What's your vote? And, of course, add your reasons if you would like!
I thinking of surprising Bubba with tickets. He loves sci-fi and Sigourney Weaver.
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What's your vote? And, of course, add your reasons if you would like!
I thinking of surprising Bubba with tickets. He loves sci-fi and Sigourney Weaver.
3D is our plan. It's at the IMAX here. I can't wait! And Lise just raved about seeing it in 3D, so that just confirmed it. It looks pretty gorgeous. I'm such a sci fi weenie.
What you takin' for that cold? That was so fast, my head is still spinning!
Shucks, that just means my lazy butt was right here at the computer when you posted, instead of doing any number of more virtuous things. :p
I saw the movie in 3-D. My opinion? Move over, George Lucas, there is a new boy in town - James Cameron. It was fantastic. Go see it. Now. :D
If you see it in 3D do you have to wear the funky glasses?
We're going on Christmas night, as is our tradition.
Karen
I haven't seen it yet, but from everything I'm hearing, IMAX is way better than the regular 3-D.
Tucker, not sure how long it's been since you've seen a 3D movie, but the way they do it now is with polarization, not red/blue. So yeah, you do have to wear glasses, but most theaters have reusable ones that fit like funky sunglasses (supposedly sanitized after each use, but not a bad idea to bring sanitizing wipes...).
3D only works if you have two eyes in focus.... :(
That's fabulous if you have an IMAX near you.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Last time I saw a 3D, it was red/blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
I haven't answered the poll because we were debating this very thing this past weekend ourselves. I'll be curious to see what the consensus is!
Personally, I'm leaning away from 3D because it always gives me a nasty headache. I've only experienced it in short flicks at theme parks and such, but I can't imagine how a full length feature film will affect me. Perhaps this is why?...
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Originally Posted by Biciclista
Is this true for the new 3D stuff as well (the non-red/blue)?
Edited to add: YES, I just did the research and apparently it does matter. That explains the headaches. I can see 3D - it's just difficult for me. Since there is NO WAY I'm going to bother correcting my distance vision at this late in the game, I guess I'll be seeing Avatar in regular!
I've seen that it's PG-13, but I'm not sure what that means. Graphic sex scenes? Violence? Language? I'd like to take my 11-year-old daughter because she loves fantasy stuff, but I don't want to take her to something inappropriate.
I also want to go see Sherlock Holmes, but just the commercials for that seem a bit inappropriate to me (the scene of him tied up in bed with a pillow in front of him) -- DD was embarrassed to see that in the previews at New Moon.
Roxy
The poll needs another option.
Wait for the DVD.
I know, I know it's probably really cool and all that, but I've got a really nice home theater, can watch movies in my jammies, in HD on the large flat screen, and am not captive to commercials while waiting for the main feature. I really get bent out of shape paying good money and being subjected to advertising.
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I think the last movie I saw in 3D might have been "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson. :D
So yeah, it's been a long time.
My bf really wants to see this in the theater in 3D though. So we probably will.
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Originally Posted by channlluv
I have absolutely no interest in seeing Avatar, but the Washington Post reviewer that I heard on the radio the other day said that the PG-13 rating was due to a graphic violent fight, not nudity or language.
Normally, I'd totally agree with you because, for one thing, I make better popcorn, but:Quote:
Originally Posted by Irulan
1) there are some movies which need the big screen. For instance, to this day, I regret not seeing "Dancing with Wolves" on the big screen. Big Sky Country requires a big screen. The spacecraft in the first Star Wars produces such low Hertz and is so big, it absolutely needs to fly "over your head" for maximum effect.
2) Date night: I think Bill and I went to a movie theater maybe twice in 20-some years. In the couple of years since we moved here, we've gone to the movies a couple of times and it's been fun. Just a new change of pace for us.
3) Respite from the heat during a mtb vacation: If you have to be in southern Utah in the summer, go ride at 6 am, take a shower and then go to the movies.
4) And lastly, if you do want to see it in 3D, you have to go to the theater (unless you're Donald Trump, maybe).
So true. With only one good eye, I'm not sure the 3D will do much for me. But I'm still interested in seeing the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
We saw it today and the whole movie is one huge special effect and is amazing! The 3-D was really good and the glasses aren't like they used to be. No more red and blue lenses. The story line reminded me of "Dances with Wolves" and it was good, but the 3-D effects were better.
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
My dilemma is that I really don't want to go see it at all (I'll get it from Red Box sometime). I'm sure it's wonderful, but it's not my favorite kind of movie. But I'm always out voted on the annual Christmas night trip to the movies (since the youngest son has been old enough to see decent movies). No one would want to go see Nine or the one with Meryl Streep and Steve Martin. I have to give in every year, and usually I'm ok with it, but it's really going to grate on me if I have to wear community glasses.
Karen
DH and I are thinking of going to see it next week when we're off from work. I've been wondering though- what's the difference between Imax 3D, Imax Dome, and RealD 3D? Which would be best?
Can I change my vote? I saw it last night. DEFINITELY see it in IMAX. It was a long drive for us, and it was TOTALLY worth it. The only thing I can compare it to is when Star Wars came out, people who had the time and money would drive that far to go see it in digital surround sound. Same idea... on a whole 'nother level. This is really the first 21st century movie.
Re: the rating - mostly the anti-war/anti-imperialist theme, I think. There's intense violence but very little blood; evidence of injury is mostly shown after the wounds have healed. The aliens are scantily clad humanoids, but you never see anything resembling genitalia (human or alien), and only the occasional hint of a nipple. There's one love scene that never shows anything beyond embracing. I think a mature 11-year-old could deal with the themes, but to me it's definitely a movie where "PG" is really the appropriate rating - use your judgment of your daughter's maturity.
The glasses are sent away and sanitized and repackaged. They come sealed in individual plastic bags. Completely safe and sanitized. No cootie worries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
If you have ever had a medical procedure including a pap smear, or been to a dentist, their stuff is clean and gets crammed in much more disgusting places than a pair of sanitized glasses will ever go.
For what it is worth, I do not like Science Fiction - it is never a book choice of mine - and yet I loved the movie.
I saw it in 3D and it was AWESOME!!
It would still be awesome in regular but it did have some specialness in 3D that I enjoyed. I dont usually splurge for it but I wanted the experience so... :)
Depends on the theater. Where we saw it, the glasses are wiped off by a theater employee after each show. (And definitely not autoclaved anywhere, unlike the medical equipment you reference. ;))Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
Just bring some alcohol gel and a tissue (or swipe a hank of TP and use the alcohol gel we're all carrying with us these days anyway :p).
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Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Well in that case, ew!
Glasses in mine came individually wrapped and there was a bin to put them in for recycling.
My sister saw it last night in Imax 3D and she LOVED IT!!!
Oh wow. I just saw Avatar and I LOVED it! Kind of funny, actually, because though I'm a sci-fi/fantasy gal through and through I don't usually get all het up about special effects because I never think they can really stand up to what my imagination can produce. So I usually want my movies to have substance and a plot more than just visual beauty. But this has a pretty thin plot, but is a visual joy to watch. The flight scenes literally had me in tears.
Oh, and my 12 yr. old saw it. It's a long movie and pretty intense, and a lot of destruction and sadness. I didn't find the graphic fighting disturbing though.
I get really depressed by any kind of violence. I did not like Sherlock homes at all. My teenagers have to screen movies for me. I'm 48 and an 18 year old has to tell me if a movie is suitable for me.
Another question- will those 3-d glasses fit over my eyewear prescription? I have been wanting to see Avatar.
I think the 3D glasses will fit over regular glass - they're sort of the 1950's big black frame glasses. If you saw "Up" or anything from the 1950's or 1960's with a scientist in it - those are the type of glasses. I just saved mine from "Up" and tucked them in my purse. Figured I'd need them again.
Just back from the movie. I had the three options - IMAX, 3D, or regular. I didn't realize that IMAX was 3D. If I see it again in the theater, I'll see it there. I chose the 3D option, and skipped my normal popcorn and soda. Thoroughly enjoyed it. My brain got fooled on the 3D with the bugs and the ash - both I swear were closer than on the screen. Really cool graphics!
My first preference would be for digital, non-3D.
My second would be for RealD 3D. I can't do red/blue 3D because I don't have stereo vision (so I get some of the combined image and a lot of ghosting - a big headache), but the RealD wasn't bad - there were several cool effects, sort of like snow falling, and some good depth of field stuff like being in the trees and seeing what was in front and what was behind. My husband saw more features than I did, so YMMV. For about the next 24 hours, my eyes and brain were definitely fighting with each other, reading was fairly difficult.
My third would be for old-school film.
For most movies, I would skip the 3D, but Avatar is one of those movies that looks good digital. It's too bad the RealD 3D took away from some of the crispness of digital, which is what I was really hoping for, but it was better than film.
What kind of glasses does the IMAX 3D use? The realD ones looked identical on both of the lenses and the screen looked fuzzy, so there's some kind of magic but it seems to be in making it fuzzy to clear not combining colors or anything. The RealD screen is angled and wider, but not tall like IMAX. Maybe the tall screen is the only difference? (I'm not going to pay $11 to find out ;))Quote:
Originally Posted by bmccasland
I forgot to mention that supposedly it works best farther back, and the glasses DO fit over your regular glasses (my husband wears glasses).
OH. My eyes are totally dazzled. We saw it in the Pacific Science Center's IMAX theatre, 3D. Amazing.
I have the same problem. The violence in Holmes had the same effect on me, too. It seemed like an entire MMA fight through the whole movie. I liked the plot, but not the gross things always portrayed about Victorian England (dead rats). I did like the way Holmes was portrayed as some kind of eccentric super-genius, except with social skills. I wouldn't see it again, even on DVD, because of the fight scenes. I quite often had to hide my eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by beccaB
Karen
Both IMAX and regular 3d are done with light polarization, but they were giving out different glasses where we saw it. I don't know what the difference was - possibly the IMAX glasses are bigger? Anyway either kind fits over regular glasses. We sat way up front (only seats left) and it was great.Quote:
I forgot to mention that supposedly it works best farther back, and the glasses DO fit over your regular glasses (my husband wears glasses).
We saw it in the RealD 3d - absolutely amazing. We may need to see it in the IMAX before it leaves. What an incredible film.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
Today's NYT has a story about 3D glasses. Saw it in print this a.m. & too tired to link...
We saw it in 3DImax and loved it! Great movie I thought!
I guess I'm in the minority.....it was OK, saw it in Real 3D, and have the headache to prove it. It was a very pretty film, without much of an original story. But then, maybe there aren't any original stories out there anymore?
:o
I think it was meant to be an archetypal story, a common legend/theme sort of thing. Although as a long time sci fi weenie, I think there ARE still original stories out there. This just wasn't intended to be one of them.