What live action movie has the STRONGEST 3D?

[Gogul1]

Started this thread after having a quick chat online.
A lot of the animated stuff is top notch like Tangled, Christmas carol, HTTYD, Megamind, shrek forever after, coraline, up, toy story 3 etc
But following up behind in the live action stakes are films like, resident evil, bloody valentine, clash of titans, green hornet, drive angry, my soul to take, SAW 3D, Jackass 3, G force, Piranha and The Hole.

Most of those are really badly scripted, acted or both.
The Hole wasn't too bad and resident evil had a few interesting bits but surely 3D is going the way of the dodo if they keep churning out such "get rich quick" ploys.

Anybody got a good thing to say about the live action 3d genre? What films did you like and why?

[Bravia3D]

I enjoyed Sanctum, besides a bit of bad acting it kept me on the edge of my seat wonder what will happen next to them. 3D wasn't so bad either.

[seregloth]

There was that other one James cameron did... Avatar, I think? (yes I realize there were extensive CG elements to it, but it's still a live action movie).

And Green Hornet was fun on several levels so some of what you are saying is wildly subjective. I also dug Resident Evil, but some of the enjoyment in that was latent from enjoying the series as a whole.
Alice in Wonderland made me way more interested in that story than I ever have been before, and was successful critically (mostly).
Tron Legacy has it's share of problems, but I thought it worked fine- especially if it is intended as other's have discussed as a bridge film between the original and subsequent films.
If you look at the lineup for a year, almost every major movie is coming in 3D. Thor, Captain America, Pirates 4, Green Lantern, Transformers 3, Harry Potter 7.2 (and maybe .1), Priest, Spy Kids 4, Cabin in the Woods, 3 Musketeers, Spectacular Spider-Man, Avengers, The Hobbit 1 & 2 ... seems like there isn't a live action movie I'm looking forward to that ISN'T coming out in 3D.
It doesn't mean they will be great movies all, but they can't remotely all miss.

[Jimmy Smith]

I agree the number of good live action 3D movies is very small. Luckily this summer we are getting Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 all in 3D. Im sure at least one of those should be plenty good

[captn_awesome]

I am a huge marvel fan and I just can't see Thor being any good...it unfortunately just looks like total trash :/

But I have hopes for captain and for potter

[BlackBeltNinja]

Originally Posted by captn_awesome

I am a huge marvel fan and I just can't see Thor being any good...it unfortunately just looks like total trash :/

Though I can't fault you for being pessimistic about the quality of the Thor movie this review makes me hopeful that, at the very least, this film will be better than I imagine it to be.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/116/1161564p1.html

[captn_awesome]

Originally Posted by BlackBeltNinja

Though I can't fault you for being pessimistic about the quality of the Thor movie this review makes me hopeful that, at the very least, this film will be better than I imagine it to be.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/116/1161564p1.html

Woaah that was a truly surprising read thanks for posting that link! I still just feel Thor doesn't fit into the world marvel is making for the avengers, all have somewhat realistic explanations to their powers and then suddenly we have a god thrusted into the mix. Just not sure if it's going to work for me. Stand a lone it may be a decent flick..I'm not sure how much past that :/

*crosses fingers* hopefully they can tie him into the cinema marvel-verse!

[ay221]

If you are looking for something that isn't animated, I liked Step Up 3D a lot.

[raygendreau]

30,000 year old subject. Can't wait for the 3DBD.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...ions_lifestyle

[Gogul1]

Watched Thor, thought it was ok. Transformers was an improvement on 2, green lantern? Haven't seen but after reviews I'm not rushing. Yes there has been a couple. Finally starting to get better, but really? Resident evil films are sub standard at best.
Roll on 2012 for more awesome 3D live action.
My prediction? Spiderman will win and avengers will suck. I hope I'm wrong.

[Tns49]

Some upcoming Live action coming to theaters

Conan the Barbarian 3D
The Three Musketeers
Hugo (native 3d)
Immortals (converted 3d)

And in 2012
Adventures of Tintin (native 3d)
The Amazing Spiderman (native 3d)
John Carter (native 3d)

Not clear for some of these if they are converted to 3d or native 3D.

[hotandserious]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

30,000 year old subject. Can't wait for the 3DBD.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...ions_lifestyle

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is one of my most highly anticipated BR3D releases too. Thanks for the link!

[CaptainBlu-ray]

Enjoyed Tron Legacy in 3D.

For movies this summer that will be on BD3D this holiday season, I liked:

Thor, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Captain America, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Despite being Conversion, I thought Harry Potter and Captain America looked great. I also have high hopes for Conan.

[unjichan]

Good as in good movie? I'd say Harry Potter

and yeah,,, Avatar of course

but 3D is actually a part of what makes them good for some movies, like, feels great in 3D and so-so in 2D
like Step Up 3D, Journey To The Center Of The Earth & Final Destination 4

[madlost1]

Originally Posted by Tns49

Some upcoming Live action coming to theaters

Conan the Barbarian 3D
The Three Musketeers
Hugo (native 3d)
Immortals (converted 3d)

And in 2012
Adventures of Tintin (native 3d)
The Amazing Spiderman (native 3d)
John Carter (native 3d)

Not clear for some of these if they are converted to 3d or native 3D.

Tin Tin is not live action.

Originally Posted by Bravia3D

I enjoyed Sanctum, besides a bit of bad acting it kept me on the edge of my seat wonder what will happen next to them. 3D wasn't so bad either.

Agree...if you can get past the "Aussie Twang" and "average acting" - it's not too bad as far as a movie goes - somewhat predictable though!

Found the 3d to give a great sense of depth (possibly in some cases too much - divers masks look like they are 2 feet deep in some shots) There's a few times where things dont quite "blend" properly showing up as ghosting.

I've watched it in both 2d and 3d....while the 2d version lacks the feel of depth, there are a few areas where detail seems more pronounced...

Worth a watch....

NZScreamindemon

[Javy3]

Originally Posted by Gogul1

Started this thread after having a quick chat online.
A lot of the animated stuff is top notch like Tangled, Christmas carol, HTTYD, Megamind, shrek forever after, coraline, up, toy story 3 etc
But following up behind in the live action stakes are films like, resident evil, bloody valentine, clash of titans, green hornet, drive angry, my soul to take, SAW 3D, Jackass 3, G force, Piranha and The Hole.

Most of those are really badly scripted, acted or both.
The Hole wasn't too bad and resident evil had a few interesting bits but surely 3D is going the way of the dodo if they keep churning out such "get rich quick" ploys.

Anybody got a good thing to say about the live action 3d genre? What films did you like and why?

Do you really think the 3D genre is gonna go the way of the dodo as long as companies make poorly scripted mindless entertainment??? Are you new to movies??

These kind of mindless entertaining action films have been around forever and will always be around. Heck many of the summer Blockbuster films like Transformers fall into the same category. 3D gimmicky movies will always have their place.

The only way 3D will die is if 3D movie TRANSFERS suffer in quality. If we continue to get movies like RE afterlife, with it's high quality 3D scenes 3D will just grow as opossed to fail.

[mredman]

3D will grow. Tin Tin should be amazing in 3D. I heard PJ and SS made sure of that.

[stormseye]

Originally Posted by mredman

3D will grow. Tin Tin should be amazing in 3D. I heard PJ and SS made sure of that.

How about House of Wax, starring Vincent Price, and Dial M For Murder as bluray 3D releases? In a recent Dick Dinman's DVD Classics Corner radio show interview I heard George Feltenstein (head of Warner Bros. Home Video Marketing) say that they are preparing these two movies for bluray 3D releases probably in late 2012. He also mentioned Kiss Me Kate, which they own as well, although he said nothing about a time frame for that one. In my opinion when they start putting actually good movies like these on bluray 3D the format will begin to grow. And in an earlier interview I heard him say they are working on a bluray release of Cabaret in 2012. The problem with this one has been that it was poorly cared for by the former owners and there is a heavy scratch down the center of the 6th reel which must be painted out, an expensive and time consuming process. I, for one, will be glad to get my hands on any or all of these.

[steelerik]

I consider myslef a bit of an aspect ratio snob, and love to see movies how they should be seen .. i.e. in their original aspect ratio. However, 3D blu looks better when seen in full screen, 1.85:1 or so. The 2.35:1 and 2.40:1 works terrific in cinemas, but at home, the black bars spoil the overall 3D effect for me. Cameron got it right with Avatar, that looked gorgeous in the cinema and still does on 3D blu .. cos it is in the best aspect ratio for home viewing. I hope many directors have picked up on this cos the 3D home market could be a better place for it. RE Afterlife could have been fantastic if it was full screen, but I consider it only GOOD because of the reduced effect caused by the aspect ratio. It has also put me off other titles that I am sure could be gems.