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Imagine if Star Wars was done in 3D. Cool huh? Now imagine it done in 3D with owls. Not as cool. This is an unremarkable film overall - it was hard to tell one owl from the next, and the fight scenes were really muddled. Owl City, that synth pop band, did the soundtrack, and the music didn't fit with the rest of the film at all, but was still amusing because of the name Owl City. There was one great scene where the owl hero (luke) was learning to use his gizzard (the force) by following his guardian (jedi) master master into this storm - that was amazing 3d but it's hard to justify the price of 3d admission just for a few minutes of cool scene. Also many of the veteran owls lost an eye to past wars. One-eyed owls can't hunt because you need two eyes to see depth (kind of like 3D). So that didn't work for me either.
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Isn't Tara old enough to go to the movies by herself yet?
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About half way through I was thinking, I bet Alpha and Omega would have been funnier... 
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AS I typed that response I thought for sure you were going to say you hope she's never too old to go to the movies with her Dad. But you're right, Alpha and Omega probably was funnier.
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...features a head-on collision with a moose ass. that struck me as something i didn't really want to see in 3D.
FWIW, T & I watched Jackie Chan's First Strike on DVD last Saturday. She loved it, especially when they had to suck their bloody thumbs in the shark tank fight finale.
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Dayum, it's like DOOM prophecy. If only we could parlay this into something useful like stock picks, lotto numbers or even just horse races...
Quote:'Star Wars' saga set for 3D release starting 2012
Films will roll out in order, starting with 'Phantom Menace'
By Jay A. Fernandez and Kim Masters
Sept 28, 2010, 08:49 PM ET
Updated: Sept 28, 2010, 11:18 PM ET
Big news on the 3D front.
Sources indicate that George Lucas is set on rereleasing the "Star Wars" franchise in new 3D conversions beginning in 2012. Although 3D versions have been rumored for some time, Lucas purportedly was waiting until there were enough screens available to make the release a sizable event.
Fox, which released all six original "Star Wars" films, also would release the 3D versions.
Episode I, "The Phantom Menace," would be first out of star-dock during early 2012. After that, each film would be released in order at the same time in consecutive years, depending on how well the first rerelease does.
Each conversion takes at least a year to complete, with Lucas overseeing the process to make sure each is as perfect as possible. He has said that the "Avatar" experience convinced him that "Star Wars" is ready for the state-of-the-art 3D treatment.
Starting with "Phantom Menace," Lucasfilm would use several higher-end conversion houses to work on the project. By late winter or early spring in 2012, the exhibition industry should have all the 3D screens anyone could want for such a release.
At present, pics are limited to 2,000-2,500 3D locations owing to an insufficient installed base of projectors and screens. Movie theaters are adding 3D screens at a clip of 500 a month in the U.S. Foreign exhibitors also are pushing into 3D as quickly as possible now that financing for the installations is flowing.
Also pushing the timetable is a potential breakthrough in 3D TV technology. With Samsung penetrating the market with 50,000-plus 3D-equipped sets and Sony recently sending its version to market, the home-viewing experience could be primed for 3D DVD versions of the films by the time the new 3D theatrical releases have run their course.
Lucas purportedly is lining up the theatrical rereleases as a lead-in to the ultimate home-viewing experience. Beyond that, the property would launch to other 3D media.
In the meantime, Lucas plans a comprehensive Blu-ray Disc set of the six films next year, which would include upgraded picture and sound quality, new deleted scenes and special features.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/cont...5d50e86a3a
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Not so much. Lucas has been talking about 3d Star Wars for years. I keep wondering about the big fuss over this announcement. As long as he can get money out of our pockets, he will. I'd rather watch Endhiran at this point.
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Like Pixar, WB is putting out these 3D Looney Tunes shorts to precede their 3D kids films now. For LorG it was a new Roadrunner/Wile E. Coyote short. The CGI is pretty cool in that Wile E.'s fur is done in great detail, but I must say, the 3D potential was totally missed. I mean really - given all the ACME crap that flies about in absurd Looney Tune physics in a Roadrunner/Wile E. Coyote cartoon, the 3D should have been out of the ballpark good. It was mediocre at best. It was rather disappointing too. WB has to totally step up it's game if they want to compete with shorts like that.
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