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As for why 3D, I am convinced that the recent spat of 3D movies is a conspiracy between the studios and the TV manufacturers to push this whole 3D TV fad.
Except for 3D. It kind of forces certain shots and angles and it doesn't look as good in live action movies as it does in animation.
But hey, that's not some kind of artistic 5 hour long silent movie about an old lady feeding her cat as a metaphor of lesbian love, that's CONAN the BARBARIAN.
3D is really annoying. There's just a few movies out there that really pull it off, and the others are just a nuisance to watch. I wish they'd use it because it improves the movie rather then "because" and "we can charge more for it in the cinema".
I once asked if I could juse my old glasses from a previous movie and avoid the $5 3D fee, and I was told, "The glasses are free. You are paying for the 3D experience."
But that still doesn't deal with the fact that I'd rather see the movie in 2d, because it's better on the eyes.
Once heard someone come up with the idea to make 2d glasses for the movies, it shouldn't be too hard I think to make them, and they should technically work...
3D is really annoying. There's just a few movies out there that really pull it off, and the others are just a nuisance to watch. I wish they'd use it because it improves the movie rather then "because" and "we can charge more for it in the cinema".
Yeah. Most of the time I actually prefer NOT to see the 3D version of the movie. I was kind of pissed off when I wanted to see the latest Narnia movie and found out the theater nearby ONLY had it in 3D. It added absolutely nothing to the movie and the glasses are annoying as hell.
It's extremely rare that 3D effects are used to actually highten the story. I imagine the typical conversation goes like this:
"We haven't had anything jump out at the audience in almost 5 minutes. We need to fix that."
"It wouldn't make sense at this point in the story. We can work something in logically at about 8 minutes, if you insist."
"**** the story! Make something fly at the audience NOW or you're fired!"
*movie releases*
Me: "How did we go from 'Daddy, I missed you.' to a dragon fly-by in a movie about historical events?"
*credits role*
Dumb kids in audience: "That was cool! Did you see the way that dragon came down and burned up all of Custer's men? Hah! I bet he didn't see that coming."
I still don't see how 3D is going to do anything to make this a good movie. If the script sucks, the 3D effects aren't going to save the movie.
By the way, did anyone notice that this remake doesn't have Thulsa Doom? WTF?
3D glasses are irritating, especially for those of us who already wear glasses.
I just want to second this.
3d sucks. It sucked in the 80's it sucks even more now.
I kind of disagree. I think that in some movies, such as Avatar, that the 3D works very well because it is just part of the film. I think that where 3D suck is when the directors/writers feel that they have to do some "in your face" special effects just because the movie is 3D.
As for Conan... 3D seems like a gimick.
As for why 3D, I am convinced that the recent spat of 3D movies is a conspiracy between the studios and the TV manufacturers to push this whole 3D TV fad.
Yeah, I can see that to a point. As well as some colusion with the theatre chains to jack up tkt prices.
But a while back I read an article where they discussed how 3d actually cut down on the amount of piracy. That's why you see it done on so many of the action & animated movies.
Overall it's not actually aimed at making better movies, just harder to copy ones.
Is it working? I don't know.
The effect 3D has on me though? I avoid seeing the 3D versions of most things. Wich means I've largely switched wich local theatre I go to most.
And if something comes to my area only in the 3d format? Then I'll just skip it. I'll see the 2d version in a few months when it comes out on DVD/BluRay from NetFlix.... Or I'll wait even longer & eventually see it on one of umpteen cable channels that I'm already paying for.
But a while back I read an article where they discussed how 3d actually cut down on the amount of piracy. That's why you see it done on so many of the action & animated movies.
Overall it's not actually aimed at making better movies, just harder to copy ones.
Is it working? I don't know.
I higly doubt that has anything to do with why they are making 3D movies. If they wanted to cut down on the pirating of movies they wouldn't be making 2D versions of the movies that are released in theaters at the same time as the 3D version. It defeats the purpose. You may not be able to pirate the 3D effect, but you have the 2D version available in the screen next door.
I think it has more to do with charging more for a movie theater ticket. Most people don't know this, but the theaters make very little money off of the ticket sales. They make between about 10 to 25 cents... maybe a little more... from each ticket sold. The longer the movie is out in theaters, the more money that a theater can make from a ticket. That is also why they charge you so much for any food or drinks you buy in a theater.
Also, there is probably something to the whole "3D conspiracy between TV manufacturures and movie production companies." The studios get to make more money on each DVD that has a 3D feature, and it requires a 3D capable TV to see this.
3D can screw itself because I have no depth perception and my brain does not resolve the input from my eyes correctly. Hence the lack of depth perception. Basically my brain is like 'Screw you, left eye. I don't like you, I'm not listening to you' and mostly ignores the input from it. My right eye is fine, 20/20 actually. The left is like 20/100 and can't be improved by glasses more than an utterly insignificant amount. 3D will never be of any use to me.
So this new trend annoys me, sucks, and can go away.
Yeah, 3D effects aren't used to make a better movie, just to distract you from how bad the movie actually is. Everytime I see a ew movie coming out in 3D i automatically think "this is going to suck..."
I still don't see how 3D is going to do anything to make this a good movie. If the script sucks, the 3D effects aren't going to save the movie.
By the way, did anyone notice that this remake doesn't have Thulsa Doom? WTF?
Tron Lagacy did something interesting with the 3D: they pulled The Wizard of Oz. The "real world" sections of the movie were 2D, while the sections of the movie taking place in "the Grid" were 3D.
Honestly, a lot of the arguements I hear against 3D sound really interesting if you replace "3D" with "color" or "talky". Just sayin'.
As for Thulsa Doom, he was not originally a Conan villian. He was originally a villian from one of Howard's Kull the Conquerer stories.
Honestly, a lot of the arguements I hear against 3D sound really interesting if you replace "3D" with "color" or "talky". Just sayin'.
But those argument are not the correct ones.
The reason 3D films are bad is 3D doesn't add anything substantive to the experience (Avatar was, by far, the best application of 3D in cinema to date and I found it no more immersive or impressive than the normal 2D version), it isn't actually 3D but rather an illusion of parallax (relative movement of distinct 2D planes), by dint of the technology required the picture is invariably darker and murkier than 2D films, and 3D doesn't actually work correctly with the human optical focal length (trying to look "through" the screen "into" the film is more like looking at a Magic Eye picture than an actual object or dimensional space).
As to Conan, I've no problem with remaking it. Nostalgia aside the original film wasn't actually that great, and the sequel was pretty dire. Done well, and taking the material seriously (a la Lord of the Rings), I welcome, nay embrace, the idea of a new Conan reboot.
And all that said, I really don't care cuz the odds are very, very against me seein' it when it comes out.
Honestly, a lot of the arguements I hear against 3D sound really interesting if you replace "3D" with "color" or "talky". Just sayin'.
I wouldn't be surprised if the first color movies and talky movies used their respective words as a "look, we're new!" rather then a way to actually enhance the concept of the movies as well.
In a few years, moviemakers will probably learn to actually use 3d for something useful instead of as a gimmick. Then it'll become interesting, just like movies in color and with sound are now better then their silent/black-white counterparts. Unless of course someone actually bothers to use the idea of a movie not having sound or being in black and white (like Sin City) to enhance the movie...
Probably the best anti-3D argument I've ever hear was from my older bro. He has an eye problem that makes it pretty much impossible for him to perceive the false 3rd dimension, it even gives him a headache when he tries to watch 3D movies.
I'm betting the colorblind and the deaf had those same arguments years ago... I'm afraid your brother will just have to make due with the new technology and see if he can get some 2d glasses, or wait for the 2d version
No anything where I have to remove my glasses to put on diferent glasses that do not correct my vision sucks. 3d does nothing but give me a headache...
The non 3d version of avatar was awesome, I couldn't care less about 3d.
Have you tried putting the 3d glasses over your normal glasses? It's what I do, and I'm not bothered by it.
About colour: pretty much, yeah; that's the reason why Dorothy's slippers were ruby in the movie instead of original silver or why early colour cartoons looke like this one.
That's fantastic in terms of technique. Every single frame is hand-drawn. I can't imagine how much time that takes.
Don't forget handle bars. they are horrible. I have no arm. They are useless.
Damn straight! If they can't make a product that is equally usefull to me and everyone I know of, they should just shut up and go to hell.
Why do they make dentures? I mean, I have all of my teeth. Pointless.
Missed one: 3D movies are purely entertainment; dentures help surviving.
BTW., if you don't like remakes, apparently you can blame Lucas for this one as well: michaelcrichlow.deviantart.com/journal/3...
Missed one: 3D movies are purely entertainment; dentures help surviving.
Nah, the point was to further demonstrate the wrongheadedness of the 'but it doesn't work for me!' reasoning for hating something by going with a silly extreme. You don't need dentures to survive, either. People have been around a lot longer than dentures, you know. And now we have stuff like blenders.
(...)People have been around a lot longer than dentures, you know.
Yes; many of them died from teeth-related illnesses
That link said they are re-making ALIEN??? Wikileaks Task Force??? What a bucket of slop. Nothing like ruining the best movie ever made.
Alien isn't the best movie ever, Aliens is. And don't worry, they're not remaking it. Ridley Scott was working on a prequel but the latest buzz is instead now working that material into a new TV series unrelated to the Alien universe.
Besides, nothing could do more damage to the Alien legacy than Alien 3, Alien Ressurection, and the AvP films.
As for why 3D, I am convinced that the recent spat of 3D movies is a conspiracy between the studios and the TV manufacturers to push this whole 3D TV fad.
Except for 3D. It kind of forces certain shots and angles and it doesn't look as good in live action movies as it does in animation.
But hey, that's not some kind of artistic 5 hour long silent movie about an old lady feeding her cat as a metaphor of lesbian love, that's CONAN the BARBARIAN.
3D is really annoying. There's just a few movies out there that really pull it off, and the others are just a nuisance to watch. I wish they'd use it because it improves the movie rather then "because" and "we can charge more for it in the cinema".
I once asked if I could juse my old glasses from a previous movie and avoid the $5 3D fee, and I was told, "The glasses are free. You are paying for the 3D experience."
But that still doesn't deal with the fact that I'd rather see the movie in 2d, because it's better on the eyes.
Once heard someone come up with the idea to make 2d glasses for the movies, it shouldn't be too hard I think to make them, and they should technically work...
3D is really annoying. There's just a few movies out there that really pull it off, and the others are just a nuisance to watch. I wish they'd use it because it improves the movie rather then "because" and "we can charge more for it in the cinema".
Yeah. Most of the time I actually prefer NOT to see the 3D version of the movie. I was kind of pissed off when I wanted to see the latest Narnia movie and found out the theater nearby ONLY had it in 3D. It added absolutely nothing to the movie and the glasses are annoying as hell.
It's extremely rare that 3D effects are used to actually highten the story. I imagine the typical conversation goes like this:
"We haven't had anything jump out at the audience in almost 5 minutes. We need to fix that."
"It wouldn't make sense at this point in the story. We can work something in logically at about 8 minutes, if you insist."
"**** the story! Make something fly at the audience NOW or you're fired!"
*movie releases*
Me: "How did we go from 'Daddy, I missed you.' to a dragon fly-by in a movie about historical events?"
*credits role*
Dumb kids in audience: "That was cool! Did you see the way that dragon came down and burned up all of Custer's men? Hah! I bet he didn't see that coming."
I still don't see how 3D is going to do anything to make this a good movie. If the script sucks, the 3D effects aren't going to save the movie.
By the way, did anyone notice that this remake doesn't have Thulsa Doom? WTF?
3D glasses are irritating, especially for those of us who already wear glasses.
I just want to second this.
3d sucks. It sucked in the 80's it sucks even more now.
I kind of disagree. I think that in some movies, such as Avatar, that the 3D works very well because it is just part of the film. I think that where 3D suck is when the directors/writers feel that they have to do some "in your face" special effects just because the movie is 3D.
As for Conan... 3D seems like a gimick.
As for why 3D, I am convinced that the recent spat of 3D movies is a conspiracy between the studios and the TV manufacturers to push this whole 3D TV fad.
Yeah, I can see that to a point. As well as some colusion with the theatre chains to jack up tkt prices.
But a while back I read an article where they discussed how 3d actually cut down on the amount of piracy. That's why you see it done on so many of the action & animated movies.
Overall it's not actually aimed at making better movies, just harder to copy ones.
Is it working? I don't know.
The effect 3D has on me though? I avoid seeing the 3D versions of most things. Wich means I've largely switched wich local theatre I go to most.
And if something comes to my area only in the 3d format? Then I'll just skip it. I'll see the 2d version in a few months when it comes out on DVD/BluRay from NetFlix.... Or I'll wait even longer & eventually see it on one of umpteen cable channels that I'm already paying for.
But a while back I read an article where they discussed how 3d actually cut down on the amount of piracy. That's why you see it done on so many of the action & animated movies.
Overall it's not actually aimed at making better movies, just harder to copy ones.
Is it working? I don't know.
I higly doubt that has anything to do with why they are making 3D movies. If they wanted to cut down on the pirating of movies they wouldn't be making 2D versions of the movies that are released in theaters at the same time as the 3D version. It defeats the purpose. You may not be able to pirate the 3D effect, but you have the 2D version available in the screen next door.
I think it has more to do with charging more for a movie theater ticket. Most people don't know this, but the theaters make very little money off of the ticket sales. They make between about 10 to 25 cents... maybe a little more... from each ticket sold. The longer the movie is out in theaters, the more money that a theater can make from a ticket. That is also why they charge you so much for any food or drinks you buy in a theater.
Also, there is probably something to the whole "3D conspiracy between TV manufacturures and movie production companies." The studios get to make more money on each DVD that has a 3D feature, and it requires a 3D capable TV to see this.
3D can screw itself because I have no depth perception and my brain does not resolve the input from my eyes correctly. Hence the lack of depth perception. Basically my brain is like 'Screw you, left eye. I don't like you, I'm not listening to you' and mostly ignores the input from it. My right eye is fine, 20/20 actually. The left is like 20/100 and can't be improved by glasses more than an utterly insignificant amount. 3D will never be of any use to me.
So this new trend annoys me, sucks, and can go away.
Yeah, 3D effects aren't used to make a better movie, just to distract you from how bad the movie actually is. Everytime I see a ew movie coming out in 3D i automatically think "this is going to suck..."
I still don't see how 3D is going to do anything to make this a good movie. If the script sucks, the 3D effects aren't going to save the movie.
By the way, did anyone notice that this remake doesn't have Thulsa Doom? WTF?
Tron Lagacy did something interesting with the 3D: they pulled The Wizard of Oz. The "real world" sections of the movie were 2D, while the sections of the movie taking place in "the Grid" were 3D.
Honestly, a lot of the arguements I hear against 3D sound really interesting if you replace "3D" with "color" or "talky". Just sayin'.
As for Thulsa Doom, he was not originally a Conan villian. He was originally a villian from one of Howard's Kull the Conquerer stories.
Honestly, a lot of the arguements I hear against 3D sound really interesting if you replace "3D" with "color" or "talky". Just sayin'.
But those argument are not the correct ones.
The reason 3D films are bad is 3D doesn't add anything substantive to the experience (Avatar was, by far, the best application of 3D in cinema to date and I found it no more immersive or impressive than the normal 2D version), it isn't actually 3D but rather an illusion of parallax (relative movement of distinct 2D planes), by dint of the technology required the picture is invariably darker and murkier than 2D films, and 3D doesn't actually work correctly with the human optical focal length (trying to look "through" the screen "into" the film is more like looking at a Magic Eye picture than an actual object or dimensional space).
As to Conan, I've no problem with remaking it. Nostalgia aside the original film wasn't actually that great, and the sequel was pretty dire. Done well, and taking the material seriously (a la Lord of the Rings), I welcome, nay embrace, the idea of a new Conan reboot.
And all that said, I really don't care cuz the odds are very, very against me seein' it when it comes out.
Honestly, a lot of the arguements I hear against 3D sound really interesting if you replace "3D" with "color" or "talky". Just sayin'.
I wouldn't be surprised if the first color movies and talky movies used their respective words as a "look, we're new!" rather then a way to actually enhance the concept of the movies as well.
In a few years, moviemakers will probably learn to actually use 3d for something useful instead of as a gimmick. Then it'll become interesting, just like movies in color and with sound are now better then their silent/black-white counterparts. Unless of course someone actually bothers to use the idea of a movie not having sound or being in black and white (like Sin City) to enhance the movie...
Probably the best anti-3D argument I've ever hear was from my older bro. He has an eye problem that makes it pretty much impossible for him to perceive the false 3rd dimension, it even gives him a headache when he tries to watch 3D movies.
I'm betting the colorblind and the deaf had those same arguments years ago... I'm afraid your brother will just have to make due with the new technology and see if he can get some 2d glasses, or wait for the 2d version
No anything where I have to remove my glasses to put on diferent glasses that do not correct my vision sucks. 3d does nothing but give me a headache...
The non 3d version of avatar was awesome, I couldn't care less about 3d.
Have you tried putting the 3d glasses over your normal glasses? It's what I do, and I'm not bothered by it.
About colour: pretty much, yeah; that's the reason why Dorothy's slippers were ruby in the movie instead of original silver or why early colour cartoons looke like this one.
That's fantastic in terms of technique. Every single frame is hand-drawn. I can't imagine how much time that takes.
Don't forget handle bars. they are horrible. I have no arm. They are useless.
Damn straight! If they can't make a product that is equally usefull to me and everyone I know of, they should just shut up and go to hell.
Why do they make dentures? I mean, I have all of my teeth. Pointless.
Missed one: 3D movies are purely entertainment; dentures help surviving.
BTW., if you don't like remakes, apparently you can blame Lucas for this one as well: michaelcrichlow.deviantart.com/journal/3...
Missed one: 3D movies are purely entertainment; dentures help surviving.
Nah, the point was to further demonstrate the wrongheadedness of the 'but it doesn't work for me!' reasoning for hating something by going with a silly extreme. You don't need dentures to survive, either. People have been around a lot longer than dentures, you know. And now we have stuff like blenders.
(...)People have been around a lot longer than dentures, you know.
Yes; many of them died from teeth-related illnesses
That link said they are re-making ALIEN??? Wikileaks Task Force??? What a bucket of slop. Nothing like ruining the best movie ever made.
Alien isn't the best movie ever, Aliens is. And don't worry, they're not remaking it. Ridley Scott was working on a prequel but the latest buzz is instead now working that material into a new TV series unrelated to the Alien universe.
Besides, nothing could do more damage to the Alien legacy than Alien 3, Alien Ressurection, and the AvP films.