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3D: The “D” Stands for “Dumb Idea”
January 28th, 2010 |Posted In: A Word From My Mind, Blog Content
So, I finally saw Avatar. And I have to say, for a movie that was supposed to be so technically awesome, in it’s presentation it fell kind of flat for me(is there a pun in that because it’s 3D?).
First, a disclaimer. Aside from the T2 ride at MGM Studios, this was my first experience with a 3D film. Based on this experience I am unlikely to ever watch anything 3D movie again.
In my entire life.
Even with a gun to my head.
Even if you paid me a million dollars.
Okay, maybe if you paid me a million dollars. But it would have to be paid up front and in cash.
I don’t know if it was the projector or maybe I had unreasonably high expectations because everyone has raved about the way the film looks in 3D, but I thought it sucked. There was nothing that I saw that required this movie to be 3D. In fact, I found the poor 3D experience and the stupid 3D glasses so distracting I’m not sure how I feel about the film.
I think I might have liked the film. It certainly sounded like something I would have liked, having now heard the film three separate times(once during a view of It’s Complicated, once during a viewing of Did You Hear About the Morgans? And once during Avatar itself. Dang, they cranked up the volume on this film). And maybe had I seen it on a regular theater screen I could given you a better review. But I’m sorry, I cannot get past how much the 3D sucked. Sorry.
All I heard about was how James Cameron built all this new technology, designed this great film specifically for 3D and when I get to actually see it, it’s an underwhelming “meh.”
There was a scene at the beginning of the film where everyone’s waking up from their space voyage and floating around in zero gravity. It was a scene that I think would have looked pretty awesome if I could have actually seen it!
At some point in time I will watch Avatar again. And I will watch it on a regular screen and, hopefully, at that point I will be able to give an honest review of it.
All that being said. I did like it better than Aliens and the first two Terminator movies.
