Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 3D Blu-ray (2016) [Region Free]

[Breakspear]

Searched this forum and couldn't find a thread about it so made this one. Delete if there actually is.

Anyway, this is coming out now in 3D and IMAX 3D. Hopefully, it has some strong 3D.

Just saw this:

Seeing it in about 2 hours in IMAX 3D and will post my thoughts afterward.

[TM2-Megatron]

Oh, more frame breaking. I really liked the way it was used in Ghostbusters.

[silentbob]

Originally Posted by TM2-Megatron

Oh, more frame breaking. I really liked the way it was used in Ghostbusters.

I did too and hopefully that means it will come to 3D bluray like that as well. Too bad they couldn't do that for standard 3D theatres as well

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Breakspear

Searched this forum and couldn't find a thread about it so made this one. Delete if there actually is.

Anyway, this is coming out now in 3D and IMAX 3D. Hopefully, it has some strong 3D.

[Show spoiler]Just saw this:

Seeing it in about 2 hours in IMAX 3D and will post my thoughts afterward.

Thanks. I've seen this preview in theaters before 3D movies, but for some reason, my theaters are only showing mostly 2D previews of 3D movies. But here's hoping for strong 3D as you mentioned.

It would be a nice contrast to the mostly mild 3D of the Harry Potter 3D films, which only have a few scenes of medium to strong 3D among the many flat to mild 3D scenes. Looking forward to the 3D reviews on this.

[mseeley]

Originally Posted by Breakspear

Searched this forum and couldn't find a thread about it so made this one. Delete if there actually is.

Anyway, this is coming out now in 3D and IMAX 3D. Hopefully, it has some strong 3D.

Just saw this:

Seeing it in about 2 hours in IMAX 3D and will post my thoughts afterward.

Sweet find!!!

[Breakspear]

Just came out of the film. Really enjoyed it, great start to the franchise. On to the 3D (I'm not the best at reviewing this stuff lol).

It was pretty good (IMAX) 3D. The movie starts with a frame break and whenever it happens again (which is fairly often, especially during action sequences), it's a lot of fun and is great 3D pop-out viewing. I just wished that they were more depth in the other scenes, where it goes into mild/medium 3D due to shot selection.

I'm glad I saw it in IMAX 3D for the frame break / pop-out moments. There were a few moments where it made me jump in my seat (not sure about other viewers haha). Hopefully, they are intact in the 3D Blu-Ray.

[levcore]

I have low expectations based on director David Yates track record with the 3D but it's good to hear some positivity regarding the 3D presentation.

[the13thman]

Pre-order is up in Germany:

https://www.amazon.de/Phantastische-...390197&sr=1-30

My expectations are low for the 3D in this one, though it's heartening to read that there are some pop-outs for a change...

[mredman]

Nice. Really hope the Blu-Ray 3D will have the IMAX 3D stuff on it

[Zivouhr]

To have the Imax compatible scenes on a blu ray disc, guessing that the studio has to pay for the home video rights for the Imax logo and Imax licensed scenes. Imax theaters probably arranges all of that, and then the studio often decides not to extend those rights/features to home video. No other logical reason to cut out the Imax full screen 3D scenes other than that they're using the default master file/roll of the film instead for both 2D and 3D, since standard 3D theaters can't play the Imax formatted scenes and fit it all in screen without spilling beyond the screen borders.

Originally Posted by Breakspear

Just came out of the film. Really enjoyed it, great start to the franchise. On to the 3D (I'm not the best at reviewing this stuff lol).

It was pretty good (IMAX) 3D. The movie starts with a frame break and whenever it happens again (which is fairly often, especially during action sequences), it's a lot of fun and is great 3D pop-out viewing. I just wished that they were more depth in the other scenes, where it goes into mild/medium 3D due to shot selection.

I'm glad I saw it in IMAX 3D for the frame break / pop-out moments. There were a few moments where it made me jump in my seat (not sure about other viewers haha). Hopefully, they are intact in the 3D Blu-Ray.

Thanks Breakspear for the 3D review. Sounds like you enjoyed it.

[bud_brigman]

Best Buy preorder is live in NA.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/fantasti...?skuId=5669904

[nycomet]

Originally Posted by bud_brigman

Best Buy preorder is live in NA.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/fantasti...?skuId=5669904

Wow! The BB listing states this steelbook includes the 3D blu-ray too.

Let's see if this turns out to be true or false.

[Zivouhr]

It's possible. It would be a collector's edition with 3D.

[danoldrati]

Not much to say about one of the best 3D movies of the year on this site? The 3D was exciting and the movie was very good.

[MercurySeven]

Originally Posted by danoldrati

Not much to say about one of the best 3D movies of the year on this site? The 3D was exciting and the movie was very good.

I'll second that, danoldrati. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from the 3-D or the film itself, but both impressed me enough to recommend y'all check out Fantastic Beasts at some point. If not at the cinema then certainly on 3-D blu-ray. I'd liken it to the new Ghostbusters in terms of 3-D; the depth varies, but I lost count of the number of pop-outs. Creatures and objects alike flew out of the screen on a regular basis, and I either flinched or ducked several times. It's a great big funhouse of a movie, set in the jazz era Potterverse. The story veered into some really dark places at times, which didn't quite gel with the sweet and whimsical nature of Newt Scamander's quest. But I enjoyed everything else about it, the magical zoo and the 3-D pop-outs most of all.

[arob]

Unfortunately for some strange reason my local amc was showing this only in 2d on imax. I went to a normal 3D showing instead. Very enjoyable. Lots of animal pop outs, though I'm sure not as many as in the imax 3D version.
Really liked the story too, so will be looking forward to the next in the series. Was very dark at times, which my local amc doesn't do great with, so will definitely be buying to watch on my own television when it comes out.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by arob

Unfortunately for some strange reason my local amc was showing this only in 2d on imax. I went to a normal 3D showing instead. Very enjoyable. Lots of animal pop outs, though I'm sure not as many as in the imax 3D version.
Really liked the story too, so will be looking forward to the next in the series. Was very dark at times, which my local amc doesn't do great with, so will definitely be buying to watch on my own television when it comes out.

It looks like the majority of IMAX screenings in my area were in 2D, just 1 out of 4 in my area was playing the 3D version, and the newly renovated laser theater was a 2D location, so went to a smaller IMAX screen. But glad I did, the depth was pretty mild overall, but there were a ton of pop-outs (and the IMAX 3D frame breaks added to the experience IMO), and it just added to a fun atmosphere.

The screening was packed (basically everything but the front three rows were filled, and this is a IMAX with a lot of rows and 500+ seats) even at 10am on Sunday, and overall the audience and group of 5 I was in enjoyed it, even though we all don't feel it is among the best films in the franchise.

[micnic]

My wife and I went yesterday and we had a great time.
The 3D is the high standard we have today for such high profile movies plus the strong pop outs. Nothing to complain.
We enjoyed the movie even more than most Potter films. It is a bit more made for grown-ups and has less cheesy and silly parts that can be found especially in the early Potter instalments. I'm sold.

[Creed]

The 3D is just...wow.

Amazing with medium to high medium depth and some fun pop-outs! Finally, a film with pop-outs!

This is the second best 3D movie of the year.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by xbs2034

It looks like the majority of IMAX screenings in my area were in 2D, just 1 out of 4 in my area was playing the 3D version, and the newly renovated laser theater was a 2D location, so went to a smaller IMAX screen. But glad I did, the depth was pretty mild overall, but there were a ton of pop-outs (and the IMAX 3D frame breaks added to the experience IMO), and it just added to a fun atmosphere.

The screening was packed (basically everything but the front three rows were filled, and this is a IMAX with a lot of rows and 500+ seats) even at 10am on Sunday, and overall the audience and group of 5 I was in enjoyed it, even though we all don't feel it is among the best films in the franchise.

I don't know why the Smithsonian is limiting the 3D screenings at their Udvar Hazy Airbus theater - I kind of rose subtle holy hell on them on Monday for a screening that was supposed to be in 3D, but reverted to 2D. After calling at the box office yesterday morning to confirm if indeed the 3D screening was happening, the manager actually told me to ask for her by name at the box office, lo and behold she had left instructions to just let me into the screening - thank you, thank you!!

and oh how glorious was it! the popping out of the frame aspect was great, although unlike Sony's tinkering with the image for it's 'Ghostbusters' IMAX 3D processing, Warner's didn't compose the shots for 4:3 screens, they extended only out to 1.90 - nonetheless... wow! The audio mix while not as detailed or nuanced as the 7.1 mix I heard the prior week, the 12-channel mix still was forceful when needed to be, the crackling of the walls and the mayhem of the Obscurus were literally hair-raising - it maybe corny to say this, but the IMAX 3D presentation is literally an 'experience' that lives ups to IMAX's claims.