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3D movies are sadly still super popular. I couldn't find a single high quality streaming of Dune that wasn't 3D in the capital I live in.. It does seem like mos

by Tenoke 5y ago

3D movies are sadly still super popular. I couldn't find a single high quality streaming of Dune that wasn't 3D in the capital I live in.. It does seem like most people don't have problems wearing the glasses.

ekianjo 5y ago
> 3D movies are sadly still super popular. Wrong incentives at play. It's not that people want it, they force 3D movies on you and charge you for the glasses. Easy money.
- Tenoke 5y ago
  I don't know. After asking people around and checking online plenty of people seem to prefer 3D and allegedly it sells more seats when there are 3d viewings.
- atombender 5y ago
  I've seen many 3D movies in theaters, and they never charged extra for the glasses. Where are they doing this? It would only make sense if there was an option to bring your own, but that's not the case.
  - Tenoke 5y ago
    They charged me extra for Dune at least. 20 euro ticket + 2 euro for the glasses which you keep in Berlin. Last time before that I had been in Bulgaria a few years ago and there it was just part of the original ticket price. So I guess it matters per location but I think the profit margins on the glasses are tiny compared to on anything else in the Cinema anyway.
  - ekianjo 5y ago
    > Where are they doing this? In Japan, where I live, they do, and it's typically another 6-8 USD to shell out.
Kim_Bruning 5y ago
Why sadly? In my experience, 3D provides a whole extra dimension. (literally and figuratively). A surprising number of people can't see in 3D though. (For instance, I've met people who thought that autostereograms are some sort of trick gimmick). Is that the case for you perhaps?
- Tenoke 5y ago
  Perhaps. I do suspect I don't see it quite right. It adds some depth but the scenes with 3d look more off and sometimes approach a bit of blurriness for me.
- 4ad 5y ago
  Maybe, if the movie was shot in 3D and intended to be seen in 3D. Dune wasn't. I had the same problem as the grandparent. I wanted to see Dune in IMAX, 2D as the director intended, but everywhere I looked, and I looked at the neighbouring countries too, the IMAX screenings were all in fake 3D. I had to settle for 2D in non-IMAX screening, but at least I could find a screening in English and without German subtitles... Anyway, I dislike 3D cinema even when properly done. It only looks good at high framerate and with deep depth of field. I prefer my 24fps and shallow depth of field.

by Tenoke 5y ago

ekianjo 5y ago

> 3D movies are sadly still super popular. Wrong incentives at play. It's not that people want it, they force 3D movies on you and charge you for the glasses. Easy money.

Tenoke 5y ago
I don't know. After asking people around and checking online plenty of people seem to prefer 3D and allegedly it sells more seats when there are 3d viewings.
atombender 5y ago
I've seen many 3D movies in theaters, and they never charged extra for the glasses. Where are they doing this? It would only make sense if there was an option to bring your own, but that's not the case.
- Tenoke 5y ago
  They charged me extra for Dune at least. 20 euro ticket + 2 euro for the glasses which you keep in Berlin. Last time before that I had been in Bulgaria a few years ago and there it was just part of the original ticket price. So I guess it matters per location but I think the profit margins on the glasses are tiny compared to on anything else in the Cinema anyway.
- ekianjo 5y ago
  > Where are they doing this? In Japan, where I live, they do, and it's typically another 6-8 USD to shell out.

Kim_Bruning 5y ago

Why sadly? In my experience, 3D provides a whole extra dimension. (literally and figuratively). A surprising number of people can't see in 3D though. (For instance, I've met people who thought that autostereograms are some sort of trick gimmick). Is that the case for you perhaps?

Tenoke 5y ago
Perhaps. I do suspect I don't see it quite right. It adds some depth but the scenes with 3d look more off and sometimes approach a bit of blurriness for me.
4ad 5y ago
Maybe, if the movie was shot in 3D and intended to be seen in 3D. Dune wasn't. I had the same problem as the grandparent. I wanted to see Dune in IMAX, 2D as the director intended, but everywhere I looked, and I looked at the neighbouring countries too, the IMAX screenings were all in fake 3D. I had to settle for 2D in non-IMAX screening, but at least I could find a screening in English and without German subtitles... Anyway, I dislike 3D cinema even when properly done. It only looks good at high framerate and with deep depth of field. I prefer my 24fps and shallow depth of field.