James Cameron's Cleopatra in 3D!

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I think it's a valid reason.

It's a valid reason for you not to enjoy watching a movie. It's not a valid reason for the commercial film industry to back away from 3D when they have every good economic reason to move in that direction.

Why should I be forced to feel discomfort and pain just to watch a movie?

No one's forcing you. You can wait to see a movie - assuming it interests you - in some other format.

If headaches, etc affect a significant percentage of the theater-going audience to the degree that they don't pony up for tickets, it will be in the studios' best interests to correct that problem with the glasses.

 

[RoJoHen]

I agree. I'm not saying 3D should die because I think the glasses are uncomfortable. I thought the 3D in Avatar was absolutely stunning, and I'd like to see more movies utilize the technology in that way. I just don't think it's going to become as mainstream as people think until they find a way to do it without the 3D glasses.

 

[Goliath]

When a lot of people complain about 3D, it makes me think about the past.

Really?

When I read a post like yours, it makes me think of a pile of a horseshit.

 

[Reverend]

I agree. I'm not saying 3D should die because I think the glasses are uncomfortable. I thought the 3D in Avatar was absolutely stunning, and I'd like to see more movies utilize the technology in that way. I just don't think it's going to become as mainstream as people think until they find a way to do it without the 3D glasses.

I think in the short term, the solution will be to make more comfortable or adjustable glasses. The ones they give out are just cheap and nasty disposable things so of course not everyone is going to get along well with them. I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing commercially available 3D glasses of a much better build quality for people to buy and bring with them to the cinema.

Personally I didn't have that much difficulty watching Avatar. Don't get me wrong, they were a little bothersome but I spent most of childhood and teenage years wearing glasses almost 24/7 and I'm accustomed to the initial discomfort. I only had to take them off briefly twice in the two plus hours. Of course it also helps that have a larger than average head so the nose rest didn't have to hold all the "weight" of the thing.

 

[RoJoHen]

I think in the short term, the solution will be to make more comfortable or adjustable glasses. The ones they give out are just cheap and nasty disposable things so of course not everyone is going to get along well with them. I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing commercially available 3D glasses of a much better build quality for people to buy and bring with them to the cinema.

And if this is the route they go, I'd be fine with it.

Personally I didn't have that much difficulty watching Avatar. Don't get me wrong, they were a little bothersome but I spent most of childhood and teenage years wearing glasses almost 24/7 and I'm accustomed to the initial discomfort. I only had to take them off briefly twice in the two plus hours. Of course it also helps that have a larger than average head so the nose rest didn't have to hold all the "weight" of the thing.

See, I think people have had different experiences with the glasses depending on the theater they went to. The same 3D glasses were not distributed to everybody. I saw Avatar at two different theaters, and the glasses were completely different at each place. The one pair kept falling off my face because it was absolutely giant (and I have a big head, so I can't even imagine how they were for people with smaller heads), and the other pair was so tight that it was pinching my nose, my temples, and behind my ears.

I had read here that some theaters offered glasses in varying sizes for both children and adults, but neither theater I went to had that option.