So, about those 3D movies...

[ericadawn16]

If you've known me for a while, you know how I detest 3D movies. I do anything possible to see 2D and complain. This is based on my experiences at Disney and Universal where dueling projectors make for a very flashy, strobing miserable experience if I leave the glasses on too long.

I accepted this and that I should not see things in 3D.

Then, I went to Five Year Engagement yesterday to find out that the local theatre installed 3D so they were only showing Pirates: Band of Misfits in 3D but more importantly, they're only showing The Avengers in 3D.

I was pissed, numb and eventually, on the verge of tears. When I called my mom, she honestly thought I had gotten sick or something. Dammit, no screws with my enjoyment of Avengers!

When my mom arrived later, she still really wanted to see Pirates rather than waiting for Monday and having to drive a county or two away to see it in 2D. I decided if she was really willing to pay that much, I could do it like at Disney...taking the glasses on and off. Larry, the owner, also had the bright idea of giving me child sized glasses. I'm not being sarcastic. They were actually a lot more pleasurable than the over-sized ones that move around.

It turns out...3D was not as bad as I thought. Part of it was the better fitting glasses and part of it was a digital projection that was a lot smoother without all the flashing like Disney. I still couldn't wear the glasses the whole time but I could watch for much longer periods. I still think it's unfair though because I do still have to watch quite a bit of the film in blurriness when my glasses are off. Plus, not everyone can do 3D even with technological improvements and it's not fair.

So, I guess I'm seeing The Avengers in 3D later this week, more on that later...

The Five-Year Engagement

Judd Apatow, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Mindy Kaling and...woah, that was freaking Annie from Community, NEVER WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED HER EVER!!!
Yeah, of course, I'm going to see that and I'm not sorry. It was funny, but in a more quiet way and had a lot of drama to it. Still, I liked it. There was even a song that sounded almost like River Song in the lyrics but I'm sure I heard that wrong...IMDB doesn't have the songs up yet.

Avengers Trailer

I saw this twice, so not complaining. Ugh, I can't wait. The first time though...I found the Avengers equivalent of Liz screaming James' name when he's struck down in Pirates 3. I just knew as soon as I saw it and was like, Oh SHITTTTT!!!!!!!

Then, I saw the trailer in 3D.
WOAH
Like even my mom freaking gasped when Bruce Hulked out. It was even more amazing. You know how in the amusement park 3D films, they always have bubbles or jewels or something to make the audience feel like they have something close enough to touch?
The Avengers trailer was just like that BUT WITH HOT GUYS! HOT GUYS THAT SEEM CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH!
It was like one of the greatest things I have ever seen. I admit it, I tried to touch Coulson. My eyes tricked my brain that it was totally possible.
I did not succeed. :(

Naturally, none of the other 3D trailers lived up to this.

Pirates: Band of Misfits

This totally lived up to my expectations. The cast was brilliant; Hugh Grant, David Tennant and BILBO! Err, I mean, Martin Freeman but he shall forevermore be now known as Bilbo, that's how it works...he even wore a scarf.

My main complaint would be with Queen Victoria. It was more of an AU version of her. Actually, I almost immediately shipped her with Cutler Beckett...truly, they'd be perfect for one another unless they argued over who had the better map.

I also was occasionally disappointed because I would have the glasses off, spot some neat background and think it must be awesome so I'd put the glasses back on. Unfortunately, it wouldn't add in more details. I really think some of those backgrounds could have been so much better, oh well...

Jane Austen and John Merrick being BFFs! YES!

Comments

[ayaneva.livejournal.com]

The fact that I have to wear regular eyeglasses under the 3D glasses actually makes them fit quite snugly for me. It's like, "I HEARD YOU LIKE GLASSES, DAWG. SO I PUT GLASSES OVER YOUR GLASSES..."

Actually, I wonder if that isn't the reason for making the glasses so oversized? Because they have to fit everyone, even if the person has regular eyeglasses on already.

That's really my only complaint about 3D. The fact that I have to put glasses on over my glasses and it looks so silly. lol

[jaiden-s.livejournal.com]

Hot guys close enough to touch? Yes, please. :D

[hoperomantic.livejournal.com]

I hate 3D movies... they almost always make me ill, literally. I get headaches and nausea, so I totally get why you would be frustrated.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's exactly what happens if I leave them on too long so I keep putting them on and taking them off through the whole thing.

[hoperomantic.livejournal.com]

Yes. Do have that thing were certain newer TVs cause I similar effect? My brother says it has something to do with refresh rates or something like that I think he said.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Actually, the old analog tvs and computer monitors were really bad. I found out years later why my seizures were always while watching television or being on the computer. The old kind did produce the pictures in such a way that it was like a strobe affect but you weren't conscious of it. The new digital monitors and televisions have a smoother effect so I don't have problems with them. The old, analog types are also more likely to provoke migraines from the same reason.

[jedi-harkness.livejournal.com]

If the 3D effects in The Avengers will make it seem like I can reach out and touch those guys, it's well worth the extra $1.50! ;)

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Yep, I've had problems with car sickness on and off all my life. Sometimes, I'm fine and sometimes, especially if I'm reading...badness.

However, I was fine with 3D until I became epileptic. Then, I noticed it started making me sick. Not too long after that, I also noticed that video games could make me sick, too. I can't do any of the Space missions in the Star Wars: Battlefront games.

[imweirdlikethat.livejournal.com]

I think there is a company that makes special "2D glasses" that you can wear to 3D movies that normalizes the experience instead of making the images jump out at you.