Ben-Hur (2016) [No 3D Blu-ray] [Digital only - AVP] - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Zivouhr · 08-04-2016, 12:33 AM

Anyone get a 3D trailer at their theater for Ben Hur 3D yet? The lack of a single 3D trailer makes it seem like they're short on time to convert the film or understaffed for the conversion.

If the film has strong 3D most of the way, I'll see it.

Hardkore · 08-04-2016, 01:29 PM

Came across a post on FB for Ben-Hur. It basically advertised not only the 3D but also some of the pop outs. Don't know if this has been on TV or not. If the 3D is strong enough, this should look cool.

https://www.facebook.com/BenHurFilm/...type=2&theater

Plus just came across a 3D trailer on youtube.

levcore · 08-04-2016, 02:56 PM

Wow that is sweet, great find. I hope it's like that in the movie and not just for that TV spot. It's great that they're hyping the 3D at least.

bud_brigman · 08-04-2016, 03:35 PM

Thanks for the trailer. I'm more curious about this now, especially since it seems they aren't toning down the grace/redemption/forgiveness aspects.

Zivouhr · 08-04-2016, 07:22 PM

Thanks for finding a 3D trailer, though I'm pretty certain after just watching it on my 3D TV that the trailer is an auto converted trailer from the youtube channel's host. There are pretty much no obvious layers and the 3D has a strange flickering effect as if it's trying to find where the layering is. I've seen them do that on youtube too often lately.

bud_brigman · 08-04-2016, 07:25 PM

Pretty cool article with the director.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ben-hur-916426

Seems he's following the book more. Interested to see the differences.

Zivouhr · 08-04-2016, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bud_brigman

Pretty cool article with the director.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ben-hur-916426

Seems he's following the book more. Interested to see the differences.

Thanks. I recognized the name of the director, and sure enough, he's the guy that directed Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter 3D and Wanted. I liked both of those films, so that gives me hope with this if he helped shape the film. The 3D in Abe Lincoln is decent and sometimes good, (mild to medium 3D layers, some high medium 3D layers now and then).

The film as Levcore mentioned, will have an uphill battle to find a mainstream audience. The best thing going for it is that it won't have too much heavy competition in theaters by releasing in August. Too bad it took the spot of TMNT 2 3D, which would've done better in August 2016 rather than June.

Creed · 08-13-2016, 04:34 PM

It's been confirmed. The film is 123 minutes.

Hardkore · 08-13-2016, 06:49 PM

Just one more week to wait.

Hardkore · 08-17-2016, 05:06 AM

Just found out it will not be playing at my local Imax this weekend. The nearest to me is in NOLA. If,If they are still showing it there in a couple of weeks when I am on vacation, I will be there .The one I go to regularly will still be playing Suicide Squad.

levcore · 08-17-2016, 07:50 AM

We're not getting this in the UK until September

Creed · 08-17-2016, 03:38 PM

So Chris Stuckmann saw it and didn't hate it, but he complained about the directing style of the chariot scene, which made the 3D a pain for him and he rarely get sick during 3D movies.

Zivouhr · 08-17-2016, 03:53 PM

Interesting review, thanks. He was entertained, but for him, that's not enough to feel the movie is worth existing in this case, from what he was saying. Thankfully his review gives us a slightly better idea of what we might expect here.

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Originally Posted by Hardkore

Just found out it will not be playing at my local Imax this weekend. The nearest to me is in NOLA. If,If they are still showing it there in a couple of weeks when I am on vacation, I will be there .The one I go to regularly will still be playing Suicide Squad.

2 weeks from now might be too long to still be playing in 3D for this one, but we'll see how it holds up in theaters.

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Originally Posted by levcore

We're not getting this in the UK until September

That could be a good thing since Squad 3D is still going well in theaters, with week 3 this weekend, when Ben Hur 3D starts in the US.

Hardkore · 08-17-2016, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Zivouhr

2 weeks from now might be too long to still be playing in 3D for this one, but we'll see how it holds up in theaters.

Yeah,that's what I'm afraid of. That's why I emphasized the "IF".

infiniteCR · 08-17-2016, 07:59 PM

I think I must be sick because when I see the reporter get sick from the 3D in certain scenes I start to think this will have great 3D

applemac · 08-17-2016, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by infiniteCR

I think I must be sick because when I see the reporter get sick from the 3D in certain scenes I start to think this will have great 3D

I have gotten sick once from theatrical 3D, the first avengers movie in imax.

Not a pleasant feeling.

levcore · 08-18-2016, 07:30 AM

I think I need to stay out of the main thread for this in the movies section, such predictable relentless negativity and rejoicing for bad reviews. Urgh the movies forum is such a toxic place sometimes.

bud_brigman · 08-18-2016, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

I think I need to stay out of the main thread for this in the movies section, such predictable relentless negativity and rejoicing for bad reviews. Urgh the movies forum is such a toxic place sometimes.

I don't let bad reviews deter me. Was BvS bad? Yeah, it kind of was. But I'm glad I saw it because I think there are more than a few redeeming moments in the film.

I actually liked "Chasing the 8" for what it was. It was an enjoyable film, and I'm glad I bought it.

xbs2034 · 08-18-2016, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by applemac

I have gotten sick once from theatrical 3D, the first avengers movie in imax.

Not a pleasant feeling.

I've never gotten sick from 3D, though I did find the 3D in Goodbye to Language uncomfortable at times. But that has some very untraditional uses of 3D, with typical modern 3D if is never a problem for me.

I have however gotten sick (big headaches after, and at some brief moments even feeling nauseous) from films in 2D which had a lot of choppy camera work unusual camera angles, namely Green Zone, The Tree of Life, and the first Hunger Games. So I can see that being an issue with the movie if it is as Stuckmann describes, though I'm not sure it would be a problem limited to viewing the film in 3D either.

xbs2034 · 08-19-2016, 03:05 AM

Saw this Tonight, the camerawork was choppy at a few points, but don't think all that much or nearly as much to make me feel sick. Only negative I could throw towards the 3D presentation is at least in this IMAX showing, there was some ghosting in a number of shots in the darker lit scenes.

Like a lot of modern 3D films, the 3D tends to be more conservative in dialogue scenes (though some close-ups actually had really impressive sense of depth), but ramps up for the action sequences, and it was some really impressive POV shots in the ship battle and the chariot race scene that made the 3D experience, only pop-out elements I noticed were some rain and snow, and dirt/debris in the chariot race.

Movie itself was fine enough though had some lulls, but if you compare it to the 1959 film (which I get it is not technically a remake of as the producers don't have the rights to that film, rather an unrelated adaptation of the public domain source novel) it lacks in basically every category: acting, writing, directing, music, even cinematography and sense of epic scale.

08-13-2016, 04:34 PM	#28
Creed Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2015 Location:Christ Church, Barbados 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:133 DVD collection:89 MA collection:75 Digital collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	It's been confirmed. The film is 123 minutes. Last edited by Creed; 08-13-2016 at 07:33 PM.

08-17-2016, 05:06 AM	#30
Hardkore Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Alabama Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:437 DVD collection:153 MA collection:1 Digital collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:1	Just found out it will not be playing at my local Imax this weekend. The nearest to me is in NOLA. If,If they are still showing it there in a couple of weeks when I am on vacation, I will be there .The one I go to regularly will still be playing Suicide Squad. Last edited by Hardkore; 08-17-2016 at 12:50 PM.

08-04-2016, 12:33 AM	#21
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	Anyone get a 3D trailer at their theater for Ben Hur 3D yet? The lack of a single 3D trailer makes it seem like they're short on time to convert the film or understaffed for the conversion. If the film has strong 3D most of the way, I'll see it.

08-04-2016, 02:56 PM	#23
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	Wow that is sweet, great find. I hope it's like that in the movie and not just for that TV spot. It's great that they're hyping the 3D at least.

08-04-2016, 03:35 PM	#24
bud_brigman Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2014 Location:Southeast U.S. 4K collection:820 Blu-ray collection:2467 DVD collection:214 Trading Score:5	Thanks for the trailer. I'm more curious about this now, especially since it seems they aren't toning down the grace/redemption/forgiveness aspects.

08-04-2016, 07:22 PM	#25
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	Thanks for finding a 3D trailer, though I'm pretty certain after just watching it on my 3D TV that the trailer is an auto converted trailer from the youtube channel's host. There are pretty much no obvious layers and the 3D has a strange flickering effect as if it's trying to find where the layering is. I've seen them do that on youtube too often lately.

08-04-2016, 07:25 PM	#26
bud_brigman Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2014 Location:Southeast U.S. 4K collection:820 Blu-ray collection:2467 DVD collection:214 Trading Score:5	Pretty cool article with the director. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ben-hur-916426 Seems he's following the book more. Interested to see the differences.

08-13-2016, 06:49 PM	#29
Hardkore Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Alabama Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:437 DVD collection:153 MA collection:1 Digital collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:1	Just one more week to wait.

08-17-2016, 07:50 AM	#31
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	We're not getting this in the UK until September

08-17-2016, 07:59 PM	#35
infiniteCR Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 4K collection:327 Blu-ray collection:1649 DVD collection:190 Blu-ray reviews:5	I think I must be sick because when I see the reporter get sick from the 3D in certain scenes I start to think this will have great 3D

08-18-2016, 07:30 AM	#37
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	I think I need to stay out of the main thread for this in the movies section, such predictable relentless negativity and rejoicing for bad reviews. Urgh the movies forum is such a toxic place sometimes.

08-19-2016, 03:05 AM	#40
xbs2034 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2012	Saw this Tonight, the camerawork was choppy at a few points, but don't think all that much or nearly as much to make me feel sick. Only negative I could throw towards the 3D presentation is at least in this IMAX showing, there was some ghosting in a number of shots in the darker lit scenes. Like a lot of modern 3D films, the 3D tends to be more conservative in dialogue scenes (though some close-ups actually had really impressive sense of depth), but ramps up for the action sequences, and it was some really impressive POV shots in the ship battle and the chariot race scene that made the 3D experience, only pop-out elements I noticed were some rain and snow, and dirt/debris in the chariot race. Movie itself was fine enough though had some lulls, but if you compare it to the 1959 film (which I get it is not technically a remake of as the producers don't have the rights to that film, rather an unrelated adaptation of the public domain source novel) it lacks in basically every category: acting, writing, directing, music, even cinematography and sense of epic scale.

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