I've only seen one movie recently (that I saw in 2-D actually) that I walked out of wishing that I'd gotten to see it in 3-D. One. And only because I enjoyed the movie enough that I wanted to see it from a different perspective again. There's really no need for the 3-D on most of the movies that it's slapped onto.
The problem is, movie theaters are dying a slow, lingering death, which makes me terribly sad. With DVD releases happening within weeks of the theater openings now, and On Demand happening soon after if not the same day as the DVD release, theaters simply can't compete. Why would you drive somewhere, pay good money, sit in a crowd with strangers to watch something once, when you can buy it to watch at home over and over again? (Personally, I think some movies HAVE to be seen on a big screen, but I have movies that I automatically put on my Netflix list.)
So the theaters are looking for a hook, any hook, to get butts in the seat. And electronics companies are looking for the next thing to make people buy the newest model and spend more money. You can be as curmudgeonly as you like, and I'll be in the grumpy ranks somewhere behind you, but this isn't going to stop unless there's a MAJOR health issue... and sadly, most people aren't going to think this is one.
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Date: 2010-07-06 05:14 pm (UTC)The problem is, movie theaters are dying a slow, lingering death, which makes me terribly sad. With DVD releases happening within weeks of the theater openings now, and On Demand happening soon after if not the same day as the DVD release, theaters simply can't compete. Why would you drive somewhere, pay good money, sit in a crowd with strangers to watch something once, when you can buy it to watch at home over and over again? (Personally, I think some movies HAVE to be seen on a big screen, but I have movies that I automatically put on my Netflix list.)
So the theaters are looking for a hook, any hook, to get butts in the seat. And electronics companies are looking for the next thing to make people buy the newest model and spend more money. You can be as curmudgeonly as you like, and I'll be in the grumpy ranks somewhere behind you, but this isn't going to stop unless there's a MAJOR health issue... and sadly, most people aren't going to think this is one.