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A lot of movie studios are rushing to make their movies in 3D now after the success of Avatar. Maybe this is a way to encourage people away from their home theatres and back into the cinema.
Do you think it will work? What do you think of 3D movies and are you more likely to see one if it's in 3D over a movie that isnt?
What about 3D TVs? I follow a few gadget/technology websites and the TVs of the future seem to be all 3D now. Are you interested in watching 3D at home? What about console gaming in 3D?
apologises for the hyphen, the forum doesn't like two letter names
3D is just another tool to provide another aspect of your viewing, just like HD, colour, surround sound and even 24fps pictures on Blu-ray.
You don't NEED any of the above to watch a good film, but each one enhances the viewing quality if used correctly by the people putting the film together.
In other words, it's a tool not a means to create a better film plot or better acting and i think it works.
This year, though, will be the big test. Avatar started it but the reasons for so many films to now go 3D are:
- that it's considered safer and less of a risk now that Avatar has paved the way
- it's something most people can't yet watch at home so it draws more people in to cinemas
- film-makers love experimenting with new ways of engaging the audience
- kids love 3D.
Thanks for changing it Butch. You can have a merit for that
I'm not sure about 3D TV, I can't imagine them using it with soaps. Oh what about 3D Doctor Who, so Garin can feel like the Doctor is running up a long corridor towards him.
As for the cinema, I guess it depends on the movies. It sounds like it worked great with Avatar, but I'm not sure about The Hangover 2 in 3D (recently announced).
It's a shame some movies are coming out as 3D in post production. It won't have the same affect as Avatar does.
Everything else I'm not that fussed about, if I want to watch 3D football I'll go to a game, 3D gaming doesn't interest me too much anyway.