I'm personally done paying extra for 3D. Gives me a headache and I can never see what's going on that well thanks to the reduction in brightness. Plus it just feels like nothing more than a gimmick. To each his own.
Originally Posted by Cassy_w
Then there is 3D, which I despise with every fiber of my being. 3D is typically too dark.
Originally Posted by Cassy_w
Then there is 3D, which I despise with every fiber of my being. 3D is typically too dark. Even the once great Ziegfeld Theater is now ruining their showings. Their 3D showings are so dark that I cannot see anything a third of the time and have stopped going. The last 3D movie I saw there was impossibly dark. On the way out dozens of people were saying, "This theater sucks' and "Why pay $17 if you can't see the ****ing picture?" yeah, why?!
Josh, I saw DIAL M FOR MURDER in 3D at the Film Forum. First of all, the screen was small. It was duel projection, so of course it will looked amazing. Most 3D theaters are not duel projection and because the screens are larger, there is not enough light. How can the Ziegfeld Theater show 3D via one projector on their massive screen? They can't! Not without making the picture as dim as a swamp at night.
Originally Posted by Cassy_w /forum/thread/279826/movies-in-3d/30#post_3815605
Originally Posted by Josh Steinberg
I could probably take my light meter, stand in front of the screen, measure the light output, go upstairs to the booth, adjust the settings on the projector, recheck the screen with the light meter, and have it fixed in ten minutes. I would volunteer to do this if it meant I'd get a better experience.)
Originally Posted by tbaio
Also, be sure to watch a movie which was shot in 3-D; not that post conversion crap (Priest, Pirates 4, etc). Good hunting.
Originally Posted by Josh Steinberg
Pirates 4 was indeed shot with 3D equipment - it was just shot very poorly!