As the Summer movie Season looms near with blockbusters applenty on the horizon for all age groups, we are going to have a decision to make. Should I see this movie in 2D or 3D?
Since this 3D craze started really going main stream around December of 2009, I have seen three movies in 3D; A Christmas Carol, Avatar, and Alice in Wonderland. I found the 3D effects in A Christmas Carol to be utterly distracting, unfufilling, and generally not worth the 50 dollars it cost me to take may family of four to see. And that was a matinée'. The same goes for Avatar and Alice in Wonderland.
It was after I purchased Avatar on BlueRay however that I decided it would be highly unlikely that I would ever fork over the extra cash to see another movie in 3D. Why? Because the 2D experience was so much better in my opinion. I wasn't distracted by random things flying out of the screen, and was able to focus on the movie and the incredible cinematography within the movie.
Now TV manufacturers are pushing the TV industry to produce more 3D content so that they can sell their in-home 3D televisions. I have to question any consumers willingness to sit on their couch with a pair of glasses on their face while they watch television. Does anyone really want to do that on a regular basis? Let's face it, most of us can't even keep tabs on where we stuck the remote. Now we have to make sure we no where are "special glasses" are?
Personally I hope this is one fad that never goes mainstream. Hollywood should get back to making great movies with great stories instead of feeding us the same mediocre crap and wrapping it in a nice 3D package just so they can squeeze another four dollars a ticket our of us.