Nerd Up!

Yesterday I went out to see the premiere of the Phantom Menace re-release and I have to admit that the movie still holds up 13 years after its original release, especially in 3D on the big screen. Since most of us have already seen the movie I’ll just talk about what looked good in 3D. For starters, the underwater Gungan city was breathtaking as it floated in one of Naboo’s lakes. That was followed shortly by Qui Gon and Obi Wan’s ride through the planet core, where the giant fish looked better than ever. The velocity and action was no doubt pumped up in each of the battle scenes and the lightsaber duels. Then just when I thought the movie couldn’t have been any better, I was completely blown away by how realistic the pod race felt in 3D. It was as if everyone in the movie theater was actually on Tatooine, watching the racers fly by. So over all the Phantom Menace in 3D is certainly something worth seeing.