Ok, so at first this whole 3D thing was wonderful – a new way to make the aged cinema experience exciting once again. And not that it didn’t do that, it also did a couple of other things too. Firstly, it bumped up the price of a cinema ticket in two ways. It gave the cinemas an excuse to charge more for the special screens and equipment whilst adding pennies for the use of those oh-so-flattering 3D glasses. Then, it meant everybody had to wear these glasses. Annoyingly big and unsightly, the glasses don’t exactly scream stylish. Obviously, this might only be an issue for those silly enough to choose a 3D film as a good place to take a date. But then again if you’re lucky enough to be able to pull off the glasses, surely you’re a keeper. But it’s not just how they look, it’s how they itch. And man, that’s one big headache afterwards.
And god knows how people with actual glasses are managing.
Then there’s the problem of watching it when it comes out on DVD. I recently bought My Bloody Valentine on DVD. It did come with 3D glasses – but the flimsy paper ones that were used when they first brought 3D films out. I was really looking forward to seeing it in 3D because I remembered watching it at the cinema and being impressed with sharp axes and bloody body parts flying out at me. That’s why I bought the DVD – because I mistakenly thought I could watch a 3D film at home. Unfortunately I was wrong. The glasses gave me a headache and it was difficult to watch with them on, the lighting was all weird. The only good thing about the DVD was that it had the non-3D version on the other side of the CD, otherwise I wouldn’t even be able to watch my own DVD.
I just don’t know if 3D films are worth the extra hassle.
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