3D Films, what do YOU think?

[UberWeegeeia]

Personally, I think it's a gimmick so studios can make a mindless movie with no plot and pass it off as the greatest movie ever.
*cough useless space smurfs that should have died*

[Conserative Morality]

Personally, I think it's a gimmick so studios can make a mindless movie with no plot and pass it off as the greatest movie ever.
*cough useless space smurfs that should have died*

Hell yes. Applied plotonium, however, beat the hell out supposedly well-trained and equipped military forces that attempted to use VTOL craft in some sort of odd jungle dog-fighting setup.

Damn you plotonium. You are my element nemesis.

[New Manvir]

A scam to get an extra three dollars from me.

[East Fancainia]

Shit put on screens with no plot, just 3-d stuff.

[New Manvir]

Personally, I think it's a gimmick so studios can make a mindless movie with no plot and pass it off as the greatest movie ever.
*cough useless space smurfs that should have died*

Hell yes. Applied plotonium, however, beat the hell out supposedly well-trained and equipped military forces that attempted to use VTOL craft in some sort of odd jungle dog-fighting setup.

Damn you plotonium. You are my element nemesis.

But they had the power of Mother Nature, like Captain Planet.

[Reploid Productions]

A lot of times 3-D seems to just be used as a gimmick, rather than actually applied to cinematic effect. There were several shots in Avatar where they clearly composed their shots in a full three dimensions instead of just two, and there have been shots in other films where 3-D has been used to great effect (Several shots in How To Train Your Dragon come readily to mind.) Unfortunately, the current generation of 3-D technology is still comparatively new and I think a lot of filmmakers are still firmly in that "OH SHINY!" new toy phase of working with it, giving us such gems as Piranha 3D and Jackass 3D.

Once 3-D tech is more prevalent and affordable at the home theater level, I wouldn't be surprised to see 3-D becoming more of a real consideration to filmmakers. Right now stuff is still being shot and composed for flat 2-D as the primary consideration because that's what most people are going to see, either in the theater or on their home TVs, relegating 3-D effects to the gimmick status they currently have. When 3-D becomes widely available, using it as a real cinematographic tool instead of just a gimmick will likely occur; just like the differences between shooting in black and white versus color; once color became the norm, black and white film has all but completely vanished. I can only assume that as 3-D becomes more standard, that plain 2-D film composition will similarly fall by the wayside.

[Unidox]

I would think hollywood is moving to 3D mostly because it is harder to pirate, or more futile to pirate 3D... For the time being. It probably is also being done to prop-up the movie theater industry. One of the more important reasons I think it is being dune is because the cost has come down and the technology to make 3D films has improved.

[Norstal]

Personally, I think it's a gimmick so studios can make a mindless movie with no plot and pass it off as the greatest movie ever.
*cough useless space smurfs that should have died*

Agreed. I cannot reason as to what is the difference between Step Up and Step Up 3D.

Oh, but the real horror is about to come. Just imagine what Twilight 3D will do to western civilizations.

[Zirconim]

It's a way to get away with making a crap movie with only special effects and no plot.

[Mad hatters in jeans]

it's almost as bad as the mario series of games.

[Ocean Breeze Recruiter]

it's almost as good as the mario series of games.

I agree!

Anyway, 3D movies are cool, but the Nintendo 3DS uses some technology that makes it look actually 3D instead of layers, and it doenn't need glasses, and it has a slider to adjust the amount of 3D!

[Ocean Breeze Recruiter]

it's almost as good as the mario series of games.

I agree!

Anyway, 3D movies are cool, but the Nintendo 3DS uses some technology that makes it look actually 3D instead of layers, and it doenn't need glasses, and it has a slider to adjust the amount of 3D!

Oops, I'm Melki.

[Charlotte Ryberg]

Personally I don't think it makes any difference to what I think because of the ugly 3D glasses. However, if there is a TV without needing glasses I would still wait for the technology to mature.

On a side note, what about 1D films?

[UberWeegeeia]

it's almost as bad as the mario series of games.

You had better watch your back. Nobody insults the only badass plumber in the world and gets away with it.
*begins stockpiling nukes*

[Iva lotta fro]

it's almost as bad as the mario series of games.

Oh God...please tell me your using sarcasm.

[Banded Nations]

Personally, I think it's a gimmick so studios can make a mindless movie with no plot and pass it off as the greatest movie ever.

I completely agree, I have been bitching that to my friends for months now.

But of course there are some exceptions like Toy Story 3.

[Manahakatouki]

Personally, I think it's a gimmick so studios can make a mindless movie with no plot and pass it off as the greatest movie ever.
*cough useless space smurfs that should have died*

^This

A scam to get an extra three dollars from me.

^This

Shit put on screens with no plot, just 3-d stuff.

^This

A lot of times 3-D seems to just be used as a gimmick, rather than actually applied to cinematic effect. There were several shots in Avatar where they clearly composed their shots in a full three dimensions instead of just two, and there have been shots in other films where 3-D has been used to great effect (Several shots in How To Train Your Dragon come readily to mind.) Unfortunately, the current generation of 3-D technology is still comparatively new and I think a lot of filmmakers are still firmly in that "OH SHINY!" new toy phase of working with it, giving us such gems as Piranha 3D and Jackass 3D.

Once 3-D tech is more prevalent and affordable at the home theater level, I wouldn't be surprised to see 3-D becoming more of a real consideration to filmmakers. Right now stuff is still being shot and composed for flat 2-D as the primary consideration because that's what most people are going to see, either in the theater or on their home TVs, relegating 3-D effects to the gimmick status they currently have. When 3-D becomes widely available, using it as a real cinematographic tool instead of just a gimmick will likely occur; just like the differences between shooting in black and white versus color; once color became the norm, black and white film has all but completely vanished. I can only assume that as 3-D becomes more standard, that plain 2-D film composition will similarly fall by the wayside.

^And of course this...

[Copenhagen Metropolis]

Are pop-up books better than ordinary books? No they are not. Same goes for movies.

[Rambhutan]

It might catch on in the porn industry

[Dimoniquid]

I don't ever see anything pop out of the screen - it's just normal, while not wearing glasses makes it blurry.

[Caitlonia]

3D movies went shit when the 3D technology got more high-tech. Back in the days of the red and blue cellophane glasses, everything looked like it was popping out of the screen to hit you in the face. Even in the back row. Now images just look slightly raised. That is, when they're not just plain blurry.

[Charlotte Ryberg]

3D movies went shit when the 3D technology got more high-tech. Back in the days of the red and blue cellophane glasses, everything looked like it was popping out of the screen to hit you in the face. Even in the back row. Now images just look slightly raised. That is, when they're not just plain blurry.

Also, there is a problem with viewing 3D movies without noticing the filters: red and blue is better as of now, although I can still see the filters.

[Rambhutan]

What happens if you are colour-blind - does the 3d still work?

[Ancient Cosumaria]

3d can be good if used correctly but most of the time it is not

[Mad hatters in jeans]

it's almost as bad as the mario series of games.

You had better watch your back. Nobody insults the only badass plumber in the world and gets away with it.
*begins stockpiling nukes*

okay. but i think it's time to let mario die.

it's almost as bad as the mario series of games.

Oh God...please tell me your using sarcasm.

I might have. I might not have.