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Pixar Movie 'UP" in 3D

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pgnewarkboy

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Took the grandkids to see UP. We had to see it in 3D because that was the "best" way to see it. I don't think I am a cheap person but I didn't think it was worth the few extra bucks per ticket to see this movie in 3D. I am also a bit of a home theater technology nut. We enjoyed the movie but would have probably enjoyed the movie more without having to wear the annoying 3D glasses.

Disney has declared it will make all animated films in 3D. I don't think it is warranted for every movie and "UP" is a good example. Smartly, Pixar did not try to wow you with 3D by having things jump out at you. Good move because the movie comes first in my view. That being said, they didn't need the 3D at all.

I think the Disney 3D declaration to make every animated movie in 3D is just an attempt to raise ticket prices and eventually DVD prices for their movies. I am in favor of any technique that works for the particular movie in question including 3D. Whether or not to use 3D in a movie should be an artistic decision - not a business decision. Alfred Hitchcock, Speilberg, and many other have innovated in making movies. It doesn't mean that you have to use every innovation in every movie.
 
We have seen a number of movies in 3D. Some are offered in the regular 2D version also, as I think UP is. I agree that not all movies are really good candidates for 3D.
 
We saw it in 2D. We could see from the previews that the color was going to be the big thing with Up, and the 3D process always makes the color look duller and darker.

Anyway, seeing Up at the first show of the day, in 2D, it was about $40 to take the whole family. It would have been about $60 to see the 3D version. Ouch!
 
wackymother said:
We saw it in 2D. We could see from the previews that the color was going to be the big thing with Up, and the 3D process always makes the color look duller and darker.

Anyway, seeing Up at the first show of the day, in 2D, it was about $40 to take the whole family. It would have been about $60 to see the 3D version. Ouch!
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I didn't realize that 3D makes the color darker. Now I know why I thought the movie was a little bit on the dark side.
 
Does ANY movie NEED to be in 3D? Probably not. :p

I like the fact that they are not trying to overwhelm us with 3D effects any more. The subtle use of 3D just adds to the experience without taking over the movie.

Do I want to pay extra to watch a movie in 3D? Of course not. But my granddaughter would say it was worth every penny.

Deb
 
3-D Shades.

pgnewarkboy said:
I didn't realize that 3D makes the color darker.
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Maybe the 3-D sunglasses are what's making the movie look darker.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
AwayWeGo said:
Maybe the 3-D sunglasses are what's making the movie look darker.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
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Yes, it's a combination of the gradient on the glasses and the 3D projection system and how the viewer's eye perceives the image. The admission prices on 3D movies are higher partly b/c they require special projectors that cost more to buy and to run.

I had read about this before (I'm in an associated industry), but here's an ultra-technical article about it.

http://widescreenreview.com/news_detail.php?id=18500
 
I'm curious about your impressions of the movie itself. One friend told me it was unexpectedly sad. Her analogy was "the scene where Ole Yeller dies but lasting for a l o n g time" She said every adult in the room was sobbing...

Was this your experience as well?
 
:Rant ON:

I hate seeing a movie in 3D! I have issues focusing correctly using those stupid glasses. Plus, they are usually dirty and not easily cleaned.

Lastly, I have a large head <insert joke here> and "one-size-fits-all" doesn't. Period. When I go to buy sunglasses, there is usually only one or two pair that come remotely close to fitting my face. And this is at the sunglass specialty shops -- forget about even trying at the drugstore display! And they think one size of generic 3D glasses made to accommodate 2 year-olds all the way through adults are going to fit me???

If Disney is going to make all their animated movies mandatory 3D, I guess they will have one less family as a customer for those movies!

:Rant OFF:

Kurt
 
teachingmyown said:
I'm curious about your impressions of the movie itself. One friend told me it was unexpectedly sad. Her analogy was "the scene where Ole Yeller dies but lasting for a l o n g time" She said every adult in the room was sobbing...

Was this your experience as well?
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Yeeeeeessss! My whole family was sobbing. I honestly thought that the whole first sequence (don't want to give away the plot) took about half an hour, it was that emotionally draining. Turns out it was four minutes long! But it sets up a lot of the depressing stuff in the rest of the movie.

All of Pixar's movies have a dark element, but this one was just...well, very dark, I thought. If you thought Wall-E was sad, this one is much sadder.
 
wackymother said:
Yeeeeeessss! My whole family was sobbing. I honestly thought that the whole first sequence (don't want to give away the plot) took about half an hour, it was that emotionally draining. Turns out it was four minutes long! But it sets up a lot of the depressing stuff in the rest of the movie.

All of Pixar's movies have a dark element, but this one was just...well, very dark, I thought. If you thought Wall-E was sad, this one is much sadder.
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Huh... there was no one crying in my family. I agree it was touching but there was no surprise. I knew they were setting up for the old guy to have his own adventure.

I did not think that the movie was sad or depressing. I thought it was a celebration of life and about how two people who needed each other found each other. :D

Deb
 
I thought the movie, aside from the 3D, had life lessons available for young children if they were ready to pick them up. My youngest grandson who is 5 probably picked up none of the not so subtle lessons (although the kids can surprise me) but my older grandson who is 9 started a diary right after the movie.

I congratulate Pixar for making the stars of the movie an old man and a child instead of a robot, a fish, or a puppet.:)
 
PigsDad said:
:Rant ON:

I hate seeing a movie in 3D! I have issues focusing correctly using those stupid glasses. Plus, they are usually dirty and not easily cleaned.
:Rant OFF:

Kurt
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This may be the case with 3D shows at Disney or something. But usually with feature films you are given new glasses and you keep the glasses. So they really shouldn't be dirty. The ones at Disney are used over and over again and are probably not cleaned real well in between shows except maybe rubbed a little with a cloth.
 
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