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They haven’t announced it officially yet, but my geek brethren are over it like a fat kid on a piece of cake. Director Steven Spielberg and executive producer George Lucas have set Raiders Of The Lost Ark to be released for an exclusive one-week engagement in select IMAX theatres beginning September 7, 2012. This falls just before the Blu-ray release of the Indiana Jones movies, which will go on sale Sept. 18. Isn’t it nice when Hollywood occasionally goes the extra mile to give grand treatment for a movie we want to see, as opposed to the 3D conversions of all the Star Wars movies. Here’s an idea. Do all the early Spielberg movies on IMAX, starting with The Duel and ending with…you know what, do all of them! I promise I will show up. Then, do Scorsese. And for that matter, who wouldn’t sit through IMAX releases of Godfather and Godfather 2?
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I still don’t understand why studios don’t re-release more movies.
Instead of Total Recall two point blow, why didn’t they just re-release the original? Modern audiences can roll with some dated shit. The audience I saw The Exorcist re-release with didn’t mind the doctor smoking or other dated references – they made them laugh before screaming.
A good movie can find a new generation. (instead of assuming one generation wants to take their kids to the remake)
I’d hardly say Total Recall in the same breath as Raiders. Some movies are timeless, Ahh-nolds movies generally aren’t (Exceptions for Predator and T2).
I would add ‘True Lies’ to his timeless list.
Excuse you, Kindergarten Cop will always be classic.
It’s just Duel.
genius
-RnsW
“Like a fat kid on a piece of cake”? Shame on you, Mike Fleming. Us fat kids like Raiders of the Lost Ark, just as much as you anorexic types!
I’m no Hollywood insider, but I am Average-Joe-Movie-Goer and I will tell you the way to get me and many people I know back to actually attending films (without needing to go because of their kids, at least): Major re-releases of already established films. It’s all be done before and done much better. You’re wasting valuable resources on failing remakes, why not just repackage the old stuff again without having to sink a budget of $200 Million into them? Here’s a secret: We’re suckers for it!
I hadn’t planned on going at all to a movie theater this year, but this changes that idea (like Back to the Future and Ghostbusters did the past two years).
I totally agree, and I’ve been stumped on the issue for years. I mean, we have over 100 years of cinema, that’s literally thousands upon thousands of films. Obviously, not every single one deserves to be theatrically re-released, but certain films do. Just because a film is “dated” doesn’t mean it’s a poor film. It doesn’t mean audiences won’t connect to it. Audiences aren’t nearly as stupid as you may think they are.
I think one of the advantages of living in a more cosmopolitan area, a large city or college town, for instance, is that you often get small art houses that frequently do play older films—and they draw in the crowds. Heck, I’ve got an AMC theater here in town that plays an older film every Friday and Saturday night. I saw Alien and Jurassic Park some months back.
I’m not sure how Raiders will work in IMAX, but I can’t wait to see classic Indy on the big screen again!
Give me a chance to see Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia on the big screen and I’d go nuts…
I want to see Koyanasqaatsi again, this time in IMAX. I also want to see an IMAX movie all by myself, alone in the theater.
Koyanasqaatsi: Yes!
No thanks.
Howard the Duck in IMAX…….make it happen !!!
“Isn’t it nice when Hollywood occasionally goes the extra mile to give grand treatment for a movie we want to see, as opposed to the 3D conversions of all the Star Wars movies.”
People who write should keep their lame opinions out of it. For some reason releasing a movie in 3D is a money-grab but releasing it in IMAX isn’t? Get your story straight. Both are for the fans. The way studios spend and earn money is non of our damn business. Nobody forces you to go to the movies or buy all versions of home video releases. In it comes down to the fans buying what they want. Leave us to make our own damn choice.
“The way studios spend and earn money is non of our damn business.”
You clearly don’t work in Hollywood. Thanks for telling people who do what is and isn’t their business.
Unless you own the studio, it’s not.
The Phantom Menace 3D made $100 million. Titanic 3D nearly $300 million. This will make a few thousand.
So, which was what the fans wanted to see?
Fathom Entertainment has been teaming up with TCM to do some amazing re-releases. They just did Singing in the Rain and next month is a one-night only re-release of THE BIRDS…followed by a double feature of FRANKENSTEIN and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN in Oct. right before Halloween. Also,tomorrow night sees the release of Rifftraxx live doing a live riff on MANOS THE HANDS OF FATE followed by another one in October where they’re going to riff on BIRDEMIC(that takes place the night after the Frankenstein double feature). I’ve spent more on these re-released movies than I have on the the last two years worth of standard Hollywood fare….and I WILL be driving the 2 1/2 hours to my nearest IMAX to see RAIDERS. Hollywood is sitting on a goldmine-re-release beats reboot any day of the week!!!!
GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE. CINEMATIC PERFECTION.
I’M THERE!!!
Re released films don’t bother people? When that can be a slot for a new and original film. As raiders was a new and original film of its time. It kills me that in this modern day generation has to deal with re makes. Instead of its own original era, it’s kind of selfish I mean were are the new original writers? Didn’t the writers guild make a fuss and protest a few years back? Just to get a new contract and havnt done anything impacting but some comic book stuff tied in with re makes? Wow that takes talent. It’s a sad day for film in long term reality. Can’t wait for a reality tv show movie!!! Ugh.
“Isn’t it nice when Hollywood occasionally goes the extra mile to give grand treatment for a movie we want to see, as opposed to the 3D conversions of all the Star Wars movies.”
I’ve never had a problem with 3D, mainly because when a movie is released in 3D, it is usually also released in 2D. People who want to see it in 3D are able to. People who don’t want to can see in in 2D.