Question about movie?????

[pattrose]

Has anyone seen John Carter? If so, would you tell me what you thought of it? Also,maybe you could give me a list of ten of your favorite sci-fi, action or fantasy movies for the last year or so. TIA. :)

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[briarwood.livejournal.com]

The problem with 3D is most of the people making 3D movies don't seem to understand the media. Cameron's Avatar was horrible - too much fast-camera work and not enough depth-of-field: technical issues that translate to migraine in those susceptible (ie me!). Others get carried away with how cool it is to chuck things at the audience.

The way most current 3D movies are made is they're filled in 2D and converted in post-production. So in many cases, the 3D doesn't really add much. But there are exceptions. Sanctum is the most obvious example - it's immersive 3D and I suspect wouldn't work nearly as well in 2D.

Ironically, the best 3D directors tend to be the ones making horror movies. My Bloody Valentine and Underworld: Awakening both did really well as 3D.

Judging from the trailer, the director of the new Spiderman movie does understand the media. I've seen the same trailer in both 2D and 3D and it actually looks like it was made for 3D, and done really well. Also there's a movie coming up that I really want to see in 3D: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. It sounds like a terrible movie, but the director is the man who directed Wanted. Wanted was also terrible, but when I came out of that movie my overwhelming impression was it *should* have been 3D. So I want to see how well he does it.