3D, Ticket Prices, …

I hate 3D. In the real worlds it’s somewhat OK so you don’t crash into the car in front of you. But in the theatres it’s just a pointless rip-off of which I hope it’s going to die again – and soon.

Movies in Technicolor and with sound – that were revolutions in the theatres. The evolution of special effects from Ray Harryhausen to CGI – that’s what brought movies forward.

3D? Not so much. The horribly boring Avatar started a trend which just won’t stop so far. And what’s even worse is that ever more theatres fail to show the 2D version at all because it’s much easier to milk your customers with the 3D ticket prices.

Don’t get me wrong; despite my actual glasses I don’t have a problem to perceive the 3D effect. It’s just that in my eyes (no pun intended) no movie became any better with it than it would have been without it. Either the movie is good on its own or its not. It’s just that simple.

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