end of creativity, instead of creating new stuff you see the people using the money on the same stupid thing over and over.

I havent seen a creative good movie in a REALLY LONG TIME.
And no new franchises from LucasArts either. GL or LA or LF wont see any money from me until they create something different or keep making Special Edition adventures ^^.

Giant Tope · 10/03/2010, 09:58 pm

glenfx, look into indie movies. really.

Tor · 10/04/2010, 01:39 pm

Eh, this doesn't interest me much, even though I'm a big Star Wars fan, and I do tolerate the new movies.

Adding 3D to a movie that was not recorded in 3D rarely looks great. You often get that "layered" effect where it looks like there are four or five discrete layers of depth. In other words there's little 3D, just flat 2D objects with different distances from the camera.

doodo! · 10/04/2010, 01:48 pm

Well, as much as I hate trends and CGI eye candy, Star Wars has aged so beautifully and I'm sort of curious how good he can get it looking in 3-D...

der_ketzer · 10/04/2010, 08:23 pm

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Originally Posted by StinkomanFan

Man, Lucas just won't let that series die, will he?

Not until he dies.

Hayden · 10/04/2010, 08:37 pm

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Originally Posted by der_ketzer

Not until he dies.

Probably not even then. There will probably be posthumous releases of his unfinished works

.

der_ketzer · 10/05/2010, 08:49 am

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Originally Posted by Hayden

Probably not even then. There will probably be posthumous releases of his unfinished works

.

or the army of his clones will continue this torture.

10/03/2010, 03:44 am	#1
Hayden ...is procrastinating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,486	Star Wars in 3-D... Well, it seems George Lucas has jumped aboard the bandwagon and decided to release all of the six Star Wars films in 'eye-popping 3D'. Oh joy. I guess Mr. Lucas just sees this 3D gimmick as another chance to milk the Star Wars franchise even more in order to make some big dollars. I guess he sees no problem in making this brilliant series just another part of this mundane, stupid, idiotic, superficial fad that appeals more to people with the minds of 5-year-old's who will buy into pretty visuals, rather than something that appeals to actual movie-goers. Okay, I may have been a bit harsh there, and this whole thing may not be that much of a big deal, but hasn't George Lucas milked the Star Wars series enough? Heck, he's gotten to the point where he's no longer milking the series/franchise, he's now bleeding it for all that it's worth; all the drops of money that still remain in what some may consider a dead carcass. This obviously isn't evident to Lucas, his eyes are only focused on the money at the moment, and he's probably going to make a lot of it as he rides the wave of success of this stupid '3-D' fad. Anyway, how do you feel about this? By the way, I actually think that some of the milking is good. I personally really like the prequels, there are still some good Star Wars games being produced, and I actually enjoy the Clone Wars TV series in small doses. However, I do not like the whole merchandising side of things. I also dislike the manner in which the Star Wars franchise is being exploited, as comics, books, TV shows, games, movies, etc. are not being made with the intention of expanding the universe or building upon the canon, but rather being made with the sole intention of making money. __________________ Read that instead ^.

10/03/2010, 03:59 am	#2
Secret Fawful Fearless Oathbreaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuck In This Pose Sexiness: Off The Charts! Posts: 5,136	I kind of want to see how it translates...but I mostly don't care. Indiana Jones in 3D..now that would be amazing. Melting Nazis...in 3D! __________________ You're the greatest. The greatest! - GuruGuru214 You'll go far in this life, Fawful. - That Guy In The Wheelchair Fawful, you sir, are made of win. - mgrant I love the Fawful! - Davies You're like a bad comedian. - monkey_05_06 ** you. - Giant Tope Why do you have to be such an hole? - Avistew You're a miserable little weasel who derives pleasure from being a *. - AllenB Grow up. - Mike Haley Now Playing: ~~Space Quest 0: Replicated~~ - ~~Space Quest I EGA: The Sarien Encounter~~ - Space Quest I VGA: The Sarien Encounter** - Space Quest II EGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest II VGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers - Space Quest V: The Next Mutation - Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier - Space Quest: The Lost Chapter

10/03/2010, 12:20 pm	#8
Alcoremortis Lonely Ruffian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ankh-Morpork PD Status: Killjoy Extraordinaire Actual Posts: Lots! Posts: 4,231	I don't care about 3D and, unless my family goes to see one of these movies I probably won't go see Star Wars in 3D. I would, however, go to see the originals re-released in theaters, since I never got the chance to see them on the big screen. __________________ ETERNAL QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN STATUS CONFERRED. ~ Comrade Pants How can we be sure that Alcoremortis isn't just Comrade Pants trollplaying as a girl? ~ GuruGuru214 You're a shiny bright star; floating amongst a million slimy slugs in a sea of sludge. You transcend the pre-conceived and supposed limits of the human race, to emerge from the pit of pitiful maggots as a beautiful, majestic butterfly. ~ Davies The suspence of what's gonna come after death is killing me! ~ Jon NA Are you a secret Plaster Princess or something? ~ Secret Fawful

10/03/2010, 12:51 pm	#9
StinkomanFan Isn't funny Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Digiworld Posts: 398	Man, Lucas just won't let that series die, will he? __________________ Long Live the New Flesh!

10/03/2010, 01:19 pm	#10
Giant Tope bashful little whaleshark Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portland Posts: 2,171	3D has been a fad since the 50's and it has waxed and waned throughout time. Right now it's slowly receding. But like high tide and low tide, it'll be back before long. __________________ I am a dinosaur. BUT! i am hiding.

10/03/2010, 06:34 am	#4
Guinea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 436	Wouldn't it be possible that George Lucas, as an artist, is just this crazy that he's never happy with his own work and can't let it rest, and so messes with his old stuff until he thinks it's perfect, which it will never be to him? I mean, if it was just about the money, I'd know WAY better ways to make money, such as making a new low quality film, slapping his name on it and going to great lengths to market it as THE great new science fiction movie of the summer.

10/03/2010, 08:06 am	#5
GuybrushWilco Pirate Janitor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 437	I'm excited about it. I don't think that 3D is just a fad. I think that 3D is here to stay like the transition from black and white to color. I also don't think that 3D has to be done in a gimmicky way.

10/03/2010, 12:16 pm	#7
Scnew Fighter of the Night Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 954	I feel like since they were mostly green screen anyway, the prequels could make the transition to 3D pretty well. Of course, who wants to pay for the prequels again?

10/03/2010, 01:36 pm	#11
Lennie Melvin Nice monkey suit Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ye Olde England Posts: 737	it makes my head hurt so no more 3d movies for me

10/03/2010, 04:49 pm	#12
adventureaddict Pirate Spunk. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 655	I know my partner will drag me to see them(are they being released in the cinemas?) whether I want to or not.. so luckily I don't mind. I'm a fan of 3D. I'm a fan of Star Wars. But both together.. I'm not too sure. Just have to wait and see!

10/03/2010, 05:01 pm	#13
Remolay Does not compute Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Planet Earth(Sol 3) Status: My head asplode Posts: 1,987	I won't go see them because I've seen them before. I can watch them in glorious 1990's editions as soon as I hook up my TV with a VCR built that I have because I still have videos. __________________ It's Gallifreyan, it doesn't translate Crap I do: Homestar WUW Twitter YouTube Fanfiction.net It says Remolay

10/03/2010, 09:13 pm	#14
glenfx Artist Wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 242	its the end of creativity, instead of creating new stuff you see the people using the money on the same stupid thing over and over. I havent seen a creative good movie in a REALLY LONG TIME. And no new franchises from LucasArts either. GL or LA or LF wont see any money from me until they create something different or keep making Special Edition adventures ^^. __________________ Blog Deviant Art

10/03/2010, 09:58 pm	#15
Giant Tope bashful little whaleshark Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portland Posts: 2,171	glenfx, look into indie movies. really. __________________ I am a dinosaur. BUT! i am hiding.

10/04/2010, 01:39 pm	#16
Tor Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 301	Eh, this doesn't interest me much, even though I'm a big Star Wars fan, and I do tolerate the new movies. Adding 3D to a movie that was not recorded in 3D rarely looks great. You often get that "layered" effect where it looks like there are four or five discrete layers of depth. In other words there's little 3D, just flat 2D objects with different distances from the camera. __________________ Backloggery enhancements user script–when in doubt, add more charts! The Telltale JP logo that should have been!

10/04/2010, 01:48 pm	#17
doodo! Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,268	Well, as much as I hate trends and CGI eye candy, Star Wars has aged so beautifully and I'm sort of curious how good he can get it looking in 3-D...

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