Star Wars 7 shit talk

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Ok, does anyone know where in NYC there are 2D showings?

"So is it going to be possible to see this not in 3D?"

This is 3D? I thought it was just IMAX...

did you look at fandango or a similar site? it really looks like almost every movie place that has multiple theaters showing the movie has at least one where it's not in 3d

even the place near here that does the food/beer/movie thing has three options: 3d/mx, mx, and regular

it's also in imax 3d! although that one is only at imax theaters

I see most of my crappy blockbusters with one particular friend who always demands that we see them in 3D. This time I held firm, 2D or nothing.

But again it's not actually a 3D film, right? They didn't shoot it in 3D so at best there is some post-production gimickry...

it's a conversion job yeah, but pretty much everything is these days

kinda baffled that this latest 3D fad has lasted as long as it has

I think at this point the majority of people are just indifferent to it, but the theatres like it because they can charge more

I have seen three films that actual did 3d well
Drive Angry (bad movie with Nicholas Cage, but basically made for silly 3d)
Fury Road
Love (thanks, Gaspar Noe)

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I found 3D very uncomfortable in Fury Road -- that plus the overloud sound really killed my enjoyment even though it was a great flick.

Although the guitar-at-you-face payoff almost made it worth it.

I was thinking of maybe going to see this at BAM because I trust a *cinephile* theater to at least not blow out my eardrums.

(but only 3D afaict)

3D in Fury Road was a waste of time.

I have misremembered, I did not actually see it in 3d, I just heard it was done well by friends. I saw it in glorious non-3d

so we're down to Nicholas Cage and ppl boning for my "essential 3d picks"

I'm taking my kid to see the 3D version on opening night. Not sure why I made that decision. Start Wars ticket buying was such a fucking panicked reaction: "when are they on sale? I can't fall asleep. What - they're on sale NOW??? Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

So I'll report back on that. Last movie I saw in 3D was Last Airbender though, so I don't have a good frame of reference for the technology.

It'll be fine! Opening night - exciting!

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Not sure why you are doing that? Because you are an awesome dad who wants to let his kids bask in glory?

The only 3D things I saw that worked for me (in a visual sense) were Hugo and Avatar. 3D conversions are awful.

mr veg was like why dont we go on Monday when there's less crowds and i was all hmm yes grownup Veg thinks that is v sensible

cut to: i just emailed mr veg abt going to Saturday 9:40am showing bcz FOMO

I had figured everyone would want to see this on opening night because by Monday spoilerz will be all over the place

(I am never seeing this movie in case anyone was wondering)`

SPOILER

i dont want to see it on friday night bcz I'm old & that seems kinda nutty

but maybe i do

shit

i hate this panic

I don't want to be crushed by throngs of nerds yelling woo

xxp see it on thursday night!

:)

man alive otm
mh not otm

i heard that 2 nerds are planning to get married in line on friday

which a) lol cheapskates and b) too bad if the movie sucks

I'm guessing over half of the costume brigade who would have been camping out all day before online ticketing will be going on Thursday, leaving most of the weekend for families or olds

i hope so

but i will be wearing my chewbacca hoodie so maybe i'm part of the problem

I'm considering buying a couple tickets for a Monday matinee, not sure how early I'd need to get there to avoid sitting with my face pressed against the screen, is an hour early enough?

if there are tickets I might just go to the latest thursday night show at the theater that has food & beer -- no unaccompanied ppl under 20 years old after 7pm! i am guessing the yelling brigade might be older than that, though

I remember seeing the rerelease of return of the jedi at a theater that has since been torn down that had the city's largest screen. it was slightly curved so if you sat close enough you could turn your head to watch tie fighters zooming past

I first looked at the food & beer options (Alamo Drafthouse), you have to reserve specific seats ahead of time. there are no showings with two seats together that are not in the first row for many weeks.

I am excited about the Alamo Drafthouse finally opening

http://www.flixbrewhouse.com/des-moines/film-info/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens

my local Drafthouse-alike theater

looks like the extra 2d one they added has seats at 11pm, I should go for it, right?

(full disclosure: I have enough vacation days to burn off that I am leaving work on Thursday and not returning until 2016, so this would be my first act of lazymas 2015)

by Monday spoilerz will be all over the place

a good film survives spoilers

so yes, go Friday

the novelization is released on friday, for everyone who wants to read the book first (lol)

i had the *hardcover* novelization of A New Hope Star Wars.

the writer of that one is the writer of the novelization of this one, too

Really don't care about what happens or avoiding spoilers. ESB was a shocking twist but deft plotting was never the series strong point. Han an Leia have a kid, they don't have a kid, they don't end up together, they do, it's all kind of equally plausible and exciting, which is to say yeah one of the outcomes will be inevitable.

It has nothing to do w if the movie is good or not IMO.

had no idea Alan Dean Foster was the ghostwriter, or that he was still alive.

yup

he was also the story writer (although not the screenwriter) of the first Star Trek movie

embargo on reviews finishes Wednesday December 16th at 12:01am.why can't they just embargo it til Thursday when the screenings are?? absolutely zero reason to even write/print a review for a movie everyone's already decided to see/not see!