North by Northwest (1959) Blu-ray 3D [Region Free TBC] [autoconversion]

[Damon1281]

Has anyone seen this? I'm hesitant to drop 35 bucks on something from China but if it is for real, I might.

[Richard--W]

I bought this on ebay. Haven't watched it yet. Same company also did DR. NO and I've watched that. It's one of those autopilot conversions like throwing the switch on your TV. Moderate stereo at best, nothing special, cheap quality. There were a couple of moments where the 3-D breaks up and an object is suddenly in your face when it should be deep in the frame. Yet I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Richard--W]

Did I really pay $38 for this?

Damon 1281, I sampled North By Northwest 3-D tonight. Don't waste your money. The conversion alternates between barely there to mild at best. There is just enough depth to hint at how much this great film would have benefited if it had been filmed in 3-D. The transfer is analog quality. There are also registration and alignment problems. No way can this be authorized. It follows, then, that Dr. No 3-D is not authorized, either, although the pirateers did a better job on that one.

I'm going to roast the ebay seller in his feedback.

Truth is I'm getting tired of conversions in general. No matter how well done, a conversion does not compete with native stereo photography. Anyone else getting tired of watching conversions?

[levcore]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Did I really pay $38 for this?

Damon 1281, I sampled North By Northwest 3-D tonight. Don't waste your money. The conversion alternates between barely there to mild at best. There is just enough depth to hint at how much this great film would have benefited if it had been filmed in 3-D. The transfer is analog quality. There are also registration and alignment problems. No way can this be authorized. It follows, then, that Dr. No 3-D is not authorized, either, although the pirateers did a better job on that one.

I'm going to roast the ebay seller in his feedback.

Truth is I'm getting tired of conversions in general. No matter how well done, a conversion does not compete with native stereo photography. Anyone else getting tired of watching conversions?

Hell no! Only bad conversions!

[BleedOrange11]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Truth is I'm getting tired of conversions in general. No matter how well done, a conversion does not compete with native stereo photography. Anyone else getting tired of watching conversions?

I am. 2015 was a terrible year for native 3D. The only good one was The Martian, and it could've had better 3D. Supposedly Mojin: The Lost Legend was great 3D, but it isn't getting a Blu-ray 3D. Wim Wenders' Every Thing Will Be Fine can't get a proper English release. 40 Below and Falling has no distribution. Gaspar Noe's Love and the Czech horror movie Ghoul weren't exactly inspiring. Wolf Totem and Office were too flat. Thankfully 2016 looks slightly better.