I'm rewatching Final Destination.

And it dawned on me that all of the shots were choreographed for 3D animation.

I remember disliking 3D movies whenever we had those red and blue lens glasses.

And whenever the movie industry switched over to the new clear 3D glasses. I still didn't see the point in 3D movies. I watch them and then threw away the glasses at the end of the movie. The experience sucked, just like always.

So I'm curious.

Did anybody actually want 3D movies? Or was this something that the movie industry was just trying to shove down our throats?

  • unmagical@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    If a movie was shot in 3d and the CGI was designed in 3d and the movie was produced for 3d I've generally enjoyed them (Avatar, Gemini Man, Alita Battle Angel). If however the 3d is produced by an off shore sweat shot rotoscoping a 2d shot then layering everything over a parallax background that's an immediate pass.

    I'd love if there was a 3d movie distribution app/platform for VR headsets though. I had to buy the 3d Blu-ray release of a movie, a PC Blu-ray drive, Blu-ray ripping software, then render that to a stereoscopic player and set a VR app to copy my desktop in stereoscopic mode just to watch it. That cost like $100 for a movie, and it seems more people have a quest or some shit then ever had a 3d TV.

  • M500@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    No for two reasons.

    1. I already wear glasses, these are just uncomfortable.

    2. My brain stops noticing the 3D effect after a few moments. I think it’s cool when concentrating on it, but it’s not worth the extra cost and equipment.

  • 1hitsong@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    I avoid them at all costs, even the 3D rides at Disney World. I don't even put the glasses on and just let my family enjoy the ride.

    They give me the worst headache!

  • xyguy@startrek.website
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    8 months ago

    I think it's amazing when done right.

    But

    Almost every time I've been to a 3d showing they have the screen adjusted wrong or in the wrong aspect ratio and it messes everything up.

    I have a buddy with a home theater and a 3d projector with synchronized LCD glasses and 3d blu rays in that context are great.

  • mowli@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Like many here I enjoy them if they are well made. Dr Strange Movies in 3D were awesome

  • toastal@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    3D films is always a fad that comes in waves. Given it’s price to set up at home, it will be a premium that only movie theaters will offer—and such a gimmick is what those movie corporations spring on us to try to redrum up folks’ interest in paying to go to the theater (especially when a new technology for 3D is released).

    The last one I went to on purpose was the first Dr. Strange movie since it was pretty obvious all of these effects would be well-suited for 3D which personally I think heightened the entertainment of that film. Many other cases were more forgetable, induced a headache, & were not worth the premium ticket.

  • AernaLingus [any]
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    8 months ago

    I remember being wowed by Beowulf (which I think was the first high profile 3D movie in the most recent wave), and I also enjoyed Avatar in 3D. Other than those two movies I found that 3D detected detracted from the overall experience and I quickly stopped attending 3D showings.

    edit: realized I made a typo three days later...embarrassing

  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
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    8 months ago

    I watched Tron : Legacy on release at the local IMAX in 3D. It was epic. Not seen anything else in 3D though.

  • bunkyprewster@startrek.website
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    8 months ago

    I saw Kiss Me Kate in 3D with the old glasses back in 1980 or so. Had a 3D Three Stooges short before the movie that was also pretty great.