MONSTER HOUSE (also to be in 3-D) - Page 2

RolandL · 08-28-2006, 12:11 PM

Is there any way to screw up the 3-D depth when projecting this film? I saw it last night and there was very little if any 3-D depth in the presentation. Nothing came out of the screen. I have seen many 3-D films and this was pretty bad. You could watch the film without the glasses and for many scenes, it looked fine would no overlapping. The scenes with two images looked OK with the glasses but there was no depth.

Roland

Peter Apruzzese · 08-28-2006, 03:48 PM

Yes, you can screw it up when projecting film, but I thought "digital" meant it was always perfect?

Seriously, it sounds like they had a problem with the on-screen convergence and/or polarizers.

Steve Phillips · 08-31-2006, 01:30 PM

I doubt it was incorrectly projected.

The stereo base is obviously set lower than usual in this film (as was CHICKEN LITTLE). It's a lot like watching DIAL M FOR MURDER, which isn't as "deep" a 3-D experience as most other stereoscopic features.

I've heard this was done intentionally to minimize eyestrain in audiences; personally I could do with a bit more depth too, but I still found MONSTER HOUSE great fun in 3-D and far superior to the flat version.

Seth Paxton · 08-31-2006, 01:35 PM

I couldn't tell if it was just shallow at times or that I had simply adjusted to the effect, but I lost some of the depth sense by midway into the film. There weren't a lot of "3D moments" in the film to put it in your face anyway. However during the opening with the little girl riding her trike around the neighborhood the effect was very powerful.

BTW, this was my favorite animated film of the year so far. To me it had the most fleshed out and interesting characters in this year's crop. I think they managed to beat out Pixar and should have a legit shot at the Oscar this year even.

RolandL · 09-05-2006, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Phillips

I doubt it was incorrectly projected.

The stereo base is obviously set lower than usual in this film (as was CHICKEN LITTLE). It's a lot like watching DIAL M FOR MURDER, which isn't as "deep" a 3-D experience as most other stereoscopic features.

I've heard this was done intentionally to minimize eyestrain in audiences; personally I could do with a bit more depth too, but I still found MONSTER HOUSE great fun in 3-D and far superior to the flat version.

I saw DIAL M FOR MURDER at the Film Forum in New York years ago and it had a lot more depth than MONSTER HOUSE. CHICKEN LITTLE was between MONSTER HOUSE and DIAL M FOR MURDER as far as depth.

Have any of you seen THE ANT BULLY in 3-D? How is it?

Thanks,

Roland



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