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Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Feb Mon 06, 2012 11:08 pm
by mindflipper
Star Tours is digital projection, not a film projection, so the 3D is different.

And you're right, Wiz, they will continue to charge whether you bring your own pair of 3D glasses.

As for TV's, they seem to be cooling on the 3D stuff now and now the new big "hot thing" with TV's is to make them andriod compatible so you can download smartphone apps and use them on your TV. The TV manufacturers are working on 3D HD TV's that will work WITHOUT the glasses.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Feb Mon 06, 2012 11:53 pm
by Wizzard419
They have been working in two oddly different directions, "smart" televisions with wifi and other features that don't seem very remarkable, and 3D.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Feb Tue 07, 2012 12:07 am
by mindflipper
Wizzard419 wrote:They have been working in two oddly different directions, "smart" televisions with wifi and other features that don't seem very remarkable, and 3D.
Just depends what gimmick is the "flavor of the month" ("Wow!" today, "Big Deal..." tomorrow)...

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Feb Sat 11, 2012 9:27 am
by DemonOfMusic
I think this is probably more Hollywood's doing than Disney's. I don't complain because it's great to get to see all my old favorite movies again, and with any luck, it will help introduce them to the younger generation (who I've been worried for ever since I watched a few hours of Disney Channel last month while babysitting. Good God). And come on, you know Finding Nemo will look really cool in 3-D.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Feb Sun 12, 2012 9:47 pm
by Wizzard419
But Disney is hollywood, so yeah... they still drive the production.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Sun 18, 2012 5:46 am
by SorcererDonald16
momeja wrote:
SorcererDonald16 wrote:
momeja wrote:I'll be the voice of a different opinion here: I honestly don't care whether they're in 3D, 2D or something else entirely. The opportunity to see these films on the big screen and in a movie theatre again is priceless to me, and I'll happily pay to see every single one.
That's how I feel too.

Then again, here movie prices Monday-Thursday are $5 for regular format movies, and $10 for 3D movies. If I were in a more expensive movie market area, I would probably have more of an issue with it.
Where do you live, SorcererDonald? I thought they got rid of prices that low years and years ago.
Sorry I didn't see this until now! Been away for a bit.

I'm in Virginia, in one of the major population areas of the state (not the D.C. area, however). I don't go to a lot of movies (95% are Disney movies), but I found out when I went to see this that they had raised after 6pm prices to $7.50. Still not bad though, and I rarely go to a movie after 5pm or so.

I didn't actually end up seeing BatB until end of Feb., and I was wrong on the price for 3D-- wasn't even $10 each M-Th before 6pm, it was $9 each. :lol: If it had been showing in the IMAX screen they have, it would have been $11. It's a large complex, and it's really nice. There's a fairly old theater not too far that has all new movies for a hair under $5 most days and $3.50 once a week, to boot. So I am fortunate in that! Food and drink prices are nuts though, so I just stick to the popcorn wherever I go.

I really loved seeing BatB onscreen again. It was beautiful in 3D. Made me feel so old though! I was just a kiddo when I saw it in theaters after it was first released. I hadn't seen it on the big screen since then. Time really flies.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Sun 25, 2012 8:25 am
by northernmousefan2007
The movie theater in town here is $5 seven days a week and $3 for matinees. The nearest 3-D theater is $9.75 all showings, Wednesdays are buy one get one. I have to admit that I totally guzzle the 3-D cool aid, I have a 3-D TV and several 3-D blu rays.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Thu 29, 2012 6:03 am
by SorcererDonald16
northernmousefan2007 wrote:The movie theater in town here is $5 seven days a week and $3 for matinees. The nearest 3-D theater is $9.75 all showings, Wednesdays are buy one get one. I have to admit that I totally guzzle the 3-D cool aid, I have a 3-D TV and several 3-D blu rays.
Apparently, we are lucky ducks when it comes to prices!

I enjoy the Disney movies in 3D very much. I liked BatB better than TLK in 3D, and I suspect Nemo and TLM will be stunning in 3D. Don't have a 3D TV however, or even a Blu-Ray player. Which stinks for me, because nowadays Disney is putting most of the good extras on Blu-Ray. I am just stubborn, though. I had almost finished getting my Disney movie collection as close to complete as possible in DVD form (I had a ton of VHS) when the Blu-Ray stuff started.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Thu 29, 2012 7:24 am
by Amy
SorcererDonald16 wrote:
northernmousefan2007 wrote:The movie theater in town here is $5 seven days a week and $3 for matinees. The nearest 3-D theater is $9.75 all showings, Wednesdays are buy one get one. I have to admit that I totally guzzle the 3-D cool aid, I have a 3-D TV and several 3-D blu rays.
Apparently, we are lucky ducks when it comes to prices!

I enjoy the Disney movies in 3D very much. I liked BatB better than TLK in 3D, and I suspect Nemo and TLM will be stunning in 3D. Don't have a 3D TV however, or even a Blu-Ray player. Which stinks for me, because nowadays Disney is putting most of the good extras on Blu-Ray. I am just stubborn, though. I had almost finished getting my Disney movie collection as close to complete as possible in DVD form (I had a ton of VHS) when the Blu-Ray stuff started.
My Mom just bought a new laptop which has a blue-ray player in it!! I don't have any blue-rays to watch :roll: but it's nice to know I now have the option :mrgreen: I think Nemo would be pretty cool in 3D. One of my piano families has a 3D television, right after they got it, the boys insisted I try the glasses on and watch something. I watched for a few minutes but was less than impressed. I suppose it would be nice for a movie, but the tv show didn't do much for me...

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Thu 29, 2012 9:41 am
by mindflipper
I still don't think the laptop can do blu-ray 3D unless the screen of the laptop is 3D compatible...

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Thu 29, 2012 10:15 am
by Amy
mindflipper wrote:I still don't think the laptop can do blu-ray 3D unless the screen of the laptop is 3D compatible...
Hmmm, I didn't think of that. Something to look into I suppose. Not planning on rushing out and getting any blu-rays at the moment, 3D or regular...

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Thu 29, 2012 2:37 pm
by Wizzard419
Yeah, the screens need a high refresh rate to handle home bluray, as well as a graphics card that can render at the speed. They might be able to in the future, but right now it would probably kill battery life and get really hot.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Thu 29, 2012 6:07 pm
by northernmousefan2007
It takes a Nvidia 8000 and up graphics card to do 3d on a computer, those are expensive and wattage consuming. I think 3d blu ray packages are well worth the $30 they cost, mine include a 3d blu ray, feature blu ray, bonus feature blu ray, dvd, and digital copy. I also have three free 3d directv channels that are really high quality.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Thu 29, 2012 9:02 pm
by Wizzard419
I do wonder if 3D blu rays will work with older 3D PC setups. I remember, in 2008 or so, the first 3D device on the market for PCs, even then it only worked with selected games rather than across the board 3D.

Re: Okay now Disney 3-D is getting ridiculous

Posted: Mar Fri 30, 2012 12:59 pm
by theBIGyowski
northernmousefan2007 wrote:It takes a Nvidia 8000 and up graphics card to do 3d on a computer, those are expensive and wattage consuming. I think 3d blu ray packages are well worth the $30 they cost, mine include a 3d blu ray, feature blu ray, bonus feature blu ray, dvd, and digital copy. I also have three free 3d directv channels that are really high quality.
Yeah I love my 3DTV. I don't get a chance to watch too much 3D because it makes DW sick...but I try to watch stuff every now and then. Some sports look fantastic (2012 BCS Championship Game for instance ;) ) and I have a special about roller coasters recorded on my DVR that looks awesome in 3D. I just hate that I bought BatB on Blu-Ray before they came out with it in 3D. Oh well.