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Just got back from Star Wars Episode 1, due to come out in a couple of days... My wife works for Lego group and we got a pre-screening at the local cineplex. The movie was shown on a film projector.
In a word the movie was disapointing. The PQ was awful. It was almost as though it was a high end CRT that was set up completely wrong. In terms that us CRT folk understand, it looked to me as though the G2 was set too low ( no shadow detail), the contrast was set too high (bright whites looked crushed), there were artifacts that made shin tones look 'crawly' on the close up shots, and Yoda looked as though his voice over was a half second off synch. In adition, the 2.35:1 aspect ratio made it neccessesary to cut the heads offo f actors on more than one scene.
The plot left much to be desired as well. There are few action scenes and the bulk of the movie focuses on a love story between Aniken and Abdula. My wife and I looked at each other and actually considered leaving 1/2 way through. The only thing that kept me in my seat was the fear that as soon as I left it would pick up. I should have left. The best part in the whole movie is when a certain droid gets his head stuck on the wrong robot...
So seriously folks, my advice is to stay home on this one and hope the transfer to DVD is better that what you see in the theater.
You've been warned,
Sean
In a word the movie was disapointing. The PQ was awful. It was almost as though it was a high end CRT that was set up completely wrong. In terms that us CRT folk understand, it looked to me as though the G2 was set too low ( no shadow detail), the contrast was set too high (bright whites looked crushed), there were artifacts that made shin tones look 'crawly' on the close up shots, and Yoda looked as though his voice over was a half second off synch. In adition, the 2.35:1 aspect ratio made it neccessesary to cut the heads offo f actors on more than one scene.
The plot left much to be desired as well. There are few action scenes and the bulk of the movie focuses on a love story between Aniken and Abdula. My wife and I looked at each other and actually considered leaving 1/2 way through. The only thing that kept me in my seat was the fear that as soon as I left it would pick up. I should have left. The best part in the whole movie is when a certain droid gets his head stuck on the wrong robot...
So seriously folks, my advice is to stay home on this one and hope the transfer to DVD is better that what you see in the theater.
You've been warned,
Sean