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?
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.
I watched a 3DBR in PSVR but the quality was so bad I never bothered again.
They don’t even make 4K 3D discs so I guess that format is dead. High frame rate never made it either.
You’re either in the industry or a big nerd. I had no idea they did that to 2d movies. Might explain some bad experiences
Alita in 3D was amazing
so was Dredd
When done right, yes. But i will say whenever i see a 3d movie i also see it in 2d either before or after.
Once i saw avatar and saw that this 3d wasn’t just “popping out” 3d like the red/blue kind and instead more like using the screen like a window into the world of the movie I thought it was brilliant. Still didn’t stop some films using it as a gimmick though.
I still kinda wish 3d took off more past the gimmicky phase. I was too young to get a 3d tv at the time and I wish I could experience some of those movies again in 3d. But even if I had a 3d tv now they haven’t released 3d versions of movies outside of the cinemas in like 10 years. I would still like to get one to experiment with 3d gaming though. But will probably result in me being disappointed because it’s potential was never fully realised, like 2 screen async gaming on the wii u.
If you haven’t found the 3D movies, you’re probably not looking in the right place.
That probably is the case to be honest
I definitely don’t. They give me a headache.
I love it! I searched long and hard to get a nice 4K 3D TV from 2015 a couple years ago and I have no regrets. I love watching movies on Blu-ray 3D. But yes, I recognize that I am very in the minority here. 🤣
Do they still release current 3d films anywhere? Would love to see the lijes of spidercerse in 3d again
They’re rare, but 3D releases still come out on occasion! Sometimes you have to buy them from the UK or Japan, but thanks to the internet, that’s not difficult to do. Into the Spider-Verse is amazing in 3D. :)
Oh. I’m from the uk but i still don’t notice them around when shopping for blurays. Might have to think about picking up a 3d tv more now
Oh, in the U.S., no brick and mortar stores are carrying them anymore. You’ll have to buy them online. Amazon is a great place for them!
It’s flopped and dead to me. I think it was definitely something to raise ticket prices.
And yet they never fell after that, did they?
…they were a premium exclusively for 3D shows. There was no change in price for regular shows, beyond the usual inflationary increases.
Personally love 3d movies. Obv many are built around the 3d and that can feel gimmicky, but many like the marvel ones just add an extra element of depth which is nice.
Used vr headsets for 3d, and have had a series of protectors that do 3d for it. Thought it was dying out, but newer 4k projectors keep adding the feature.
But I agree the general public opinion is it’s not worth it, so the studios will follow the money. If people vote with their wallets I’ll just have to accept the limited library I have so far.
I also feel like I need to add that many people either don’t see 3d (and don’t realize it, my father and daughter included), or have poor depth perception making the effect headache inducing. This accounts for a reasonable amount of the public, making the effect either worthless or not worth the strain.
This. I was surprised to learn how bad many people’s depth perception is. I used to work in VR and it seemed like a quarter to half of the people I showed it to could not see the depth.
I love it, bought all the 3d movie I could. It just offers much more immersion for me. I still have my 3d tv and projector, but they stopped making the movies. Sad day.
I like them too, there are still a few movies that get a 3D release (although live action movies now are pretty much all just 3D conversion). Wikipedia lists 12 movies released this year that got 3D releases, 5 of those are animated movies, and 3 are Marvel movies. I missed the window on 3D home theater, but with the right tools I can watch the 3D releases I do have in VR, which is admittedly slightly less comfortable, but works since I’m the only person I know that actually likes watching in 3D anyway.
Do they release outside of the cinema though?
A few do on BluRay, although that’s likely not going to last much longer, since the studios seem to really want to kill off physical media.
Ah, I’ve not seen 3d blurays in forever
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.
No for two reasons.
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I already wear glasses, these are just uncomfortable.
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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.
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I think certain movies are 3D worthy. Like I would I loved to watch Interstellar or Gravity in 3D. When full immersion is something that adds value.
I find that most movies aren’t worthy of it.
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!
I enjoy them, but only when they are well made and use the 3d to add proper depths to shots. Too many 3d movies tried to rely on cheap “object comes out of screen” tricks that get old very fast.
I watched the original Avatar on 2D on cinemas when it was released.
A few days later I went to a 3D screening. The only time the 3D really called my attention was when the “wheelchair guy” was on an empty room with the “bad military guy”.
3D is a little enhancement/gimmick, but not a must. I avoided 3D movies from that day on, it’s not worth the money.
The most impressive thing I remember from when I watched Avatar in 3d, was the trailer for Toy Story before the movie.
They were a fun novelty when it was only theme parks doing it, because the theatre experience was tailored to that one movie and they could bring practical effects into the show.
In a standard movie theater there wasn’t much point and I watched potc 4 without the glasses because it genuinely looked better than with the glasses on.
That’s bonkers, how was watching it with a double image better than with the glasses?
With the glasses on I felt like I was going cross eyed. They fucked it up so badly.
Could’ve been a bad projection? I saw a film (cant remember what it was now) where they accidentally flipped the projections (not image itself btw), so that what was to be in your left eye was actually getting shown to your right. It was awful. Had to watch it with one hand over one of the lenses so I could see it without being double imaged or cross eyed.
No. My eyes, or mind, doesn’t quite accept it and yes, the filming for 3d sort of fucks up the 2d experience. I don’t think film is the right medium for 3d. Our 3d experience of the world is a smaller view but movies show a wider perspective (visually). It’s just annoying.
