Index of pop-outs by 3D movie with time stamps

[Damon1281]

This will be mostly an ordered list of live action movies starting with the best pop-outs and ending with the worst. The things I have considered when ordering the list is:

1. How many pop-outs
2. the relative strength of each (how far out of the screen does it reach)
3. the quality of pic (is it clear or fuzzy)
4. how long it stays on screen
5. and the framing (pop-outs work better when they don't hit the border of the screen)

Also, for comparison, I consider anything that reaches half the distance or more from the screen to me, strong, one quarter the distance, medium, and anything less as mild.

My current rankings

░░░░░░░ POP-OUT KINGS ░░░░░░░

1. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For(100 pop outs counted)
2. The Sword of Granada (El Corazón y la Espada) (74 pop outs counted)
3. GOG (67 pop-outs counted)
4. Beowulf(62 pop outs counted)
5. The Bubble(45 pop outs counted)
6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (55 pop-outs counted)
7. Journey to the Center of the Earth (30 pop-outs counted)
8. Hugo(29 pop outs counted)
9. Mad Max: Fury Road(67 pop outs counted)
10. Drive Angry (34 pop-outs counted)
11. Ant-Man (39 pop-outs counted)
12. Jaws 3 (48 pop-outs counted)
13. Comin' at Ya! (74 pop-outs counted)
14. It Came From Outer Space (30 pop-outs counted)
15. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (33+ pop-outs counted)
16. Gravity (30 pop-outs counted)
    
    ░░░░░ PRETTY GOOD POP-OUTS ░░░░░░
17. Wings of the Hawk (39 pop-outs counted)
18. Rampage (38 pop-outs counted)
19. The Amazing Spider-man II (Garfield)(52 pop-outs counted)
20. Kong: Skull Island(51 pop-outs counted)
21. Life of Pi (24 pop-outs counted)
22. Final Destination 5 (32 pop-outs counted)
23. Silent Hill: Revelation (30 pop-outs counted)
24. Dracula (Argento's) (30 pop-outs counted)
25. In the Heart of the Sea (24 pop-outs counted)
26. Edge of Tomorrow(21 pop-outs counted)
27. The Amazing Spider-man (Garfield)(36 pop-outs counted)
28. Fright Night(23 pop-outs counted)
29. Terminator II(29 pop-outs counted)
30. Prometheus(37 pop-outs counted)
31. Hansel and Gretel(29 pop-outs counted)
32. Tron Legacy (31 pop-outs counted)
33. X-men: Apocalypse(18 pop-outs counted)
34. Thor: Ragnarok (26 pop-outs counted)
35. Hellbenders (22 pop-outs counted)
    
    ░░░░░░░ MEH, SOME ░░░░░░░░
    
36. Spider-man: No Way Home (30 pop-outs counted)
37. Green Lantern (25 pop-outs counted)
38. Dark Country (22 pop-outs counted)
39. The Avengers (22 pop-outs counted)
40. Man of Steel (21 pop-outs counted)
41. Taza, Son of Cochise (21 pop-outs counted)
42. Seventh Son (30 pop-outs counted)
43. 300: Rise of an Empire (10 pop-outs counted)
44. Gemini Man (9 pop-outs counted)
45. Geostorm (22 pop-outs counted)
46. Thor (18 pop-outs counted)
47. Nova Zembla (15 pop-outs counted)
48. Jumanji (19 pop-outs counted)
49. Blade Runner 2049 (20 pop-outs counted)
50. Conan (17 pop-outs counted)
51. R.I.P.D. (15 pop-outs counted)
    
    ░░░░░░░ Don't Bother ░░░░░░░░░
52. Clash of the Titans (2017) (14 pop-outs counted)
53. The Mummy (2017) (8 pop-outs counted)
54. Predator (12 pop-outs counted)
55. Dial M for Murder (4 pop-outs counted)
56. Tomb Raider (4 pop-outs counted)
57. Long Day's Journey into Night (4 pop-outs counted)
    

Also, check out these related threads
3D blurays with the most/best POP-OUT effects
Movies rated by 3D strength: Mild, Medium, Strong, Extreme
Poll: Do you prefer strong 3D or conservative 3D?
3D Blu-rays with expanded or variable aspect ratio & frame breaking effects

[Zivouhr]

Cool list of pop outs in that great 3D film, thanks for taking the time to list it all. The bug antennae in the beginning, wow, very strong 3D.
Have you seen the animated Thunder and the House of Magic or Turtle's Tales 2 from NWave? Those are known for strong pop outs.
Hansel & Gretel 3D I remember having a lot of pop outs, but the fast kind.
Ghostbusters 2016, I counted 22 strong 3D pop outs.

[Damon1281]

Note: Zivouhr is referring to Journey to the Center of the Earth. I've altered my first post substantially so it isn't clear what he was responding to.

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Cool list of pop outs in that great 3D film, thanks for taking the time to list it all. The bug antennae in the beginning, wow, very strong 3D.
Have you seen the animated Thunder and the House of Magic or Turtle's Tales 2 from NWave? Those are known for strong pop outs.
Hansel & Gretel 3D I remember having a lot of pop outs, but the fast kind.
Ghostbusters 2016, I counted 22 strong 3D pop outs.

I have very few cartoons but I saw the first Turtle tales on Netflix and it had quite a few pop outs. How did you count Ghostbusters? Did you take notebook to the theater?

[Damon1281]

Drive Angry

This movie was unique in that the pop-outs seemed more vivid in freeze-frame. I could have
listed more but it would have been repeat shots of virtually the same thing in a back and forth
flurry of action. Fun, ultra violent, yet tongue in cheek movie that is nearly constant strong 3d.

I will continually update my first post to reflect what order I rate the movies as far as pop-outs are concerned. The emboldened titles will have links to the posts that enumerate them.

no.   	Time           	Subject			Apparent strength
--------------------------------------------------------------
1.	2:04		gun			medium
2.	16:48		moon reflection		mild
3.	24:04		bat handle		medium
4.	24:22		bat handle		Strong
5.	24:45		bat			strong
6.	25:10		coin toss		strong
7.	30:31		gun barrel		mild
8.	30:44		bullet			strong plus
9.	31:06		axe			mild/medium
10.	31:39		cattle prod		strong
11.	32:05		gun			medium
12.	34:35		rifle			medium
13.	34:36		pistol			medium
14.	34:37		rifle			strong
15.	34:41		pistol			mild
16.	34:42		pistol			medium/strong
17.	34:43		pistol			medium/strong
18.	38:30		special gun		strong
19.	38:48		bullet			strong
20.	49:54		pistol			medium
21.	54:33		pistol			strong
22.	1:00:50		hand			mild/medium
23.	1:14:12		debris/chain		strong
24.	1:14:45		coin toss		strong
25.	1:14:54		rifle/hand		strong
26.	1:18:13		special gun		medium
27.	1:22:57		pistol			medium/strong
28.	1:23:52		pistol			medium/strong
29.	1:24:12		finger/coin		strong
30.	1:24:34		pistol/bullets		medium/strong
31.	1:24:42		special gun		strong
32.	1:25:19		coin			medium
33.	1:27:21		debris			medium/strong
34.	1:30:12		special gun		medium/strong

[Damon1281]

Hugo

Maybe my favorite 3D movie of all time. A ton of pop-outs, great depth
enhanced with sharp camera angles, vivid characters and a good, thoughtful story. If you
don't like this movie, you're stupid!

I will continually update my first post to reflect what order I rate the movies as far as pop-outs are concerned. The emboldened titles will have links to the posts that enumerate them.

no.   	Time           	Subject			Apparent strength
--------------------------------------------------------------
1.	0:58		snow			starts mild and gets stronger	
2.	4:31		grate opens		medium
3.	7:26		dog			mild
4.	9:25		dog			medium
5.	11:48 		clock pendulum		medium
6.	33:04		guitar neck		mild/medium
7.	42:40		arm/finger point	strong
8.	43:53		dogs head		strong
9.	1:00:57		sheets of paper		strong
10.	1:16:33		film can		very strong
11.	1:17:24		falling wrench		strong
12.	1:17:35  	holding wrench		medium to strong in repeated shots
13.	1:18:17		clock pendulum		mild
14.	1:22:22		watch			mild/medium
15.	1:23:20		key			mild
16.	1:23:37		wheel			medium
17.	1:23:38		lever			medium
18.	1:27:04		dog head		strong
19.	1:38:13		sword			medium strong
20.	1:38:18     	dragon wing  		medium strong
21.	1:38:19		spear tip		medium
22.	1:38:53		spear handle		strong
23.	1:38:56		metronome		mild
24.	1:43:22		dog			medium
25.	1:45:08		arm			strong
26.	1:49:15		legs dangling		medium strong
27.	1:50:42		hand reaching		very strong*
28.	1:51:30		wheel then lever	medium strong
29.	1:58:08 	moon			strong

I could have added about 10 more but they violated the edge of the screen too much to enjoy as true pop-outs.

*this was halfway across the room to me, which makes it at least in the top 10 of popouts for me.
I'll know better when I finish my collection.

[nycomet]

Good job with this Damon!

What size is your screen? Are you passive or active?

[Damon1281]

Originally Posted by nycomet

Good job with this Damon!

What size is your screen? Are you passive or active?

Thanks, feel free to add, if you have the time. The screen I'm using right now is a 60 inch LG plasma active display. My projector is down while I'm refinishing my theater room. Then I'll be using my Epson, also active, with a 12 foot display.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Damon1281

I have very few cartoons but I saw the first Turtle tales on Netflix and it had quite a few pop outs. How did you count Ghostbusters? Did you take notebook to the theater?

Nice lists Damon.

While a notepad would be useful, I didn't plan ahead and I used my fingers to count each time I noticed a strong, very obvious 3D pop out in Ghostbusters. I made it a point to start counting from the start of the movie. So I actually kept my fingers held for the whole movie so as not to lose count. When I got to 11, I just reset to 1 finger and then went up to 22 that I noticed. I wasn't counting strong 3D layers, just out of the screen pop outs. There are quite a few pop outs that did not reach out very much at all, and those I made a point not to count.

[moviebear1]

So what was the final tally of pop outs?

[Damon1281]

I will continually update my first post to reflect what order I rate the movies as far as pop-outs are concerned. The emboldened titles will have links to the posts that enumerate them.

no.   Time           subject           apparent strength
--------------------------------------------------------------
1.    0:40           Bug                  Strong
2.    1:33           spit                 mild
3.    3:14           tape measure         Strong
4.    8:00           finger point         mild
5.    8:06           yo-yo                medium/strong
6.    9:19           yo-yo/balls          medium/strong
7.   12:09           yo-yo                medium
8.   19:19           sensor               strong
9.   24:53           hand/glowstick       medium/strong
10.  33:08           hook/rope            mild
11.  36:36           diamond falling      strong
12.     -            flashlight           mild
13.     -            rocks                mild
14.     -            bubbles              medium
15.  40:50           Sean stands          mild
16.  41:35           Glow birds           strong
17.  44:30           dandelion            slight
18.  47:45           finger point         medium
19.  53:43           finger point         medium
20.  55:25           Sail                 medium/strong
21.  56:02           bird                 medium
22.  56:40           sail/rain            medium
23.  59:04           fish                 medium
24. 102:57           bird                 medium/strong
25. 104:05           plant                mild
26. 105:40           pocket knife/compass strong
27. 112:44           T-rex spit           medium/strong
28. 113:00           flying rock          medium
29. 118:25           sparks               medium
30. 126:06           bird                 strong

plus another dozen or so in the closing credits (not the titling itself which I disregard)
I apologize if I missed some. This may be the king of pop-outs in my collection

[Chrysagon]

Originally Posted by Damon1281

Instead of just discussing the impression of the number of pop outs in a film, I thought it would be interesting to list them. Granted it is easy to miss some so my effort might still be imprecise. I start with Journey to the Center of the Earth with Brendan Frasier. My use of the 'apparent strength' is as much of a statement of the quality as it is the apparent distance from the screen. YMMV

no.   Time           subject           apparent strength
--------------------------------------------------------------
1.    0:40           Bug                  Strong
2.    1:33           spit                 mild
3.    3:14           tape measure         Strong
4.    8:00           finger point         mild
5.    8:06           yo-yo                medium/strong
6.    9:19           yo-yo/balls          medium/strong
7.   12:09           yo-yo                medium
8.   19:19           sensor               strong
9.   24:53           hand/glowstick       medium/strong
10.  33:08           hook/rope            mild
11.  36:36           diamond falling      strong
12.     -            flashlight           mild
13.     -            rocks                mild
14.     -            bubbles              medium
15.  40:50           Sean stands          mild
16.  41:35           Glow birds           strong
17.  44:30           dandelion            slight
18.  47:45           finger point         medium
19.  53:43           finger point         medium
20.  55:25           Sail                 medium/strong
21.  56:02           bird                 medium
22.  56:40           sail/rain            medium
23.  59:04           fish                 medium
24. 102:57           bird                 medium/strong
25. 104:05           plant                mild
26. 105:40           pocket knife/compass strong
27. 112:44           T-rex spit           medium/strong
28. 113:00           flying rock          medium
29. 118:25           sparks               medium
30. 126:06           bird                 strong

plus another dozen or so in the closing credits (not the titling itself which I disregard)
I apologize if I missed some. This is the first movie I did this for and it may be the king of pop-outs in my collection

Nicely done. This approach is very informative for us lovers of pop-outs, and as you said, more useful than an overall impression. Thanks.

[Zivouhr]

The lists of pop outs definitely make it clear what to expect in a 3D film.

Originally Posted by moviebear1

So what was the final tally of pop outs?

For Ghostbusters 2016 3D, I'd say 22 strong 3D pop outs, and maybe 60 to 80 or more pop outs total, many occurring onscreen seconds within each other.

[Damon1281]

R.I.P.D.

This was a rather disappointing affair. Men in Black, oops I mean R.I.P.D.,
had mostly very mild pop-outs or they happened so quickly they seemed
mild. Freeze frame analysis of this flick is useless since it resolves
to a 2 dimensional shot.

I will continually update my first post to reflect what order I rate the movies as far as pop-outs are concerned. The emboldened titles will have links to the posts that enumerate them.

no.   	Time           	Subject			Apparent strength
--------------------------------------------------------------
1.	43		Hand			Mild
2.	1:O1		Gun			Strong
3.	8:53		Gun			Medium
4.	9:50		Sparks			Mild
5.	16:22		Spit			Medium
6.	16:32		Guts			Medium
7.	30:04		Refrigerator door	Mild *
8.	31:23		Gun			Strong
9.	48:39		Harpoon/hook		mild
10.	49:57		Gun			mild
11.	1:04:50		Gun			mild
12.	1:09:56		Gun			medium
13.	1:10:58		Gun			mild/medium
14.	1:13:35		Gun			mild
15.	1:21:07		hand			medium

*This one surprised me since it was clipped by the edges of the screen.
That generally kills the effect for me. Or maybe after a half hour, I was starting to feel sorry for the movie.

[Zivouhr]

Thanks.

Some of the 3D in RIPD is very good, medium to high medium layers, though I would have to watch it again for the 3D pop outs.

I don't know why they disable the 3D when pausing, unlike some better programmed 3D blu rays.

[Damon1281]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Thanks.

Some of the 3D in RIPD is very good, medium to high medium layers, though I would have to watch it again for the 3D pop outs.

I don't know why they disable the 3D when pausing, unlike some better programmed 3D blu rays.

I agree. I liked the way those "freeze" shots played in 3d among other things. The pop-outs were just underwhelming though...at least it had some.

[Zivouhr]

My favorite scenes in RIPD take place in the final act, when all of the ghosts/monsters/aliens start breaking out of the portal. Actually, that happened in Ghostbusters too.

I totally agree that a 3D pop out, unless it's super fast, shouldn't be clipping the edges of the screen, but should be as centered for as long as possible to really hit the effect home.

Men in Black 3 3D, I'll have to watch that again. I don't remember a lot of pop outs in that one, but nice, medium 3D.

[Damon1281]

Thor Ragnarok

A surprising number of pop-outs but almost all extremely mild.
This is another film that disables 3d when paused.

edit: As Smaugone pointed out, you can press the "down" button on some remotes to retrieve the 3D in pause mode. I tested that theory on this movie and was tempted to upgrade several pop-outs which upon closer analysis, were stronger than the credit I gave them. On the other hand, we don't usually watch movies in pause/step mode and it wouldn't have increased my overall ranking of this movie.

I will continually update my first post to reflect what order I rate the movies as far as pop-outs are concerned. The emboldened titles will have links to the posts that enumerate them.

no.   	Time           	Subject			Apparent strength
--------------------------------------------------------------
1.	  5:20     	Thor's hammer         	medium +
2.	  6:20		Thor's hammer		mild
3.	  7:00		Rifles			mild
4.	12:25		Skull of Surtur		mild
5.	13:30		Thor's hammer		medium
6.	15:50		Umbrella 		mild
7.	18:15		Dr. Strange's hand	mild
8.	19:41		Loki pops in		mild but cool	
9.	20:05		Thor's hammer		mild
10.	24:12 		Thor's arm		medium
11.	25:39		Hela's knife		medium (fast)		
12.	28:22		Thor's arm		medium
13.	31:20		Valkyrie's Ship		mild
14.	38:45		Melty stick		medium	
15.	41:25		Korg's arm		mild
16.	49:12		Sword			mild
        51.04      Stan Lee cameo
17.	54:42		Hulk's battle-axe	mild
18.	1:09:00		Hulk's fist		very mild
19.	1:28:00		Loki and Thor guns	mild
20.	1:32:00		Ships launching		mild
21.	1:35:00		Debris			mild
22.	1:36:35		Hela's hand		mild
23.	1:38:05		Ship			mild
24.	1:39:03		Gun			mild
25.	1:45:30		Korg's weapon		mild
26.	1:58:28		Heimdals hand		mild

[cinerama]

Those Redheads From Seattle - just the first ten minutes:

1:30 newspaper
2:00 horses and wagon
2:20 people and firetruck
5:00 Gene Barry
6:20 person thrown at us
6:35 head and body bending toward us
6:50 hands
7:30 Gene Barry walking into screen
7:45 letter and hand
7:55 letter and hands
8:30 head
9:20 parasol pointed at us

[Damon1281]

Originally Posted by cinerama

Those Redheads From Seattle - just the first ten minutes:

[Show spoiler]
1:30 newspaper
2:00 horses and wagon
2:20 people and firetruck
5:00 Gene Barry
6:20 person thrown at us
6:35 head and body bending toward us
6:50 hands
7:30 Gene Barry walking into screen
7:45 letter and hand
7:55 letter and hands
8:30 head
9:20 parasol pointed at us

I'm going to do a few classics. The telescope in It Came from Outer Space was worth all the pop-outs in R.I.P.D.

[Damon1281]

The Bubble

This is easily the king of pop-outs in my list so far. Not only are they numerous, they are also well defined and often quite strong which also makes them gimmicky, but I say bring it on!

I will continually update my first post to reflect what order I rate the movies as far as pop-outs are concerned. The emboldened titles will have links to the posts that enumerate them.

no.   	Time           	Subject			Apparent strength
--------------------------------------------------------------
1.	.47		Wing of Plane		Strong
2.	1.45		Wing again		Strong
3.	3.47		wing again		Strong
4.	5.14		wing again		Stronger
5.	6.13		lamp			mild
6.	6.36		Pillowcase corner	medium
7.	9.10		Street lamp		medium
8.	10.41		finger/hand		mild
9.	11.10		Dancing girl feet	medium
10.	11.20		Dancing girl feet	strong
11.	13.45		Tray with beer		Very Strong *
12.	14.21		Woman's hands		strong
13.	16.52		Hand/glasses		medium +
14.	19.41		Hand/tweezers 		strong
15.	20.00		table			mild
16.	21.43		hand/cigarettes		strong
17.	22.47		pipe			medium +
18.	23.33		carnival ride		strong
19.	24.14		Piece off plane		strong
20.	26.12		masks			strong
21.	31.35		carnival ride		medium
22.	31.45		tweezers		medium
23.	31.53		mannequin hand		Very Strong
24.	33.21		flowers 		medium
25.	33.56		tree branches		mild
26.	35.34		windshield		mild
27.	39.48		rock			medium
28.	49.57		tree branch		medium
29.	50.09		glass and hands		strong
30.	50.23		basket with baby	mild
31.	56.05 		ladder			Very Strong
32.	56.21		brush			Very Strong
33	1.00.04		steering wheel		mild
34.	1.01.29		feet			medium
35.	1.30.02		statue			medium
36.	1.10.00		thrown dirt		medium
37.	1.10.09 	infant's mobile		medium
38.	1.10.26		man on ladder		medium +
39. 	1.12.10 	rope and pail		strong
40.	1.12.28 	4x4 timber		strong
41.	1.12.44		rope			strong
42.	1.13.11		man with log 		medium +
43.	1.13.17		carnival ride		medium
44.	1.17.11		hose/fluid squirting	medium +
45.	1.19.39 	ladder			medium