Kung Fu Panda 2 - Best Buy Exclusive - Review- December 13 2011

[Lnds500]

Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

Best buy has it on sale for $4.99...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kung+Fu+...&skuId=5701185

$5 for the 3D version?? that's crazy!!!

[BleedOrange11]

Originally Posted by Lnds500

$5 for the 3D version?? that's crazy!!!

Wow! Too bad there's no shipping option and no store has it available for pick up. Has anyone had success with this price?

[Grim Reaper]

Must of sold out real fast.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

I was able to snag a copy.

[BleedOrange11]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

I was able to snag a copy.

Congrats on the deal. Did you order online and choose store pick-up or was this the in-store price?

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by BleedOrange11

Congrats on the deal. Did you order online and choose store pick-up or was this the in-store price?

I went to the store and pulled up the listing on one of their Customer Kiosks. I showed the page to a manager, who agreed that the cover art is identical to the copy that I had in my hands. He authorized a Price Match.

[BleedOrange11]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

I went to the store and pulled up the listing on one of their Customer Kiosks. I showed the page to a manager, who agreed that the cover art is identical to the copy that I had in my hands. He authorized a Price Match.

Good idea. Thanks.

[mseeley]

That's crazy!!! 0_0! Congrats on the deal, I got mine when it was on sale for the Madagascar 3D promotion, but I only had to pay a few bucks in tax since I had a gift gard

[Zivouhr]

Kung Fu Panda 2 3D is a favorite CGI animated movie of mine. Highly recommended, and great 3D. Not quite Open Season 3D, but great nonetheless. Fun movie too.

I think I may plunk down the money to get part I in 3D, as I only have the DVD 2D of part I.

[Grim Reaper]

the sale price is now $19.99...

[Tns49]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Kung Fu Panda 2 3D is a favorite CGI animated movie of mine. Highly recommended, and great 3D. Not quite Open Season 3D, but great nonetheless. Fun movie too.

I think I may plunk down the money to get part I in 3D, as I only have the DVD 2D of part I.

Yes, don't forget Kung Fu Panda as well. They did a great job in post converting it to 3d, and I think its the better movie as well.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

the sale price is now $19.99...

Originally Posted by Tns49

Yes, don't forget Kung Fu Panda as well. They did a great job in post converting it to 3d, and I think its the better movie as well.

If it's 20 bucks, I'll buy it this weekend. Thanks. Best Buy 3D exclusive I'm guessing.

It was great, but KFP2 also was a lot of fun. Gary Olman as the Peacock made for a great villain.

EDIT: Kung Fu Panda 1 3D was 29.99 in store "Best" Buy. I had to pass. Surprisingly, most other Dreamworks were on sale for 20 bucks, along with a bunch of others.

[flickfix]

Originally Posted by keb33509

Re-rendering is still a process of conversion.

Not really. Re-rendering is not creating its second eye image from a 2D image. It is creating that image from polygons and animation data. Re-rendering would offer the same as native 3D. So, the version we saw years ago, would be the version if we purchased a ticket for 2D, and the re-rendered version would be the version if we purchased a ticket for 3D ( that was native 3D ).

Conversions like Shrek series, is just making a best guess of what the second eye would look like. Exactly the same as live action 2D conversion. 2D images of CG animation is created in 3D space, but 2D live action shots were also shot in a three dimensional sets. So it's the same 2D to 3D.

Re-rendering methods to live actions would be more akin to digging up parallel universe where the actors, lights, camera were still on the sets, on location, and the filmmakers went in and placed another offset camera, or replaced the camera with 3D setup, to get native 3D.

You might still hear re-rendering being mentioned as a conversion, not due to process of adding depth, but the process of optimizing lighting, aperture, etc, for 3D, and tweaking framing, animation, etc, for 3D.

[keb33509]

A little late to the party.

[boulder_bum]

Wowee! Sorry I missed that deal. I already have the second one, though.

[Paul H]

Originally Posted by flickfix

Not really. Re-rendering is not creating its second eye image from a 2D image. It is creating that image from polygons and animation data. Re-rendering would offer the same as native 3D. So, the version we saw years ago, would be the version if we purchased a ticket for 2D, and the re-rendered version would be the version if we purchased a ticket for 3D ( that was native 3D ).

Conversions like Shrek series, is just making a best guess of what the second eye would look like. Exactly the same as live action 2D conversion. 2D images of CG animation is created in 3D space, but 2D live action shots were also shot in a three dimensional sets. So it's the same 2D to 3D.

Re-rendering methods to live actions would be more akin to digging up parallel universe where the actors, lights, camera were still on the sets, on location, and the filmmakers went in and placed another offset camera, or replaced the camera with 3D setup, to get native 3D.

You might still hear re-rendering being mentioned as a conversion, not due to process of adding depth, but the process of optimizing lighting, aperture, etc, for 3D, and tweaking framing, animation, etc, for 3D.

It seems you have some knowledge of the technical side of re-rendering. Could you possibly explain the authoring differences between the 3D "Shrek series" that are considered 3D conversion-features and the technical differences for Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (3D re-releases), which are considered native-3D achievements?

It would be nice to be able to understand the difference.

Thanks,

Paul

[Zivouhr]

Not sure if this is answers any questions:

Computer Animation Native 3D refers to a virtual stereo 3D camera rig (usually parallel camera rig) in a three dimensional world when using the original file assets and linking a dual virtual camera to the original camera.

Some companies might not have access to the original files for some reason, and in those cases, or if there were too many composite layers in each shot to make re-rendering impractical time-wise, they'd probably elect for a 2D to 3D conversion of the original 2D movie.

I heard Shrek 1 and 2 might have been converted, but I haven't seen them in 3D yet, not a huge Shrek fan.

[Lovemy3D]

Just saw this today.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghgg_fukbvU

[Zivouhr]

Cool. A kung fu bear in real life.

Originally Posted by Tns49

Yes, don't forget Kung Fu Panda as well. They did a great job in post converting it to 3d, and I think its the better movie as well.

Yes, finally got Kung Fu Panda 1 3D (only had the DVD before), and the 3D was just as great as in KFP2 3D to my relief. Both are great movies IMO, Jack Black great as Po. The villains in each were top of the line and formidable.

[whippet]

Snagged one up for $19.99 at BB and used the movie dollars to watch life of Pi at an $8 discount. Son's been watching the digital copy on my Note2!