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 published: 2013-06-12To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Man Of Steel Ticket When Richard Donner's Superman was released in 1978, the posters and trailers promised the movie would make you believe a man could fly. 35 years later, audiences need a little more convincing-- so can 3D do the trick? With Man of Steel opening this weekend, we're getting our first chance to see Superman take to the sky in glorious 3D-- but is that extra dimension really going to make the difference on whether or not you enjoy the movie?  filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-05-24To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Epic Ticket The next 3D feature we have this season is Epic, an animated adventure from Ice Age director Chris Wedge that hopes to plunge audience members into a miniaturized forest setting. In the past, 3D and animation have gone hand-in-hand. Is that the case with Epic? Let’s put our glasses on and explore. filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-05-16To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Star Trek Into Darkness Ticket Unbelievably, J.J. Abrams' first Star Trek opened before Avatar, in a time when not every summer blockbuster was expected to come out in 3D, and before movies were put through the post-conversion wringer to cash in. Four years later things are surprisingly different, and Star Trek Into Darkness has succumbed to the spirit of the times, arriving with post-converted 3D and a whole lot of ads trumpeting the 3D experience. But is it worth it? filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-05-10To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Great Gatsby Ticket How is it possible that The Great Gatsby is Baz Luhrmann's first 3D film? The Australian director has defined excess with Moulin Rouge! and showed his willingness to play around with classics in Romeo + Juliet; he seems like exactly the guy who would embrace the new technology of 3D to make something new out of a familiar story, and now he's done exactly that with The Great Gatsby. If you're going to adapt F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel and put hip-hop and Lana del Rey on the soundtrack, why not put it in 3D too? filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-05-02To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Iron Man 3 Ticket The first time we met Iron Man, back in 2008, he wasn't in 3D, and he didn't even glom on to the gimmick in his second movie. So why does he have to be in 3D now? A whole lot has changed in blockbuster movies in the last five years, including the fact that it's pretty much inevitable you'll have to don glasses to catch up with the summer's biggest movies (mine were novelty glasses in Iron Man's signature red and gold, at least). But is it worth the extra cost to see the extra dimension? filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-04-03To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Jurassic Park Ticket I still have vivid memories of seeing this movie in theaters when I was a kid. That's why I went to see Jurassic Park at a revival screening last fall, to see it if held up on the big screen 20 years later. It absolutely did, proving still frightening, fun and deeply satisfying. Having watched the T-rex scenes and horrifying raptor sequences in its original 2D, made me freshly intrigued for what 3D could add to this stupendous viewing experience. So, when I went to see Jurassic Park 3D for this column, I paid attention solely to how 3D was employed. filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-03-29To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right G.I. Joe: Retaliation Ticket Your G.I. Joe Saturday morning cartoons were never in 3D, and neither were the comic books. So why does a movie based on them have to be? Well, the short answer is "because it's a big blockbuster, and nearly all of them in 3D these days," but you probably knew that already filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-03-08To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Oz The Great And Powerful Ticket Now Disney is back with Oz the Great and Powerful, which is kind of like a spiritual sequel to Alice-- a 3D movie set in a familiar fantasy world that seems to demand to be seen on the big screen. Given how far 3D technology has come in the last three years, Oz seems to be offering an even better experience than Alice, especially with the playful Sam Raimi-- who never misses an opportunity to make the audience jump in their seats-- behind the camera filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-03-01To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Jack The Giant Slayer Ticket Every time a remotely expensive fantasy movie comes to theaters, the studios seem to promise that the movie "must" be experienced in the 3D. But we've all been burned enough by crappy 3D transfers and flat scenes to know better. When is a big fantasy movie-- or any 3D movie, really?-- worth the ticket price? filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2013-01-27To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters Ticket After a lengthy delay (the movie first was expected in theaters in March 2012), Tommy Wirkola’s Hansel and Gretel 3D played IMAX screens starting this past weekend. (It actually won the box office with an estimated $19 million.) Word of mouth might have you wondering if the horror/fairy-tale hybrid is worth the price of the extra 3D ticket. Fair question. Here’s what we discovered filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2012-12-19To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Monsters Inc Ticket Whether you're looking to revisit the movie you loved as a child, or are planning to introduce to kids of your own to these kooky creatures, Monsters Inc. is certain to please. But is it worth the extra money for the 3D ticket? We break it down. filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
 published: 2012-12-10To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Hobbit Ticket Perhaps the most significant point of contrast between Peter Jackson’s old trilogy and new is the way in which in which the movies were made. Taking a few big technological steps forward, the Kiwi filmmaker decided to not only make The Hobbit movies at a faster frame rate, but also in 3D. And just as we ask the question for every other 3D movie, we now ask it for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: is it worth paying the few extra bucks to see? filed under: to 3d or not to 3d
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