The problem I have with 3D films

[Misfit Toy]

The point is to bring depth and dimension to what you're watching.

I would hope that could be achieved with writing, acting, direction and editing, too.

 

[Greg Cox]

Okay, I admit I haven't seen any of the new 3-D movies yet, but how adjustable are the glasses? I still have nightmarish memories of taking my younger siblings to JAWS 3-D, only to discover that the glasses were too big for the little kids' heads. I spent the whole movie trying to rubberband the glasses to their heads--and wiping smeary chocolate fingerprints off the 3D lenses!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The point is to bring depth and dimension to what you're watching.

I would hope that could be achieved with writing, acting, direction and editing, too.

One may always hope.

Heck, one would hope that writers could achieve all of that with their writing, thus eliminating the need for actors and directors and all this expensive movie-making crap. What's wrong with a goddamn book?

Okay, I admit I haven't seen any of the new 3-D movies yet, but how adjustable are the glasses?

Good question. I've only seen Avatar in the company of other adults and no one has had a problem. I doubt the glasses I was given would fit a child, though.

 

[Trekker4747]

Okay, I admit I haven't seen any of the new 3-D movies yet, but how adjustable are the glasses? I still have nightmarish memories of taking my younger siblings to JAWS 3-D, only to discover that the glasses were too big for the little kids' heads. I spent the whole movie trying to rubberband the glasses to their heads--and wiping smeary chocolate fingerprints off the 3D lenses!

All of the 3D glasses I've ever had were plastic and not adjustable in anyway, however not too big for a child's head I suspect.

Jaws 3D?! Yikes!

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Okay, I admit I haven't seen any of the new 3-D movies yet, but how adjustable are the glasses? I still have nightmarish memories of taking my younger siblings to JAWS 3-D, only to discover that the glasses were too big for the little kids' heads. I spent the whole movie trying to rubberband the glasses to their heads--and wiping smeary chocolate fingerprints off the 3D lenses!

They've been big enough to fit over my normal glasses, but my 11 year old niece has been able to wear them comfortably too.

 

[The Evil Dead]

The point is to bring depth and dimension to what you're watching.

I would hope that could be achieved with writing, acting, direction and editing, too.

One may always hope.

Heck, one would hope that writers could achieve all of that with their writing, thus eliminating the need for actors and directors and all this expensive movie-making crap. What's wrong with a goddamn book?

Okay, I admit I haven't seen any of the new 3-D movies yet, but how adjustable are the glasses?

Good question. I've only seen Avatar in the company of other adults and no one has had a problem. I doubt the glasses I was given would fit a child, though.

When I saw Avatar the theater ushers were actually sizing up people, I was given a pair of "Medium" glasses. I suspect the sizes come in "Children", "Small" "Medium" and "Large" The arms bend inward and are pretty stretchy too.

 

[Greg Cox]

Good question. I've only seen Avatar in the company of other adults and no one has had a problem. I doubt the glasses I was given would fit a child, though.

When I saw Avatar the theater ushers were actually sizing up people, I was given a pair of "Medium" glasses. I suspect the sizes come in "Children", "Small" "Medium" and "Large" The arms bend inward and are pretty stretchy too.[/QUOTE]


Interesting. Thanks!

And, yes, there was a JAWS 3D. (Scripted by Richard Matheson, of all people.)

And somehow the rubber bands ended up in the popcorn. Yum.

 

[T'Baio]

Richard Matheson scripted Jaws 3-D!?! The Richard Matheson?

Ho-lee shee-it. You learn something new every day.

 

[Greg Cox]

Richard Matheson scripted Jaws 3-D!?! The Richard Matheson?

Ho-lee shee-it. You learn something new every day.

Okay, it's not exactly I AM LEGEND or SOMEWHERE IN TIME. But, yes, Matheson did JAWS 3D, too.

 

[Trekker4747]

And, yes, there was a JAWS 3D. (Scripted by Richard Matheson, of all people.)

And somehow the rubber bands ended up in the popcorn. Yum.

Oh I'm well aware there's a Jaws 3D. I just can't imagine anyone watching, let alone remeber watching it, and to that remember watching it in 3D!

 

[Greg Cox]

Oh I'm well aware there's a Jaws 3D. I just can't imagine anyone watching, let alone remeber watching it, and to that remember watching it in 3D!

Trust me, the experience is burned into my brain!

 

[Marc]

And it gets worse.

It's bad enought Emmerich is doing Asimov's Foundation but I don't see why it needs to be in 3D and why he needs the motion capture techniques used in Avatar do it.

I don't hold high hopes for them film.

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/02/1...-plans-foundation-as-3-d-motion-capture-epic/

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Now some major films this year are being converted at the last minute to cash in on the 3d craze.(several were relased last year as well.(UP and Aliens VS Monsters, which had nill 3d effects, but supposedly were shot and planned for stereoscopic 3d) The POTTER films are being converted as well as CLASH OF THE TITANS. These IMO will not be worth the extra 3 bucks just to see some depth to the picture.

Monsters vs Aliens worked very well in IMAX 3-D.

And, yes, there was a JAWS 3D. (Scripted by Richard Matheson, of all people.)

And somehow the rubber bands ended up in the popcorn. Yum.

Oh I'm well aware there's a Jaws 3D. I just can't imagine anyone watching, let alone remeber watching it, and to that remember watching it in 3D!

I saw it as well but all I remember was an arm floating in the water.


I never saw it in 3-D but the over-the-top in-your-face scenes of Friday the 13th 3 are pretty funny. Pitchfork being stabbed into the screen, eyeball popping into the screen, etc.

 

[RoJoHen]

When I saw Avatar the theater ushers were actually sizing up people, I was given a pair of "Medium" glasses. I suspect the sizes come in "Children", "Small" "Medium" and "Large" The arms bend inward and are pretty stretchy too.

Really?

My theater had one size of glasses, and they weren't adjustable at all. They fit my head (I have a big head), but I can't see a kid wearing them.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

When I saw Avatar the theater ushers were actually sizing up people, I was given a pair of "Medium" glasses. I suspect the sizes come in "Children", "Small" "Medium" and "Large" The arms bend inward and are pretty stretchy too.

Really?

My theater had one size of glasses, and they weren't adjustable at all. They fit my head (I have a big head), but I can't see a kid wearing them.

I have a big head too and they fit on above my glasses, but they fit my niece 11 year old too. But I doubt they'd be much good for any younger/smaller than her.

 

[23skidoo]

Mmmmm. Minestrone.

Ahem, anyway.

I mostly agree with you, 3D, right now, is a gimmick. And while I think non-glasses 3D is possible implimenting it would probably require an overhall of all elements in the system, the screen, the projectors, etc. So it may be a while before we see it.

I wear glasses too and the 3D glasses are distracting as I, too, am too aware of the 3D glasses.

I doubt the 3D gimmick will be the death knell to more substansive films, as 3D gets used more it'll be cheaper to do and we'll soon see more worthy films in 3D. This has been the case for all advancements in film in history from sound to color to the use of SFX.

Yeah, it's just I don't see the need to do 3-D all the time. I just found out that the last 2 Harry Potters are going to be in 3-D, plus, possibly, Bond 23. If it's an option, OK fine. But the thing is it was hard enough to find theatres showing the 2-D Avatar. I'm sure in smaller markets you won't be able to find a theatre showing a 2-D version of Deathly Hallows.

That's actually a deal breaker for me in terms of going to see certain movies in the theatre. If I'm going to see the last Harry Potter film I damn well want to be immersed in the story, not having to remove my 3-D glasses every 10 minutes because my eyes water, or being concerned that the glasses-on-top-of-glasses will scratch my lenses.

As I said earlier I can only hope that the studios aren't so stupid as to not release a home video version with a 2-D option. It means I won't be going to the theatres very often, I guess, but as I enter my 40s I find fewer reasons to leave my home anyway (fewer bookstores, fewer CD stores...).

I'm frankly not interested in seeing a 3-D Harry Potter. Or a 3-D Bond. And that last one concerns me because they finally brought Bond out of the SFX-driven storylines with Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace and I fear they'll dive right back in again if Bond 23 is made 3-D.

(Link to all this - http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60Q1LJ20100127)

PS. Oh, and if you want to open another pandora's box, check out this column from Australia expressing health-and-safety concerns over watching excessive amounts of 3-D on TV or in theatres:

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2813511.htm


Alex

 

[T'Baio]

PS. Oh, and if you want to open another pandora's box, check out this column from Australia expressing health-and-safety concerns over watching excessive amounts of 3-D on TV or in theatres:

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2813511.htm

That article is a bunch of bunk. Binocular dysphoria is a term made up by the author, in an article filled with pseudo science and pure error. Even the wiki article he links to disproves what he's trying to say.

Can 3D cause eye strain? Yes. Can being exposed to it for long periods permanently rewire your brain's depth perception? Uh...no.

 

[I Grok Spock]

I too am not a fan of wearing glasses over my existing glasses...

If the 3D trend continues, which I imagine it will, I think I might be willing to put down a few bucks for a prescription pair of 3D specs. Maybe.

 

[DonnyBaker]

I remember when I was a little kid my grandma had some kind of projector and one time when we went to visit they pulled it out and we watched Jaws 3-D. I was too little to remember if it was any good. But I do remember the whole setup.
3-D is the best thing to happen to Movies since Christopher Nolan...

 

[Gaith]

I'm frankly not interested in seeing a 3-D Harry Potter.

A 3D Emma Watson would be one of my only reasons to see either DH movie, but since they're being upconverted after the fact, I think I'll be able to resist...