Seeing Star Wars at the cinema is a once in a lifeti… erm… once in a deca… erm… once every few years event. This time, Señor Lucas has decided to take things to the third dimension, which means novelty 3D glasses!

Look3D has created these custom Pod Racer glasses to help you feel like an annoying 10 year old Anakin Skywalker while you watch The Phantom Menace in 3D. If you plan to watch The Phantom Menace in 3D, that is.

The glasses cost $US10.95 each, so there’s obviously a premium over the cheap RealD glasses you actually get at the cinema, but the good news is that Look3D is actually designing different glasses for each of the Star Wars films.

You’ll be able to grab the glasses from participating cinemas, or you can grab them now from Look3D’s website.

Click here to get yours now!

Article care of Gizmodo

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