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Author Topic: JURASSIC PARK and ID4 coming in 3-D Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-04-2012 11:48 PM                        I just learned JURASSIC PARK and ID4 will be coming back to theatres next year but this time, it will be in post converted 3-D. ID4 is coming out exactly a year from now on the 4th and JURASSIC PARK is coming out a month earlier. Although I did not care for the post converted work that was done on STAR WARS "The Phantom Menace", I thought the work done on THE LION KING and TITANIC was excellent. I did not see BEAUTY & THE BEAST in 3-D but I heard that was good too. Two more DIsney movies are also being converted to 3-D, FINDING NEMO coming on 9/14 and THE LITTLE MERMAID next year. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-05-2012 12:16 AM                     Ugh.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 07-05-2012 12:18 AM                     ("UGH" is right. Is this a sign of desperation from the studios just to keep 3D screen releases alive?) "the Lion King", "Beauty and the Beast" along with "Titanic" were well produced in the 3D conversion. True, "SW:EPI" didn't hit the mark too well - rather a sloppy conversion. Hope FOX can do better with the conversion for "ID4". Wondering on which company Universal will use to do the conversion to "JP". I've seen the 3D trailers on "Nemo" and this one will be another winner from Disney, but as with "BB", the boxoffice numbers didn't win first place as did "the Lion King"'s 3D release, thus wonder if "Nemo" can do better. Sadly, it's just too danged bad that a 3D process can't be invented where you didn't lose the contrast from the image where you notice the nice contrast in a standard release - both film and digital.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-05-2012 01:38 AM                        It's not a sign of desperation. It's a sign that those 3-D re-releases are big money makers. Anytime you can spend about $5 million and take 50 or 60 million to the bank… That's a no-brainer.  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 07-05-2012 02:47 AM                     Yes wherever dollars appear the studios are near. These are short term dollar decisions like most are today from the corporate run pathetic studios. They are pathetic and soulless who care only about the short term gain no matter what! They will release great conversions along with the crap conversions and never stop till they crap the whole industry into the dumpster.Well more power to them! Most of the theater chains are salivating for it and they deserve to get it. It's been well proven people will pay for extra for this crap so bring it on and on. Sorry drunken rant...  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-06-2012 04:57 PM                     well at least maybe the 3D conversion of JP will correct the shoddy hidef transfer that Universal did for the bluray which is quite flawed  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-06-2012 06:09 PM                        What makes you think the Blu Ray of JURASSIC PARK is shoddy, Jonathan? With some reservation, most of the reviews of the BD of JP is been very positive. I also agree with them. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Caleb Johnstone-Cowan Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 593 From: London, UK Registered: Mar 2006 posted 07-06-2012 07:43 PM                     In the USA do you not also offer 2D on some of these 3D re-releases?  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-06-2012 07:53 PM                        Yes on new releases but I do not know about JURASSIC PARK and ID4. If my memory is correct, I do not think there were 2-D showings of THE LION KiNG, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, SW-THE PHANTOM MENACE and TITANIC . -Claude  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 07-06-2012 09:50 PM                     Some large circuit locations did play "the Lion King" in regular 2D format along with the 3D scheduling.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-07-2012 12:29 AM                        quote: Claude S. Ayakawa I do not think there were 2-D showings of THE LION KiNG, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, SW-THE PHANTOM MENACE and TITANIC Yes there were. We offered 2-D showings on all of those except Phantom Menace. They were all combo drives. I think Phantom is the last movie on which we did all-3D shows...every one since then (and many before it) has been a mix.  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-07-2012 05:41 PM                     Why do they want to screw up JP that way? Oh yeh, greed, greed, greed.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-07-2012 07:09 PM                        Why is it greed? Taking a property you own and investing a few bucks in it for a big return sounds more like smart business sense to me.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 07-07-2012 07:20 PM                     The biggest problem with the JP Blu-ray was the 7.1 re-mix they did. While it sounds good, it's far from sounding as good as the original 5.1 mix. I just saw a beautiful 35mm print of JP in a good house, and the image looked so much better on film than the Blu-ray, which looked artificial by comparison. My guess is that it will not be fixed for the 3D release. It's a real shame. AJG  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-09-2012 10:11 PM                     my problem with the blurays Claude, is that edge enhancement is evident and wouldn't have happened if Universal had done a new 4K scans of the films onto the bluray editions.  |  IP: Logged

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