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Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' Will Be Converted To 3D
There is often a divide between studio executives and filmmakers; the age-old conflict between the artistic and the business side of movie making. That conflict has reared its ugly head yet again in regard to Guillermo del Toro's 'Pacific Rim.' The epic adventure film, pitting mech-suited humans against alien invaders, will now be converted to 3D. Del Toro had mentioned at this year's Comic-Con how resistant he was to 3D conversion on this film. However, it looks like the studio has put its foot down and a post-converted 3D 'Pacific Rim' is exactly what we'll get. 'Pacific Rim,' starring Idris Elba and Ron Perlman, is due out in theaters next July.
I feel terrible for del Toro, this is the second time in the last couple of years that he has been majorly screwed over by a studio. First, it was Universal pulling the plug on his 'At the Mountains of Madness,' and now they are forcing him to alter 'Pacific Rim.' The thing that irritates me about Warner Brothers' edict is that it is 100% motivated by profit. If you look at the track record of films that were post-converted to 3D as opposed to shot in such a way that accounts for the extra dimension, it's not encouraging. We get movies like 'Clash of the Titans,' also from Warner Brothers, in which the shoehorned 3D was so bad that parts of characters anatomy actually detached. Slapping a visual format onto a film after the fact does nothing to improve the aesthetic, and offers nothing except the chance to collect higher ticket prices. I'm not ardently against 3D altogether, but this is definitely its worst application. The solace I will take here is that there will still be theaters showing it in 2D.
What do you guys think? Could a post-converted 3D 'Pacific Rim' work? At what point should a studio not be allowed to have the final say on things like this?
Source: Variety
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Comment by Big Tim on September 15, 2012 at 5:46am -
if the film hasn't been shot in 3D in the first place, then what's the point of the conversion? these studio executives just don't have a clue. the movie experience will be ruined without shots designed for 3D effect. when will these idiots learn?
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Comment by Agashi on September 14, 2012 at 10:55pm -
UGH.... So frustrating! I used to work at a theater, and it's honestly depressing how many people buy into the 3D bullcrap when it really is crap.
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Comment by Adam Collins on September 14, 2012 at 9:34am -
I hate this kind of crap. This is simply a money grab for more profit. Now don't get me wrong making money should be a priority for the studio. However when it comes at the expense of everything else it's serious a problem.
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Comment by Black Snow on September 14, 2012 at 9:05am -
Every time I see that preview image, I think it's GI Joe Rise Of Cobra.
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Comment by Mainstream12 on September 14, 2012 at 8:03am -
@Gift of the Magi - Guillermo del Toro didn't direct Prisoner of Azkaban. That was Alfonso Cuarón.
As for del Toro, I never said "all he cares about is money" or anything like that. I said he got to use $200 million to MAKE a movie (that's the budget, not his paycheck). And my point for bringing that up is that's a very exclusive club. I know several people that would make a movie for free if they got a budget of $200 million. I'm sure del Toro cares about the art, and that's why he made that statement. He thinks the true way to see Pacific Rim is to see it in 2D.
The studios are not taking that away. You can still see Pacific Rim in glorious 2D when it comes out. Final cut is much more important to a director.
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on September 14, 2012 at 2:03am -
@Mainstream12: If del Toro cared that much about the money, why make the statement? He seems to me at least that no matter what project he gets, he always tries to put as much art into it as he can. Even more commerical titles like Hellboy 2 and Prinsoner of Azkaban were given an unique and imaginative look that not only set them apart from the rest of their prespective series, but attempted to add some new in style and tone...trying to push the levels of reality and show you new visas...something SO many writers and directors have failed to do.
Yes, I am looking at you James Cameron. Blue cat people just doesn't cut it anymore.
It is upsetting when someone creates something, to be shown in a certain way...and then a corporate head with no understanding or care for art basically says 'sorry, but we're doing it this way. You have no choice". It happened to Brave, to the point it was taken away from the person who created it, and now del Toro. Sure, he'll get his money...but not the film he wanted.
It's movie by committee, and this NEVER bodes well for us the fans.
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Comment by MongooseDog on September 14, 2012 at 1:50am -
I avoid watching movies that were converted in post to 3D if I can, and I second @Jordan Hoffman =D
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Comment by Jordan Hoffman on September 14, 2012 at 12:59am -
Del Toro intended it be in 2D?
I'm watchin' her in 2D.
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Comment by What Rabbit? on September 14, 2012 at 12:19am -
with shit like this it only matters if you are willing to buy and watch it in 3D, if not just sit down and buy the regular movie ticket and keep it down, as it does not affect you. make it 3D in post, due it in that shitty blue-red glasses deal, show it in a drive in theater, It doesnt matter unless youre willing to pay for it. sooner or later the studios will lose more money doing this in post than they make in sales, and this lame fad will end.
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Comment by BLAM! on September 13, 2012 at 11:39pm -
That's a bitch move WB
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