January 21, 2010 – 2:08 pm
News from our friends over at Electricspectre of something that might just -just-make the Star Wars prequel trilogy palatable: 3D!
FUN FACT: Did you know that in Phantom Menace most of the shots of Yoda were a puppet? Don’t worry though, those shots were re-done in CG for the new trilogy re-release. Yup.
On an unrelated note, Star Wars fans must once again brace for impact, as according to an interview with Access Hollywood (and received by ‘leccyspectre via Pocket Lint) Lucas has been inspired by Avatar to give Star Wars a three dimensional make-over.
“We’ve been looking for years and years and years of trying to take ‘Star Wars’ and put it in 3-D,” George explained to Access. “But, [the] technology hasn’t been there. We’ve been struggling with it, but I think this will be a new impetus to make that happen.”
Star Wars in 3D would be pretty sweet. However, many fans will be concerned that Lucas decides to do a little bit of extra tampering “whilst we’re here, y’know” and gives Boba Fett a supersoaker or something.
Thoughts?
Studios have a hard-on for that non-pirateable third dimension right now, so it’s only right that the mac daddy of merchandising gets the treatment, and if beirdy overlord Lucas says it-it’s the law – STS is looking forward to ducking flying Gungans soon…
November 18, 2009 – 4:06 pm
With Star Trek currently warping up the DVD/Blu-ray charts as Kirk and Co. make a triumphant return to the big screen with the promise of even better to come, here at STS we thought we’d spare a thought for that other massive space franchise that’s been sadly humbled of late, victim of shoddy prequels and dodgy Saturday morning cartoon shows- Star Wars is not the all-conquering merchandise Death Star it once was.
Despite these varying fortunes however, around the STS office ..Empire is still on a constant loop, the first three films unarguably some of the best movies ever made.
So – who’s the best? It’s a toughie, which is why we’ve rated both sides according to strict criteria and let these twin titans of star-spanning adventure battle it out for the prize in: Star Wars Vs Star Trek!
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By Interceptor
Posted in Features, Lists
Tagged batleth, chebacca, darth vader, Enterprise, george lucas, han solo, janeway, Kirk, kirk-fu, klingons, lando, leia, lightsaber, luke skywalker, McCoy, obi-wan, orion, phaser, picard, Sci-Fi, SF, sisco, Space, Spock, star destroyer, Star treck, Star Wars, Starfleet, Starship, the force, turbolift, vulcan
October 2, 2009 – 12:13 pm
Fig 1: Darth Vader looking nonplussed.
Star Wars!
A trilogy that stands as the defining cinematic experience for an entire generation. It pushed technical standards, birthing the entire SFX industry, and merged legendary story cycles with space-age fantast to stunning effect. Certainly a DVD/Blu-Ray box set worth investing in right? Well, if you’re still unsure, why not check out the amazing reviews available on amazon:
..I AM A BIG FAN OF MOVIES..WORKING IN A VIDEOSHOP / AND WORKED IN A CINEMA FOR YEARS.. I WATCHED ALL THE CLAASIC FILMS..WHAT I DONT UNDERSTAND IS WHY STAR WARS IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE BEST FILM.. ITS BORING / WHACKY STORYLINE / ANNOYING CHARACTERS.. DARTH VADER HAS SOME KIND OF MAGIC POWERS..(NECK TWIST BY FORCE?? OR SOMETHING) THATS ALL HE HAS TO DO TO KILL THEM ALL.BUT HE HAS SWORD FIGHTS INSTEAD..??? THERES A SCENE WHERE LOADS OF WHITE ROBOTS SHOOT AT HARRISON FORD. ITS WORSER THEN A BOLLYWOOD FILM..NOT A SINGLE LASER BULLET HITS HARRISON??
STS isn’t going to argue with this, because he’s a professional-he’s worked in a video shop. To be fair, we didn’t think you still got video shops – but it’s certainly changed our fuddy-duddy ideas about actually watching a movie before we talk about it!
Feel free to check out the incisive commentary here!
By Interceptor
Posted in Newsgush, Reviews
Tagged blogging, blogs, darth vader, empire strikes, george lucas, internet, opinion, Review, skywalker, Star Wars
