3D or not 3D? That is the question.
POSTED BY: lwaves
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 22:51
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Oh, and for what it's worth, the most impressive 3D I've seen so far was in U2 3D.
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I'm a fan of the cinema 3D. I've seen Up, Ice Age 3 and Harry Potter (IMAX 3D) in that format and liked the 3Dness of all of them. Harry Potter was the least impressive because only a few scenes at the beginning of the movie were 3D and the technology seems less impressive (it was definitely possible to see some slight ghosting of what the other eye was supposed to see). I felt cheated by that one but it was still worth it - just wish they'd been clearer upfront that 'an IMAX 3D experience' means '10 minutes of 3D then the rest normal'...
Anyway, if something's available in 3D in theaters I'll definitely see it that way.
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Originally posted by sab39:
I felt cheated by that one but it was still worth it - just wish they'd been clearer upfront that 'an IMAX 3D experience' means '10 minutes of 3D then the rest normal'...
The ads I saw said "see the opening attack (or words to that effect) in 3D!"
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For me it's a complete gimmick. It's interesting, and I don't dismiss it out of hand, but I like my real life 3D and my cinema 2D. Partly because my background is still photography and I'm just used to thinking that way. I think the bottom line should be: can you tell the story better in 3D?
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As a fellow esotropic strabismic, I also am unable to see 3D in movies, stereoscopes, etc. So I personally wouldn't buy a 3D movie. But I'm told the newer polarized lens theater 3D effect is much better than the older lenses with different colors. When I tried it, I still didn't see 3D, but there was no color ghosting.
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I really don´t care about 3D.. I guess, maybe movies like Avatar could possibly look better in 3D but in general, I just think it´s a gimmick.. It´s like they´re putting scenes in just to make use of the 3D, even when the scenes are not necessary
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Avatar, from what I saw, didn't have any of those gimmicky 'pointing a sword right at you' scenes, so the 3D was just chosen because Cameron thinks it's a great technology and gives an interesting look to the film. Which it does, it's used primarily to make the film 'deeper' and make things like the 3D computer screens LOOK 3D. With that said, everyone keeps saying "You need to see Avatar in Imax 3D to like it!" Not true. Cameron meant for you to see it in Imax 3D, so that's the "full experience" if you will. Normal cinema 3D will be just as good probably, without the massive screen. And again, normal cinema 2D version will still be great, you won't really 'miss' anything by skipping the 3D.
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