Need for Speed 3D Blu-ray (2014) [Region Locked / Free]

[mseeley]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

I will have to see if the next preview shows a Need for Speed 3D preview in theaters, before Pompeii 3D Feb 21st. This Friday the 21st? That was fast.

So stoked for Pompeii 3D!!!!

[Zivouhr]

And 300 Rise of an Empire 3D also.

NFS. I hope they complete the 3D in time, and make it worth it with medium to strong 3D at least. This is out March. I hope the chase scenes are epic.

[fitprod]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

And 300 Rise of an Empire 3D also.

NFS. I hope they complete the 3D in time, and make it worth it with medium to strong 3D at least. This is out March. I hope the chase scenes are epic.

300 Rise of an Empire has been completed since early July. This was moved for other reasons...

(Whoops... NFS. Probably close to done, since they officially announced it was 3D on Feb 5th. Still odd there's no marketing for it, TV, Theatrical or the official web site.)

fitprod

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by fitprod

300 Rise of an Empire has been completed since early July. This was moved for other reasons...

(Whoops... NFS. Probably close to done, since they officially announced it was 3D on Feb 5th. Still odd there's no marketing for it, TV, Theatrical or the official web site.)

fitprod

Good to hear the 3D is official. Here's hoping for a 3D trailer soon. Thanks.

[mseeley]

Originally Posted by tigermoth

Screencap from a youtube ad for the movie.

[Zivouhr]

Cool, thanks for the screen post of the 3D. Looking forward to some cool car chases hopefully inspired by the classic Hollywood Car Chase movies.

[rajeevalone]

so .. I see 3d schedules..

[Zivouhr]

NFS 3D this Friday in theaters. I hope the chase scenes are worth it and we get at least one epic chase scene in this. I hope the 3D delivers. No idea how this will turn out based on the limited info in the trailers, so going in with low expectations and hoping for the best.

[mseeley]

I don't care what the critics say, I'm watching it and I'm expecting killer 3d and a kick*** thrill ride

[levcore]

Really keen to hear what the 3D is like.

[Zivouhr]

They didn't show any villains from what I could tell in the trailers, other than the police trying to arrest an innocent driver who was set up. That is interesting, and hope they offer plenty of story and action. The movie is said to be 2 hours 10 minutes from what I read. That's pretty lengthy for a car action movie, so here's hoping.

I'll post my perspective on the 3D this weekend for NFS 3D.

[mseeley]

Very surprised to see the enthusiastic review on the 3d blog, which I almost always disagree with hen it comes to 3d ratings. They've rated alot of great 3d movies unjustly low, so it's a joyful surprise to see they were o impressed with NFS 3d! Couldn't be more excited for NFS 3d this weekend

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/3D-Or...-41996-p2.html

[levcore]

I will do my best to check this out in theatres, need to double check the UK release date.

EDIT: I just checked and it's out now!

[whippet]

Top Gear UK - Aaron Paul Interview - YouTube

To get excited about this movie, watch the video of Aaron Paul's interview and lap time on Top Gear last week! One word - FAST!

[Zivouhr]

Need For Speed is one of the best Video Game inspired movies I've seen, thanks to the story being about more than just racing and getting away from cops. Imogen Poots' (the female lead) and Aaron Paul's (the race car mechanic) interaction throughout the movie developed as the story went on and made me care about what happened to their characters. This movie definitely has heart IMO (in my opinion).
Racing on public streets puts innocent lives in danger as this movie demonstrated (best to race in a closed course), but within the confines of the main characters and their motivations, great movie. There was a good villain here that kept things interesting.

The racing and chases were plentiful and awesome and include some top notch camera angles of the cars, interior dash views, and speed. Lots of exciting high speed action that was easy to keep track of. If you enjoy cars and car chase movies, check it out. Great special effects and some of the crashes were brutal. Really enjoyed the movie, characters, chases, performance sports cars, and 3D in Need for Speed. The movie is definitely over 2 hours, but worth it IMO.

Distributed by Disney, created by Dreamworks, Sony, WB, etc. Didn't spot who the 3D conversion team was in the ending credits, unless it showed it at the very last second after the Dreamworks Logo.

3D Mini Review of Need For Speed 3D The Movie:
3D Layers: 8/10 A good mix of Medium, upper medium and a few shots of strong 3D. Really nicely done 3D here. Regal Cinema Theater does a nice job with the 3D projection.
3D Pop Out: 5/10. Not designed for many pop outs, they are far and few between, but there are a couple, especially the garbage bags that go flying out of the screen in the beginning night city race.
3D Volume: 8/10. The faces look rounded nicely IMO, but others may be better judges of the roundness than myself with conversions.
3D Final: 8/10. Really nicely done, mostly medium 3D added a nice dimension to the story and amped up the 3D during the car chases.

Will definitely buy the blu ray 3D of NFS 3D, guessing around July 2014.

[mseeley]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Need For Speed is one of the best Video Game inspired movies I've seen, thanks to the story being about more than just racing and getting away from cops. Imogen Poots' (the female lead) and Aaron Paul's (the race car mechanic) interaction throughout the movie developed as the story went on and made me care about what happened to their characters. This movie definitely has heart IMO (in my opinion).
Racing on public streets puts innocent lives in danger as this movie demonstrated (best to race in a closed course), but within the confines of the main characters and their motivations, great movie. There was a good villain here that kept things interesting.

The racing and chases were plentiful and awesome and include some top notch camera angles of the cars, interior dash views, and speed. Lots of exciting high speed action that was easy to keep track of. If you enjoy cars and car chase movies, check it out. Great special effects and some of the crashes were brutal. Really enjoyed the movie, characters, chases, performance sports cars, and 3D in Need for Speed. The movie is definitely over 2 hours, but worth it IMO.

Distributed by Disney, created by Dreamworks, Sony, WB, etc. Didn't spot who the 3D conversion team was in the ending credits, unless it showed it at the very last second after the Dreamworks Logo.

3D Mini Review of Need For Speed 3D The Movie:
3D Layers: 8/10 A good mix of Medium, upper medium and a few shots of strong 3D. Really nicely done 3D here. Regal Cinema Theater does a nice job with the 3D projection.
3D Pop Out: 5/10. Not designed for many pop outs, they are far and few between, but there are a couple, especially the garbage bags that go flying out of the screen in the beginning night city race.
3D Volume: 8/10. The faces look rounded nicely IMO, but others may be better judges of the roundness than myself with conversions.
3D Final: 8/10. Really nicely done, mostly medium 3D added a nice dimension to the story and amped up the 3D during the car chases.

Will definitely buy the blu ray 3D of NFS 3D, guessing around July 2014.

Took my fiancee this weekend, and I definitely agree that it's one of the best video game movies ever. The 3d conversion to me is outstanding. It has some of the best pop outs ever and it's surprising and wonderful how emotionally visceral and powerful the pop outs are during the car crashes. The 3d conversion was amazing and it completely added to the experience with outstanding depth of field. The story was simple, but completely in line with the video game property and the cast was great. Arron Paul could've talked more but he was still a fun and simple lead. The car sequences in my eye are some of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring ever put to film. Can't recommend this film enough. Day one on 3d bluray and a kickass blockbuster

Also after the end credits, it showed that stereo D did the 3d conversion and it had a huge list of names. I freaking love stereo D!

[levcore]

Oh man this sounds great. The showings in the UK near me are at really awkard times so i haven't had chance to go yet. Really want to check this out.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by mseeley

Took my fiancee this weekend, and I definitely agree that it's one of the best video game movies ever. The 3d conversion to me is outstanding. It has some of the best pop outs ever and it's surprising and wonderful how emotionally visceral and powerful the pop outs are during the car crashes. The 3d conversion was amazing and it completely added to the experience with outstanding depth of field. The story was simple, but completely in line with the video game property and the cast was great. Arron Paul could've talked more but he was still a fun and simple lead. The car sequences in my eye are some of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring ever put to film. Can't recommend this film enough. Day one on 3d bluray and a kickass blockbuster

Also after the end credits, it showed that stereo D did the 3d conversion and it had a huge list of names. I freaking love stereo D!

Awesome. Glad you both enjoyed it. The 3D definitely drew me into this movie. Thanks for checking out those end credits. I was right at the door looking back assuming it was over after the Dreamworks logo popped up at the end, and then spotted two quick credits flash onscreen, so that must have been the conversion team. They did an awesome job considering this may have been a last minute conversion.

Still thinking back to that race between Aaron Paul's character and his mechanic brother Pete along with his nemesis on the freeway with the three cars. The Red Koensigg Alegra (spelling way off ) is the same car in the new PS4 NFS Rivals, along with quite a few other sports cars. And that was only one of the beginning races. Great stuff here and I'd say 90% of the movie had a sports car in every shot. The new red Ford Mustang at the end looks cool also; nice design.

Originally Posted by levcore

Oh man this sounds great. The showings in the UK near me are at really awkard times so i haven't had chance to go yet. Really want to check this out.

Yeah, it was a fun movie. There was one goofy scene played for laughs that they could have skipped, but otherwise, enjoyed this one way more than I was anticipating. Hopefully you'll be able to get a chance soon. I'll have to check to see if this one made some money opening week, or better suited for home video sales. I'm guessing it didn't do that great at the box office as I didn't see any more commercials. Non Stop with Liam Neeson was tough competition, along with a full list of other films.

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Car chase movie fans, Need for Speed is a must see, with some very fast and very well filmed and cinematic car races. Some of the best I've seen in movies, being a fan of the Hollywood car chase classics. This one also gave a nod to the classic Bullet, playing on the drive in screen in the movie.

[whippet]

Awesome movie all the way! :

Love the feel of it. Not too serious, not overly childish like some F&F moments.
Keep in mind that no cgi was used in car scenes!

Awesome cars with Koeenegsegg, Veyrons, lambos, McLaren p1, etc.

GO SEE THIS!

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by whippet

Awesome movie all the way! :

Love the feel of it. Not too serious, not overly childish like some F&F moments.
Keep in mind that no cgi was used in car scenes!

Awesome cars with Koeenegsegg, Veyrons, lambos, McLaren p1, etc.

GO SEE THIS!

Cool. Yeah, those car scenes were great and really well filmed.
Did you get to check out the 3D version? It's worth it.

I hope the movie did enough sales to make some money, but if not, maybe on video it can earn something back. Theatrical releases these days for more unique themed movies are a tough sell in the US anyway. Drive caught on really well, but, here is the latest earnings at theaters:

Need for Speed 3D
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/...edforspeed.htm

Domestic Total as of Mar. 24, 2014: $31,235,650
Distributor: Buena Vista Release Date: March 14, 2014
Genre: Action Runtime: 2 hrs. 10 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $66 million
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $31,235,650 24.5%
+ Foreign: $96,100,000 75.5%
= Worldwide: $127,335,650
Domestic Summary
Opening Weekend: $17,844,939
(#3 rank, 3,115 theaters, $5,729 average)
% of Total Gross: 57.1%

So 127mil worldwide is not bad, but keeping in mind, the theaters probably take half of that maybe, then the cost for promotion of the film is extra.

Looking forward to this on blu ray 3D.