3-D or not 3-D?

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a fan of 3-D movies. But, first let me make it clear that it's not the movies themselves that I don't like; it's the push by the industry and the confusion by the public between special FX and story that annoys me. Let's take “Avatar” for example. In and of itself it’s an okay movie, nothing new, nothing really special, substandard story telling with cardboard acting and left wing agendas, IF you saw it in 2D. If you saw it in 3D then, look out! It’s better then “Titanic” (which isn’t saying much) and the world of Pandora (unique name by the way) is so real that retards…sorry, people were thinking of killing themselves. All because of 3D? Really? This is the confusion between special FX and story. Here’s a hint if you can’t tell the difference, if you say “you have to see it in 3D to get the full experience” then you’re confused, because no whether it’s 2D or 3D the story is still the same. Now, with “Alice in Wonderland” beating “Avatar”, which is really “Avatar’s” doing because the effect of its 3D was still fresh in people mind and so the thought “Alice” would be just like it, and with the blunt success of both films, studios are pushing this old fad hard. Here’s a list of upcoming 3D movies this year.

"Hubble": March 19

"How to Train Your Dragon": March 26

"Clash of the Titans": April 2

"Shrek Forever After": May 21

"Toy Story 3": June 18

"Despicable Me": July 9

"Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore": July 30

"Step Up": Aug. 6

"Piranha": Aug. 27

"Resident Evil: Afterlife": Sept. 10

"Legend of the Guardians": Sept. 24

"Alpha and Omega": Oct. 1

"Saw VII": Oct. 22

"Tangled": Nov. 12

"Megamind": Nov. 5

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows": Nov. 19

"Tron Legacy": Dec. 17

Notice anything? How about the fact that twelve of those films are for kids/families with eight being CG? Or that three of them are horror? Only two films can be counted out of that, “Hubble” which is made for Imax and “Clash of the Titans” which they turned 3D after they saw “Avatar” make it’s shit load of money. Now, the studios aren’t stupid. They know that pg and pg-13 films make more money and all of these films will bring in that said money, but does the 3D really make it bring in more money? Considering that one 3D ticket price is four to six dollars more then a 2D movie? No doubt about it. As far as horror goes, horror’s been using 3D since it first was created, (first 3D feature with stereophonic sound “House of Wax” 1953) so, no real surprise there. So, how do we stop them? 3D as it stands today is not the next step in film making, it is a gimmick and like all gimmicks it will run its due course and die, as it did in the 50’s and as it did in the 80’s. At that time we can put it right up on the shelf next to bats on a string and bullet time. That is, until the next generation when someone takes it down, blows the dust off and say “Hey, let’s try this again”.

-TuxedoKatsGeorge