TRON (2) Legacy

[Rico]

Going to see it today in 3D!!!

Bryan - do me a little favor.  Slip the 3-D glasses on and off during the film a couple times.  See if you notice that the brightness of the film diminishes with the glasses on.  I have heard reports of that.

[Bryancd]

Going to see it today in 3D!!!

Bryan - do me a little favor.  Slip the 3-D glasses on and off during the film a couple times.  See if you notice that the brightness of the film diminishes with the glasses on.  I have heard reports of that.

Sure, I also read over on the RPF that the film doesn't actually become 3D until they enter the computer world, it's like a big reveal.

[Rico]

I did see last spring's "Alice in Wonderland" in 3-D.  And when I saw that I noticed the brightness of the movie was definitely lowered when I put the glasses on.  I think it has something to do with the polarization in the lenses.

[Blackride]

TRON Guys review of the movie (Maybe the only persons opinion that matters  ;) ;D )

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/12/tron-guy-reviews-tron-legacy/

I love this comment from the article:

"With all of this, many folks would expect the story to suffer. It doesn't, unless you're a movie critic"

He is a critic himself!

[X]

I did see last spring's "Alice in Wonderland" in 3-D.  And when I saw that I noticed the brightness of the movie was definitely lowered when I put the glasses on.  I think it has something to do with the polarization in the lenses.

It 100% becomes a little less bright because you're basically wearing sun glasses, but even the old colored lens of yesteryear created a dimming effect.

Any time you put something tinted between your eyes and a light source, there's a reduction. However, I think that most filmmakers take that into consideration and the brightness with glasses is at the proper contrast level for the film.

From the near dozen of 3d films I've seen so far, it's never been an issue and I have never compared the dimmed levels to the light levels of a non-3d showing. If the snow keeps falling, I'm going see this tomorrow.

[Blackride]

For 3d your eyes are supposed to fully adjust in 20 minutes. Taking them off and on is not intended.

[X]

For 3d your eyes are supposed to fully adjust in 20 minutes. Taking them off and on is not intended.

That's a good point that I forgot to bring up. Your eyes dilate with the extra shadows and if you keep them on from the beginning of the trailers, everything should be cool by movie start.

[billybob476]

lol just swing by the eye doctor and get them to put those drops in your eyes!

[Meds]

So if its in 3D the first twenty mins you dont see anything. Jeez I wish this 3D crap would go away. Please, really go away and just give me a good film.

[X]

So if its in 3D the first twenty mins you dont see anything. Jeez I wish this 3D crap would go away. Please, really go away and just give me a good film.

Nope, that's not true at all. You see everything fine. After 20 or so minutes, things just seem brighter. However, you don't notice any of this if you make it to the movie on time.

I think that while you are protesting against 3D, you should give it a try before you judge it.

I'm pretty sure that people were just as grumpy when filmmakers had the audacity to try and put movies in color or add voices and get past the whole mono track.

That experiment seemed to work out well for us movie watchers. You should try it once, the way the director intended in a film made for 3D before you pass judgement.

[Meds]

 if i'm honest the reasons why are obvious, I was not bothered by Avatar ( a true 3D film), and as for the rendered versions of other films ive seen the standard version which were perfectly enjoyable. As iwear glasses which i find a pain inteh arse anyway why the hell would iwant to put something else on my face. I will see a 3D film once i feel one is done as compliment for the film and not just as the film.

[Geekyfanboy]

I love 3D when the movie is made in 3D.. Avatar was awesome.. the 3D added an entire other level to the movie.. I'll see Tron in 3D because it was made that way. 3D is suppose to enhance the experience not hinder it.

[Blackride]

3d is a gimmic at this point. In the next two years or so you are going to see the no-glasses 3d hit maintstream anyways.

[Meds]

Well i tell you what, i'm looking forward to your review on your 3D TV. I noticed something the otherd ay, on TV a advert for a 3D nature programme, and it did look like it stood out a bit, now if thats the future that i can deal.

[X]

I can understand the hesitation on 3D on some level, but on others, it's kind of myopic. I agree that for some films, 3D seems more a gimmick, but for others, it's the vision of the director to add the 3D. I personally don't like watching a movie filmed in 3d in a 2d format, but I can understand why some people do it.

It's easy to label something as a gimmick. They did that with THX and DTS, but it didn't take away from the experience that these formats added to the product.

As for glasses. I too am a member of the glasses club. I also have contacts. There was only one film that I wore my glasses to see in 3D and I didn't find any issues with that.

Maybe it's because I did alot of chem stuff in high school and welding. The 3D glasses were no more or less uncomfortable than a pair of safety goggles over my regular wear. I put them on in the trailers and didn't notice them by the time things were starting in the movie.

I know that all experience vary, but I think that this is one of those cases of human nature. When we like something, we don't notice the little discomforts, but in the same breath, when we go in not liking something, even the slightest issues become a major failing.

Having only seen a select group of 3D movies, I'm not an expert on 3d. I can stay without a doubt that I have never been convinced to see a movie because it was in 3D. If I wasn't attracted to the story, then 3D wasn't going to sale me on it. If I was attracted to the story and it was shot in 3D, then it made me want to see it in the format at the movies instead of waiting for the DVD.

As far as I'm concerned, filmmakers have been working slowly towards an movie experience that pulls you into the film from the beginning of film. Each step has been towards an experience that sucked you in. From the advance in color to the advanced in sound. 3D is just another of those advances and succeeds on so many levels where the old 3D failed.

You get what you paid for. Not just things leaping out at you, but actual depth in the film without the old glasses distorting the colors or creating eye fatigue. Job done. It does what it says on the tin.