canofhumdingers said:
Yeah, one of the reasons I really don't care for 3d is the fact that it puts noticable strain on my eyes to look through those lenses for a full length movie & the artificialness of it (for lack of a better word) gives me a headache after a while. I had a mild headache by the end of Creature from the Black Lagoon by the time it was over. It's not bad enough to keep me from seeing a 3d movie if that's really what I want to see, but I can definately feel the effects of it.
My wife on the other hand, who has long been prone to motion sickness, really can't stand 3d movies b/c they really give her headaches & make her feel miserable by the end.
I also see 3d as a one trick pony. Sure it's fun at first but the novelty (for me) wears off very quickly and I find I'd enjoy the film much more if I wasn't distracted by the 3d effect and those uncomfortable glasses (which I have to put on over my normal glasses).
I guess 3d doesn't enhance my film viewing experience and is really more of a novelty for the shear spectacle of 3d as opposed to actually adding something valuable to the movie. It's like a flashy summer FX film that has no plot and cardboard characters. It's shiny & colorful & pretty to look at (I'm being figurative here) on an occasional basis, but it's not something I want to be a regular part of my movie habit.
You've actually seen Creature projected in it's original 3D format? I'm envious!
I can only speak to my personal experience with the headache thing. I definitely got them with the 3D flicks of the 1980's. (Bad projection ultimately ruined the whole thing just like in the 50's.) The current technology hasn't given me one yet, and I'm a migraine sufferer with more than enough triggers for them. The new glasses fit over my specs a lot better than the cheap paper deals they handed out in the old days.
Many people proclaimed sound, color, and even widescreen as one trick ponies back in the day. All those technologies had the chance to mature and develop though. (Even Lucas thought Dolby Stereo might just be a short lived novelty in 1977.) I suspect we'll see some sort of system that doesn't need glasses by the end of the decade.