Amityville 3-D 3D Blu-ray (1983) [Region Locked / Free]

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by the13thman

Amityville 3-D is one of the best 3D films ever made, no question. It makes Avatar The Way of Water look like an amateur effort.

This and Friday the 13th Part III are the only 3D films I own three times over.

Somebody just mentioned this film in the Jaws 3 4k thread, and claimed the 3D sequences "were complete ass, only a slight step up from Amityville 3D". Lol. Jaws 3D has nothing on Amityville 3D.

I have to agree that the strong 3D combined with the effective compositions make Amityville 3D one of the best 3D films of the 80's, and even now stands out. It's a shame the 3D Film Archive didn't get to work on this one.

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Somebody just mentioned this film in the Jaws 3 4k thread, and claimed the 3D sequences "were complete ass, only a slight step up from Amityville 3D". Lol. Jaws 3D has nothing on Amityville 3D.

I have to agree that the strong 3D combined with the effective compositions make Amityville 3D one of the best 3D films of the 80's, and even now stands out. It's a shame the 3D Film Archive didn't get to work on this one.

Although, even the 3-D in Jaws 3-D is pretty damn good, except for the shark coming through the breaking glass which is just a botched shot in any dimension. The shots of the body parts and shark pieces coming out of the screen are phenomenal, and the depth is fantastic throughout; people who say the 3-D sucks in Jaws 3-D just don’t like 3-D IMO. Pay them no mind.

[the13thman]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

Although, even the 3-D in Jaws 3-D is pretty damn good, except for the shark coming through the breaking glass which is just a botched shot in any dimension. The shots of the body parts and shark pieces coming out of the screen are phenomenal, and the depth is fantastic throughout; people who say the 3-D sucks in Jaws 3-D just don’t like 3-D IMO. Pay them no mind.

The effects suck but not the 3D.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

Although, even the 3-D in Jaws 3-D is pretty damn good, except for the shark coming through the breaking glass which is just a botched shot in any dimension. The shots of the body parts and shark pieces coming out of the screen are phenomenal, and the depth is fantastic throughout; people who say the 3-D sucks in Jaws 3-D just don’t like 3-D IMO. Pay them no mind.

That shot of the arm in Jaws 3D works amazingly well and its fun, but still looks awful due to the bad compositing. That's the biggest issue with Jaws 3D - almost all of the effects look awful. Well, the story didn't help. Somewhere in there was a fun idea but it's just boring. I'm still glad to own it in 3D of course. It's still a fun watch in 3D. Lots of strong depth. But the film isn't very good so there's no reason to watch it in 2D ever.

[jaws3dfan]

Originally Posted by mar3o

That shot of the arm in Jaws 3D works amazingly well and its fun, but still looks awful due to the bad compositing. That's the biggest issue with Jaws 3D - almost all of the effects look awful. Well, the story didn't help. Somewhere in there was a fun idea but it's just boring. I'm still glad to own it in 3D of course. It's still a fun watch in 3D. Lots of strong depth. But the film isn't very good so there's no reason to watch it in 2D ever.

I have to respectfully disagree, I think the story line in Jaws 3-D was very fun, I'm glad they didn't just rehash the original film like they did with Jaws 2 (although I like Jaws 2 also)!

If you have never seen Revenge of the Creature in 3D I suggest watching it and you will see that Universal Studios took a page out of their past and went for a fun Saturday afternoon popcorn flick. Jaws 3-D was never supposed to be a masterpiece like the original Jaws it was just supposed to be entertaining and fun...and it was!

Also did you know that in 1983 Jaws 3-D was out selling Return of the Jedi when it was pulled from theaters? This is a fact, many people believe there was a back room deal between Universal and Lucas to pull Jaws 3-D because Lucas was embarrassed that his new Star Wars movie was being beaten at the box office by a Jaws sequel. Jaws 3-D could have (and would have) continued to make money and may have been considered a Box Office success had it not been pulled early.

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by jaws3dfan

I have to respectfully disagree, I think the story line in Jaws 3-D was very fun, I'm glad they didn't just rehash the original film like they did with Jaws 2 (although I like Jaws 2 also)!

If you have never seen Revenge of the Creature in 3D I suggest watching it and you will see that Universal Studios took a page out of their past and went for a fun Saturday afternoon popcorn flick. Jaws 3-D was never supposed to be a masterpiece like the original Jaws it was just supposed to be entertaining and fun...and it was!

Also did you know that in 1983 Jaws 3-D was out selling Return of the Jedi when it was pulled from theaters? This is a fact, many people believe there was a back room deal between Universal and Lucas to pull Jaws 3-D because Lucas was embarrassed that his new Star Wars movie was being beaten at the box office by a Jaws sequel. Jaws 3-D could have (and would have) continued to make money and may have been considered a Box Office success had it not been pulled early.

Agreed, JAWS 3-D is super fun, despite the ropey effects. And that’s hilarious that it was beating JEDI at the box office.

[disco1979]

I watched this last night and I really enjoyed it. I was expecting it to be awful but the 3D was terrific and I thought it wasn't a bad sequel. There were some particularly strong scenes, including the opening, Candy Clark's two big scenes in the house and in the car, and then when Tess Harper sees Lori Loughlin walking up the stairs. Very atmospheric and the 3D pop-outs were fun.