I remember anxiously waiting in front of the TV with my dad playing with the fine tuning and my sister and I eagerly bouncing in our chairs to watch 3d movies on tv. Most of you wont get what I am talking about, but back in the day it was quite the rage threatening to replace PacMania and the long forgotten HulaHoop crazy. (We were the next generation still playing with Rubic’s Cubes)
People flocked to theatres to see Jaws in 3D and 3D movies have been a staple for theme parks around the world for years since. But it seems now that 3D is back in style in a big way and well on its way to revolutionizing the way we watch movies.
At least 5,000 3-D systems expected to be in place by 2009. DreamWorks Animation’s Jeffrey Katzenberg expects there to be 12 to 18 3D feature films by 2010. 3-D is clearly the future of cinema, at least for the near future.
On that list I have compiled the ones I think I would actually want to see in 3D:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
James Cameron’s Avatar
How to Train Your Dragon My Kids read this book series
Shrek Goes Fourth
Master Mind This one sounds a little like Mystery Men
There is also some talk about James Cameron taking on Battle Angel and rumours about Lucas going 3D with Star Wars and re-releasing them (we knew he would find a way to re-release a new version sooner or later)
Do you think 3D is just another sales gimmick? Or is this a valid next gen format for theater patrons?
Visit Slashfilm to see the full list of features slated to come out in 3D in the next few years.
