Star Wars Episode 3 Poster is revealed...

[Lord3d2]

Better quality image

http://inlandempirestrikesback.net/v-web/gallery/starwars/teaserposter_002

[danielh68]

I guess I will be the first to respond, I think it's weak. I'm not a hater, either. Honestly, I enjoyed all of the movies...albeit some more than others. However, this doesn't impress me. Other that the creative cropping, it's lackluster.

The cape/vader's head doens't work. My mind somehow wants to make sense out of the folds and creases but fails.

Plus, it seems the red sabre would cast a red light unto Anakin's face or at least a stronger one.

just my 2cents

[KolbyJukes]

lol I seriously doubt that's the real Episode 3 poster, looks like another fan PS mock up.

-K.

EDIT: wow...i went to tfn and it said that it's for real....i really don't like that poster.

[ashrumm]

I'm with KWAK on this one the quality of the poster is sub par for Lucas's budget. It looks like a fan mock up

[Lord3d2]

check out starwars.com its the same poster

[hypercube]

Meh. I agree, that really is horrible.

The fan ones sucked, but sheesh..right in there with em..that's very ill-conceived and bizarrely executed. Hopefully that's not how the film will be. :hmm:

[strangelife]

i agree with the rest of the posts so far. the "last" of the star wars films and this is the best they came up with? i hope this isn't a harbinger of what to expect from the film...

[poly-phobic]

the "last" of the star wars films ..
thank the gods

[heavyness]

i think Lucas just Blue Harvest'ed us all. that can't be the official poster...

[Geta-Ve]

if you guys goto starwars.com you can see it says TEASER poster.. so dont fret we are due for a better poster soon..

we have always had these teasers member the ep1 teaser poster? anakin's shader was vader etc

[DAZZAN]

I could start to laugh about all this StarWars stuff,it cant be the main image being used to sell the film,man Mr Lucas,after seeing what you went through on the Empire of Dreams doc, you do deserve a good film to go out on...for your sake...best Wishes

[victor throe]

dont just a book(film) by its cover(poster)

i coudnt care if the poster was done a chimp with a crayon....its still going to be the greatest film EEEEVVVEEEERRRRRR!!

[DannyDreams]

That poster is horrible. The cape shows like a retarded version of Darth Vader. Would have been cool if it was just Aniken with his cape flowing and not that doofy looking Vader face in there.

[m81]

i don't think it's that bad...

but you know, how goes that saying like every ass has an opinion, or something...

[psyop63b]

The official final posters always have that painted look to them, not a photographic composite like this one is. Even for a "teaser" poster, this one shows a real lack of effort. As much of a control freak Lucas is I'm surprised he allowed this thing to pass inspection. I mean, the episode 1 poster showing Anikan's shadow in the form of Vader was clever, this episode 3 poster concept is just, ugh, I can't think of any other word but "Abortion."

[KDJ_73]

The other teaser posters weren't all that great either, and the final poster I'm sure will look fine. They should be ashamed to be selling that poster for $19.99 though!


Damn, my first post is about a stupid teaser poster!....Oh well.

[pogonip]

Who ever did that poster should be fired asap ....and to believe it got passed Lucas ??? It just another nail in his coffin respect wise to me

[halo]

even if that is a teaser poster, its pathetic...that looks like a visual done in 5 mins at the ranch...anyone who says thats good needs their eyes tested!

[paintbox]

LOL, I like the poster ! Allthough it isn't great technically, it somehow does show a style reminscent of the early first episodes 4-6.

[ZEROSKULL]

I thought this is the official one

link >>> (http://www.internet-whore.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=450&Itemid=2)

[victor throe]

lets ignore the shoddy brushmanship and the fact that the image of vadar is more kin to the muppets

the composition is just hideous....half his face is missing for fecks sake

what are they implying "this is too shit even for me....im off!"

WOOOOOHOOOOO

STARWARS!!

[JeroenDStout]

Ooooooooooh how very Original, not done before, no, especially not done before in the trick with young Anakin and his shadow, nooooo. For heaves sake, Lucas, make some efford. I could've made a better poster as that!
(And a better Episode I&II, for that matters. Or rather, I wouldn't have made them. Which would've been better, really)

[m81]

it's always the same thing.
one starts saying it's bad and all the sheep meh-eh the same...

it's at least better than most of your work and if you think it can be done in 5 min. why don't you proove and make better, i'd give you even half or a full day. show me. your chance to get hired at ilm.

[Dennik]

Chill out guys, Starwars are not a lifestyle. Its just a movie. Hopefully the last one. To me, the franchise was a dead horse for a long time now. Time to move on.

[Smartypants]

I don't think this poster is all that bad. I rather like it, in and of itself. It's original. It's not a glossy composite of the actors in the film, like so many other Star Wars posters.

I hope that this film links up to the first one stylistically. When the audience sees this film, they should get visual hints of the first movie, to bring them full circle back to the beginning. That is where this poster falls short. Nothing about it makes me remember the first Star Wars, where it all began. Personally, that's the sort of thing I'd like to see in this film.

However, it seems that ol' George wants to move away from that first movie. He's altered it, and refuses to release the original version on DVD, as if he were ashamed of his first effort. That makes no sense to me. It's as if Picasso entered his cubist period and then re-worked all his blue period paintings in the cubist style.

People love that first movie. I think the set of movies would work together best as a whole if this last one could indicate the first one. But this poster doesn't seem to do that, and these recent films haven't done that either. They are too slick and shiny and polished.

And since we're talking about Star Wars... I wonder if it's possible for people to be objective about these films. People feel so strongly about them. This third film hasn't even come out yet and people are already smashing it to bits as a piece of trash.

I don't know what people are expecting, but it's clear that Episodes I and II let them down. However, it's one thing to lower your expectations, and it's another to dismiss a film without even seeing it.

[JeroenDStout]

it's always the same thing.
one starts saying it's bad and all the sheep meh-eh the same... How dare you not follow the flock!
Errr...
I just find it ugly, ok? Don't get all touchy about it.

it's at least better than most of your work and if you think it can be done in 5 min. why don't you proove and make better, i'd give you even half or a full day. show me. your chance to get hired at ilm. ..'you' meaning 'all of CG-talk'? I've seen some rather better images on CG talk. Actually, a lot.
As for the making - heck, if I had the programs and images they use, who knows what I would come up with.

[pogonip]

it's always the same thing.
one starts saying it's bad and all the sheep meh-eh the same...

it's at least better than most of your work and if you think it can be done in 5 min. why don't you proove and make better, i'd give you even half or a full day. show me. your chance to get hired at ilm.
Wow fan boy #1 speaks out !! Did you paint that poster ?? If so , back to art school for you ! If not, might wanna tuck your sensative side back in your pocket :rolleyes:

[pogonip]

I thought this is the official one

link >>> (http://www.internet-whore.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=450&Itemid=2)
NO .... go to www.starwars.com (http://www.starwars.com) that nasty teaser poster is right on the front page

[victor throe]

i think unless you can do better....you have no right to bitch about it


so thats exactly what i did

[Tocpe]

hey why don't we do that? Roberto...Why don't we have a quick CGTalk challenge: Your version of a SW EP III poster

[Lord3d2]

But are you refering to make a Teaser poster or final one sheet poster thats done by Drew?

[Tocpe]

I dunno, either I guess?

[DannyDreams]

i think unless you can do better....you have no right to bitch about it


so thats exactly what i did
LOL, Ohhh crap Victor, thats the funniest thing I have seen all day. Well done my friend. :thumbsup:

[victor throe]

tocpe.....i like that idea

[victor throe]

by the way


i know its only rumour still but i thought i would include ming the merciless just in case they turn out to be true

cant wait to see the tatooine dance off between those bad boys

yehah

[KolbyJukes]

@TOCPE

LMAO!

see..that poster I would actually buy!

SHIT YEAH!

-K.

[Emmanuel]

Dunno why, when I looked at that "General Grievious" action figure, I suddenly had the feeling that behind that mask there is someone hidden we know from Ep 1 or 2 already, he is disguised !!
And I bet its Darth Maul or Qui Gon !! Thats why he had a rather underwhelming ending in Ep1...he is back !!!
And I also bet that Anakin will hav the final big fight in Ep 3 with this General Grievious.

[danielh68]

I actually look forward to the real posters that have that sweeping romantic/adventure appeal. I wish I knew the artist or artist's names that created those great pieces.

As far as my expectations of the ROTS, I will still see it, although my expectations are rather low.

Especially after reading about Yoda farting. I hope this is a joke. I could have read it wrong too.

If interested:

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18690

[jwilson02]

my five minute tribute
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[pogonip]

Hmmmm turns out that the reason the teaser poster looks so bad is because it has a bunch of hidden characters in the image ...guess it's just bad marketing ...got that off of theforce.net ...I dont see what they are talking about but it does look like there is something worked into the image ..gonna take some photoshop magic to unlock it....somebody will do it .http://theforce.net/episode3/newspics/rots_teaser-characters01.jpg

[gnz]

Well I dont like it either, it looks like a cheap idea put together by the marketing department, just like the "kid anakin casting a vader shadow" one.

I can't wait for the REAL poster illustration by Drew Struzan ... once that poster is hanging on my wall I ll be able to say: "Now the circle is complete!".

I think that along with John William's music, Drew's illustrations are part of what still makes Star Wars great. My favourite posters are the SW special edition trilogy, the two Indiana Jones ones, the Goonies, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Hook ...

Gnz

[victor throe]

i seriously liked the poster with little anikin casting the vader shadow


i thought it was clever

[Lord3d2]

Can anyone see what this image is talking about??

Wow SW fans, they can see anything they want to see!! :)

[Stonepilot]

Who F****ing cares. I not hating but there's nothing more annoying than starwars geeks.

[gnz]

i seriously liked the poster with little anikin casting the vader shadow
i thought it was clever
Well the execution for the Episode I teaser was certainly better. What I dislike about both is that they try to FORCE a link between the original movies and the lousy prequels. The reality is that by doing this they expect more people to see the movie and contribute to its revenue, which is apparently the absolute ONLY thing that matters now and which I find very sad.

Don't get me wrong, I do like the new movies... its just when they artificially try to lift them up to the level of the outstanding visual originality of the first ones that the whole thing falls apart. The prequels could have been soo much better... *sigh*... well, as so many say now "it is time to move on..."

Just my humble oppinion.
Gnz

[pogonip]

Who F****ing cares. I not hating but there's nothing more annoying than starwars geeks.
Guess you have never been around D&D geeks or Anime geeks :cool: ..... or worse yet...furry geeks :eek:

[KolbyJukes]

Who F****ing cares. I not hating but there's nothing more annoying than starwars geeks.
actually there is one thing more annoying then star wars geeks.....TREKKIES!

[NanoGator]

actually there is one thing more annoying then star wars geeks.....TREKKIES!


Before Enterprise, I would have disagreed with you.

[Autarkis]

I personnaly think that it is an interesting idea however poorly executed.


But then again it is a teaster poster ;)

[AaronChan]

That Ep1 poster of Anakin with Vader's shadow, imo is awesome.

[revoltage|martin]

compared to 'empire strikes back' poster its just weak ;)

[NanoGator]

Clearly a ripoff of another part III movie...

http://www.blam1.com/StarTrek/images/06255_title.jpg

:D

[thx1138]

It's doesn't look like a Star Trek rip off at all.

I don't think it's that bad. Not great either. Episode-5 poster is still the best.
I think this poster follows the previous teaser posters and clearly demonstrates the movies main theme, being Anakins fall towards the dark side. Oh damn, did I just spoil the end for anyone that didn't know that already ? :D
If they'd made some kick ass poster or something very different than this one, it wouldn't fit the other 2. And basically it doesn't matter what they make. The new trilogy had sprung so much dislike and frustration they can never do it right anyway.

[m81]

no i'm not fan, but i will watch the movie. also i didn't say the poster is great, but it's not as bad as some of you say.

what i find annoying is just the fact, that so many "experts" bitch around but they can't properly draw themselves an apple, not to mention of a nice composite or a solution (constructive critique) of how it could be done better or even try to do it better themselves.

[DigitalNeutrinos]

I also think the poster is abit weak , but not completely bad.
Although usually a good design idea is simple is good.
I would guess that their will be several versions out at release date.

Who said Star Wars geeks?!
One word for you Carbonite.:scream:

[Boone]

I thought this was a poster for "Dark Helmet"! Nice idea, but I asume the main movie poster will be done once again by Drew Struzen... :hmm:

[Lord3d2]

Yep thats right

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