Quote Originally Posted by RGA
I have been dissapointed by every 3D film I've seen. Avatar was a badly written badly acted spectacle and nowhere near the impact on the film industry that Star Wars possessed. Big deal - Disney animated characters alongside humans - seen that in that "Who framed Roger Rabbit movie. Adding 3D may be interesting but it still looks like one screen is sitting in front of another screen - you always know you are looking at a 3D screen and not actually a seamless 3 dimensional image. The recommendation to me was to see Clash of the Titans in 2d because it actually looks better with a brighter more vibrant image. That movie was idiotic so no amount of visual trickery was going to save that boring mess. Too bad because it had a terrific cast.
I liked Avatar, Night Before Christmas, and Alice in Wonderland. Clash of the titans I knew was going to be a bomb, but it made Warner a bit of change, as people came to see it as well - no matter how bad it was.

The Hollywood movie industry is about making "thrill ride" brain dead movies and I see nothing wrong with making them 3D if the idea is to enhance the ride. Roger Ebert is correct on his points about "art films" but the majority is the majority and the majority prefers Transformers and G.I. Joe and Avatar to the likes of Citizen Kane. People can't be expected to imagine and interpret anything - it has to be 100% immersive. The ability to suspend disbelief is disappearing along with attention spans.
You cannot stir all of Hollywood in one pot, just like you cannot stir all audio companies in one pot. Hollywood makes all kinds of movies, you may not like any of them, but you cannot just put Hollywood in one generic pot. From our surveys taken outside of theaters, moviegoers don't want to think hard when going to the movies, they want to be entertained and escape the troubles of this world. That is the bottom line, and the studios are giving the public just what they asked for. When a really good movie with a good story line comes out, the public does not support that movie. Precious was one of those movies. The problem with this movie is that it is too much like real life - the very thing that people are trying to escape from for 90-220 minutes. There is a place for Citizen Kane like movies, it is called the art house. They are folding up big time because nobody is going to see high art films. It doesn't make people stupid, they have other desires right now, and it isn't high art. Attention spans are short, but that does not mean people are dumb. The like the stimulation and entertainment that current box office movies have, and they are willing to pay for it.

Hollywood is no worse than Wilson Audio, Goldmund, MB, Genesis Audio, or any other high end brands selling overpriced speakers to willing customers. If folks don't like the price, they can walk - it is just that easy.

But like anything - no one forces you to buy it - if you like it buy it if you don't don't. When 3D becomes a bigger seller chances are the regular non 3D flat screens will have a huge price drop. So if you're not into 3D just wait a little while and you'll be able to get those 52-60inch top of the line LCD and plasma for $500-$600 while everyone dumps their tv's for 3D. Which of course will be great for the environment but...
I do not think anyone is going to dump their 2D televisions just for a 3D one. And the top of the line televisions extending all the way down to the middle of the line televisions will have 3D as part of their feature set in the future. When folks current television goes on the fritz, it is likely their next one will have 3D built in, as it won't be a big deal like HD isn't anymore.

3D television is no more a novelty as tube or SET amps are. A layman could look at tube and SET amps and say the exact same thing as you say about 3D television or movies.

The funny thing to me is that all of these same comments were made when sound came to movies, when color came to movies, when ultra-wide screens came to theaters, and when 5.1 sound came to theaters. Each introduction of a new theatrical concept is met with doubts, comments of gimmicktry, and so on and so forth.