Inception (2010) Never in 3D

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

No they can't. They can look good, but not as good as native 3d. To quote James Cameron, a good conversion is more like 2.8D. Alice in wonderlands cgi was all done in real 3d, not converted, and that part of the film looked great, the converted elements where very average. I'm not against conversions, but i'm against converting when you could have shot in 3d to begin with.

I mostly agree. Probably the best conversion I have seen was the trailer for Chronicles of Narnia Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It was very very close to as good as the Native 3D movie that followed.

Theoretically a conversion can match a Native 3D but it rarely if ever happens because of time and money constraints. Even the best conversions haven't quite matched Native movies. But Alice in Wonderland came close.

Ive said repeatedly on this forum that I think shooting a movie in 3D is the best option when avalible. However I totally disagree with your statement that there have never been a "decent" conversion. Cameron has a bias towards Native 3D because he has patents on the Fusion Camera. And even he admitts that conversions can look more then decent if done right.