3D Cinema

northernneil

went to see Avatar last night, my first proper mainstream 3d film (seen Imax's etc) and it was great ..... although I think it was great because its a decent film, I dont think I would have felt I missed out on anything had I seen the 2D version.

as for 3d television - no way people are going to sit in thier living rooms looking like one of the 2 ronnies, I feel a betamax moment coming

Pokerface

northernneil wrote:

went to see Avatar last night, my first proper mainstream 3d film (seen Imax's etc) and it was great ..... although I think it was great because its a decent film, I dont think I would have felt I missed out on anything had I seen the 2D version.

Seeing Avatar in IMAX 3-D is light years beyond seeing it in 2-D. And significantly better than seeing it in regular 3-D.

squired

I was reading a bit about 3D tv recently. One article was suggesting to get the proper "3D experience" on a 55 inch screen you would potentially need to be sitting 6 feet away from it. Given that most people are likely to have screens that are far smaller (more like 40 inches I'd imagine) I'd hate to think how close they would potentially need to be.

Maybe 3D tv will take off in a massive way, but my current thinking is that if you want 3D at home you would probably need a projector giving a huge image, allowing you to sit further away.

mcj78

+1 for the IMAX 3D - worth the extra couple of quid over regular cinemas, seen Avatar there & was expecting lots of :roll: moments but despite the obvious lack of plot - the visuals were pretty damn good I resentfully admit. Wacky giant cat faced space smurfs.

Not sure i'd go for 3D tv, but then i'm still uing my 10 year old 32" Sony 100hz crt monster which I love - one of my mates was convinced it was running HD... maybe one day i'll upgrade to a 36" screen...

northernneil

I found that I didnt have everything in 100% focus all the time, I had to move my head to see something in the corners for example

fatandwheezing

The 3D-specs are also terrible if you are wearing glasses - their quite heavy and diginto your nose.

I enjoyed Avatar - even thogh I knew exactly what was going to happen from the second it started, but left thinking I'd have enjoyed it just as much in 2-d and if £11 a ticket is the future of cinema I'll not be going for much longer.

morstar

I'm a grumpy carmudgeon, not used to giving out praise easily but I thinks it's bloomin brilliant.

Saw Xmas carol (at Xmas funnily enough) and I do think the animated stuff is visually more impressive in 3D than the live action though.

Avatar looked good in 3D and I loved the film. Despite the lack of originality it is a well told story and the visuals (outside of 3D) are stunning.

Aggieboy

Ice Age 3, Up and the new Scrooge are superb in 3D.


PS. Before anyone says anything, I had a child with me (and yes, it was mine).

zippypablo

went to see avatar in 3d at the imax and it was superb. Can't compare it to 2d as I haven't seen it. However, last year, took my daughter to see Polar Express in 3d at the imax. When we watched it again on tv it wasn't nearly as good.

giant_man

I can't see it taking off for home cinema myself.

Been to cinemas and seen various movies both animated and live action and yes you pay a premium and yes its enjoyable but I don't think i would have missed out on much had I watched the 2D version.

It all depends on the film imo. Ice Age 3 in 3D was very disappointing.

Rushie

Well we'll see what you all make of Sky's HD channell which should be broadcastng by the end of this year. It uses the existing Standard Definition infrastructure so technically it's 3D SD but I don't expect many people to complain. They'll almost certainly use it for Premiership football and I suspect that will be the Trojan horse for movies. It will take off but of course you do have the choice of not buying into it.

The reason Avatar worked relatively well in 3D was that (apart from the ludicrous "Jaws 3D-stylee" Giovani Ribisi golfball shot in the office scene) it wasn't actually that 3D. If you do go to the cinema and see it again, take your glasses off once or twice - it's actually quite watchable. So as long as directors exhibit a certain amount of restraint in using 3D it will be here to stay.

The added benefit for the film studios of course is that it's very difficut to pirate a 3D movie with a camcorder from row D of the cinema.

MrChuck

Rushie wrote:

The reason Avatar worked relatively well in 3D was that (apart from the ludicrous "Jaws 3D-stylee" Giovani Ribisi golfball shot in the office scene) it wasn't actually that 3D. If you do go to the cinema and see it again, take your glasses off once or twice - it's actually quite watchable. So as long as directors exhibit a certain amount of restraint in using 3D it will be here to stay..

I dunno, I just found myself wondering if it would have lost anything by being in 2D. I know gimmicks aren't the point but although I liked Avatar I'm not sure that the 3D added much to it.

pneumatic

I've been going to 3d Cinema for years, it's called the Theatre.

Frankly, what I'm interested in is not the technical experience, but a satisfying creative experience. Well-crafted plot, complex characters, something you can relate to with your own imagination and emerge from personally enriched.

In that sense, I'd prefer to be inspired by a few well-crafted phases in a book than sit through much of the pyro-technic multi-million dollar drivel that emanates from the corporate film and TV studios.

Also, I've taken against 3D since Arsenal v Man Utd was screened in that mode recently. I listened to it on a crackly radio. Whatever the medium, we got humiliated.

Dunedin397

I've seen Up, A Christmas Carol & Avatar in the Real3d format in the regular cinemas. I've seen a number of things in regular IMAX and IMAX 3d.

Whilst I think it's early days for the Real3d format, I can't say it's all that great and it's nowhere near IMAX 3d. All Real3d seems to do is give you a little more depth, but it reminds me of a popup book where there's a distinct background, middleground and foreground.

The best Real3d seems to be CGI movies and I thought the Toy Story 3 and Battle for Terra trailers were quite good. I think I would have enjoyed Avatar in 2d but I'd really like to see the IMAX 3d version. I didn't think much of a Christmas Carol's use of the 3d, but Up seemed to have some quite nice sequences, but clearly these 2 weren't in 3d all the time.

I wouldn't want to sit at home with these glasses on. For me it's more of a marketing thing to see us the next feature now that HD 1080p is now the norm.

Dunedin

the ferry

...seen Avater yesterday with the Mrs at Sunderland...they didnt push the 3D aspect so i have no problem with that its just i thought the film was incredibly boring...it looks like i'm in a minority! Mrs enjoyed it though...