Madness in 3D
Everyone not living in a cave the last couple of months has seen or at least heard of Avatar. Compared to this avalanche of attention, Hollywood’s previously 3D efforts amount only to flirtation. Avatar ushered in a bended knee proposal and now it looks like Clash of the Titans will officiate the marriage. 3D conversion madness has begun. Yes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows probably will convert well but the question is what next?
Slated for original release in March, COTT’s debut has now been pushed back to April 2. As a fan anxiously awaiting this one, I am not truly happy about that. Then again, no one asked my opinion. (Perhaps I wasn’t home and just missed the call.) Anyway, the runaway box-office receipts from Avatar seem to have inspired sending the epic Gods vs. Man vs. monsters extravaganza back to the editing room. According to the Regal cinema lobby poster, COTT will also be shown in 2D. What does that footnote really suggest? A couple of the scenes in Avatar were only in 2D so does this indicate a shift back and forth? Will we be dizzy? Are there two versions?
I must confess that I am not an obsessive fan of 3D. IMAX intrigues me as much as the next person and now and then an hour’s drive is worth the experience. However, I really don’t want everything to zoom and pop right in front of my eyeballs. Maybe I am just old fashioned and I’m slow in getting with the groove here. I don’t always catch up to the masses. Case in point: I do not own an iPhone, barely know how to work a Blackberry, and cannot name all the characters from Star Trek. So I personally do not root for everything, just everything, to be remastered in 3D.
These next two 3D releases could be cinematic tealeaves. Perhaps all fantasy movies will follow this same path. Since I am on the fence as to whether or not this is a good thing, I’ll try to withhold my judgment until I’ve seen the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans. One thing is certain, flying dragons are tie breakers.
~Peace. Tina
