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[Dacvak]

3D movies are still a thing, barely, but it’s nothing like the explosion of 3D content in the early 2010s. Did you see any movies that were particularly good in 3D? (Aside from Avatar, which is only worth watching in 3D.)

I was actually pleasantly surprised by the 3D-ification of the original Lion King. It was the first (and only?) time I’ve seen hand-drawn cartoons in stereoscopic 3D, and it was a lot better than I expected. I even rewatched it in 3D recently, and it’s still great.

 

[YCoCg]

Wasn't Speed Racer meant to be THE best 3D movie experience?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I love 3D movies, I wish the format and Smart TVs with that technology return.

I had a 3D screen and I liked using the effect.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I love 3D movies, I wish the format and Smart TVs with that technology return.

I had a 3D screen and I liked using the effect.

I would love for glasses free 3D to be a thing in the future

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I would love for glasses free 3D to be a thing in the future

Like de Nintendo 3Ds!! .

Awesome

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I saw Disney's live action Alice in Wonderland, the first one of Tim Burton... And I loved the 3D there.

 

[BadBurger]

Oz the Great and Powerful was visually great in 3D in the theater. Unfortunately it was a very mid movie, as you can imagine, seeing as I haven't seen a single person even mention it online since it was in the theaters eleven years ago. If you have a VR headset that does 3D and can find it cheap (or better yet free) I'd recommend at least watching some of it for the 3D.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Like de Nintendo 3Ds!! .

Awesome

But where the viewing angle is much better. It would blur if you move your position. I mean 3D where it stays that way in any viewing position you are in

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

But where the viewing angle is much better. It would blur if you move your position. I mean 3D where it stays that way in any viewing position you are in

I'll keep my fingers crossed that this technology exists. I love 3D movies.

 

[Hrk69]

Avatar obviously

But Transformers Dark of the Moon blew me away too

 

[TransTrender]

But Transformers Dark of the Moon blew me away too

Yep
Absolutely this

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I'll keep my fingers crossed that this technology exists. I love 3D movies.

I mean it's already there but I would expect some advancements towards that area. Since the 3DS Glasses Free 3D is old tech now

 

[Hrk69]

Have any of you played games in 3D?

I always thought it was going to be the next big thing when I played Assassins Creed 3 that way

 

[Dr_Salt]

Ready Player 1 was pretty cool in 3D

 

[kunonabi]

I loved it in Coraline and the first Amazing Spider-Man.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Have any of you played games in 3D?

I always thought it was going to be the next big thing when I played Assassins Creed 3 that way

I think once it's not as cumbersome, it'll be popular in the future. Talking about 10 to 20 years in the future

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I mean it's already there but I would expect some advancements towards that area. Since the 3DS Glasses Free 3D is old tech now

Seriously, there are already 4k 3D screens?

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Seriously, there are already 4k 3D screens?

Glasses free?

 

[TransTrender]

Have any of you played games in 3D?

I always thought it was going to be the next big thing when I played Assassins Creed 3 that way

I loved it and it's a bummer it's relegated to only VR these days.
Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Killzone 3, and Super Stardust were fantastic.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Glasses free?

Yeah!!

 

[SirKicksalot]

Hugo, a shitty Scorsese movie, has the best 3D. It's fully used as a storytelling tool, not just for natural depth or eye candy.

Have any of you played games in 3D?

I always thought it was going to be the next big thing when I played Assassins Creed 3 that way

You could play anything in 3D on PC. Black Ops, Fallout 3, StarCraft 2, Metro 2033 were fantastic. Nvidia dropped driver support when the 3000 series launched but with minimal tinkering you can still enable it: https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/05/3d-fix-manager.html?m=1

 

[Halo is Back]

None. I have never watched a 3D movie and thought "wow, this really enhanced my viewing experience and was totally worth the extra money and hassle to wear 3D glasses."

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Hugo, a shitty Scorsese movie, has the best 3D. It's fully used as a storytelling tool, not just for natural depth or eye candy.

Hugo is Top 3 Scorsese for me

 

[willothedog]

Dredd is excellent in 3D.

 

[Dacvak]

Have any of you played games in 3D?

I always thought it was going to be the next big thing when I played Assassins Creed 3 that way

Hell yeah. I had a couple 3D PC monitors back in the day, and I used to play everything I could in 3D. It even gave me an advantage in some games, like Rocket League, since it helped with spatial positioning. I miss the tech.

Spoiler

and I won’t lie, I started this thread because I have these AR glasses and I’ve been watching movies with them lately, and I want to watch some 3D movies lol

 

[Billbofet]

Pacific Rim: I think the movie is just okay, but the 3d is fantastic. It nails the scale and environment perfectly.

Tron Legacy: I watch the disc and light cycle battle in my home theater at least once a year to remind me how awesome movies can be.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I remember feeling it was pretty cool in the first Avatar movie. the didn't over did it and instead made it kinda subtle. and Gravity, the Sandra Bullock space movie, was great in this too.

 

[nush]

3D Blu Rays, in my opinion.

The Martian
Dr Strange
Jurassic park
Finding Nemo
Avatar

 

[Putonahappyface]

Avatar was hands down the best 3D experience I've ever had, at the BFI IMAX in London.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Hugo is Top 3 Scorsese for me

One of my favorites too. The 4k uhd transfer is magnificent!

 

[Putonahappyface]

Hugo, a shitty Scorsese movie, has the best 3D. It's fully used as a storytelling tool, not just for natural depth or eye candy.

 

[drganon]

 

[Trogdor1123]

The remake of top gun had ok 3d but the context made it better.

 

[SJRB]

Pacific Rim was pretty neat in 3D.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Hugo is Top 3 Scorsese for me

Jugo??

 

[Big Baller]

3D movies and the 3DS were the worst.

 

[INC]

Watching 3d movies on a quest 3 is dope, just a pay to find and get working

 

[AJUMP23]

I thought 3D avatar was an excellent showcase of the technology. A bad movie though.

It isn’t what I am into though so I try to avoid 3D

 

[Zarak]

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was fucking amazing in 3D.

 

[Esca]

Prometheus was great, especially when they manage to turn on the the bridge in the engineers ship and see the solar system

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

This just shows that Jaws 2 was way ahead of it's time.

 

[Griffon]

Fury Road.

But then again, Fury Road is good in any format.

 

[Husky]

I loved it in Coraline

I'm gonna see that in 3D on Wednesday!

 

[jason10mm]

A lot of the recent (i.e. past 20 years or so) 3D films were made that way in post, with no real intent to film for it (the Pirahna films were a glorious exception . It made a lot of scenes look terrible like they were models or something. Avatar looked great but had little that exploited the medium (though I heard the 3D aspect boosted immersion and contributed to the 'avatar withdrawal'). Hobbit in 3d with that high frame rate looked atrocious.

80's 3D was more schlocky, lots of "reach out at you" thrills. The theme park 3D attractions like Terminator 3-D, Captain Eo, and Star Tours (was Hannah Barbera in 3D, I forget), were awesome as well.

 

[John Marston]

I saw Parasite back in 1982.
A lot of obvious gimmicky stuff but I remember a cool effect where the creature sticks on the ceiling then let's itself drop in our faces.
Also Demi Moore was in it

 

[Ophiuchus]

I was also pleasantly surprised by The Lion King in 3D. It was wild seeing hand-drawn animation pop out like that. Another movie that blew me away was Gravity. The 3D really enhanced the whole space experience. I still remember watching it and feeling like I was floating in space!

 

[Trilobit]

Non-ironically I must say Jurassic Park. They showed the original movie in 3D in my movie theater and it was gorgeous. It benefited from having the camera works style of the 90's which is less hysterical than later on. That made it easier to focus on the scenes and enjoy the depth. It's still my best 3D experience even if Avatar: WotW was stellar too.

 

[StueyDuck]

I mean... both avatar movies. Love em or hate em, they are the few movies actually designed with 3d in mind instead of just being slapped on in post

 

[Ballthyrm]

How to train your Dragon is Fantastic in 3D

Also Gravity, it add a lot of depth and the movie is already a roller coaster and it only adds to it.

The Adventures of Tintin was also Weta digital firing on all cylinders and they made multiple specific shot for 3D just like the Avatar movies

 

[Ophiuchus]

I was also pleasantly surprised by The Lion King in 3D. It was wild seeing hand-drawn animation pop out like that. Another movie that blew me away was Gravity. The 3D really enhanced the whole space experience. I still remember watching it and feeling like I was floating in space!