Comments on: Open Forum Friday: Is The New Digital 3D Format Just a Fad?

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:37:49 +0000

I haven’t seen Beowulf yet, but I did see Nightmare b/f Xmas when it was released in 3D and I was impressed….enough to see it twice. I like the 3D….even if it is a little gimmiky. Maybe it depends if the feature lends itself to 3D in the first place.

By: Jewski28

Jewski28 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:00:21 +0000

go see Beowulf in 3d, you will not be disappointed by the experience… Atta boy Zemeckis!

By: Doug Nagy

Doug Nagy — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:04:35 +0000

Beowulf was an awesome 3d experience. It was kickass

By: Phil S

Phil S — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:03:52 +0000

Also saw Beowulf in IMAX 3D – moral of the story? Keep your pecker in your trousers! Looked amazing in IMAX, a little too much ghosting, but high contrast is always an issue for 3D. Iam going to go and see it in Dolby 3D and Reald 3D to make a comparison…

By: Phil S

Phil S — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:01:34 +0000

I have seen Dial M for murder in 3D at the BFI in London, England. Like all the early 3D films it was projected with polarised glasses (not anaglyph as many pundits would have us believe) and looked great. The problems with early 3D were mostly in the projection due to misaligment pf projectors, or twin strip systems going out of synch, rather than problems with the film making…Dial M has very few “gimmicks” apart from the scissors coming right into th audiecne – great- but the 3D was used to enhance the power of the drama. Atta boy Alfred!!

By: Captain N

Captain N — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:59:00 +0000

Having seen Beowulf in 3d last night, I can say its an incredible experience. I had caught Superman Returns in 3d and was disappointed by it, but Beowulf was on a whole new level. It was an amazing experience to watch. The movie itself was alright but I was so captivated by the 3d. Its quite an intense experience.

However, after Beowulf, its clear this 3d experience will not be for everything. It will benefit mainly action oriented films. Spiderman 4 would be a great choice.

If you have an Imax 3d near you, go see it in 3d. I found it to be a very worthy experience. My $12 was well spent after the first 5 minutes as far as I am concerned.

By: scoville

scoville — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:23:43 +0000

I’m still wanting a chance to see Dial M for Murder in 3d someday.

Other than that, I don’t really have any desire for movies to go 3d. Most of the time it will be nothing but a gimmick anyway.