FACT: cnn.com recently put together a list of Movies That Should Not Be Made Into 3D. The list included the upcoming re-release of TITANIC, the upcoming THE GREAT GATSBY remake and A CHRISTMAS CAROL (the recent Robert Zemeckis/Jim Carrey version).
OPINION: While the article is well-founded, it missed one thing: how about ALL movies should not be in 3D! The prices are too goddamn high, and most filmmakers don’t know what to do with the 3rd dimension anyway. The last two films this blogger viewed that were intended for 3D viewing were TRON: LEGACY and SAW 3D, and neither film delivered. Now, AVATAR and A CHRISTMAS CAROL both worked in 3D, and some would argue TOY STORY 3 did as well. But let’s face it; TOY STORY 3 carried enough of an emotional punch that did not have to be viewed with dark glasses on. This (goddamn) 3D thing was a gimmick in the 1950’s, and it’s a poorly executed gimmick now. And one more thing: if the 3D manages to screw up the long-awaited HARRY POTTER finale, prepare for an Egypt-style riot.
FACT: It was a busy past weekend in Middle-earth; in an official press release, Warner Bros. and New Line announced that production had finally begun on THE HOBBIT. The release included a new Facebook page and official blog at http://www.thehobbitblog.com/. The blog includes some uber-geeky pics of Peter Jackson on the set of Bilbo’s hobbit-hole. On top of that, the Extended Editions of THE LORD OF THE RINGS in glorious Blu-ray will finally be released on June 28th.
OPINION: The geek world has got to be wet over the LOTR extended editions finally seeing a proper release. The theatrical Blu-rays, which many consider to be inferior versions of the film, rightfully received poor reviews thanks to a shitty transfer. THE HOBBI¬T finally getting underway is a huge chunk of good news considering the problems the project has endured over the past few years. The only disheartening aspect to it is that it’s being shot in (goddamn) 3D. Go away already.
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3D annoys the crap out of me. If I want to see shiz in 3D I'll look out the window and watch the idiots across the street, cus wow the entire effing universe is in 3D. If I want something to feel like it came out of the screen and almost hit me I'll have my girlfriend punch me in the face while I watch the Rocky serie, "aint so bad". Besides, I wear glasses as it is so those god dammed Ginormitron 3D glasses fall off all the time and scratch the fuck out of my normal glasses, not cool at all.
ReplyDeleteWith that being said, Hobbit, Yes, Rules. I will be watching it in 2D thank you.
Go away 3D
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I'm exciting they're making the goddamn hobbit! yeeee
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