I just saw Star Wars 7 in IMAX 3D and...

[XMaster]

it's just awesome. As a true fans of the episodes 4,5 & 6 especially 5), disappointed by the second trilogy, I can say this one is outstanding.

[atom]

Awesome, I am going to see it in 10 hours!

[pornguy]

Cant wait to catch that.

[CurrentlySober]

i cunt a4d 2 see Star Wars 7 in IMAX 3D and...

[MaDalton]

i have to wait till Tuesday...

[cybermike]

.. Hows the 3d?

[baggg]

cool story bro

[candyflip]

I have tickets for tonight and tomorrow night. My IMAX 3D tickets aren't until next week some time.

[Manfap]

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Obi-Wan Kenobi gets killed by Darth Vader.

[Sednub997]

Next on my list either

[XMaster]

Originally Posted by cybermike

.. Hows the 3d?

I'm usually not a big fan of movie in 3D but this one is incredible. In IMAX at least.

[bronco67]

I have a feeling this will be like an 80's movie theater experience....which is a good thing because you just don't get that anymore.

[ilnjscb]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

i have to wait till Tuesday...

[j3rkules]

Not going to watch it.

[Barefootsies]

I kinda ruined it for myself reading the plot beforehand this morning.

However, I just got back from seeing it in IMAX 3D. Definitely had some twists and turns in there. I will be going back a few more times with different friends and family for it to grow on me. It was a lot of action, and the movie was not too long, which was nice.

[atom]

I just got back, thought it was great! Part of the experience were all the people dressed up and cheering during the movie.

[deonbell]

I didn't like it. Everybody else seemed to like it though. So maybe just me.

[MiamiBoyz]

Originally Posted by atom

I just got back, thought it was great! Part of the experience were all the people dressed up and cheering during the movie.

Sounds like cult behavior. Otherwise seemingly intelligent people dressing up as fictional characters to site together and worship larger than life images in the dark.

[bronco67]

Originally Posted by deonbell

I didn't like it. Everybody else seemed to like it though. So maybe just me.

It's probably just you.

[bronco67]

Originally Posted by MiamiBoyz

Sounds like cult behavior. Otherwise seemingly intelligent people dressing up as fictional characters to site together and worship larger than life images in the dark.

Do you ever take a break from being an asshole?

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by XMaster

it's just awesome. As a true fans of the episodes 4,5 & 6 especially 5), disappointed by the second trilogy, I can say this one is outstanding.

I thought 4,5 and 6 were second trilogy, since first trilogy was 1,2 and 3?

Semi ignorant trolling here (my style that baffles some libbies here )

[iSpyCams]

Originally Posted by mineistaken

I thought 4,5 and 6 were second trilogy, since first trilogy was 1,2 and 3?

Semi ignorant trolling here (my style that baffles some libbies here )

I'll assume it's an honest question, so:

4, 5 and 6 were released in the 70's and 80's.

1, 2 and 3 were released in the 90's and 2000's and were in many opinions a very poor attempt to explain then events leading up to 4, 5 and 6.

Not that 1, 2 and 3 aren't decent movies in their own right, just there are quite a few conflicts in the narrative, specifically:

Obi Wan Kenobi ages about 50 years in the 20 years between the end of 3 and the beginning of 4, he also forgets all about C3P0 and R2D2, both of whom he spent a lot of time with in 1, 2 and 3.

Luke was supposedly sent to tattoine to hide him from the Sith, for some reason hiding with his own family under his own name in his father's hometown was considered a good idea.

Anakin was considered to old to be given Jedi training at the age of 9 but an exception was made, but Luke became a Jedi in under a week at 20 from doing handstands with Yoda.

There is no reason for Leiah to be a princess since her mother abdicated her throne and became a Senator at least 10 years before she was born.

The Storm troopers all forgot how to shoot their weapons between episodes 3 and 4.

R2D2 forgot how to fly in that time as well.

Obi Wan forgets he was trained by Qui Gon Jin and tells Luke he was trained by Yoda.

Leiah claims she remembers her "real" mother, who died in childbirth.

So it's all pretty fucked. I am forcing my kids to sit through an original trilogy marathon before we go see the new one, hopefully it will be less insulting to the original material, like, hopefully the writers are more than vaguely familiar with the events in the story.

[mineistaken]

Hmm, so when star wars originally came it was star wars 4? I mean I get that timeline of later released trilogy is set prior to the time of original 3 movies, but... ?

[iSpyCams]

Originally Posted by mineistaken

Hmm, so when star wars originally came it was star wars 4? I mean I get that timeline of later released trilogy is set prior to the time of original 3 movies, but... ?

Yes and it seems it was widely known, I remember discussing with classmates in gradeschool that star wars (back when there was only one of them) was really episode 4. We didn't have google to check with so it was kind of an urban legend at the time, but it was known, apparently, because at least myself and a classmate knew.

I mean if you watch it, it takes off like a sequel. The title is "A New Hope" and the opening scrolling text makes it pretty clear we are jumping in somewhere well after the beginning of an ongoing saga.

[tossi-c]

I am going to watch it this weekend

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by pompousjohn

I'll assume it's an honest question, so:

4, 5 and 6 were released in the 70's and 80's.

1, 2 and 3 were released in the 90's and 2000's and were in many opinions a very poor attempt to explain then events leading up to 4, 5 and 6.

Not that 1, 2 and 3 aren't decent movies in their own right, just there are quite a few conflicts in the narrative, specifically:

Obi Wan Kenobi ages about 50 years in the 20 years between the end of 3 and the beginning of 4, he also forgets all about C3P0 and R2D2, both of whom he spent a lot of time with in 1, 2 and 3.

Luke was supposedly sent to tattoine to hide him from the Sith, for some reason hiding with his own family under his own name in his father's hometown was considered a good idea.

Anakin was considered to old to be given Jedi training at the age of 9 but an exception was made, but Luke became a Jedi in under a week at 20 from doing handstands with Yoda.

There is no reason for Leiah to be a princess since her mother abdicated her throne and became a Senator at least 10 years before she was born.

The Storm troopers all forgot how to shoot their weapons between episodes 3 and 4.

R2D2 forgot how to fly in that time as well.

Obi Wan forgets he was trained by Qui Gon Jin and tells Luke he was trained by Yoda.

Leiah claims she remembers her "real" mother, who died in childbirth.

So it's all pretty fucked. I am forcing my kids to sit through an original trilogy marathon before we go see the new one, hopefully it will be less insulting to the original material, like, hopefully the writers are more than vaguely familiar with the events in the story.

to me, 1-3 do not exist

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by pompousjohn

Yes and it seems it was widely known, I remember discussing with classmates in gradeschool that star wars (back when there was only one of them) was really episode 4. We didn't have google to check with so it was kind of an urban legend at the time, but it was known, apparently, because at least myself and a classmate knew.

I mean if you watch it, it takes off like a sequel. The title is "A New Hope" and the opening scrolling text makes it pretty clear we are jumping in somewhere well after the beginning of an ongoing saga.

Pretty cool then. And very unusual. I know some movies that had prequels, but they were not retitled.

[Joshua G]

the entire movie is a setup for a blacked.com scene.

[SpicyM]

need to see the first part at first

[XMaster]

Originally Posted by Joshua G

the entire movie is a setup for a blacked.com scene.

lol. good point.

[JFK]

Originally Posted by jerkules

Not going to watch it.

Ditto

[slapass]

Originally Posted by bronco67

Do you ever take a break from being an asshole?

He was being funny. Or so I thought. I laughed anyways.

[slapass]

Originally Posted by pompousjohn

I'll assume it's an honest question, so:

4, 5 and 6 were released in the 70's and 80's.

1, 2 and 3 were released in the 90's and 2000's and were in many opinions a very poor attempt to explain then events leading up to 4, 5 and 6.

Not that 1, 2 and 3 aren't decent movies in their own right, just there are quite a few conflicts in the narrative, specifically:

Obi Wan Kenobi ages about 50 years in the 20 years between the end of 3 and the beginning of 4, he also forgets all about C3P0 and R2D2, both of whom he spent a lot of time with in 1, 2 and 3.

Luke was supposedly sent to tattoine to hide him from the Sith, for some reason hiding with his own family under his own name in his father's hometown was considered a good idea.

Anakin was considered to old to be given Jedi training at the age of 9 but an exception was made, but Luke became a Jedi in under a week at 20 from doing handstands with Yoda.

There is no reason for Leiah to be a princess since her mother abdicated her throne and became a Senator at least 10 years before she was born.

The Storm troopers all forgot how to shoot their weapons between episodes 3 and 4.

R2D2 forgot how to fly in that time as well.

Obi Wan forgets he was trained by Qui Gon Jin and tells Luke he was trained by Yoda.

Leiah claims she remembers her "real" mother, who died in childbirth.

So it's all pretty fucked. I am forcing my kids to sit through an original trilogy marathon before we go see the new one, hopefully it will be less insulting to the original material, like, hopefully the writers are more than vaguely familiar with the events in the story.

My all time favorite plot quirk. Anakin saves the planet and they throw him a huge parade rather then send someone to save his mom from slavery. "Thanks kid but you now have to train for 9 years then you can go get her.... Too late."

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by cybermike

.. Hows the 3d?

It's OK, but its a 2D movie converted to 3D. Some parts have some really good 3D and some parts do not. It's better than the 3D in Star Trek, and about as good as the 3D in Gravity.

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by jerkules

Not going to watch it.

Go! You're cheating yourself out of a good time.

Originally Posted by Barefootsies

I kinda ruined it for myself reading the plot beforehand this morning.

What a dink! I avoided all of the latest trailers and read nothing about the film. I knew about the Jar-Jar Binks disco dancing scene with the BB-8 Robot at the Ewok party so this wasn't a surprise, but everything else was.

[VikingMan]

Star Wars is the most overrated franchise in history. When I was a kid I thought it was dumb and now that I am older I think it is even worse. I never had any of the action figures and never watched any of the movies more than once.

[Clarketime]

You watched it in Imax! Is Imax 2d or 3d? Did you feel like you were in it? I've never been to an Imax cinema before, so forgive my naivety

[mineistaken]

If I wanted to check out star wars series, should I do 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7?
Also - if I wanted to watch 7 should I check out all the previous ones before doing so?

[CaptainHowdy]

Originally Posted by Joshua G

the entire movie is a setup for a blacked.com scene.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

[rayadp05]

Wow dude ...IMAX 3D? I bet that ROCKED!

[boziffous]

Originally Posted by mineistaken

If I wanted to check out star wars series, should I do 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7?
Also - if I wanted to watch 7 should I check out all the previous ones before doing so?

Watch them in this order 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 7.

I would recommend watching all of them before checking out 7 but for sure watch 4, 5, and 6 first.

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by Clarketime

You watched it in Imax! Is Imax 2d or 3d? Did you feel like you were in it? I've never been to an Imax cinema before, so forgive my naivety

IMAX is a special format. It is a very big screen, about 7 stories tall, and very wide. It has speakers placed all behind the screen as well as the sides and back. If you're in a theatre with Dolby Atmos, it has speakers on the ceiling too. The seating is arranged like a stadium, so its impossible to have your view blocked. The image is rock-steady. If you're in a Digital IMAX theatre, the picture is even better as it has no film-noise (dust, scratches etc) of regular film.

IMAX 3D is different from normal 3D. Normal 3D uses cheaper polarized glasses to view 3D. IMAX 3D uses shutter glasses. Essentially, the are lens that open and close very rapidly so that each eye sees only 1 image at a time. The glasses have a battery to power the LCD shutters, and a sensor to keep it in sync with the projected image. It's flawless and seamless and provides the best 3D you can see in the movies. The quality of the 3D effect is limited by the quality of the 3D process used in making the movie. The gold standard is the movie Avatar because it was shot with 2 cameras (1 for the left eye and the other for the right eye). Most other movies including Star Wars however are shot with a single camera. The movie is then processed afterwards and the 3D effect added with CG and or extrapolated from 2D objects or markers from the original film. I don't know why this seems to be the preferred method. I'm guessing it's cheaper and gives the director more control in post but I'm just guessing.

[JuicyBunny]

A buddy and I are planning to see it in 4DX later this week. I'll let you know how it goes.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJAmj-ZZcXI

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by JuicyBunny

A buddy and I are planning to see it in 4DX later this week. I'll let you know how it goes.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJAmj-ZZcXI

That could be cool. I was a big fan of the Back To the Future: The Ride experience at Universal (Also : The Simpsons Ride, Star Tours, Terminator 3D, etc and the effect is surprisingly good. I've never tried a 4DX but would if I had the chance.

[Sid70]

She was a pleasure to be looking at. That sums it all up about the flick.

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by bronco67

It's probably just you.

Wow, it really bothers you when people don't like stupid mainstream movies.

[iSpyCams]

Just saw it, fantastic movie. First installment to the series since The Empire Strikes Back that wasn't completely drunk on it's own cool-aid. Makes the second trilogy (I, II, III) look like THEY were produced by Disney.

Very glad I got to see it in IMAX 3D, though I did end up with a seat to the far right of the screen that gave me a bit of a headache, it was worth it.

Almost completely redeems the entire franchise but it really highlights where the second trilogy missed the mark.

[Meloman]

Watched it twice already in IMAX 3D.

Definitely awesome.

[XMaster]

Originally Posted by Meloman

Watched it twice already in IMAX 3D.

Definitely awesome.

Nice I go back myself saturday.

[Scott McD]

Went to see it last week. Going back to see it again over the next few days.

Maybe go 3D this time though...