I think pretty much the ONLY reason to see Avatar is the 3D effects. Without the experience of being IN that world, I think the experience would be much less. No other 3D movie has seemed enhanced by the effect to me.
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Scrappy - Jul 02, 2010 3:53:23 pm PDT #9523 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
beekaytee - Jul 02, 2010 3:57:34 pm PDT #9524 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I generally only look out of one eye at a time
This is precisely my issue, monocular vision. But I'm pretty sure the new 3D is the same for me. Then again, I'm not actually interested in shelling out to test the theory...so I could be wrong.
Jesse - Jul 02, 2010 4:02:52 pm PDT #9525 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can see out of both eyes, just don't generally. So I was pleasantly surprised when a friend dragged me to a 3-D movie, and it worked.
Jessica - Jul 02, 2010 4:16:06 pm PDT #9526 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Movies that are shot in 2D and then converted generally look like crap. A movie that was intended to be 3D from the beginning, I might make more of an effort to see in theatres rather than catching up on DVD.
erikaj - Jul 02, 2010 4:39:15 pm PDT #9527 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I just thought Avatar was, well, kind of stupid. Maybe 3D would have helped?
Scrappy - Jul 02, 2010 4:41:04 pm PDT #9528 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I thought it was stupid, too, but feeling like you were in those environments was fun. The rest, meh.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 02, 2010 4:42:20 pm PDT #9529 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I thought it was stupid, too, but feeling like you were in those environments was fun. The rest, meh.
Well - I love seeing Sigourney in just about anything, so that was nice too.
erikaj - Jul 02, 2010 4:48:56 pm PDT #9530 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
It was pretty. But it totally was Dances With Wolves +Smurfs+ Little Big Man. I was shocked at how little I cared about anyone in it. Especially as several people pitched the gimp angle pretty heavily(although I don't know why...Jake hardly broke a sweat in the whole flick.) But usually, snark aside, I'm a pretty cheap date, emotional-engagement-wise, and that one was like watching a travel poster.
Volans - Jul 02, 2010 6:34:22 pm PDT #9531 of 30000
move out and draw fire
I have no idea why I can't see in 3D, but there's no difference to me between watching a movie in 2D and watching one in 3D, except the 3D's darker.
They both look 3D to me, in a way. I guess my brain provides the depth of field illusion.
Strega - Jul 02, 2010 6:56:53 pm PDT #9532 of 30000
I haven't seen any 3d movies, because there hasn't been one I had any interest in. I suspect I have enough eye issues that I shouldn't, anyway. I dunno, I genuinely don't understand what the point is.
I can see implementing 3d in some video games, where feeling that you're part of the action is more important. In a movie, if the story doesn't capture me, I don't think playing magic eye games is going to make a difference.
I just ran across this the other day -- it's from last year, but it gives a good summary of the eyestrain issues. [link]