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Clever promotion: Anakin Goggles/ 3D glasses for the upcoming release of SW: Episode 1 in 3D!

If anyone wants some hologram/ Star Wars TV-guides, I am slowly cutting down my collection of Star Wars things, and these are among the items I am saying goodbye to…

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300512521940#ht_2617wt_1141

The debacle of modern Star Wars releases…

I was really, really excited as a highschool kid for the release of the Special Edition… previously unreleased & some brand new or “enhanced” scenes, “enhanced” visuals, and best of all: back on the big screen. It was a great experience initially- partly for the novelty of it- but soon after, it just felt wrong. Fast forward to the prequel trilogy of CG overload and awkward acting / interactions on screen between human and animated characters… and the distaste for the unnecessary modifications grows. I won’t even get into the Han Shot First travesty… but with the announcement of the dual-trilogy on bluray slated for Fall 2011, it’s become apparent that this modified version is here to stay despite heavy fan protest. Do I really need to hang onto a VHS player to enjoy the original trilogy?

If Lucas isn’t budging, and this is the trilogy to be available moving forward… I pray they do a better job with the visuals. This is coming from a complete spectator POV, but I think they can do a LOT better with both integrating the “enhancements” into the look/feel of the original films, as well as making the “enhancements” themselves less tragic eye-sores. Take the example above of Jabba. They reworked him between SW:SE releases… and he looks only slightly less terrible… but still doesn’t look like Return of the Jedi’s Jabba, nor does he fit in the aesthetic of the scene filmed in 1977. It almost hurts to watch this :/ Not to mention how different the Episode I  Jabba looks…

Anyway, the overall question is: To buy or not to buy?

The idea of Star Wars is beautiful, High-definition makes me so happy… but just as the “yippeee!” of Episode 1, The Majority of Episode 2, and the horrible joking battle droids and “NOOOOOOO!” of Episode 3 make me cringe enough to avoid watching the Prequel Trilogy… so do these adjustments to the originals. Who would have imagined someday CRINGING while watching such an Internationally-beloved set of films?

The “enhancements” yank you out of your imagination and suspension-of-belief faster than lightspeed. They are visual tractor beams from the real world, reminding you that you’re not in that galaxy, far, far away… but instead experiencing human error ravaging what was a masterpiece.

Sigh.

Photos via dvdactive.com

ahahahaha. Incredible.

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Cosplay Day 1 Comic-Con [via Pixelated Geek]

The only good Gungan is a dead Gungan.

*nods in agreement* +1 internets for South Park version of Darth Vader