Here is an excerpt of the first paragraph:
"3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood’s current crazy stampede toward it is suicidal. It adds nothing essential to the moviegoing experience. For some, it is an annoying distraction. For others, it creates nausea and headaches. It is driven largely to sell expensive projection equipment and add a $5 to $7.50 surcharge on already expensive movie tickets. Its image is noticeably darker than standard 2-D. It is unsuitable for grown-up films of any seriousness. It limits the freedom of directors to make films as they choose. For moviegoers in the PG-13 and R ranges, it only rarely provides an experience worth paying a premium for."
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Interesting. I have yet to see Avatar, but Jake and I went to see How to Train Your Dragon last week, and I thought it was pretty damn cool. It's really the first time I've seen the "new" 3D. The movie was a lot of fun as well - we both really enjoyed it!
Go f yourself Ebert.
I resent it when anyone makes a list of reasons of why I shouldn't like something that I like. It's like writing an article titled "Why I hate peanut butter cups and why you should too."
No one is forcing us to pay the surcharge. I saw Avatar 3D twice and thought it was amazing. I was underwhelmed with the 3D in Alice in Wonderland and I chose to see Clash of the Titans in 2D. I'm not going to rush out and see every movie that comes out in 3D but I like having the option.
You f yourself Johnny! (Whatever that's supposed to mean.)
Here's why you should hate peanut butter cups:
1. They're round. Apples and eggs and every single other food from nature, without exception, is round. Making food in different shapes besides stupid round is what sets us apart from the animals.
2. They make you thirsty. You could eat one and then maybe die of thirst right afterwards. You never know.
3. They come in orange wrappers, and orange is the worst color. That's why people usually think of Satan when they think of orange.
4. They come in a bunch of stupid variations. Why change the peanut butter cup? It's perfect how it is. I don't need this white chocolate crap.
5. They're totally delicious. In fact, I wish I had one right fucking now.
But seriously, Roger's being an old fuddy duddy, although I did think this was funny:
"When you look at a 2-D movie, it's already in 3-D as far as your mind is concerned. When you see Lawrence of Arabia growing from a speck as he rides toward you across the desert, are you thinking, 'Look how slowly he grows against the horizon' or 'I wish this were 3D?'"
I would kill a man for a peanut butter cup right now.
"They say he killed a man for a peanut butter cup"
I was that man.
I think ol fuddy has some valid points, however I like Johnny's too. Do I have to choose a side? :p
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